Stop us if you’ve heard this before: The Mets can’t hit in the clutch. Their situational hitting was awful once again Sunday afternoon against Milwaukee as they stranded a whopping 15 runners in a 4-2 loss that denied them a sweep. Nelson Figueroa‘s reward for a fill-in job well done Sunday was a trip back to Triple-A Buffalo.
In the notes, right field at the Mets’ new park is going to be an adventure.
Lastly, colleague George Willis has uncovered a plot by the Mets to diss Doc Gooden.