“You should pull a Bobby O and unload on Niese. He lost that game because he is lazy, immature and uninterested in his craft.”
—Jason Fry, e-mail to his blogging partner, seven minutes after final pitch
In recognition of Tuesday night’s Mets License Plate Holder giveaway, clearly the highlight of the pancake-flat 4-2 loss [1] with which the Mets opened their August home schedule (today is 8/8; Mets haven’t won at Citi Field since 7/7), the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles has issued the following series of commemorative vanity plates.
1BADINNG
—Jon Niese
NOURGNCY
—Terry Collins
QUIETBAT
—David Wright
RUNRSAFE
—Josh Thole
WONTTAKE
—Jordany Valdespin
BADROUTE
—Andres Torres
AVOID9TH
—Bobby Parnell
TIMEISUP
—Jason Bay
NOTMOVIN
—Team Bus
A DMV spokesperson added, “Yeah, that was a pretty pathetic performance, but what did you expect? It wasn’t like they were facing Wade LeBlanc and five Marlin relievers.”