Life is bad for my blood pressure.
- Mets infielder Robinson Cano was criticized and benched for not hustling over the weekend. So on Wednesday, Cano hustled hard down to first base on a grounder to shortstop. Was he safe? Heck no, but he did strain his hamstring.
- But things are looking up for the Mets as they swept the struggling Nationals. They’re only 1½ games ahead of the Marlins and even in the loss column. Barry Svrluga writes that while it’s clear that Dave Martinez is in over his head and is not the right manager for the Nats, it wouldn’t matter who was managing the team because they’re that terrible right now.