ATLANTA — Mickey Callaway never saw the iceberg.
The double-down decision on the path to destruction by Callaway made little sense and his Mets paid the price.
This loss was on the manager, make no mistake.
The Mets could have had one of those momentum-swinging wins Wednesday night over the Braves at SunTrust Park on the day they placed their best hitter, Jeff McNeil, on the injured list with a strained left hamstring.
Then in the seventh inning, with Callaway totally over-thinking the situation, he yanked lefty Steven Matz, who had retired 14 straight and was in cruise control, allowing only two hits and having thrown only 79 pitches.