And that, to borrow from J. Walter Weatherman in “Arrested Development,” is why you don’t hustle.
Come to think of it, as loyal Twitter follower @seaver_15 suggested to me, that’s also why you don’t expend major resources on a 36-year-old coming off a suspension for illegal performance-enhancing drug usage.
The Mets extended their winning streak Wednesday night to three games with a dramatic, 6-1 victory over the terrible Nationals at Citi Field, with Juan Lagares and new arrival Rajai Davis delivering the key, eighth-inning blows to further wound Washington’s brutal bullpen.
Nevertheless, the contest didn’t pass without piling on more grim humor to the Mets’ already industry-leading total.