Aw jeez

Mets lose 7-6 after Dunn and Randa hit back-to-back 9th inning jacks off Looper.

It's probably a good thing that the site went down after the 7th inning (probably due to all the baseball blogging). That ninth inning would have induced something profane and poorly typed.

On the bright side, after Dunn's first, Pedro looked a whole lot like the 1999 model (mileage may vary), Beltran had a big day, and Matsui went deep.

But the 9th hurt like all hell. What's especially painful about this loss is that it appears to fit the prepackaged Mets storyline (see here), meaning we're going to be hearing about the shaky bullpen at least until May.

Except it really doesn't fit, because the lead was blown by our Closer, who was coming off an excellent season. The middle innings weren't the problem. Aybar gave up a run, but Koo looked outstanding in the eighth, striking out Griffey on a called strike three that Piazza couldn't handle.

I'm not really worried about Looper. He wasn't the first, and certainly won't be the last, to give one up to Adam Dunn. Said Looper after the game, "I've definitely given up my share of whatever you want to call it."

Well, Braden, I'd call Dunn's shot a "badonkadonk," but that's just me. Try not to serve up any more.