At 38, A.J. Pierzynski is no spring chicken, and he was never fast. But when you let 41-year old Bartolo Colon, who has all the speed of a particularly swift hillock, pick you off and then run you down without even making him throw the ball, you should maybe retire, because that is rock bottom, my friend.
This play came from the New York Mets’ win over the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, their 11th straight. They’ve been the story of the MLB season so far, with the best record in baseball, and the magnificently rotund Colon is a big reason why. This was his fourth win in as many starts this season, and while it scraped by the bare minimum for a quality start (6 innings, 3 ER), it was good enough for the Mets.
To steal fromMark McGwire in the Simpsons, do you want to read more about the Mets, or do you want to see more of Bartolo Colon running? I think we all know the answer:
