Baseball is unpredictable and that's one of the reasons that makes it great. For instance, who among us would have ever thought that the Twins, projected to lose 90 games this year by most experts, would feel comfortable enough in late April to mock the mighty, deep-pocketed Mets?
New York's epic nightmare continued on Tuesday night despite going to enormous lengths to snap what is now a 12-game losing streak. A television reporter wore a garlic necklace, sage was burned and horseshoes hung upside-down in the SNY studio. On the field, Nolan McLean did more tangible work to break the curse by 6 2/3 stellar innings to depart with a 3-2. But Carlos Mendoza's bullpen once again faltered and the punchless offense could not tack on any runs, allowing Minnesota to secure two runs in the ninth inning to take a 5-3 victory.
