[rpriske]

May 17th, 1985

New York City! Shea Stadium! The Mets!

Jeff Robinson vs Sid Fernandez!

(Okay, the last line isn't that iconic...)

I led the game off, facing Fernandez for the first time, and he struck me out.

I came up again in the 3rd with two out and Kenny Oberkfell on 2nd. I worked a walk. (Something I need to do more of.) Chris Brown grounded out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the 3rd I took a grounded by Mike Fitzgerald and then... threw it away. Two-base throwing error. Unacceptable. My 7th error already this year. By the time I took a Cesar Cedeno grounder for the 3rd out, the Mets had scored FOUR unearned runs. If we lose this game it is on my head.

In the 4th I let a Larry Herndon single get past me. I think I have really rattled myself. We did follow it with an Oberkfell - Priske - O'Malley double play to get Herndon and Fitzgerald and I took a Fernandez grounder for the 3rd out.

We repeated the double play in the 5th - now with Curt Brown pitching for us - to erase Lenny Dykstra and Wally Backman.

I came up in the 6th with one out and nobody on, desperately wanting to turn this around. I flew out to Herndon in left.

Pat Perry came in to pitch for us in the bottom of the 8th. I handled a Hubie Brooks grounder for the 2nd out.

I led off the top of the 9th and struck out. It ruined out to be a No-Hitter by Sid Fernandez.

We lost 4-0. The loss was entirely my fault.

We are back below .500

And tomorrow we face Ron Darling. It doesn't get any easier.