NL Beast

Full recap in the morning, but suffice it to say that Aaron Heilman imploded tonight, giving up 3 runs in a third of an inning in the 7th after Claudio Vargas pitched very well (6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 6 SO, 97 P).

Tim Redding pitched well for the Nationals, holding the Mets to just two hits, one of which was a Brian Schneider home run.

This loss sits squarely on the shoulders of Heilman. Any explaination from Willie should be entertaining, to say the least. My guess is that Aaron isn’t going anywhere, but how nice would it have been to have traded him when the chance arose so many times in the past. The guy is done.

Like I said, more to come in the morning once I’m done fuming.

-Jonathan Kraft