Reyes Hits for the Cycle
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Prompted by Pean's classicly moronic statement that he would rather have Kevin Youkilis than Jose Reyes, Reyes responded by hitting for the cycle yesterday. In his first three at bats, Reyes homered, doubled, and tripled. In the 8th inning, needing only a single, Reyes hit a line shot up the middle for a basehit and became the first met to hit for the cycle since Eric Valent in 2004. The New York Mets lost the game in the top of the 9th when Billy Wagner loaded the bases with two out and gave up an 0-2 single to Brandon Phillips.
Upon hearing of Reyes' feat, Pean, joined by the rest of the computer simulator crowd said, "Reyes may run, hit, steal and be a catalyst for the best team in the NL. But he doesn't walk or get hit by a pitch enough. Kevin Youkilis, who is almost completely irrelevant to his teams success, now there's a leadoff man worth bragging about." The baseball computer simulator could not be reached for comment.
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Thu 06/22/06, 4:09 am EST
