Asian Night at Shea

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Dude. I'm famous. That's me on the jumbotron, baby. How badass is my wife for arranging that?

To honor the Mets' annual Asian Night, manager Willie Randolph pitched Kazuhisa Ishii, back from the DL for his first start in over a month. He did well. And the Mets won 2-1 on a two-run home run by Kazuo Matsui. So the Japanese were up to the task on Asian Night.

Unfortunately, the Koreans couldn't get in on the action, as Dae Sung Koo came in to finish off the Reds in the ninth inning, but was pulled when two of the three batters he faced reached base. So WASPy Braden Looper had to come in for the save. Somehow this felt historically accurate.

The third of the flags featured on the pre-game jumbotron was China's. Unfortunately, the Mets have no players from China. But Shea Stadium is located in Flushing, the heart of Queens' Chinese community.

We love our Asians here in New York, particularly when they pitch and/or bat well for the Mets.