{"id":1395,"date":"2011-07-06T08:48:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-06T12:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2011-07-06T08:25:55","modified_gmt":"2011-07-06T12:25:55","slug":"jason-bay-toggles-his-awesome-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ceetar.com\/optimisticmetsfan\/2011\/07\/06\/jason-bay-toggles-his-awesome-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Bay Toggles His Awesome Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Jason Bay hit the wall in Dodger Stadium hard and made a great catch. \u00a0A couple of days later he was done for the season, and when he returned this year it was like someone had switched him off. \u00a0 He struggled, was dropped in the order, failed to have an extra base hit for weeks, and watched his average plummet. \u00a0Then he started to get some more hits, and the occasional home run. \u00a0He was drawing more walks. \u00a0Then he made another amazing catch and hit the wall in Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n

One of the first things they ask you when you call a tech repair shop for service on your computer is, “Is it switched on?” \u00a0No one thought to ask that of Jason Bay this season. \u00a0 Then Bay hit the wall, and his switch went back on. \u00a0Guys back in the clubhouse hung their heads in shame and said to themselves, “Why didn’t I think of that?” and Jason Bay hit two home runs and drove in four runs in a 6-0 rout of the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

It was also Jason Bay’s 155th game as a Met, which would probably be more than he would’ve played in his first season as a Met. \u00a0Perhaps he’s just safely past his ‘first year in NY’ slump, and back to being a good baseball player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jason Bay hit the wall in Dodger Stadium hard and made a great catch. \u00a0A couple of days later he was done for the season, and when he returned this year it was like someone had switched him off. \u00a0 He struggled, was dropped in the order, failed to have an extra base hit for … <\/p>\n

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