Miami Marlins @ New York Mets (game 2)

Unfortunately, it's been very hot and humid this week, and today was worst of all.  Even Jo Konta, playing in her singles match across the way at the US Open was having trouble with the conditions.  I went out to lunch and then walked around Bryant Park, which is just along from my hotel, but I couldn't stay outside very long.  The park has so many hundreds, if not thousands, of chairs just there for people to sit on all around the park.  If it was a little cooler, it would be a lovely place to just sit and watch time go by.

Having skipped the second game of the series to go and watch Serena Williams and Andy Murray last night, this was the third game of the four game series between the Marlins and the Mets, and my last game in New York.  It was still so muggy, but at least the subway trains are cool.  However, my seat location was poor.  It was the back row of the section and a seat on the end of the row, but next to the stadium support, and the overhang from the level about completely obscured the view of the scoreboard.  There was a TV monitor, but it was two sections the other way, so too small to be any use, and in the wrong direction anyway.

Bartolo Colon, a picture of athleticism,pitching tonight

So I watched the game from a variety of locations, including the Foxwoods club area, which was indoors, and air conditioned.  I also walked all the way around, as far as you can go on my level, in both directions.

Ichiro got another hit today - no surprise there.  The Marlins' pitcher and catcher were pretty much introduced on the mound at the start of the game, as Jake Esch made his major league debut start, having only been announced as the starter for tonight earlier this afternoon.  He did OK really, only giving up a 2-run HR early on.  Meanwhile Colon also only gave up 2 runs for the Mets, and the game was tied at 2 in the 8th inning, until Kelly Johnson managed to hit a bases-clearing double to score 3 runs as the Mets finished off Miami 5-2 as Familia closed it out.