Billy Wagner entered the game in the ninth. The Mets had a three run lead.
To make a long story short, the Phillies cut the lead to 10-8 and had a runner on 1st with 2 outs. The Mets were in a "no doubles" defense. Great. Don't let an extra base hit beat you.
The next batter singles to center field and Jason Werth races to 3rd base as the outfielders were in a no doubles defense. Not a big deal, right. The 9th run is moving to 3rd base and the important run is advancing to 1st.
Except, Carlos Beltran threw to 3B. The all-star outfielder threw to third allowing the batter(Pedro Feliz) to advance to 2nd. SCORING POSITION.
What an absolutely egregious error. If you are in a "no doubles" defense you implicitly also fall into an "all throws to second" defense. Your depth prevents you from even thinking about recording an outfield assist. Furthermore, it's not even worth the risk. Who cares about the 9th run in this game?
The Mets won but decisions like this will cost you in a 162 game season.
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