> With rain falling hard and lightning flashing, Colorado’s Dexter Fowler stepped in with two outs and the bases empty to face Mets pitcher Mike Pelfrey. The umpires had hoped to get through the inning without a delay, but Fowler fouled off a couple tough pitches, which forced crew chief Mike Winters to halt the action with a 2-2 count and the Mets leading 4-3 (which would end up being the final score). A rain delay in the middle of an at-bat — and not between two of them — is somewhat unique, but the at-bat would only get stranger. First, the Tarp Monster claimed another victim on the Coors … Continue reading >Mark Townsend