Starting Five: Apple Takes Big Bite Out of Fernando Tatis, Mets

by Andrew JohnsonFiled under: Athletics, Brewers, Mets, Red Sox, Reds, MLB All-Star Game, Starting FiveStarting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That the Mets can't even break a lengthy team-wide home run drought without something going wrong. Brian Schneider went deep Sunday afternoon at Citi Field, snapping an 80-inning span without a big fly for New York. Three pitches later Fernando Tatis left the yard again. So why did that elicit boos from the Met fans?Because Tatis homered so soon after Schneider that the infamous mechanical apple -- an all-new heavier model than the one used at Shea Stadium (seen on the right at Citi Field) -- didn't reset in time for it to rise immediately after Tatis' drive. The apple did eventually emerge, but not before the ire of already edgy Mets fans had been raised."You come to Citi Field, Mets fans expect to see the Apple," said Elizabeth Cruz, 24...