Bartolo Colon is a national treasure. The portly 41-year-old Mets pitcher is arguably the most unintentionally entertaining baseball on the planet.
On Wednesday night, Colon hit a chopper off Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez. Thinking it was a guaranteed out, Colon cantered to first base. But because Colon is not of this world, he somehow beat the throw.
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Sadly, it was not meant to be. The official scorer ruled it an error instead of an infield single. This is such a cruel world we live in.
To make matters worse, Colon was knocked out of the game after 4 1/3 innings. He was charged with nine runs on 11 hits.