Barely worth a cent

Such was the night endured by Brad Penny at Shea Stadium against the Mets, a locale and foe that remain a thorn in his side.  Last night's 8-4 loss will go down as yet another night where the Big Righty was slapped first and asked questions later.  Just 2.2 frames deep, the bleeding began with a two-run jack served up to David Wright, an act the New York third baseman aped one inning later to the same "pair of RBI's" tune.  By this point, however, Penny may have been numb to the ball leaving the park, his luck having already turned so inexplicably rotten.  After all, how often does one inherit an unearned run via catcher's interference?  But such as the case that inning, when Claudio Vargas' bat connected with Russell Martin's glove.  The two out oddity was the kick off for an inning that spiraled out of control and pushed the game out of the Blue's reach.  On a positive note, Jeff Kent was able to get himself... wait for it.. back in the lineup and his presence added a jack to the Dodger side of the box score.