Here’s a column I wrote about the Mets in which I offer that, regardless of how they do in the first half, their second half figures to be more entertaining than usual.

Of course, when I actually e-mailed the column to our office, the Mets were 7-4 and leading the Rockies in Game 1 of the doubleheader.

I stayed up to watch Game 2, and yeesh. I haven’t seen anything that ghastly since the “Entourage” finale. What a brutal succession of events in the bottom of the eighth _ Brandon Lyon’s inability to grab Josh Rutledge’s comebacker, Carlos Gonzalez stealing second unchallenged (after beating the Mets’ shift by poking a single down the third-base line) and Ruben Tejada’s throwing error on Michael Cuddyer’s bouncer _ and then the Mets just couldn’t come up with the big hit in the ninth or 10th after getting runners in scoring position.

Sure, it was absolutely freezing at Coors Field. But it was freezing for the Rockies, too, and they won the game, lifting their record to an improbable 10-4.

So now we see how the Mets react to their first tough day of 2013. At least, assuming they play a game tonight, what with more snow forecast in Denver.

Thanks to their bullpen problems, the Mets have tallied more crushing, late-inning losses than I can count in Terry Collins’ time as manager. In the first halves of 2011 and 2012, they largely were able to shake off such defeats. In the second halves, not so much.

If you’re looking for any silver lining, it’s that closer Bobby Parnell, charged with a blown save, essentially did his job last night. Cuddyer’s bouncer should have ended the eighth, and Parnell threw a scoreless ninth.

–Great job by the Yankees last night, who saluted Boston with an in-game playing of “Sweet Caroline” and a nifty “New York Stands With Boston/Pray For Boston” sign featuring the Yankees’ and Red Sox’ logos.

The Yankees and Red Sox have endured their share of bona fide tension, particularly during the 2003-2004 zenith when they played each other in consecutive American League Championship Series and the Yankees acquired Alex Rodriguez (in February 2004) after Boston tried to acquire him. Even then, though, there was a sliver of perspective, as George Steinbrenner annually donated to the Jimmy Fund. The Boss, who prided himself on his patriotism, surely would have blessed yesterday’s action by his team.

–Have a great day.