Second Division Clubs
One of Keith's favorite points is that whenever you face a second division club, you see the way they play and you understand why they are a second division club.
I think tonight's Mets game is a fine example of why the Mets are a second division club.
First it was the two-out error by Luis Castillo letting a ball go through his legs and a run come in.
Then it was David Wright throwing a ball way on an impossible chance, again with two outs. The next batter up, um, Albert Pujols, knocked him in with a single up the middle.
And then it was Wright and Jose Reyes first ball swinging in the top of the 5th when the Mets had something cooking. I know, I know, "thou shalt not pass", but still, when both of them skied into unproductive pop outs, you had to wonder if they'd offered at the right pitches.
It's 7-1 now, and somehow you feel certain the Mets don't have a chance.
- A.F.O.M.G.
I think tonight's Mets game is a fine example of why the Mets are a second division club.
First it was the two-out error by Luis Castillo letting a ball go through his legs and a run come in.
Then it was David Wright throwing a ball way on an impossible chance, again with two outs. The next batter up, um, Albert Pujols, knocked him in with a single up the middle.
And then it was Wright and Jose Reyes first ball swinging in the top of the 5th when the Mets had something cooking. I know, I know, "thou shalt not pass", but still, when both of them skied into unproductive pop outs, you had to wonder if they'd offered at the right pitches.
It's 7-1 now, and somehow you feel certain the Mets don't have a chance.
- A.F.O.M.G.
posted by A Friend of Mr. Glass' at 8:50 PM
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The biggest issue I see with the Mets right now is Pedro's continued failures. The story before the season was how the acquisition of Santana would push everyone in the rotation, including Pedro, back a slot. And then Pedro got injured in his first start, took his time coming back (nothing new for those of us who followed him so closely during his years in Boston), and since rejoining the rotation in early June has been just awful (25 earned runs in 32 innings, including getting tagged for 17 runs over his last three starts). Further, while I am not a big fan of labeling any one game as bigger than any other (especially at this point), these last three starts have come at a time when the Mets are trying to find their identity in the wake of Randolph's firing and the mounting pressure from the fans.
Of course, it’s not all on Pedro – while Santana has been very good he has not been the completely dominant pitcher he was just three years ago, and Maine has been just okay (137 baserunners in 98 innings). And the immaturity of Reyes, futility of Castillo, injuries to the outfield, and feckless performance of the bullpen are all well-documented ingredients to the current plight.
However, the fact remains that since signing his four-year, 53 million dollar deal three-and-half years ago, Pedro has turned in exactly one good season for the Mets. Granted the past two seasons have been ravaged by injury, but he pronounced himself healthy before this season and had the look of someone ready to serve as Robin to Johan’s Batman (a role he filled brilliantly complementing Curt Schilling during the Red Sox 2004 championship run). Instead, he has looked old and hittable and if he doesn’t change that soon, I am afraid the Mets are going to be left with a bitter taste in their mouth – both because of the 2008 season that could have been and the entirety of the Pedro era in New York.
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