Is there anyone else out there that has noticed this Mets teams' nasty habit of allowing bad teams to hang around in games? Is there anyone else out there that thinks the Reds scoring 6 runs in the 1st game is what allowed them to score 7 and win in the night-cap? Teams the Mets should pummel into dust, are allowed to gain confidence and win games. This is a common theme for over a year now and it needs to stop.
As nice as the opening win was and with all the positive signs from struggling hitters, there were storm clouds building as the game went on. The Carlos brothers have been showing signs of life and Beltran had 5 RBI. Delgado was hitting in the 7th hole and had a good game. As much as I dislike the man personally, his bat is needed in this line-up as long as he produces. David got off the snide and there was plenty of hitting all around. About the only one who didn't hit was Jose' and Castillo. The Mets scored numerous runs in numerous innings and managed to win the game. The storm clouds came in the form of allowing the Reds to score 6 runs. Why even allow them to score more than a run or two? The Mets can't seem to slam the door in teams' faces and knock them out. Bad teams, that play the Mets, have the habit of climbing back into the game and getting some hope of a win. And that cost the Mets the game in the night cap.
Pelfrey did all he could be expected to do. After a rough 1st inning, he settled down and pitched well for the next 5 innings. The hitters failed to produce and the pitching in relief has bad.
Before the game even started, I told my father that Witless Willie would have all the bench players in the 2nd game. He laughed and said "I Believe it". Well, all 4 of the bench players went 0-12, with just 1 walk and 5 strikeouts. Way to go Witless Willie!! Willie seems content to win one lose one as his career comes to an end. That type of game philosophy will cost Randumb his job before too long. It's unacceptable , but normal for the Mets, to only get 4 hits off a pitcher that came into the game 1-4 with an ERA over 8.00. When the heck is someone in the front office going to explain to Willie that these games can not be lost !!! That means putting the BEST TEAM on the field every game!!! Rollins is back in Phillie, and the Mets had better start worrying. If they couldn't pass the Phillies in the standings without Rollings playing, what's going to happen now? Will the Mets be fighting the Nationals to stay out of the basement?
I give up trying to figure out Willie's dumb-a_sed pitching moves. Heilman can't throw strikes and pitches in the 1st game, so why bring him back for the 2nd game. Sanchez is regressing, and Sosa is scary. But Willie continues to use them and I'm about to take up drinking again. I wish someone in the pen beside Wagner actually cared about how they pitched. Aaron shows as much emotion and Al Gore. Sanchez seems to be afraid to throw his fastball. Without the fastball, everything else becomes easier to hit. Sosa is a mystery. He seems to have no confidence on the mound, and just seems to go thru the motions and hope for the best. None of this is a recipe for a successful bull-pen.
Meanwhile Joe Smith has allowed only 1 inherited runner to score all year, and he doesn't get used yesterday. He'll also probably be handed a plane ticket to New Orleans this evening. That's just wrong. The Mets should designate Sosa for assignment, and take their chances. There's plenty of arms in AAA to fill the need if it arises, but Smith needs to stay in NY. But Joe isn't one of Willies' "guys" so I don't see him working to keep Joe in NY.
I'm hoping that a miracle happens today and that Ollie wins a game and the Mets bury the Reds early. If Ollie struggles the Mets are doomed. Because that means we'll be seeing Heilman and Sosa for multiple innings and that's a scary thought. I want Ollie to go 8 innings and give the Ball to Joe Smith for the 9th. It would be a nice way for Joe to say goodbye to NY instead of sitting in the pen when the game comes to an end.
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Willie has to rest some of the regulars in a day-night doubleheader. It would be idiotic not to do it since last year showed that position players can run out of gas too. I think Willie should've put one or two backups in the first game and put one or two in the second game. Why put all the backups in one game?
Because Willie is a mental midget. You wait and see, he'll do the same thing when the Mets play the Yankees. When it comes to the deciding game to take the weekend series, he'll play half the bench and the Yankees will win again.
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