I've been watching the braves series with great interest due to the teams past historys. All too often the Mets dreams of titles and post-season glory have been dashed by the Braves. Not this year though. The Braves are a shadow of their former selves, and Jerry's kids are playing the best baseball of the season.
The biggest reason for the Mets lastest success is the starting pitching. They are the best rotation in MLB and Big Pelf is a major reason why. When the team is devoid of a closer the Starters have to take the ball and shut down the opposition. Big Pelf won his team leading 12th game Wednesday and threw his 1st complete game of his career. Not bad for someone that all the experts said was a 2nd tier pitcher at best. And to think that if Mike hadn't been so bad last year, the twins would have him now. The Mets offered him to the twins for Johan, but the Twinkies said no thanks. Remember also that Omar and Witless Willie insisted that Hernandez was their starting pitcher. The only reason Mike was starting the season in AAA was because on El Duque's bunyon. Thank God for old tired pitchers. LOL. I shudder to think what this season would be like with El Duque in the rotation, and not Big Pelf.
I've always like young talent over old worn out talent, and the Mets are winning this year because of their young talent. Big Pelf, Maine, Perez, Johan, Murphy, the Reyes brothers, David, Evans, and Smith are all under 30 and winning games for the Mets. The 6'7" Pelfrey stands above them all and shows why he will be a star in the league for years to come.
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I am sick of john f'in maine!! come on man, grow a pair! it is time to put him on waivers and see if we can get something for him, or stick him in the bullpen!! can he pitch more than 5 innings? can he throw less than 100 pitches in 6 innings? I would rather see vargas or figueroa at this point. I knew they should have tried to deal him while he still had some value!!
I bet you feel like a real a-s now KJM. I told you John was pitching hurt all year and today's news confirms it. I had bone spurs in my knee and they don't form over night. No pitcher goes from 93-97 MPH, 180 innings, 180 strikeouts, 15 wins one season, to 88-92 MPH and location problems the next season if he's healthy. Why do you think he strained his rotator cuff? It was because the irritation of the bone spur that John hurt his arm. John's a tough pitcher and wouldn't complain about his situation. If he had the choice, I know he'd still want to pitch this year. That's why the Mets have to take that option away from him and put him on the DL for the season.
If you want to be pissed at a pitcher take your pick from Heilman, Sanchez, or Feliciano. They deserve your rath, not John. He's hurt, what's their excuse?
I don't feel like an ass at all. actually, i am excited. we finally got this stiff out of the rotation. no maybe niese can come up and take his job! i don't want to hear an excuse about why maine has sucked, it sounds too much like the yankees making excuses each time their pitchers don't perform.
There's a difference between sucking, and pitching hurt. If you can't understand that, then you have issues that need professional help. Heilman sucks. Snachez sucks. Feliciano sucks. Schoeneweis sucks. John's hurt, they're not.
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