Well, the nightmare came true this weekend. The Brewers rolled over and got trashed by the Phillies, and the Braves continue to make life miserable for the Mets. The Braves have tortured and bludgeoned the Mets for 17 years, and nothing has changed. They get good pitching from recycled pitchers, little known players come up big in the late innings, and Chipper puts another knife in the Mets’ back. Now with the lead down to 1 game, the Mets get to go on a 7 game road trip to Washington and Atlanta. Not my idea of fun. Then they face the Cubbies and Fish, and very possibly their Waterloo too. Is there anyone out there that doesn’t think K-Rod would be worth the $15 Million next year? That was the 27th blown save of the Mets this year. Just imagine where the Mets would be in the standings if they had only blown 8-10 of those games.
The only positive things to happen all weekend was the stellar pitching of Jonathan Niese, and the torrid hitting of David Wright. Niese proved he belongs in the Majors with his 8 innings, 6 hits, 7 strikeouts, 2 walks, and NO RUNS ALLOWED. He’s only 21, and he looked like a seasoned vet on the mound. David is on a tear and has raised his average 10 points this week, hit his 31st HR, and now has 114 RBI. I’m sure he would rather have 2 more wins, but he’s surging at the right time, and his bat will be needed if the Mets have any chance of making the playoffs.
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