Same old Story

Well, what can be said about last night’s game? Pedro pitched well enough until the 6th inning, but the bats once again went on vacation.

Since 2006 I’ve been railing about the Mets inability to score runs against a pitcher that can throw breaking pitches for strikes. Just picture Carlos Beltran standing there at the plate watching Wainwright’s curveball end the Mets season in ’06. Lannon pitched last night like he did earlier this year against the Mets. In that game, he went 7+ innings, and struck out 11 Mets. Sound familiar? If the Mets’ hitters weren’t swinging and missing at pitches off the plate, they were swinging at pitches that bounced behind the plate. Jose’ is once again in his annual September daze, David struckout with the bases loaded again, and the Carlos Brothers are MIA again.

The only saving grace is the fact that the Mets are in the wildcard chase with Phillie, and the self-destructing Brewers who fired their manager Ned Yost. With 6 more games on this road trip, the Mets don’t figure to go winless before they return to Shea. The fans are just left to wondering where the Mets will be when they make their last stand at Shea.