The Happy Recap: Mets 7, Marlins 2
2008 record: 1-0 (first place)
Yeah, we can get used to that.
Johan Santana pitched as advertised in Monday's season opener against the Marlins, allowing just three hits over seven innings, walking two while striking out eight. ESPN's Jayson Stark, in his analysis of the opener, noted that in the Mets' history -- one that included some pretty high-quality starting pitchers -- only one pitched as many as seven innings with that few hits, and that was a complete-game, four-hit shutout by Dwight Gooden in 1993.
Santana retired the first nine men to face him and might have gone 12 up, 12 down had he not walked Hanley Ramirez to lead off the fourth, but Ramirez should have been called out on strikes. Instead, three batters later, Josh Willingham hit a two-out, two-run homer on Santana's only mistake.
Were Mets fans thinking about the franchise's first-ever no-hitter in Santana's first-ever start as a Met? You betcha. THAT'S how good he is.
Of course, it was great to see the offense post a six-spot in the top of the fourth, with a three-run double by David Wright and key hits by Angel Pagan and Ryan Church, whose production will be key with Moises Alou out for a while. Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran also had two hits each. About the only negative was the fact that Reyes and Wright were both caught stealing (although Reyes was clearly safe).
Giddy doesn't begin to describe what Mets fans are feeling right now, and if Pedro can come up big in Tuesday's night's start... look out.
Yeah, we can get used to that.
Johan Santana pitched as advertised in Monday's season opener against the Marlins, allowing just three hits over seven innings, walking two while striking out eight. ESPN's Jayson Stark, in his analysis of the opener, noted that in the Mets' history -- one that included some pretty high-quality starting pitchers -- only one pitched as many as seven innings with that few hits, and that was a complete-game, four-hit shutout by Dwight Gooden in 1993.
Santana retired the first nine men to face him and might have gone 12 up, 12 down had he not walked Hanley Ramirez to lead off the fourth, but Ramirez should have been called out on strikes. Instead, three batters later, Josh Willingham hit a two-out, two-run homer on Santana's only mistake.
Were Mets fans thinking about the franchise's first-ever no-hitter in Santana's first-ever start as a Met? You betcha. THAT'S how good he is.
Of course, it was great to see the offense post a six-spot in the top of the fourth, with a three-run double by David Wright and key hits by Angel Pagan and Ryan Church, whose production will be key with Moises Alou out for a while. Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran also had two hits each. About the only negative was the fact that Reyes and Wright were both caught stealing (although Reyes was clearly safe).
Giddy doesn't begin to describe what Mets fans are feeling right now, and if Pedro can come up big in Tuesday's night's start... look out.
posted by Gaspo @ 8:18 PM
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