Supersubs do it again
Maybe the Mets have finally found their mojo - on the bench.
Endy Chavez hit his first-ever pinch-hit home run to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth, and then Fernando Tatis - getting his second straight start in the outfield - came through with a two-run double in the bottom of the 12th, scoring David Wright and Carlos Beltran with the tying and winning runs as the Mets beat the first-place Marlins, 6-5.
We said the other day that the Mets need to get some comeback wins to really start feeling it, so maybe this is the turnaround we've been waiting for. Other than the three home runs allowed by Oliver Perez (Cody Ross? Really? Cody ROSS?!) the game was full of positive signs for the Mets, from the home runs by Castillo and Reyes to the absolute lights-out relief work by Scott Schoeneweis, Billy Wagner and Aaron "Four Strikeout" Heilman (talk about turnarounds) , to the bunt and hustle by Duaner Sanchez after getting flattened on his first bunt attempt.
Sanchez did allow the two-out, solo homer by Amezaga in the top of the 12th that put the game in jeopardy, but to that point the Mets relief corps retired 19 in a row.
Willie said he "had a feeling" about this game, and so did we. When Chavez homered, you thought, this is it - the big win we've been waiting for. And even when Amezaga homered (there were 7 dingers in the game - wow) you felt that the Mets could still do it -- it was like old times.
Even more good news - Pedro's rehab start in Florida went exceeding well for what it was. He threw 82 pitches and 63 were strikes, going six innings with six strikeouts against Tampa Bay. He'll be back next week, and maybe when Jose Valentin rejoins the club, the Mets will leave the first two months behind and never look back.
Endy Chavez hit his first-ever pinch-hit home run to tie the game in the bottom of the ninth, and then Fernando Tatis - getting his second straight start in the outfield - came through with a two-run double in the bottom of the 12th, scoring David Wright and Carlos Beltran with the tying and winning runs as the Mets beat the first-place Marlins, 6-5.
We said the other day that the Mets need to get some comeback wins to really start feeling it, so maybe this is the turnaround we've been waiting for. Other than the three home runs allowed by Oliver Perez (Cody Ross? Really? Cody ROSS?!) the game was full of positive signs for the Mets, from the home runs by Castillo and Reyes to the absolute lights-out relief work by Scott Schoeneweis, Billy Wagner and Aaron "Four Strikeout" Heilman (talk about turnarounds) , to the bunt and hustle by Duaner Sanchez after getting flattened on his first bunt attempt.
Sanchez did allow the two-out, solo homer by Amezaga in the top of the 12th that put the game in jeopardy, but to that point the Mets relief corps retired 19 in a row.
Willie said he "had a feeling" about this game, and so did we. When Chavez homered, you thought, this is it - the big win we've been waiting for. And even when Amezaga homered (there were 7 dingers in the game - wow) you felt that the Mets could still do it -- it was like old times.
Even more good news - Pedro's rehab start in Florida went exceeding well for what it was. He threw 82 pitches and 63 were strikes, going six innings with six strikeouts against Tampa Bay. He'll be back next week, and maybe when Jose Valentin rejoins the club, the Mets will leave the first two months behind and never look back.
posted by Gaspo @ 6:23 AM
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