Split gets Mets halfway home
I said before the four-game series against the Yankees that Mets fans would sign for a split, and a split is what we got in more ways than one. Each team took two, and the second two games looked nothing like the first two, with pitchers' duels on the heels of slugfests.
No coincidence that the Mets took game four to earn the split on the day that Ryan Church returned from the DL. Church had two hits in the game and will be a welcome addition to the lineup now that the second half of the season is here.
The Mets are 40-41 at the midway point, but thanks to the Phillies losing eight of their last 10, the Mets are only three games out of first in the East. As far as the wild card goes, St. Louis is the front runner with the Mets, Dodgers, Marlins and Brewers also in the mix. Do you believe strongly that any of those teams is significantly better than the Mets? Didn't think so. Flaws abound.
Great to see Ollie Perez turn in another Yankee-killing performance, even better to hear that he and Dan Warthen may have figured out how to get the best from him on a more consistent basis. Seems that Rick Peterson didn't allow Perez to pitch from the center of the rubber and had him step a certain way to start his windup. Warthen, who seems much more flexible in terms of pitching mechanics -- basically, do what works for you -- let Perez make some changes, and the result was impeccable, and the only time this season Perez didn't walk a man.
The Mets are still not hitting with runners in scoring position -- the Mets had 12 hits Sunday and only scored three runs -- so that's a problem. But at least Carlos Delgado is showing signs of being a fairly productive player again.
The Mets can make a statement by taking three games from the Cardinals in St. Louis. Tony Armas will pitch game two.
No coincidence that the Mets took game four to earn the split on the day that Ryan Church returned from the DL. Church had two hits in the game and will be a welcome addition to the lineup now that the second half of the season is here.
The Mets are 40-41 at the midway point, but thanks to the Phillies losing eight of their last 10, the Mets are only three games out of first in the East. As far as the wild card goes, St. Louis is the front runner with the Mets, Dodgers, Marlins and Brewers also in the mix. Do you believe strongly that any of those teams is significantly better than the Mets? Didn't think so. Flaws abound.
Great to see Ollie Perez turn in another Yankee-killing performance, even better to hear that he and Dan Warthen may have figured out how to get the best from him on a more consistent basis. Seems that Rick Peterson didn't allow Perez to pitch from the center of the rubber and had him step a certain way to start his windup. Warthen, who seems much more flexible in terms of pitching mechanics -- basically, do what works for you -- let Perez make some changes, and the result was impeccable, and the only time this season Perez didn't walk a man.
The Mets are still not hitting with runners in scoring position -- the Mets had 12 hits Sunday and only scored three runs -- so that's a problem. But at least Carlos Delgado is showing signs of being a fairly productive player again.
The Mets can make a statement by taking three games from the Cardinals in St. Louis. Tony Armas will pitch game two.
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