So much for winnable games
Can someone get three outs against the Pirates?
The Mets bullpen, statistically one of the worst in baseball since the All-Star break and anecdotally one of the worst of all time, allowed six runs on five hits and three walks in six innings, blowing a 5-1 lead and a 5-4 ninth inning advantage in a brutal, brutal loss to the Pirates Monday afternoon at Shea.
Pedro Martinez gave the Mets six solid innings, allowing just three hits while walking four over 99 pitches. He's not going to give you more than that, and the Mets should be thrilled with that kind of effort.
The hitting was there, although the Mets left 10 on base and could have scored more. David Wright had two hits, including a three-run homer, and Jose Reyes, Fernando Tatis and Robinson Cancel also had two hits each.
The missed scoring opportunities notwithstanding, this is all on the bullpen, and I don't expect to hear much criticism of Billy Wagner. You sure miss him when he's gone, don't you?
And this isn't on Omar, either. What else was out there for him to get? The pitchers in the Mets bullpen need to rise to the occasion and they are failing. They are the ones who should be held accountable. They have blown a bunch of wins this season -- just ask Johan -- and while the pen has been fine at times, the inconsistency is maddening. And now they just straight-up suck.
Matt Cerrone at metsblog.com points out that the Mets have blown 20 saves this season, fourth-worst in the NL, and if they had half of those blown saves back they'd lead the division by 8 games. Nine wins have been lost in the eighth inning or later. The Phillies have blown 8 saves, best in the league.
The only consolation is that Philly and Florida both lost Monday, so we can pretend this debacle didn't happen.
Seven games against the Nationals and Pirates. Win six.
The Mets bullpen, statistically one of the worst in baseball since the All-Star break and anecdotally one of the worst of all time, allowed six runs on five hits and three walks in six innings, blowing a 5-1 lead and a 5-4 ninth inning advantage in a brutal, brutal loss to the Pirates Monday afternoon at Shea.
Pedro Martinez gave the Mets six solid innings, allowing just three hits while walking four over 99 pitches. He's not going to give you more than that, and the Mets should be thrilled with that kind of effort.
The hitting was there, although the Mets left 10 on base and could have scored more. David Wright had two hits, including a three-run homer, and Jose Reyes, Fernando Tatis and Robinson Cancel also had two hits each.
The missed scoring opportunities notwithstanding, this is all on the bullpen, and I don't expect to hear much criticism of Billy Wagner. You sure miss him when he's gone, don't you?
And this isn't on Omar, either. What else was out there for him to get? The pitchers in the Mets bullpen need to rise to the occasion and they are failing. They are the ones who should be held accountable. They have blown a bunch of wins this season -- just ask Johan -- and while the pen has been fine at times, the inconsistency is maddening. And now they just straight-up suck.
Matt Cerrone at metsblog.com points out that the Mets have blown 20 saves this season, fourth-worst in the NL, and if they had half of those blown saves back they'd lead the division by 8 games. Nine wins have been lost in the eighth inning or later. The Phillies have blown 8 saves, best in the league.
The only consolation is that Philly and Florida both lost Monday, so we can pretend this debacle didn't happen.
Seven games against the Nationals and Pirates. Win six.
posted by Gaspo @ 10:06 PM
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