Just another sucky Sunday
Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets.
Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets. Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets. Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets.
Are you getting this, Jerry?
Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets.
Heilman has become the Guillermo Mota of the 2008 Mets in that he sucks, and his manager is seemingly incapable of not calling his number.
Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets.
Sure, it was really Scott Schoeneweis and Joe Smith who blew this one, but Heilman is the guy who comes in and makes it worse. Down by one? Here's a two-run double! Thanks, buddy!
In seven appearances since throwing three innings against the Phillies on Aug. 26, Heilman has thrown 2 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on five hits and eight walks. That doesn't count the inherited baserunners he allows to score, which get credited to the guy he replaced. And count 'em up, that's 13 baserunners allowed in 2 2/3 innings, a WHIP of 4.86. For the statistically challenged, 1.5 is bad, and 2.0 is awful. A WHIP of 4.86 is astronomically putrid. His ERA in that stretch, by the way - 10.11. Also heinous.
Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets.
The good news is that the Mets have seven games left, all at home, against a Cubs team that has nothing to play for but ensuring their postseason health, and a Marlins team that is still in the race, and -- based on what happened at the end of last season -- a team that the Mets should be SUPREMELY motivated to beat.
And if the Mets win the game they have in hand, they're just a game out of first and two games up in the wild card. Not bad.
Then again, when you have a Russian Roulette bullpen, you can only expect the worst and count on nothing.
The Mets have blown a staggering 29 saves this season, and have lost at least 20 of those games. If they cut that in half -- blow 15 and lost 10, which still isn't very good -- they're ahead of the Cubs for best record in the NL and everyone is riding high. So all the talk about cleaning house, and disrupting the core of the team -- I don't get it. This is all about the bullpen, which was a bad situation made worse with Billy Wagner's season-ending injury. End of story, bye-bye.
Considering John Maine has been out and isn't coming back to start, it's almost incredible that the Mets still have a shot at the division title.
One guy who has to pick up his game -- other than David Wright, who is showing signs of awakening -- is Ryan Church. Two on and one out in the top of the seventh and Church grounds into a double play. Can't do that anymore, pal.
And, in case I wasn't clear: Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets.
Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets. Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets. Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets.
Are you getting this, Jerry?Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets.
Heilman has become the Guillermo Mota of the 2008 Mets in that he sucks, and his manager is seemingly incapable of not calling his number.
Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets.
Sure, it was really Scott Schoeneweis and Joe Smith who blew this one, but Heilman is the guy who comes in and makes it worse. Down by one? Here's a two-run double! Thanks, buddy!
In seven appearances since throwing three innings against the Phillies on Aug. 26, Heilman has thrown 2 2/3 innings and allowed three runs on five hits and eight walks. That doesn't count the inherited baserunners he allows to score, which get credited to the guy he replaced. And count 'em up, that's 13 baserunners allowed in 2 2/3 innings, a WHIP of 4.86. For the statistically challenged, 1.5 is bad, and 2.0 is awful. A WHIP of 4.86 is astronomically putrid. His ERA in that stretch, by the way - 10.11. Also heinous.
Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets.
The good news is that the Mets have seven games left, all at home, against a Cubs team that has nothing to play for but ensuring their postseason health, and a Marlins team that is still in the race, and -- based on what happened at the end of last season -- a team that the Mets should be SUPREMELY motivated to beat.
And if the Mets win the game they have in hand, they're just a game out of first and two games up in the wild card. Not bad.
Then again, when you have a Russian Roulette bullpen, you can only expect the worst and count on nothing.
The Mets have blown a staggering 29 saves this season, and have lost at least 20 of those games. If they cut that in half -- blow 15 and lost 10, which still isn't very good -- they're ahead of the Cubs for best record in the NL and everyone is riding high. So all the talk about cleaning house, and disrupting the core of the team -- I don't get it. This is all about the bullpen, which was a bad situation made worse with Billy Wagner's season-ending injury. End of story, bye-bye.
Considering John Maine has been out and isn't coming back to start, it's almost incredible that the Mets still have a shot at the division title.
One guy who has to pick up his game -- other than David Wright, who is showing signs of awakening -- is Ryan Church. Two on and one out in the top of the seventh and Church grounds into a double play. Can't do that anymore, pal.
And, in case I wasn't clear: Aaron Heilman should never throw another pitch for the Mets.
posted by Gaspo @ 6:12 AM
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