Mets Need 10 Innings to Defeat the Worst Team in Baseball
David Wright recorded a season-high four hits including the go-ahead two-run double in the top of the 10th to help the Mets beat the Washington Nationals by a final score of 3-1. After the debacle that was Pittsburgh, the Mets really needed this one, especially since the Phillies are playing the Dodgers in Los Angeles - perhaps a chance to pick up some ground on them.
Back to the 10th: Luis Castillo led off the inning with a single followed by a Carlos Beltran walk. Wright then lined a 2-2 fastball into the gap in right-center to score both runners off Joel Hanrahan (0-3) and leaving it to KRod to finish up the game. Wright now leads the Mets with 20 multi-hit games and has 27 RBIs in 34 games.
As usual, Rodriquez did not disappoint for his 15th save. Tim Redding started the game and finally pitched well, which is a good sign. He was followed by Stokes, Parnell, and Green (who took the fortunate win) before K-Rod closed it.
The team won despite the usual bad decision baserunning plays that we've seen all season. Three times outs were made at third base (twice by Wright, once by Beltran). But perhaps that's a sign of aggressiveness rather than stupidity, so I can live with that. As Mets fans, I guess we have to be happy just to take the game after the fiasco in Pittsburgh, which appears to be getting Carlos Beltran in trouble with the Pirate's Adam LaRoche after LaRoche called him "classless" because of Belran's comments that the Mets should be embarrassed by getting swept in Pittsburgh.
Perhaps it's embarrassing to take a bad team to 10 innings as well? Oh, and remember when we said J.J. Putz was injured and not hurt? We were right (say that in the little girl from Poltergiest voice). Putz was put on the disabled list and word is that he's out at least 3 months. Knowing the history of the Mets medical personnel, I'm going on a limb and saying we've seen the last pitch of J.J. Putz in a Met uniform. Putz has a 1-year contract with the team and most likely his injury is worse than's being reported (IMHO). Sorry J.J. - we hardly knew ye
Back to the 10th: Luis Castillo led off the inning with a single followed by a Carlos Beltran walk. Wright then lined a 2-2 fastball into the gap in right-center to score both runners off Joel Hanrahan (0-3) and leaving it to KRod to finish up the game. Wright now leads the Mets with 20 multi-hit games and has 27 RBIs in 34 games.As usual, Rodriquez did not disappoint for his 15th save. Tim Redding started the game and finally pitched well, which is a good sign. He was followed by Stokes, Parnell, and Green (who took the fortunate win) before K-Rod closed it.
The team won despite the usual bad decision baserunning plays that we've seen all season. Three times outs were made at third base (twice by Wright, once by Beltran). But perhaps that's a sign of aggressiveness rather than stupidity, so I can live with that. As Mets fans, I guess we have to be happy just to take the game after the fiasco in Pittsburgh, which appears to be getting Carlos Beltran in trouble with the Pirate's Adam LaRoche after LaRoche called him "classless" because of Belran's comments that the Mets should be embarrassed by getting swept in Pittsburgh.
Perhaps it's embarrassing to take a bad team to 10 innings as well? Oh, and remember when we said J.J. Putz was injured and not hurt? We were right (say that in the little girl from Poltergiest voice). Putz was put on the disabled list and word is that he's out at least 3 months. Knowing the history of the Mets medical personnel, I'm going on a limb and saying we've seen the last pitch of J.J. Putz in a Met uniform. Putz has a 1-year contract with the team and most likely his injury is worse than's being reported (IMHO). Sorry J.J. - we hardly knew ye
Labels: Beltran, classless, embarrassment, extra innings, K-Rod, Wright
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