KRod Give-ith and KRod Take-ith Away
The Recap: Nats 6, Mets 4
A day after saving one of the most improbable of wins for the Mets, KRod entered the game and met his match: Roger Bernadina. Need we say more? Yes, only because no one knew who this guy even was until he hit 2 homeruns yesterday, including the game winner off KRod in the ninth inning in the Mets 6-4 loss last night at Citi. Adding insult to injury saw the Nats starting pitcher Craig Stammen driving in 3 runs with a pair of hits as well.
THE GOOD: Mike Pelfrey went 5 and 2/3rds innings, threw 119 pitches, walked 3, gave up 4 runs and DIDN'T take the loss! In a game like this, that's considered the good part. We should also mention a continually improving Angel Pagan, who had 2 hits and drove in a run. Alex Cora did the same and David Wright and Jason Bay only combined for just 3 strikeouts in the game. (as mentioned, we're reaching for good here)
THE BAD: How can you not like Jeff Francoeur? But folks, let's face it, this is bad. After another 0 for 4 game, he's now hitting just .235 on the season and is in the midst of a 12-84 funk. Can you imagine what this guy'd be hitting if not for his torrid start? And guess what Gary Matthews Jr. did in his pinch-hitting appearance? - Strikeout! Seriously, I'm beginning to wonder why he even brings a bat with him at the plate. Just get hit by a pitch or work out the walk or something. Can we send this guy to Frank Catalanotto country yet? - or does he have compromising pictures of Omar. I've yet to hear a valid excuse at this point why he's getting any more plate appearances in a Met uniform.
THE UGLY: How can you not like Jose Reyes? But can someone drill it into clueless manager Jerry Manuel's mind that the "Reyes in the Three-Spot" experiment is not working!? After finally driving in a run, Reyes is now still just 7 for 38 (.184) with runners in scoring position. It's obvious he just doesn't have the mindset to bat in that position in the order. The original idea of him batting third was so Jason Bay would see more fastballs. The problem with that is that it doesn't matter what Bay sees, he's still not hitting either! So let's at least put Reyes where he belongs and move on...
More ugly: the Mets are now 0-6 for the season in series rubber games.
A day after saving one of the most improbable of wins for the Mets, KRod entered the game and met his match: Roger Bernadina. Need we say more? Yes, only because no one knew who this guy even was until he hit 2 homeruns yesterday, including the game winner off KRod in the ninth inning in the Mets 6-4 loss last night at Citi. Adding insult to injury saw the Nats starting pitcher Craig Stammen driving in 3 runs with a pair of hits as well.
THE GOOD: Mike Pelfrey went 5 and 2/3rds innings, threw 119 pitches, walked 3, gave up 4 runs and DIDN'T take the loss! In a game like this, that's considered the good part. We should also mention a continually improving Angel Pagan, who had 2 hits and drove in a run. Alex Cora did the same and David Wright and Jason Bay only combined for just 3 strikeouts in the game. (as mentioned, we're reaching for good here)THE BAD: How can you not like Jeff Francoeur? But folks, let's face it, this is bad. After another 0 for 4 game, he's now hitting just .235 on the season and is in the midst of a 12-84 funk. Can you imagine what this guy'd be hitting if not for his torrid start? And guess what Gary Matthews Jr. did in his pinch-hitting appearance? - Strikeout! Seriously, I'm beginning to wonder why he even brings a bat with him at the plate. Just get hit by a pitch or work out the walk or something. Can we send this guy to Frank Catalanotto country yet? - or does he have compromising pictures of Omar. I've yet to hear a valid excuse at this point why he's getting any more plate appearances in a Met uniform.
THE UGLY: How can you not like Jose Reyes? But can someone drill it into clueless manager Jerry Manuel's mind that the "Reyes in the Three-Spot" experiment is not working!? After finally driving in a run, Reyes is now still just 7 for 38 (.184) with runners in scoring position. It's obvious he just doesn't have the mindset to bat in that position in the order. The original idea of him batting third was so Jason Bay would see more fastballs. The problem with that is that it doesn't matter what Bay sees, he's still not hitting either! So let's at least put Reyes where he belongs and move on...
More ugly: the Mets are now 0-6 for the season in series rubber games.
posted by Mets Fan Club @ 12:17 PM
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