Manuel to KRod: Gimme Five!
The Happy Recap: Mets 5, Yankmees 3
The Mets had a precarious lead in the eighth when Jerry Manuel summoned KRod for a 5-out save. I guess you can say he earned his keep with his 7th save of the year, while helping the Mets to avoid the embarrassment of a possible sweep at home at the hands of their hated arch-rivals.
THE GOOD: Besides KRod's big save, there's a lot of good to pass around from this game. Jason Bay went an amazing 4-for-4 and scored three runs. David Wright shook off a horrible game ending at-bat from the previous game by just trying to hit the ball up the middle, resulting in two clean hits that drove in 2 runs. "In a slump? Try hitting the ball up the middle". That's basic batting advice that you learn in little league. I wonder who told this to Wright, as I'm positive it didn't come from the Mets hitting coach.
Jose Reyes had two hits and Angel Pagan is proving our point over and over again that he's the best overall hitter on this team by going 3-for-4 with 2 big rbis and solid outfield play as well. Even Alex Cora pinched hit a single in the game!
But what's really good about this game is it showed the continual emergence of "The Sheriff", Mike Pelfrey, as the Mets number one pitcher. Pelf (6-1) pitched six strong innings and then was mysteriously removed from the game, giving way to the bullpen. I don't care what the pitchcount is, a bad Pelfrey is better than a good anyone-in-the-bullpen. Let's stop this pitchcount nonsense please!!!! It only serves to allow the other team to get back into the game.
THE BAD: And that brings us to the Feliciano-Nieves show. Missed it? Don't worry - you'll see it every game. Pedro gave up 2 quick runs and Fernando wasn't any better, setting the stage for KRod's escape routine. The Mets had a nice lead, their number 1 pitcher on the mound pitching well (sorry Johan... you'll have to start showing us something to regain #1 status after scarring everyone with your last outing featuring the 80 mpg fastball), and even then Met fans have to squeek by because of the continued bullpen misuse from manager Jerry Manuel.
And worse news yet: I think this win may have saved Manuel's job (for now at least - he'll be fired next month after the real damage is done to the season).
THE UGLY: It's sad when people get old and just "lose it". It happened with Ralph Kiner who's now semi-retired. It happened a long time ago with Dodger announcer Vin Scully, who at this moment, is perhaps the worst announcer in the game. Poor Dodger fans - Scully still calls the game with himself only in the booth... trust me that's torture. Now it's happening with one of the all-time greats in Tim McCarver. McCarver, once insightful and interesting, is now resorting to inane babble about ridiculous topics such as this doozy: "I don't think pitchers should ever have to bat in baseball. It's just too dangerous." after Yankees starter Javier Vazquez hurt himself bunting in the previous game. He hurt himself bunting - now that's ugly!
The Mets had a precarious lead in the eighth when Jerry Manuel summoned KRod for a 5-out save. I guess you can say he earned his keep with his 7th save of the year, while helping the Mets to avoid the embarrassment of a possible sweep at home at the hands of their hated arch-rivals.
THE GOOD: Besides KRod's big save, there's a lot of good to pass around from this game. Jason Bay went an amazing 4-for-4 and scored three runs. David Wright shook off a horrible game ending at-bat from the previous game by just trying to hit the ball up the middle, resulting in two clean hits that drove in 2 runs. "In a slump? Try hitting the ball up the middle". That's basic batting advice that you learn in little league. I wonder who told this to Wright, as I'm positive it didn't come from the Mets hitting coach.Jose Reyes had two hits and Angel Pagan is proving our point over and over again that he's the best overall hitter on this team by going 3-for-4 with 2 big rbis and solid outfield play as well. Even Alex Cora pinched hit a single in the game!
But what's really good about this game is it showed the continual emergence of "The Sheriff", Mike Pelfrey, as the Mets number one pitcher. Pelf (6-1) pitched six strong innings and then was mysteriously removed from the game, giving way to the bullpen. I don't care what the pitchcount is, a bad Pelfrey is better than a good anyone-in-the-bullpen. Let's stop this pitchcount nonsense please!!!! It only serves to allow the other team to get back into the game.
THE BAD: And that brings us to the Feliciano-Nieves show. Missed it? Don't worry - you'll see it every game. Pedro gave up 2 quick runs and Fernando wasn't any better, setting the stage for KRod's escape routine. The Mets had a nice lead, their number 1 pitcher on the mound pitching well (sorry Johan... you'll have to start showing us something to regain #1 status after scarring everyone with your last outing featuring the 80 mpg fastball), and even then Met fans have to squeek by because of the continued bullpen misuse from manager Jerry Manuel.
And worse news yet: I think this win may have saved Manuel's job (for now at least - he'll be fired next month after the real damage is done to the season).
THE UGLY: It's sad when people get old and just "lose it". It happened with Ralph Kiner who's now semi-retired. It happened a long time ago with Dodger announcer Vin Scully, who at this moment, is perhaps the worst announcer in the game. Poor Dodger fans - Scully still calls the game with himself only in the booth... trust me that's torture. Now it's happening with one of the all-time greats in Tim McCarver. McCarver, once insightful and interesting, is now resorting to inane babble about ridiculous topics such as this doozy: "I don't think pitchers should ever have to bat in baseball. It's just too dangerous." after Yankees starter Javier Vazquez hurt himself bunting in the previous game. He hurt himself bunting - now that's ugly!
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