These Kind of Things Happen Every 40 or So Years
The Happy Recap: Mets 3, Phillies 0
Not only are the Mets zero-ing in on first place, but yesterdays great outing by The Sheriff, Mike Pelfrey, helped the Mets complete a 3-game SHUTOUT sweep of the first place Phillies. The last time the Mets did that was also against the Phillies back in 1969 - and it was only the third time in Major League history that a team has done that to a first-place team ever.
THE GOOD: This game was all about Mike Pelfrey. The Sheriff went seven innings (should've been more), allowed just 3 hits, struck out 5 and raised his record to 7-1, once again solidifying his standing as the Mets "ace" of the staff. He also contributed a single at the plate.
Angel Pagan has another 2-hit game and is approaching a Beltran-like .300 batting average. He's also stealing bases at a Beltran-like pace as well, swiping his 8th of the year. Good thing he's not stealing off Mets catcher Henry Blanco (did the Phillies get the memo - this guy throws runners out!)
Jose Reyes drove in 2 runs and had another great night at the plate, going 3-for-4 while scoring a run in the process. He'll be at .300 in no time it looks like. And speaking of which, Jason Bay's almost there himself, finishing the game at .297. That's amazing considering how bad he's been most of the time. It just goes to show what a little momentum can do.
THE BAD: The NL Champions got swept in the series without scoring a single run. That's bad enough, but it wasn't even the first time it happened to them. As mentioned in the opening paragraph, the Mets did it to them in 1969 and believe it or not, Philly was blanked three times in a row back in 1983 too. Sure the Mets have a history of losing, but wow... that's pretty bad. When the Mets swept them in 1969, they had names like Seaver, Koosman, and Gentry (with Nolan Ryan pitching as well). Think of who did it this time: Pelfrey, Takman, and R.A. Dickey.
THE UGLY: According to Omar Minaya, Carlos Beltran probably won't rejoin the Mets until after the All-Star break. While that's a far cry from the 3 weeks to start the season we were told he was going to miss, I can't say that I'm surprised at the "news".... Another great diagnosis from the Mets medical staff
Not only are the Mets zero-ing in on first place, but yesterdays great outing by The Sheriff, Mike Pelfrey, helped the Mets complete a 3-game SHUTOUT sweep of the first place Phillies. The last time the Mets did that was also against the Phillies back in 1969 - and it was only the third time in Major League history that a team has done that to a first-place team ever.
THE GOOD: This game was all about Mike Pelfrey. The Sheriff went seven innings (should've been more), allowed just 3 hits, struck out 5 and raised his record to 7-1, once again solidifying his standing as the Mets "ace" of the staff. He also contributed a single at the plate.Angel Pagan has another 2-hit game and is approaching a Beltran-like .300 batting average. He's also stealing bases at a Beltran-like pace as well, swiping his 8th of the year. Good thing he's not stealing off Mets catcher Henry Blanco (did the Phillies get the memo - this guy throws runners out!)
Jose Reyes drove in 2 runs and had another great night at the plate, going 3-for-4 while scoring a run in the process. He'll be at .300 in no time it looks like. And speaking of which, Jason Bay's almost there himself, finishing the game at .297. That's amazing considering how bad he's been most of the time. It just goes to show what a little momentum can do.
THE BAD: The NL Champions got swept in the series without scoring a single run. That's bad enough, but it wasn't even the first time it happened to them. As mentioned in the opening paragraph, the Mets did it to them in 1969 and believe it or not, Philly was blanked three times in a row back in 1983 too. Sure the Mets have a history of losing, but wow... that's pretty bad. When the Mets swept them in 1969, they had names like Seaver, Koosman, and Gentry (with Nolan Ryan pitching as well). Think of who did it this time: Pelfrey, Takman, and R.A. Dickey.
THE UGLY: According to Omar Minaya, Carlos Beltran probably won't rejoin the Mets until after the All-Star break. While that's a far cry from the 3 weeks to start the season we were told he was going to miss, I can't say that I'm surprised at the "news".... Another great diagnosis from the Mets medical staff
posted by Mets Fan Club @ 3:18 PM
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