Well... We're waiting ....
The Happy Recap: Mets 1, Phillies 0
After another masterful performance from RA Dickey, who tossed a complete game 1 hitter last night, the Mets are still waiting for their first no-hitter. But at least they don't have to wait anymore for Carlos Beltran to drive in a significant run with a hit, as he drove in the game's only run in the sixth inning, his first meaningful RBI resulting from a hit since his return from the DL and his first big hit-RBI since May of 2009.
THE GOOD: Could yesterday's game have been the highlight of the season so far? RA Dickey continues to be the man, tossing the Mets second 1-hit shutout this year (while the rest of the league seems to be tossing no-hitters, but were not complaining - a Met no-hitter can't be too much more of a wait in the "Year of the Pitcher"). Only the opposing pitcher Cole Hamels was able to reach base with his soft blooper in the sixth. Other than than, Dickey was brilliant with the Mets 35th 1-hitter in team history and broke the Mets streak of 44-games without back-to-back victories, which in itself is mind-boggling considering the Mets lead the league with 18 shutouts after last night.
And we can't stop there. As mentioned before, Carlos Beltran actually came up with a hit to drive in a big run, David Wright didn't strike out, and since KRod was arrested 2-days ago and not available for the game, Mets starting pitchers both went the distance for the Mets 2-game winning streak. Let's think about that for a second: Jerry Manuel (like just about every other manager in the game) automatically goes to the weakest part of his team (the bullpen) for 44 STRAIGHT GAMES with pathetic results, then lets his starters go 9 and gets 2 impressive wins. Good thing KRod's a hot-head or I can think of 2 games the Mets may have lost had he been available to pitch the ninth. Like we said before, this isn't rocket science - avoid the bullpen at all costs and you'll win games.
That and a hot hitting tandem of Beltran and Wright may help too. Perhaps that'll happen and the Mets have another 16-6 run in them, which may put them right in the race with a Chipper-less Braves team and an offensive-less Phillies team. Who knows?
THE BAD: I thought you needed conclusive evidence to overrule a homerun call, but apparently that's not the case as the umpire crew deliberated for about 10 minutes in overturning Mike Hessman's homerun to left in the fifth inning of a 0-0 game. Video replay blatantly showed that the fat, uncoordinated guy in the left-field stands leaning over trying to catch the ball was clearly in homerun territory, but for whatever reason, the umpires thought differently by reversing the original homerun call and awarded Hessman with a ground rule triple. All this of course, delayed a classic pitchers duel with R.A. Dickey in the process of a no-hitter. Not surprisingly, he lost his no-hit bid the very next inning after the delay. Isn't that always the case when you have a no-hitter? There's always some kind of ridiculous delay so you can lose your rhythm. (at least if you're a Met)
But that's not the bad part. The bad part is the atrocious at-bats that followed by Jeff Francoeur and Hank White (our new name for Henry Blanco), who both struck out while Hessman stood helplessly at third base. We know Cole Hamels is certainly an elite pitcher, but Francoeur especially needs to do a better job of just getting the bat on the ball in that situation. I'd even take a bunt or something, but Hamels made them both look pathetic. After an intentional walk to Ruben Tejada with 2 outs (must be the name Manuel, we couldn't figure that one out either), R.A. Dickey hit a soft comebacker to the mound to end the inning. Ouch... overturned homerun, runner at third with no outs, and you still can't score a run! That's bad.
And talk about the Mets offensive problems: Angel Pagan even missed hitting R.A. Dickey in the face with the obligatory "pie in the face trick" during the post game interview.
THE UGLY: We could point to the KRod situation as ugly, but that would be way too obvious. Plus, like the Jet Blue guy and his 15 minutes of fame, who wouldn't want to deck an annoying family member? (By the way, is Oliver Perez married? I think he should see his father-in-law more often)
And we could mention the 44 straight games without back-to-back wins as ugly, after all, you'd think by just dumb luck you'd win two in a row (the Pirates and Orioles do, right?). But I think the true ugly here is the way the heavy hitting, 2-time National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies bats are being completely silenced by Met pitching at Citi Field. Yesterday's 1-0 shutout loss makes it 4 straight shutouts for the Phils, and outscoring them 17-0 in the process. 36 straight shutout innings? Wow, that's pretty ugly (for the Phillies) and impressive (by the Mets).
Can they keep the streak going tonight with Pat Misch, newly called up from the minor leagues, who has to go against some guy named Roy Halladay?
After another masterful performance from RA Dickey, who tossed a complete game 1 hitter last night, the Mets are still waiting for their first no-hitter. But at least they don't have to wait anymore for Carlos Beltran to drive in a significant run with a hit, as he drove in the game's only run in the sixth inning, his first meaningful RBI resulting from a hit since his return from the DL and his first big hit-RBI since May of 2009.
THE GOOD: Could yesterday's game have been the highlight of the season so far? RA Dickey continues to be the man, tossing the Mets second 1-hit shutout this year (while the rest of the league seems to be tossing no-hitters, but were not complaining - a Met no-hitter can't be too much more of a wait in the "Year of the Pitcher"). Only the opposing pitcher Cole Hamels was able to reach base with his soft blooper in the sixth. Other than than, Dickey was brilliant with the Mets 35th 1-hitter in team history and broke the Mets streak of 44-games without back-to-back victories, which in itself is mind-boggling considering the Mets lead the league with 18 shutouts after last night.And we can't stop there. As mentioned before, Carlos Beltran actually came up with a hit to drive in a big run, David Wright didn't strike out, and since KRod was arrested 2-days ago and not available for the game, Mets starting pitchers both went the distance for the Mets 2-game winning streak. Let's think about that for a second: Jerry Manuel (like just about every other manager in the game) automatically goes to the weakest part of his team (the bullpen) for 44 STRAIGHT GAMES with pathetic results, then lets his starters go 9 and gets 2 impressive wins. Good thing KRod's a hot-head or I can think of 2 games the Mets may have lost had he been available to pitch the ninth. Like we said before, this isn't rocket science - avoid the bullpen at all costs and you'll win games.
That and a hot hitting tandem of Beltran and Wright may help too. Perhaps that'll happen and the Mets have another 16-6 run in them, which may put them right in the race with a Chipper-less Braves team and an offensive-less Phillies team. Who knows?
THE BAD: I thought you needed conclusive evidence to overrule a homerun call, but apparently that's not the case as the umpire crew deliberated for about 10 minutes in overturning Mike Hessman's homerun to left in the fifth inning of a 0-0 game. Video replay blatantly showed that the fat, uncoordinated guy in the left-field stands leaning over trying to catch the ball was clearly in homerun territory, but for whatever reason, the umpires thought differently by reversing the original homerun call and awarded Hessman with a ground rule triple. All this of course, delayed a classic pitchers duel with R.A. Dickey in the process of a no-hitter. Not surprisingly, he lost his no-hit bid the very next inning after the delay. Isn't that always the case when you have a no-hitter? There's always some kind of ridiculous delay so you can lose your rhythm. (at least if you're a Met)
But that's not the bad part. The bad part is the atrocious at-bats that followed by Jeff Francoeur and Hank White (our new name for Henry Blanco), who both struck out while Hessman stood helplessly at third base. We know Cole Hamels is certainly an elite pitcher, but Francoeur especially needs to do a better job of just getting the bat on the ball in that situation. I'd even take a bunt or something, but Hamels made them both look pathetic. After an intentional walk to Ruben Tejada with 2 outs (must be the name Manuel, we couldn't figure that one out either), R.A. Dickey hit a soft comebacker to the mound to end the inning. Ouch... overturned homerun, runner at third with no outs, and you still can't score a run! That's bad.
And talk about the Mets offensive problems: Angel Pagan even missed hitting R.A. Dickey in the face with the obligatory "pie in the face trick" during the post game interview.
THE UGLY: We could point to the KRod situation as ugly, but that would be way too obvious. Plus, like the Jet Blue guy and his 15 minutes of fame, who wouldn't want to deck an annoying family member? (By the way, is Oliver Perez married? I think he should see his father-in-law more often)
And we could mention the 44 straight games without back-to-back wins as ugly, after all, you'd think by just dumb luck you'd win two in a row (the Pirates and Orioles do, right?). But I think the true ugly here is the way the heavy hitting, 2-time National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies bats are being completely silenced by Met pitching at Citi Field. Yesterday's 1-0 shutout loss makes it 4 straight shutouts for the Phils, and outscoring them 17-0 in the process. 36 straight shutout innings? Wow, that's pretty ugly (for the Phillies) and impressive (by the Mets).
Can they keep the streak going tonight with Pat Misch, newly called up from the minor leagues, who has to go against some guy named Roy Halladay?
Labels: Beltran, dickey, no hitter, Rain Delay, shutout
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