Apr
7
2011

Mets Are Hitting and Scoring

An article by Brandon Butler

Last night, our very own Ben Yoel tweeted this as the Mets went on to lose to the Phils 10-7….

I could care less the Mets didn’t win the game last night. They showed that they have fight and can come back from early deficits.

I totally agree with Ben’s statement. Even when the Mets were down, they kept hitting, and they kept scoring.

It could be that hitting coach Dave Hudgens is having a positive effect on the players, as far as their hitting approach goes. Which was more than we could say for Howard Johnson.

The Mets are definitely getting off to a good start offensively, todays game against baseball’s best Roy Halladay, not withstanding.

The Mets, even with the shutout, are 3rd in the NL in runs scored, 4th in batting and 3rd in OBP.

They really need to keep this up in order for them to be competitive in the NL East, so lets hope it continues and that it’s not a fluke.

About the Author: Brandon Butler

Brandon is currently a MMO Minor League Staff Writer. He is also the co-host of the Mets Madness Podcast on Talkshoe Radio. Brandon lives in Hornell, NY.

6 Comments + Add Comment

Midwestern Met April 7, 2011 at 10:18 pm

There’s definitely more positives than negatives about last night’s loss. Today’s…that’s another story.
Matt April 7, 2011 at 10:21 pm

That’s nice that they are 3rd in the NL in runs scored…unfortunately, they are 2nd in the NL in runs against, including 21 in the last 2 games.
- Nester April 7, 2011 at 10:43 pm
  
  I have to ask this, but are you Pomes incogito? I’d swear I’ve never seen anything positive from you where the Mets are concerned.
  - Matt April 7, 2011 at 11:00 pm
    
    I get it…as Mets fans we have an inferiority complex…we shouldn’t expect great things from the Mets, like Yankee fans expect from their team…but c’mon, we are grasping at straws if we are looking at this team thinking “Gee, it’s really neat that we scored the 3rd most runs in the NL.” Let’s forget that they just got rocked 11-0 with the homegrown stud, Jon Niese pitching, forget that in 7 of his last 9 starts he has given up 5 or more runs. Yesterday was a nice comeback, unfortunately, it fell short, and the comeback was only needed because, the Mets, ugh, #1 pitcher, Pelfrey, gave up 7 runs in 2 innings. I write positive things when the Mets give me a reason to. 6 games into the season…Mets pitching got shelled 3 times. It’s great the offense is 3rd in scoring in the NL…but if they are 2nd in the NL in runs against…does it matter?
    - JerryG15 April 8, 2011 at 7:59 am
      
      Yes it does matter to some. You need to stop letting people piss on your Fruity Pebbles.
      
      It’s April there is a lot of baseball to go, if people are finding some positives let them have it, seriously………
Metsie April 8, 2011 at 10:25 am

The story should be that they are .500 on the road which is good. If you can maintain a .500 record on the road and over .500 at home you have a pretty good shot at making the playoffs.

NL East Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Braves	25	18	.581	-
Nationals	23	21	.523	2.5
Phillies	21	23	.477	4.5
Mets	17	24	.415	7.0
Marlins	12	32	.273	13.5

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