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2011
Paulino Has BIg Night, Keys Mets Victory
An article by Hojo's Mojo
“To get through 14 innings and only give up one run, that’s a credit to the whole pitching staff. I’m just glad I could help. … It took so long for this to happen, but now it seems like it was for a reason. It’s an unbelievable feeling to have gone through so much to get to this point and then have a game like this.”
With chants of “USA, USA” raining down on the field at Citizens Bank Park, Mets catcher Ronny Paulino smacked an RBI double to the wall in the fourteenth inning to put the Mets up 2-1.
For Paulino It was his fifth hit of the night and he helped the Mets avoid a sweep at the hands of their division rival Philadelphia Phillies.
This was Paulino’s first start as a Met and his five hits set a career high and were also the most ever by a player making his first Mets start according to ESPN.
Paulino, who pinch-hit Friday, passed Xavier Nady(2006), Ty Wigginton (2002), Bill Almon (1980) and Richie Hebner (1979) — who had four apiece in their first Mets starts, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
It took a while for Paulino to finally get here, but he certainly made it worth the wait.
A great game and a great win for the Mets, but the best part was the stirring and exhilarating backdrop of the news that US forces had attacked and killed Osama Bin Laden – a huge win for our country.
It was a historic night to remember on many levels.
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5 for 7 threw ben francisco out to end the 10th and drove in the 10th? WTG Paulino.
should say drove in the winning run in the 14th?
love it when a guy goes thru the middle like he did.
Welcome to the Mets Paulino! What a game he had!
The NL East has quietly become the strongest division in baseball. Go ahead, take me down.
Pops
While, I simply love Josh Thole, I can’t help but wonder if his inexperience in reading batter’s approaches has somehow contributed to our staff’s inconsistancies. Paulino caught nearly all of them sxcl 5(Dickey,Niese,Pelfrey,Capuano,Igarashi) last night and it was certainly their finest 5 hrs YTD. & in THAT Kiddie Park venue! I wonder.
At least two times this season once by Pelfrey and another by Niese, when there were mild references to the game calling of Thole after they had bad starts. There might be something to it.
I said the same thing about a week ago.
All of our best pitching performances have been on days Thole was sitting on the bench.
But that said maybe Paulino can help in that regard. Last year Thole had Blanco to talk to him, Maybe Paulino can be that guy now!
Thole is a project in progress and Mets knew that despite his hitting that he has not been a catcher his whole life and needs to learn the nuances of game, batters, etc.
The fact that last year Mets had some vet back ups in Blanco, whom I liked, he was starting to learn, maybe Paulino will help but he has had his issues in past but came through big last night.
Wait to go BP and Paulino.
I knew that Izzy’s penchant to love his curveball and living on the edge would catch up to him and Mets. Last game he came in 8th and gave up a solo HR, so he has not been shutdown as was expected.
Throw a fastball and all he could do was tied it but no his curve had to be it.