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2012
Pelfrey Strong, Grand Slam For Wright… Wait, What? Mets Win 9-1
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I saw it with my own four eyes – Wright hit a Grand Slam and Mike Pelfrey looked great in a 9-1 rout of the Houston Astros.
Summary
So let me knock the negativity out of the way to begin. It was the Astros and they looked completely outmatched. The Astros are a 100-loss team, It is Spring Training, Pelfrey still sucks, Wright is not clutch, Sandy Alderson is a nut job.
Did I cover everything? I know that I am being pretentious, but I enjoyed tonight’s game because I saw some life in our team that made me believe for a second we were not as bad as everyone proclaimed us to be. Yes, for one night, we were just average, and that was okay.
The Astros offense is lacking, so it is a good thing that Pelfrey was able to pitch the way he did, or else we would never hear the end of it. A final line of 6.1 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 3 K, and an ER was the mark of a good pitching performance from one Mike Pelfrey, who looked sharp for the first time this Spring. The 0 BB was as HUGE as my capital letters for the ex-palm licking tosser and his GO:FO ratio was 13:1. If that is not proof that the sinker was working tonight, I have nothing else for you.
Herrera finished up in the 7th with two clean outs. Rauch came in to follow and struck out two in the inning. When Rauch’s changeup is on, he pitches brilliantly. Also a fun fact – we went from Herrera at 5’6” to Rauch at 6’11”. Wow. Nice angle shift. That’s the equivalent of going from Dickey to Parnell in speed. Edgin closed out the game in the ninth, but it looks like Herrera’s going to be taking that lefty spot until Byrdak is back.
A quick rundown of the offense shows Wright with a grand slam, his only hit on the afternoon, leading the charge with Murphy and Thole both posting multiple hits on the evening as well. A comedy of literal errors overtook the Astros defense today as they made three errors which helped the Mets – even giving Mike Pelfrey credit for an RBI on a possible DP ball.
Thole got called for CI in this game but was good otherwise by gunning down Ruggiano on a steal attempt. Bottom line: We were supposed to beat the Astros, we beat them with a 7-run 4th, and tomorrow afternoon we keep going on route to Opening Day.
Hero Of The Game
Mike Pelfrey for giving me a reason to believe in him, if only for an hour.
Notes
Scott Hairston sighting today – I guess he will be heading north with the team to start on the bench.
Think there’s any real advantage to my angle switch joke earlier? 5’6” to 6’11” is no joke.
Mike Pelfrey got a hell of an ovation when he fouled off a 3-2 pitch from Livan Hernandez after working there from 0-2. Highlight of the night.
On Deck
Our whiz kid Dillon Gee takes the mound for us tomorrow against the Cardinals at 1:05, who counter with Kyle Lohse. Parnell is scheduled to pitch so keep an eye on him – E.R.A. is still 0.00 this Spring.
About the Author: Satish Ram
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Hopefully, the Mets could get a weighted schedule where they could play the ‘Stros 125 times this season…the only NL team that is without question worse than the Mets.
I think they finish better than the Astros and Padres and will battle the Cubs, Pirates, and a surprise team here or there for the next tier.
that next tier is probably a lot bigger than you think. Dodgers? the AL central?
That would be an interesting post. Group the teams by tiers.
You can get right on that. I was just referring to NL. Honestly I think Dodgers just played way under their potential last year. I mean they had 2 MVP candidates, how can they be that bad?
We might finish last this year but there is clearly some talent on this team.
The Astros, on the other hand – remind me of the ’78 and ’79 Mets. Especially their defense.
Talk about a team in limbo, they are not going to even be in the same league or have the same rules next year. LOL.
sad thing is? They might finally get rid of Lee, right when they finally need the DH!
someone on the broadcast (I had it up on MLB.tv for a while) mentioned that they lost 106 last year, and the way this year is shaping up, they might lose more than that.
and last place is only relative to your division. The Mets would be division crown contenders in a couple of the patsy divisions.
Someone posted the #s for the Tigers earlier. I think they were something like 50-22 against the 4 horrid teams in their division, and .500 against every other team.
Sorry Stick but the ONLY division I think the Mets would be able to hang around in is the NL Central. None of the AL teams and I think even the NL West would be tough.
so far, this ST is eerily similar to 2010 for big Poof. Horrid up until a very good last start. Everyone in a panic. Then he came out with his best stretch of pitching in the 1st 1/2 of 2010.
So, just hope the parallels continue into the regular season!
I got a laugh out of your title.
Brian,
Thanks, getting one person to laugh makes it worth it, lol.
Now that the bar is set this low, the Mets may make this an interesting year. If we could just lower the expectations on the 3 minor league pitchers that have to rescue Flushing.
It’s nice to have a win, any win, at any time. Let’s not knock it. The Mets have a one game winning streak!!!
I am glad there’s so much optimism here. Makes sense when we win 8-1. What can I say…savor the victories we get. I still don’t think we’ll see too many
This schelp had his one good game, that means his next ten will be flops. How the Mets offered him a penny over $1 million still boggles my mind. I could even see $2 million, but $5.6 million? For a GM who complains he has no money, he sure didnt mind overpaying and having the highest paid 5th starter in the game. If we had cut him, guaranteed no team would have given Pelfrey more than $2 million! Pitchers that are better than him got less.
well, technically he isn’t the 5th starter (more like 4th), but even so, he still wouldn’t be the highest paid 5th SP.
Yeah how much is Zambrano making?
Zito.
Blanton
Comments like this and a few others show what a bubble we can live in sometimes.
After Big Pelf’s outing, get on the phone now and call other clubs. They might bite-yeah Fat Chance!