07-24-2004, 02:00 AM
franco is a situational pitcher, there's no reason to expect him to pitch a full inning. he should be coming in to get out one or 2 guys. you can either blame it on howe for using his bullpen the wrong way or blame it on the mets not having enough good relievers, or both. but to expect franco to come in for an inning and get the outs just isn't something met fans should do.