06-13-2007, 10:08 PM
Maine seems to have these lapses where he thinks he’s in little league again and can just throw fastball after fastball. That’s ALL the Dodgers were looking for and swinging at early and that’s ALL he was throwing in the 2nd inning. Every single pitch from the Martin ground ball to the Kuo HR was a fastball. Then Peterson came out, reminded him he’s not 12 years old anymore, and he started using other pitches.
To quote Tim McCarver, as good as the Mets were in the first 2 months of the season, that’s how as bad they’ve been now. It’s good though, it’s refreshing. Over the last year people have forgotten what it’s like to be a Mets fan. The team is drastically different, but 2004 is still not a very long time ago. I forgot what it was like to watch a game with that kind of pessimism. It’s been a while since I’ve expected bad things to happen at every turn. Unclutch hitting, awful relief, shoddy defense. Reyes is a phenomenal defensive SS when the ball’s coming off the bat, but other than that he has some really weird lapses. He should have caught Hundley..I mean Piaz..I mean Lo Duca’s throw into CF last night. He pulled back his glove at the last second. Had he extended a couple of inches, it was a (relatively) easy catch. Earlier in the year there was a throw from either Lo Duca or the outfield where he had an easy out on a runner from first, but caught the ball on the 3B side of the bag and never bothered sweeping across to apply the tag. There have been a few random instances like this. It never happens when the ball’s coming off the bat though, so it’s very strange.
At least Sosa is starting tonight. He’s the only pitcher all month that’s won a game, so at least they’ve got that going for them. Of course, that probably just means he, like the rest of the rotation of late, is due for a pounding. Especially against Penny, who’s due to pitch well against the Mets.
To quote Tim McCarver, as good as the Mets were in the first 2 months of the season, that’s how as bad they’ve been now. It’s good though, it’s refreshing. Over the last year people have forgotten what it’s like to be a Mets fan. The team is drastically different, but 2004 is still not a very long time ago. I forgot what it was like to watch a game with that kind of pessimism. It’s been a while since I’ve expected bad things to happen at every turn. Unclutch hitting, awful relief, shoddy defense. Reyes is a phenomenal defensive SS when the ball’s coming off the bat, but other than that he has some really weird lapses. He should have caught Hundley..I mean Piaz..I mean Lo Duca’s throw into CF last night. He pulled back his glove at the last second. Had he extended a couple of inches, it was a (relatively) easy catch. Earlier in the year there was a throw from either Lo Duca or the outfield where he had an easy out on a runner from first, but caught the ball on the 3B side of the bag and never bothered sweeping across to apply the tag. There have been a few random instances like this. It never happens when the ball’s coming off the bat though, so it’s very strange.
At least Sosa is starting tonight. He’s the only pitcher all month that’s won a game, so at least they’ve got that going for them. Of course, that probably just means he, like the rest of the rotation of late, is due for a pounding. Especially against Penny, who’s due to pitch well against the Mets.