It was a big win for the Mets who were pretty much playing a must win against the last place Padres. Mike Pelfrey who came up big with 6.2 strong innings, found himself locked in an early pitchers duel vs the 6 foot 10 inch righthander Chris Young. Pelfrey got some big time support by one man and that man was Fernando Tatis who once again came through for the Mets.
So far this year Tatis has been the one big pickup that Omar Minaya gets credit for as Tatis just seems to be involved in every Mets victory. 1st in the 4th, Tatis tied the game up with a solo blast, then in the 6th, with the Mets down 2-1, Tatis homered again, this time a 3 run shot that put the Mets ahead 4-2.
But in the 9th, with the Mets ahead 6-2, Aaron Heilman gave up a 3 run blast to Jody Gerut to make the Score 6-5. This was Heilman 9th homerun given up this season and one has to wonder if bringing in Heilman is a good idea anymore as he has given it up more times then a Hunts-point Ho. On a night where the Mets did not have the services of Billy Wagner, the Mets were able to hang on as the Padres did not have anything left and so the Mets prevailed for the must have victory.
Earlier today the Mets had to put Billy Wagner on the 15 day DL. Now the Mets will have to count on a bullpen that features a already banged up Duaner Sanchez, who last week, was having a hard time reaching 88mph on his fastball, and who is looking like a prime candidate for a little time on the DL. The Mets will also have to count on Pedro Feliciano and Scott Schoeneweis as your 2 lefties relivers, including 2nd year man Joe Smith who has been ok but is not one who you can count on for more then a couple of batters at a time, and then you have Aaron Heilman.
If you're a Mets fan, you get the feeling that when Heilman comes into a game that soemthing bad is going to happen once you spot that nervous look in his eyes that he sports from time to time, especially in those tight situations. Rookie Eddie Kunz will now be part of the bullpen as the rookie will probably have to save the Mets wins down the stretch.
Tomorrow night, Pedro Martinez must now start showing the Mets something, as the season is down to 50 games left and we still haven't seen Pedro do his thing, or perhaps we will never see Pedro do his thing again. If the Mets make the playoffs, there is a possibility that Pedro Martinez may be the Mets 5th starter, which was not the plan.
2 comments:
The Mets have some serious problems right now, they're lucky they're facing the lowly Padres right now...and they almost blew that lead. Tatis has been a great pick up but its not going to be enough.
I know they have some serious problems ahead, but so far they find themselves right in it,
plus we have some bad teams to play like the Nationals among others. But the real issue is the bullpen.
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