Quite a week in Metsland.
Lets start from the 20 inning game. If youre reading this then you probably know all the details and have read all the interesting stats and tidbits about the game so i wont list them here.
However here are some things to think about from that game.
1) Major league teams need to rethink about when/how to use/bring in their "closer"(more on this in a coming post). K-Rod threw over 100 pitches in the 20 inning marathon! Sounds a lot like Willie Randolph to me. And not in a good way.
2) How on earth did the Mets only score two runs in three innings off of position players?
3) This would have been an absolutely devastating loss if they would have lost. Its the type of game they have recently found ways to lose. But they won and a W is a W.
4) One stat - this ones "original" in that i didnt see anyone else write it. Mike Pelfrey (who, as you know, leads the team in both wins and saves) is now tied with Tom Seaver for career saves.
Moving on....
We have now had a decent sample size of the rotation. All i have to say is so far so good. Currently the Mets lead the NL in ERA. As you know i am tracking the starts of Ollie, Maine and Big Pelf. Maine, to me is the rotations biggest question mark. His velocity was slightly up in his last start but not enough and he throws way too many pitches. Ollie hopefully has turned a corner (as i predicted he would), and Pelfrey looks like hes turning into a true #2 starter. In the meantime the bullpen continues to look great.
All in all i think the Mets may be turning a corner here. This current 10 game homestand will be HUGE!
Lets wait and see what happens.
LETS GO METS!!
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