DISGUSTED

This is absolutely ridiculous. The Mets have just lost three out of their last four games to last place teams. They need to WAKE UP!

It was bad enough when the Mets lost on Friday, dropping two in a row to last place teams, one to the Pirates and one to the Nationals. Sosa looked awful on Friday. Fortunately the Mets were able to take this afternoon’s game but unfortunately, the offense was not coming through as they scored only three runs. Thankfully El Duque was able to make those stand up. That brings us to this evening’s game, perhaps the most frustrating. I am still trying to figure out all sorts of things about it.

I do not understand why, if Beltran is unavailable, the Mets sent down a hitter to AAA instead of optioning Jorge Sosa, even if they need to bring him back later. I do not understand why Willie Randolph would be crazy enough to use Marlon Anderson as a pinch hitter after Paul LoDuca pulled a hamstring. As Met announcer lamented numerous, since Ramon Castro has to come into the game anyway to replace LoDuca, put him up as a pinch hitter and keep Anderson for later in the game. I still feel sick when I think about that choice.

Still, the most frustrating thing was the Mets gave up six runs to the Nationals. Down three nothing, the Mets stormed back to tie it up and then they let this last place team, this Triple-A want-to-be team, retake the lead.

This string of games was one that should have favored the Mets BIG TIME! Seven games against last place teams, when you are fighting for first, actually in first, should result in a minimum of five wins, and that is already a poor showing. Right now, the best the Mets can do is finish four and three, which would be a dismal home stand. The worst they can do is three and four. To just think that there is a real possibility that this could happen is sickening, if it actually does happen, then there should be MAJOR CHANGES.

I realize teams go through streaks and have good stretches and bad stretches. Still, when you get something this easy from the schedule makers, you cannot afford to have a bad streak. This is when the good teams tighten the thumbscrews. As much as it pains me to say this, right now, the Mets are not a good team.

I can only hope that they win tomorrow and then have a successful series against a couple of good teams, the Brewers and the Cubs. Only time will tell.