More Of The Same

Well, the Mets took the first two games from the Pirates and as I have been saying, this is what they have needed to do. It is great to see them on a roll as they have won three in a row, five of their last six games and since the All-Star break, they have won nine of 13. This certainly qualifies as an excellent start to the second half of the season.

It was great to see the Mets win yesterday. It was great that Tom Glavine picked up the win, win number 299. It is great that, barring the completed unexpected or irrational (which has happened to the Mets before), Glavine will win 300 (plus) games in his career.

Still, I reiterated what I have said before about Glavine and what I said yesterday about the Mets victory on Tuesday. While they won the game, and that is the key, there are still some things happening that should not be occurring. Pittsburgh does not have a great offense and after being spotted a six to nothing lead come the end of the third, Glavine let the Pirates get back into the game.

In the end, it did not matter but, Glavine let Pittsburgh score three runs in the sixth inning and cut the margin in half. The Pirates, who have a struggling offense, were back in the game. Glavine, who has been a dominate pitcher through his career was unable to slam the doors and had to settle for closing them quietly.

I grew up following baseball in a different generation but, Glavine’s ERA for the game was 4.5. A pitcher of Glavine’s stature should be able to do more. If this was just a rare occurrence this year, I probably would ignore it, but it has been happening quite a bit.

Still, there are many more positives. Aaron Heilman looked excellent coming out of the bullpen. Billy Wagner remains “Lights out”, tom Glavine did pick up win 299, and ultimately, and most importantly, the Mets won.

Here’s hoping that the broom which I took out of the closet this morning will be getting a workout this afternoon.

Let’s Go Mets!