Pelfrey's Gem

Finally, I watched a Met game that I could really enjoy. Yesterday’s game was a lot of fun to watch. First and foremost it was a pleasure to watch Mike Pelfrey pitch. He was on top of his game. He gave us seven strong innings. That is the longest he has ever gone in a major league game. He is now 2-0 and has looked good in both of his starts.

I know that Pelfrey looked good at the start of spring training this year and by the end he was looking mediocre at best. As a result, I am not yet ready to deem him the young stud pitcher that all of us fans hope he becomes. He still has a lot to prove. Still, right now it is a pleasure to watch him and kudos to him.

I liked the fact that the Mets jumped out to an early lead. It was not a huge lead but Pelfrey made the 2-0 lead stand. While it would have been nice to see the Mets add to it throughout the game, they did take on 2 additional runs in the seventh inning to provide breathing room and two additional runs in the eighth to put the game away.

I realize that this is just the Nationals. Still, the Mets need to win these games and maybe, just maybe, it can start to turn them around and they can get on one hell of a winning streak without turning right back around after it and getting on a losing streak.