Two Out Of Three

Congratulations to the Mets who were able to take two out of three from the Phillies. After losing three in a row, two to the Braes and the first one to the Phils, I had my concerns. There still were a number of things I did not like about the two victories, but the bottom line is they got those victories.

In the middle game of the set with the Phillies, the scored a number of unearned runs and really were not able to add on to the early lead. I would have liked it if they showed the Phils that the bullpen was not going to hold the Mets. The Mets were unable to do that. Still, good teams have to take advantage of opportunities given to them. The Phillies gave them the opportunity and the Mets took advantage and made it stand up. In addition, Pelfrey got a victory in his first start of the year (and he pitched well); something he was unable to do last year (get his first victory) until the middle of the season.

Yesterday John Maine got back on track. He pitched well and the Mets had a 3-1 lead when he left the game. For awhile it looked like the Mets would make it stand up but again it did not happen. The Mets were unable to add on to the three runs they scored relatively early on. The Phillies chipped away at the lead and ultimately tied it up off the bullpen. This time it was Aaron Heilman who blew the save. It seems like everyday the Mets find a different member of the bullpen to blow the game.

It was also frustrating to see the Mets have opportunities in the late innings to score runs and be unable to do so. Seeing Carlos Beltran throw his bat down in disgust after striking out when he could have driven in the winning run (or go ahead run earlier), I thought he did a nice job of exemplifying how we as fans felt. Still, he has the ability to do something about it, we don’t. He needs to start producing.

It was rewarding to see Pagan drive in the winning run. He has looked fantastic so far this season and it certainly has proved to be a good addition. Certainly moving him into the two hole with Castillo out right now, paid dividends yesterday.

Again, they did not look as sharp as I thought they should have, certainly not as sharp as they could have, but they did take two in a row and two out of three from the Phillies at Shea Stadium, seemingly ending the dominance the Phils had over the Mets at Shea.

Let’s Go Mets!