Win One, Lose One, Again

Yesterday’s day-night doubleheader against the Yankees was a microcosm of the Mets entire season so far. In the first game they looked good. They started scoring early. At first it looked like the Yanks might make this a seesaw battle but Pelfrey was able to shut them down. It was not a great performance by Mike but it was good enough and he did what he needed to do to hold them once the Mets went on the offensive.

Of course Delgado had a strong day, going three for five with two homeruns and a double and knocking in 9 runs (a Met record) with a grand slam, a three run shot and a two run double. The other six runs were knocked in by the middle of the lineup as well. While Met pitching did give up six runs, two of them scored when the Mets had already put up 11 runs or more and the job of the pitchers was to throw strikes and try and keep the game moving. It was a good game for the Mets.

This was followed by a night game at Shea. The Mets were shutout nine to nothing. Delgado went 0-2, although he did walk twice in the nightcap. The middle of the lineup went three for eight with no RBI’s. The pitching did not look good at all.

The Mets problem is consistency. They have not been able to get anything going at all this year. Sure they look good for a little while but then they look terrible. They need consistency. They need to play like we have been expecting them to play. If not, I believe it is time to break up this team.

Obviously you need to get something good but Reyes, Wright and Beltran are not sparking your offense. With Delgado on the downside of his career and Alou spending more than three quarters of the season on the DL, those guys are not the answer either.

Santana has not sparked the pitching like we believed. We thought with Johan in a Met uniform it would not only bring us a great pitcher but make those around him better. That has not been the case. Santana has been good, but not great, this season. Pedro has spent too much time on the DL and when he is not he has not been the dominant pitcher he was. Ollie is just a waste of space.

Something has to be done to show these guys just how fed up the fans are and how unacceptable their play is. At least if they had a bunch of no-name players (like the days of Doug Flynn, John Stearns, Mike Phillips and Steve Henderson, you don’t expect much and your payroll is a lot cheaper. I don’t know the answer but clearly, I think all Met fans see the problem.

Let’s Go Mets!