What a difference a day makes. After blowing a three run lead in the ninth, you would have thought the momentum coming into game number two would have been with the Phillies but the Mets knew what they had to do and they did it.
John Maine was solid in his pitching performance. Yes, I hate it when a pitcher is given a lead (in Maine’s case 2-0 after one inning) and the very next inning allows the opposing team to tie it up (as Maine did by allowing consecutive homeruns). Maine settled down however, and continued his domination of the Phillies as well as the pitcher who is great getting a win following a Mets loss.
One day also makes a difference in my attitude about taking Johan Santana out after eight innings. Actually, it was John Heyman that made the difference. It was not so much the explanation that Santana has seldom in his career thrown over 100 pitches, nor the fact that he seldom has pitched a complete game. The point that he made was, given all the injuries to the Mets, especially seeing how they have mishandled Ryan Church, and given the amount of money Santana makes, you do not want to take a chance asking him to do something he does not usually do. I can buy that philosophy. In addition, Heyman pointed out that 96% of the time (it might have been 94% but I think he said 96), a team with a three run lead in the ninth inning wins the ballgame. So, I have changed my thinking a little.
Today it is a Noon game and the winner claims sole possession of first place. Hopefully that will be the Mets!
Let’s Go Mets!
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