That was brutal
After an inspiring two games in the Bronx, the Mets came out and played a full day of listless baseball. The start of game one seemed to be fine; Luis Castillo hit a home run and then the Mets put the next three guys on base, only to have all three left out there. From there, the next 22 men were retired, 17 by ex-Met Tom Glavine. The Mets went on to brutally losing the first.
Now I had a bad taste after the first game, the Mets just never play well at Turner Field. But very little part of me felt good about the night game. And those feelings proved to be right. They didn't do a thing. And it seemed like maybe they could come back, but after scoring their first two runs of the game, they gave two right back in the bottom of the inning.
Basically, the weekend was just another tease by what is now becoming the New York Mess. I noted it yesterday, only three times has this team won three or more in a row. At this point it seems like it is what it is.
Now the Mets are in a terribly tough spot. They have two games to follow the poor 18-inning performance they put up yesterday, and then they have three games at another stadium they've been historically bad at (Coors Field). The Mets can in no way pull out say a 1-4 record to finish off this road trip. They do that then they're going home under .500 for what you would figure to be a big four game series against the Marlins.
Right now it's just at a point of not being able to put your finger on the Mets. Some days they seem like a wrecking ball, other days they seem lost and to be a bad baseball team. And if you're someone who's watched this team through the first 43 games, the only thing you can be confident in is the starting pitching and Billy Wagner. I also can't forget Ryan Church, but unfortunately he is surrounded by an inconsistent offense.
Somewhere things need to change. And I hope this team plays the way they did at Yankee Stadium. At some point this group needs to realize they're only showing to be a .500 team, and they need to understand they're a heck of a lot better than that.
Now I had a bad taste after the first game, the Mets just never play well at Turner Field. But very little part of me felt good about the night game. And those feelings proved to be right. They didn't do a thing. And it seemed like maybe they could come back, but after scoring their first two runs of the game, they gave two right back in the bottom of the inning.
Basically, the weekend was just another tease by what is now becoming the New York Mess. I noted it yesterday, only three times has this team won three or more in a row. At this point it seems like it is what it is.
Now the Mets are in a terribly tough spot. They have two games to follow the poor 18-inning performance they put up yesterday, and then they have three games at another stadium they've been historically bad at (Coors Field). The Mets can in no way pull out say a 1-4 record to finish off this road trip. They do that then they're going home under .500 for what you would figure to be a big four game series against the Marlins.
Right now it's just at a point of not being able to put your finger on the Mets. Some days they seem like a wrecking ball, other days they seem lost and to be a bad baseball team. And if you're someone who's watched this team through the first 43 games, the only thing you can be confident in is the starting pitching and Billy Wagner. I also can't forget Ryan Church, but unfortunately he is surrounded by an inconsistent offense.
Somewhere things need to change. And I hope this team plays the way they did at Yankee Stadium. At some point this group needs to realize they're only showing to be a .500 team, and they need to understand they're a heck of a lot better than that.
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