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Recovering from Steel City Meltdown
I’ve been in seclusion for the past 36 hours or so. It took some time to recover from the 360-mile drive back from Pittsburgh, and even more so the series sweep.
Even after a couple days of reflection and thought, I still can’t figure out how what was a day-to-day sore calf turned into a hamstring tear.
Let’s face it. Even more brutal than the three losses to Pittsburgh has been the Mets response to the inordinate number of injuries the ball club has suffered in recent weeks.
The Mets medical staff and club management deserve a failing grade in the way they’ve dealt with injuries, diagnoses, and return timetables.
Still, what was left of the Mets’ opening day lineup propelled the team to victory Friday night in Washington.
Second baseman Luis Castillo, who looks a lot more like the 2003 World Champion second baseman than the slouch he was a year ago, led off the 10th inning by singling to right field. Carlos Beltran reached base for the second time to set the table for David Wright.
The Mets third baseman, who has struck out 23 times over 70 at-bats with runners in scoring position, shot a tie-breaking double up the right field gap.
Wright’s opposite field hit was followed by a base-running blunder as he was cut down going for third, but Frankie Rodriguez capped another stellar effort form the bullpen with a 1-2-3 bottom of the 10th.
Credit needs to go to starter Tim Redding as well. The Redding Express jumped back on track after two putrid performances and allowed only one run over 6.0 innings.
That is the type of start the Mets needed from Mike Pelfrey on Thursday in Pittsburgh, but received the opposite instead. Beware of hammering Big Pelf for his big stink though.
It turned my stomach when I listened to that whiney little school boy Evan Roberts bash Pelfrey Friday morning on WFAN’s Midday Show.
Roberts, whose credentials pale in comparison to those carried by the author of this blog, cried about how Pelfrey can be considered a No. 2 starter because of the awful performance he had on Thursday.
Apparently Roberts, who claims to watch every Mets game, hadn’t seen Pelfrey’s prior four outings during which he gave up no more than two runs.
Following his poor performance in Pittsburgh, Pelfrey stood up and admitted he let the team down with the “worst start of my career.”
So relax Evan. No need to bash such a sincere and talented guy like Pelfrey.
Big Pelf will be fine.
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