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Great night for the New York Mets!
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The
New York Mets ripped the Washington Nationals 6-0 last night at Shea
Stadium. The game featured many positive signs for the Mets.
First, Mike Pelfrey once again impressed, the tall right hander
went seven shut out innings. Pelfrey had a lot of zip on his fastball
and he did a great job with his location as he seemed to be on the edge
of the plate all night. If Mike Pelfrey can continue to pitch this way,
that would be huge for the Mets.
Second David Wright continues his strong start. Wright had a five RBI night which included a two run blast in the first.
Third, Jose Reyes returned from his brief absence to rest a sore
hamstring. Reyes had three hits including a triple…the legs didn’t
seem to bother him at all.
Last, and maybe most significant, Duaner Sanchez made his Mets
return. After missing well over a year while recovering from a non
baseball accident Sanchez came on in the ninth to shut down the
Nationals and seal the victory for the Mets.
The teams go at it again tonight at 7:05. John Maine gets the start for the Mets.
Can Mike Pelfrey end the skid??
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Tonight at Shea Stadium, Mike Pelfrey takes the mound for the New
York Mets going against Kyle Kendrick who will be making the start for
the Philadelphia Phillies. As the Mets have now lost nine straight to
the Phils, and Mike Pelfrey hasn’t exactly lived up to his billing as
of yet, the question is can we FINALLY beat the Phils?
He is certainly a talented pitcher and there is a reason the Mets
used a first round pick on him in 2005. But he was unimpressive last
season and flat out brutal for much of the spring. While he has shown
flashes of his real potential, we just haven’t seen any consistency out
of him. The Philadelphia Phillies, with a vaunted line up that included
Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and others is no easy task.
But Pelfrey sounds up for it…”It’s my first start of the season so the adrenaline is definitely
going to be there, and the excitement is definitely going to be there,”
Pelfrey said. “Really, I just want to get the season going — to be a
part of it and help contribute.”
Lets hope we look back on tonight’s contest as a turning point not
only for Mike Pelfrey, but also for our New York Mets!
Quick Hits:
- Mike Pelfrey was 3-8 with a 5.57 era in 2007
- his spring era was 8.14
- Duanar Sanchez threw 2 shut out innings last night for St. Lucie
- on this date in 1985, Gary Carter made his Mets debut,
Carter ended the game against the St Louis Cardinals with a walk off
10th inning home run
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