Lousy! Terrible! Sorry  Mets  fans,  not  sure  what  else  to  say.  Orlando  Hernandez,  the Mets 5th starter whose age ranges anywhere from thirty nine to being old enough for half price bus fare, flat out stunk . After throwing a simulated game last week that was considered to be pretty dismal, he gave up five runs in three innings today against St. Louis.  His fastball  topped  out  at  85  mph,  not  necessarily a big deal if he had control of his pitches; he didn’t.

The Mets starting rotation seems to be pretty solid from one through four, but the fifth spot is a HUGE question mark. It appears to be a competition between Hernandez (whatever his age may be), and Mike Pelfrey. He also pitched today. I truly wish I could  claim he  put  our  minds  at ease.  No such  luck.  He  was  actually  worse  then   Hernandez. Four innings, eight runs, too many  hits  to  count.

I don’t wish to make too much out of a bad day, but still it is troubling. As mentioned, I am pretty satisfied with our top four starters. However, number five is a major concern to me. Lets hope one of the guys steps up.

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