Was a long night for our our boys out at Shea but the Mets pulled it out. John Maine had a little bit of Kyle Kendrick in him tonight when it came to the walks (5) but was able to keep it together and only gave up one run over 6. Jose Reyes got the call at the plate after this season's big story for the Mets, Angel Pagan got us the go ahead rbi in the 12th.
Now for the bad news. Aaron Heilman's early struggles continued as he fell apart to give up a couple of runs. Its still early but he hasn't looked at that good so far and hopefully can turn things around relatively soon. Billy Wagner lost his shot for the save after Heilman tripped things up and still sits without a save opportunity. As long as we keep winning, thats fine by me.
Tom Gordon of the Phillies, who probably had thoughts of redemption when Lidge hit the DL has not been good at all coming out of the pen. He allowed both hits and the eventual winning run. Its early in the season but he is already at 0-2 with an era over 10. Could be a long season for the Phillies bullpen between DL trips for Lidge and the ineffectiveness of Gordon.
This weekend series has our Mets squaring off against the Brewers. Dont know what to expect out of Nelson Figueroa, who has been thrust into the starting rotation, but I look forward to a good game tonight. Reyes showed some life with a 2-6 night and his 1st SB of the season. Hopefully he can build on that. Wright and Delgado both shared the donut combining for 0-7 but they can turn things around and take advantage of Manny Parra. Thats all I've got for now. Next time we meet I hope to be updating you on another Mets win.
Oh, PS: GO Rangers! MAKE IT 2-0 TONIGHT!
