Thursday, July 19, 2007
Why The Mets Will Hit Full Steam Sooner Than Later
Over the last six weeks, us Mets fans have suffered as our beloved Mets have played .500 baseball, and have gone up and down like a roller coaster at Six Flags. It seems like ever since Delgado hit that walk-off off of Armando Benitez in the last week of May, Benitez formulated a curse in which the Mets would not be able to hit in a clutch spot. Of course, I am just looking for a scapegoat and still have the optimism like Willie does, and there is reasoning behind my optimism.
After this tough west coast swing, we have seven games against the Pirates and Nationals. This would be the perfect time to get going, as the dog days of August are approaching quickly. Also, during these seven games we will see the return of Moises Alou (Remember him?), who should give the Mets, as Mike Francessa said, "The Big Bat" that they need. With Alou coming back, this means Lastings Milledge will platoon with Shawn Green in right, and hopefully light a fire under him, and increase his production.
I would be extremely SHOCKED if within the three-week period Alou comes back, the Mets didn't go on a massive tear, especially with Delgado (yes Delgado) hitting over .350 in July. Winning ten out twelve games is not out of the question once Alou returns, and a win streak like that is exactly what the doctor ordered.
Labels:
Carlos Delgado,
Lastings Milledge,
Matt Kaufman,
Moises Alou,
Shawn Green
4 comments:
Keep in mind feliciano worked 3 days in a row. Obviously he felt he didnt want to overwork him. Which makes us all wonder why the hell he was warming up. Even schowenweis would of been a better pitcher in that situation being that hes been lights out on the road.
The mets have a tendency, to faulter sometimes to horrible teams like the Nats and Pirates as a result of being lazy.
Your post is spoken like a true fan, an exstremly optimisitc one. I, on the other hand, only wish I could be so optimistic.
You're definitely the Optimistic fan, Matt, and so am I. I expect the Mets to have their way with Pittsburgh and Washington. As a matter of fact, why couldn't win at least 6 of the next 7 games?
I'll tell you why. It's because teams like Pittsburgh and Washington always play spoiler to teams like the Mets when it really matter, and this stretch of games REALLY matters. If they can't bulldoze past Pittsburgh and Washington, then they have a bit of a problem on their hands.
But again, being the optimist that I am, I expect big things this week from the Orange and Blue!
The Pirates have lost 6 in a row. Look for them to have something to prove in the next 10 days. Hopefully the mets don't catch them on the upturn.
The bigger question for today in my mind is why in the world Willie would leave Joe Smith in the game after a walk and a sharply struck base hit. It was evident at that point that he didn't have his best stuff. Just because his arm is in a sling, is that effecting his brain? I'm aware that Blum is a switch hitter. However, that was a big out that we needed to get. It was clearly Feliciano's out to get. This years not going to be an easy ride. We need a litte more out of Willie and his decision making...3 years on the job and he's still making rookie mistakes.