HEY! Look at THIS!!
Oh, Murph!! The Irish Wonder made clutch plays on both sides of the coin tonight to give the Mets their 4th straight win and kept the Mets at a perfect 4-0 to start the 2012 season. As a result, he received the Mets’ first pie of the season, courtesy of Justin Turner, filling in for #WILLIEHARRISFACE (moment of silence for no Willie this year). Kirk Nieuwenhuis also contributed, getting his first MLB home run which tied the game at 3-3 to keep the Mets in the game. Ruben Tejada is also looking much better at the plate as he has been getting more hits and looks much more comfortable and sure of himself. David Wright continues to be a hot hitter, although I’m a bit concerned that he may have “contract year” syndrome. If that’s the case, hopefully the Wilpons won’t be idiots and they sign him to a new contract.
Something is seriously wrong with Ike Davis though, and it’s worrying me. For a guy who has one of the prettiest swings in all of baseball, he looks uncomfortable and awkward at the plate lately. I don’t know if he’s not feeling well, or if he has to stand differently because of his leg injury, but to quote Keith Hernandez: “his fanny is flying out” when he swings. Hopefully Dave Hudgens can work with Ike to get him back to his old self.
Mike Pelfrey wasn’t half bad! Yes, he had a rough 3rd inning and even I started to get a little nervous, but I think overall he had a strong debut and he managed to tie his career-high 8 K’s. The difference in this outing was when he started to get in a bit of trouble, he got himself out of it, and didn’t collapse under the pressure. Way to go Pelf! Now to see if he can keep that up all year. The jury’s still out for me on that one.
Turning Point
Daniel Murphy’s shovel toss to Ruben Tejada to get Jon Rauch (who ended up with the W) out of a bit of trouble, which also ended the 8th inning and any possible Nationals rally.
Game Ball
I want to give two here, one to Kirk Nieuwenhuis for his first MLB homerun that brought the Mets right back in the game when it seemed doubtful at best. The second is of course for Daniel Murphy, for his key defensive play in the top of the 8th that kept the game tied, and of course for his walk-off base hit. He also gets bonus points for wiping his face on Kevin Burkhardt’s jacket.
Next Game
Dillon Gee and his magnificent beard (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will make his 2012 debut tomorrow night against Ross Detwiler (o-o, 0.00 ERA) as the Mets (4-0!!!) and the Nationals (2-2) play game 2 of their first 3-game series of the season tomorrow night at CitiField at 7:10 pm. The game can be seen on SNY and heard on WFAN660 AM. @MetsWFAN @dailystache @Meriwyn
Let’s go METS!!
