Mets Game 160: Loss to Marlins
Marlins 6 Mets 1
With both the Brewers and the Mets entering the last three games of the seasons with identical records, the 162-game season was distilled into three. Unfortunately, the Mets find themselves a game behind with two to go.
Mike Pelfrey did his job, hurling six strong innings and allowing just three runs. However, no one else on the team did theirs, and as a result the Mets found themselves on the wrong end of the final tally.
Once again it took seven relievers to cover the last three innings of the game, and that crew allowed another three runs. But their ineffectiveness didn’t matter much in the end, since the offense was non-existent. The Mets managed to place 11 runners on base, stranded nine, and scored one — on a fielder’s choice.
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What’s there to say? The bullpen is completely spent — has been for weeks — and now the offense feels a swelling in their throats. Two games to go, and the Mets are one behind. If the Brewers can win their next two games, there’s nothing the Mets can do.
Next Game
Saturday’s game is scheduled for 1:10 pm, and Johan Santana is insisting on taking the ball against Ricky Nolasco. I’m hoping for rain.
This feels like the end for this year… I hate to say it as Mets fans are always the ones who ‘believe’… but where do we go from here? Even if we do sneak in it seems to me that the pen and inconsistent offense will do us in against the cubs in round one. Where does the team go from here? The obvious answer is big expenditure, but is that the route we really want to be taking? AJ, Sabathia, Tex, Giambino, DLowe… are any of these guys the ONE piece that will put us over the top? Or do we need a bigger retooling?
As for re-tooling, we’ll have plenty of time to discuss that here … and it appears that discussion will take place sooner than any of us would like.
By the way, I haven’t watched one second of either game since Tuesday’s loss, and I’m happy to see I’m not missing much. I will continue to boycott this team until 2009, when I hope and pray they get their heads on straight and make some well-overdue roster moves to make them the contender we’re all paying dearly for.