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June 2, 2010 Mets 2010 Games Joe Janish

Mets Game 53: Win Over Padres

Mets 4 Padres 2

Before our very eyes, Mike Pelfrey is developing into a legit #2 MLB starter. And all it took was a little change of pace.

Game Notes

Mike Pelfrey spun 8 brilliant innings en route to his 8th victory of the season, allowing only one run on 4 hits and 2 walks, tying his career high of 8 strikeouts. He tossed a total of 110 pitches, and probably could’ve finished the game, but some surgeons who never threw a baseball in their lives believe that would’ve permanently damaged his arm. So Francisco Rodriguez was brought in to raise the heartbeats of Mets fans. We didn’t want to fall right to sleep after midnight anyway, did we?

K-Rod pitched one inning, yet threw more than one-quarter as many pitches and allowed just as many runs on three-quarters as many hits, as Big Pelf did in eight innings.

David Wright was the offensive star of the game, driving in half of the Mets’ runs, lashing three hits — including his 9th homer — and swiping a base.

Ike Davis blasted his 6th homer of the season, a two-run job to dead center, to put the Mets ahead 4-1. Without those insurance runs we might still be watching the game right about now.

The Padres did not reach second base until the sixth inning. Prior to the sixth, catcher Nick Hundley was the only Padre to collect a hit, and he had two, but was thrown out stealing and picked off to erase both.

Next Mets Game

The final game and rubber match of the series starts at a reasonable 6:35 PM EST. Johan Santana faces Clayton Richard.

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  1. MikeTomaselli June 2, 2010 at 9:59 am
    Two things I want to discuss.

    Joe you said yesterday in the game thread you were calling for Pelfrey to add a legit offspeed option for two year. Kudos because I know this is true and further proof you are the pitching coach of the Mets blogosphere.

    Second, honestly why stop at legit number 2? No one said you can't have 2 Aces on a staff. At 8-1 and 6-0 after Mets losses I think Pelfrey is making a case for the Ace moniker. Am I getting ahead of myself? You tell me, but I think if you project Mike out with even a decent amount of regression then you have at minimum a solid number 2. That at this point would be his floor (within reason as anything can happen). My question is do you really think of Pelfrey as JUST a number 2, or can he be an Ace for the next 2-3 years while he is in his prime?

  2. MikeTomaselli June 2, 2010 at 1:59 pm
    Two things I want to discuss.

    Joe you said yesterday in the game thread you were calling for Pelfrey to add a legit offspeed option for two year. Kudos because I know this is true and further proof you are the pitching coach of the Mets blogosphere.

    Second, honestly why stop at legit number 2? No one said you can't have 2 Aces on a staff. At 8-1 and 6-0 after Mets losses I think Pelfrey is making a case for the Ace moniker. Am I getting ahead of myself? You tell me, but I think if you project Mike out with even a decent amount of regression then you have at minimum a solid number 2. That at this point would be his floor (within reason as anything can happen). My question is do you really think of Pelfrey as JUST a number 2, or can he be an Ace for the next 2-3 years while he is in his prime.