Mets Game 100: Loss to Marlins
Marlins 8 Mets 5
This is not the kind of “fifty-fifty” that suggests hope or puts a windfall of money in someone’s pocket.
The Mets reach the century mark of the season with a perfectly even 50-50 record. Once again, stuck at the Flushing .500.
Mets Game Notes
Chris Capuano was cruising until the bottom of the sixth, when he suddenly became extremely hittable. I’m not sure what happened; his pitch count was only in the high 70s and into the 80s, so I doubt it was fatigue — though in the heat and humidity of Miami you never know. Perhaps it was just a case of the Marlins hitters figuring him out after seeing him a third time (plus three times earlier this week).
The game was still within the Mets’ grasp until the bottom of the 7th, when defensive miscues and Gaby Sanchez‘s second homer put the game away for the Fish. And then the Mets sneaked back into grasp with back-to-back homers in the ninth — by Jose Reyes and Lucas Duda.
For Duda, that was his first MLB homer of the season. About time, considering that young man’s obvious strength and big swing; it feels like he should have a dozen by now.
Jose Reyes had his 46th multiple-hit game. His second hit was a single up the middle off of Burke Badenhop in an at-bat where Reyes looked completely baffled and unable to track the baseball out of Badenhop’s hand. That’s the way his season is going — it’s a beautiful thing to watch.
Reyes and Justin Turner combined to go 6-for-9 with 4 runs scored at the top of the lineup.
Next Mets Game
The Mets and Marlins play the final game of their series on Sunday afternoon at 1:10 PM. Dillon Gee goes against Anibal Sanchez.
Given the temps here in NYC, wankers, I say.
That was the second time in two days that David Wright made a dubious throw that would have been tough for someone who actually is good at playing 1st Base.
Murphy, I can see, but DW has been over there for five or so years. It is about as aggravating as watching Bay and apparently now Pagan being an automatic out.
The Mets seem to have games like this against the Marlins and Nats repeatedly every year lately — they can’t hit the starters (grind out two runs against a recent reliever here) and the other team manages runs in bunches.
PS: So “shocking” (NOT) to see the return of the Wright bashing after two games back. Ah Met fans, bash your best and worship your 25th men.
Wright isn’t “our best.” Reyes and Beltran are our “best.” His hitting has been on the decline and again twice in two days he made bad plays in important situations. Criticism of so-called “best” making bad throws is not “bashing.” It’s criticism.
And, what 25th man? The guy hitting over .300 for a long time now? What does that make Harris, Pridie, Hairston, Acosta, Carrasco, et. al.? 35th men? The reason such people are praised is that expectations are lower and if they do well, it is that much better. If one of your stars still has problems playing his position at key moments, it matters more. Top players deserve to be held to higher standards.
Murph gets criticised ala wiggy and keppinger before them because they never develop a position as mets.
Big difference with cappy is age. Orel’s sole purpose in 1999 was to get to 200 wins. Cappy is post a 2 yr recovery from what should have been career ending surgery. As a lefty toohe is a high value commodity. How much older is he than pel?….