Mets Game 146: Loss to Brewers

Brewers 3 Mets 0

This series started out so promising for the road warriors.

Mets Game Notes

After two games of aberration, the Mets offense returned to their futile ways. They managed only two hits and one walk against Wily Peralta, who shut them out through 8 innings in a 104-pitch effort. One of those two hits was an infield single by Josh Thole.

Peralta’s pitching mechanics are somewhat similar to Jenrry Mejia‘s, and similarly dangerous. Funny, Peralta also has Tommy John surgery in his past — how about that? Just a coincidence, I’m sure. Is it also a coincidence that both youngsters developed their skills in Santo Domingo, D.R.? I have to wonder if there is a buscone down there who is teaching teenagers these harmful techniques. Then again, nearly every pitching coach / instructor in the USA teaches some kind of harmful mechanic to the young hurlers under their watch — though, there are many more variations.

Chris Young allowed three runs in 6 2/3, walking none. Of the eight hits he gave up, six were for extra bases — three homeruns and three doubles. There were also a number of very-hard-hit, long outs. Honestly, I don’t know how Young gets out of games allowing only two or three runs with the puss balls he serves; it’s like he has a deal with the devil or something.

Juiceman Ryan Braun rang in the new year by hitting two of those three four-baggers — the first of which was the 200th of his career. The man likes his OJ, and fruit smoothies on occasion. What did you think I meant by that nickname? It’s those power shakes that allow him to generate so much bat speed without following through, I’m sure.

Braun and Aramis Ramirez hit back-to-back homers in the fourth. Ramirez’s shot went about 900 feet; it looked like his third-base coach was tossing a BP fastball to him in Home Run Derby. After those two bombs, the next two batters hit long fly ball outs that were caught at the warning track.

As a kid, I remember someone gifting me a bottle of Aramis “Devin” cologne. It smelled nasty, but I thought I was pretty cool dabbing it behind my ears.

Twice in the game, Norichika Aoki followed a two-out double with a steal of third, both times with Young on the mound. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that before. Young completely ignored Aoki the first time and Aoki went in standing up, without a throw. The second time was close, and I’m not sure how much sense it made with two outs and red-hot Rickie Weeks at the plate.

The Mets can finish the season with a winning record if they win all sixteen of their remaining games. YA GOTTA BELIEVE!!!!!

Next Mets Game

The Mets return to Phlushing to phace the Phillies on Monday evening. Game time is 7:10 p.m. and pits R.A. Dickey vs. Cliff Lee.