Philles 10 Mets 3
This was the game that — on paper — was the Mets’ best chance to win out of the three-game series.
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Mets Game 20: Win Over Diamondbacks
Mets 4 Diamondbacks 1
The Mets won two games in a row for the first time since April 3, improving their record to 7-13 behind the fine pitching of Mike Pelfrey.
What If Pelfrey Pitches Well Tonight?
After seeing him struggle mightily in his first four starts of the season, we as Mets fans naturally would like to see Mike Pelfrey pitch well for a change. However, if he does pitch well, there could be a drama brewing behind the scenes. Because tonight, Mike Nickeas gets another start behind the plate. It … Read more
Mets Game 15: Loss to Braves
Braves 4 Mets 0
The Mets have now lost 7 straight, including two consecutive doubleheaders.
I’d like to say there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but I can’t see it.
Mets Game 10: Loss to Rockies
Rockies 7 Mets 6
The good news: Mets #1 pitcher Mike Pelfrey made it past the fifth inning. The bad news:
Mets Game 5: Loss to Phillies
Phillies 10 Mets 7
For a moment there, it appeared as though the Mets would come back again to take a ballgame. Then it all fizzled out.
Mets Game 1: Loss to Marlins
So much for the longest-running Opening Day winning streak … not even Terry Collins’ speech could inspire the Mets to win.
Mike Pelfrey Pitched with Rotator Cuff Strain
A little tidbit in the Daily News:
“I had a strained rotator cuff and a strained posterior capsule almost the whole season,” Pelfrey told the Daily News Thursday
Further …
Pelfrey said the Mets did not pressure him into pitching through the injury, and that he did not consider it a risk. So he took a pain-killing injection in his shoulder before every start, and pushed through.
Remember his slump last year, which he described as a “dead arm phase”?
We challenged that here at MetsToday, mainly because