I’m relieved for a brief time now that the Metropolitans etched-out a win. Nevertheless, finishing a game on the winning side of things every 5-games is not the way to go.
Let’s face it – Santana is the ONLY pitcher right now who I’m confident in taking the ball to the mound. I’m confident that our best chances to win are with Santana starting. Needless to say, we did expect Santana to be the ace; yet, we didn’t expect the next best pitcher to be this far behind as the second starter.
Going into last-nites game against the first-place Marlins, the Metropolitans have been dismal, with a bleak 5-11 record spanning thru their previous 16-games. Thus, remaining motivated, confident, and resilient, while focusing on looking-up has the Mets doing just that—looking-up.
Currently, the Mets are looking-up at Atlanta, Philly, and Florida; so, with the last-place Nats taking 3-of-4, in addition to the three other NL East teams, these Mets have plenty of work to do during their World Series endeavor.
The following results may be too disturbing for those sensitive to brutal facts, however, I’m accountable for sharing honest thoughts, opinions, and reality. Moreover, my earlier mention of the Mets’ 6-11 record over a 17-game timeframe is distastefully analyzed below:
The NY Mets’ Last 6-Wins:
*2-games versus the last-place Yankees
*1-game versus the last-place Reds
*1-game versus the last-place Nationals
*1-game versus the last-place MLB Division – Rockies
*1-game versus the surprisingly first-place Marlins
If the preceding numbers weren’t disappointing already, than I’d like to add more evidence that truly make the wins slightly misleading. Please take note . . .
Johan Santana pitched and earned two of the six-wins, with the latest being against the first-place Marlins.
I hope all Mets fans are in agreement; we need to see more overall wins; we need to see pitchers other than Santana stepping-up; we need to see wins against last-place teams and teams the Mets should beat.
We may be needy fans, however, we’re surely not asking for much now are we.
