If I could title all my posts after a "Meatloaf" song I truly would. But this quote from the chubby crooner seemed quite apropos when referring to the young New York Mets season.
The Mets lost to the Padres 2-1 last night at Citi Field, but took two of three from San Diego beginning their season with a 2-1 record and winning their first series of the year.
Dillon Gee pitched for the first time in 9 months due to a blood clot in his right shoulder and looked sharp. He ended up going 6 and a third innings giving up only one earned run, with 3 hits, 3 walks, and 4 strikeouts. Gee's outstanding performance is extremely encouraging news for Met fans.
In my opinion, Gee has to have a stellar season, solidifying that number three spot in an already decimated rotation.
What was not so encouraging for Met fans was the Met bats! Those same Met bats that made so much noise in the first two games (scoring 19 runs) suddenly went completely silent. I mean "hearing crickets" silent! Besides John Buck (2-4) with a homerun and Justin Turner (3-4) the Mets offense was anemic. The middle of the lineup went a combined 0-13 with a combined total of 10 strikeouts.
All in all though, it was a good start to the season. The pitching staff looked great and the offense showed they have a little pop. We have to keep in mind that they did play the Padres who frankly are going to be terrible this season. Speaking of terrible this season, in come the Miami Marlins to start a 3 game series at Citi Field. Probable starters are RHP Sanabia for Miami and RHP Hefner for N.Y. First pitch at 7:10 pm. Let's Go Mets!
