Last Monday was Memorial Day, and the Mets had found yet another way to blow a game. Jose Valverde was not even allowed to return to the clubhouse- he would leave through the fan gates, the Mets forwarding his luggage, and the hitting coach, Dave Hudgens, getting fired. Most fans felt that Valverde had overstayed his welcome long ago (which is tough to do in May). As for Hudgens, my problem with him was his comments about booing.
At the time, I was bothered by the New York Times essentially writing the team off. They were only 6 games under .500, and one good stretch could easily cure that. Well, one week later, having gone 6 of 7, suddenly they are 1 game under, and 4 out of 1st place. They are scoring runs. I thought they scored a few too many (11) last night. They may need those runs later in the week.
They have good starting pitching Colon, Wheeler, Niese, de Grom. Matsuzaka has pitched well in every role. The bullpen seems to be filled with Garanimals- just mix and match. I seem to recall the Mets originally projected Mejia as a future closer, and he's off to a good start in that role.
Keep your eyes crossed! Um, er, better make that your fingers. You're going to want to watch this summer!
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