6/27--Flushing,NY. The Yankees embarrassed the Mets once again last night at Citi Field. AJ Burnett pitched 7 innings allowing only 1 hit (to Alex Cora) and struck out 10.
The Mets looked absolutely flat showing no signs of fight at all in them going down quietly in each inning.
The Mets are becoming painful to watch as of late. I don't know how longer they can tread water without Reyes,Delgado and Beltran. According to an entry in metsblog.com, the Mets are one of a few teams interested in the Royals' Mark Teahan. That would not be a bad pickup if the Mets do not have to give up much. The bottom line for the Mets is that they must do something to get another bat for this lineup. Maybe trade a pitcher or two that are expendable to get a bat. The Mets always can call up Nelson Figueroa if Tim Redding is included in a deal to get another hitter. Dillon Gee may be another option if the organization feels he is ready to step in. They are high on him but weather he is ready or not is the question there.
The Yankees have been looking better lately and their record is beginning to show it. Hopefully fr them, this start by Burnett will carry over for the rest of the season and he will begin to find consistency. That is a great 1-2 punch with CC Sabathia now beginning to look as advertized. The Yankees can be a very dangerous team for the rest of the year with those two firing on all cylinders.
Tonight Chien-Ming Wang pitches for the Yankees. He has been a concern all season long as his ERA has been awful as has his command. He has had to pitch better lately just to get his ERA to just over 12! It was over 34 at one point early in the year as everyone is aware of.
His opponent on the mound is Livan Hernandez. Livan needs to be as good as he has been all year to make sure the Mets stay in this game. The offense has not been able to manage much with they're 3 stars on the shelf. I think Mets pitching needs to limit the Yankees to 3 runs for the Mets to have any chance to win. Also, since what Wang will show is a toss up, the Mets absolutely need to cash in any opportunity they have with men in scoring position. The Yankees will take advantage if the Mets leave men on base. They're offense is very capable and will eventually score runs if they are left hanging around in a tight game.
What's on tap:
Subway series game 3 recap
Knicks draft recap
Rangers hockey
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment