This is going to be brief.
Yesterday, the Mets defeated the Cardinals 9-0 at Citi Field. Angel Pagan had a great game and was a single away from the cycle. David Wright also had a good game going 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIS.
Jon Niese went down with a hamstring injury in the 2nd and was replaced by Nelson Figueroa who redeemed himself for his poor start 3 days earlier. Bobby Parnell also pitched well and got a 3 inning save. In a freak accident Luis Castillo fell down the dugout steps in the 7th and who knows when he'll return.
In response, the Mets have recalled Elmer Dessens and are going to give Parnell a start on Saturday in place of Niese. The Mets also reacquired Anderson Hernandez from Washington for a Single A player.
Why not start Parnell? It's not like the Mets have much to lose at this point. If he performs well its something to ride until it fails. If its successful even somewhat, next spring training cam be a time o get Parnell his longevity back (he started in the minors) in preparation for 2010.
As for Anderson Hernandez, it looks like he has learned to hit a bit more since he was a Met last. He us hitting .251 with 23 RBIs in 77 games this year. He was hitting mostly leadoff or 8th. Hopefully he can continue his competent hitting to go along with his solid defense.
The Mets are about to begin a series in San Diego (a team with a worse record!) in about 3 minutes. Livan Hernandez vs Clayton Richard.
If Livan can keep the Padres to 3 runs or less, the Mets seem to be hitting enough lately to be able to win a game like that.
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