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This blog is made to give a voice to a regular Joe, um Frank, in a Sports World of analysts and "experts" to show that the real knowledgeable one is the guy sitting in those nose bleeds, and not the one sitting in the studio. The blog will give you insight on New York sports news that I find relevant, with some national news sprinkled in from time to time.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Just what we needed.


The Mets won today against the Orioles 11-4. Here is what you missed had you been watching... soccer.

Mike Pelfrey won his ninth game this season which is good for second in the majors. He gave up 3 runs in 6 innings on 9 hits. The reason this is so amazing is because Pelfrey was far from having his best stuff. He couldn't hit spots, his curveball didn't break, and his fastball was below his top speed. In the past, that combination would have led to an early exit and far more runs. At points it looked as though the day was turning to that. However, Pelf limited the damage and didn't relinquish the large lead he was given (5 runs in the first).

That was pitching. Hitting wise, well that's a different story. Chris Carter hit his first homerun of his career two nights ago, and hit his second three run homerun today in the first. Looks like DH is his spot. Bay finally broke out of an 0-17 slump, and had four hits, including his first road homer since September. David Wright hit two homeruns for his 12th career multi dinger game. Alex Cora added to the fun with 3 hits and 2 RBIs. Every single Met in the starting lineup had a hit.

So in recap, the Mets did to the O's exactly what everyone should have expected. However, this is bigger than it seems. Part of what plagued the Mets last year and the year before was them playing down to opponents. They wouldn't beat the teams they should, and would only play hard when the team they played was better. The Mets came in and handled the O's for their first road sweep since '08. THis is what they need to do against the Indians this week. The Mets moved to 11-18 on the road, and with a sweep could move to 14-18 on the road, which is a respectable road record. The Mets could then go into Yankee Stadium on a roll, and hope win the subway series for the year.

It'll be fun to watch as the Mets go to another hitter's park in Cleveland. Maybe they can get Johan some run support Tuesday.

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