Hardly Pushovers
It's popular right now to cast the Mets in something of a funk. David Wright is striking out a lot. The starting rotation after Johan Santana is undependable. Overall, they aren't catching the ball.
I'm here to tell you that this is a dangerous team, never more so than when they face the Phillies. Overall, the Mets are hitting .282 as a team. Any club with Jose Reyes leading off is potent. Carlos Delgado is a charter member of the Phillies-killer club. Carlos Beltran is hitting a ton. Their new closer, Francisco Rodriguez, has been everything the Mets asked for. Until he blew a save the other day, so had J.J. Putz.
The starting rotation is a mess, but I wouldn't exactly crow on that front if I were a Phillies' fan. The Mets can hit and right now, frankly, the Phillies starting rotation can be hit.
Forget their record in April. The Mets will be tough.
I'm here to tell you that this is a dangerous team, never more so than when they face the Phillies. Overall, the Mets are hitting .282 as a team. Any club with Jose Reyes leading off is potent. Carlos Delgado is a charter member of the Phillies-killer club. Carlos Beltran is hitting a ton. Their new closer, Francisco Rodriguez, has been everything the Mets asked for. Until he blew a save the other day, so had J.J. Putz.
The starting rotation is a mess, but I wouldn't exactly crow on that front if I were a Phillies' fan. The Mets can hit and right now, frankly, the Phillies starting rotation can be hit.
Forget their record in April. The Mets will be tough.
posted by Tom Goodman at 8:34 AM
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