Braves 6, Mets 3

These are Tom Glavine's statistics pitching at Shea Stadium in the previous three years, as a member of the Braves:

G W L  ERA WHIP  K BB  BAA


6 1 1 2.65 1.38 22 14 .260

And here are his home/road splits coming into today's game as a member of the Mets:

      G W L  ERA WHIP  K BB  BAA


Home  9 2 6 6.56 1.96 19 21 .332


Road  8 4 2 2.82 1.22 28 15 .247

Glavine's inability to beat his old team has been frustrating, but his work at home in general is clearly the bigger issue. It does not seem to be an issue of sample size or luck at this point. Glavine himself is firmly on the anti-Questec bandwagon at this point and while I don't know if I'm there yet, it's pretty clear the machine is having some effect on him, even if it's just in his own mind. Today he went 5 1/3 innings and walked five while striking out none. Honestly, I like the Questec system in theory. It's important that there be some kind of uniformity among umpires' strike zones and that those strike zones closely resemble the one defined in the rule book. The use of computers as a training or evaluation tool seems like a potentially worthwhile idea. But it seems pretty clear that at the very least, there are still some kinks to be worked out in the system, and with that being the case, I have to say that it's probably inappropriate to be using it in major league games at this point in time.

As for the rest of the game, the Met offense continued to prove rather inept with Cliff Floyd on the bench. Unless Jeromy Burnitz provides the power, it just isn't there. Timo Perez was the offensive star with two hits in three at bats, including a double, as well as an RBI sac fly. Jose Reyes went one for three with an RBI sac fly of his own as his OBP (.213) continues to be in danger of dipping below his batting average (.212).

Tomorrow, it's Steve Trachsel (8-5, 4.10) for the Mets against Vincente Padilla (7-8, 3.93) and the Phillies.  ¶ joe | 1:41 AM |