Monday, April 03, 2006
Mets 3, Nationals 2
The Mets played the Nationals in a baseball game this afternoon and they won three to two.
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Okay, I missed several innings of this game for reasons of no concern to you. But things seem to have gone pretty well for the Mets. And some of their latest acquisitions had a lot of to do with it.
Paul Lo Duca got off to a good start in his bid to get another major city's worth of sportswriters to record sappy emo ballads about him. He had two hits, including a double, and, just to cement his undying clutchness in the media's mind, a two-out RBI. Xavier Nady had an even better day with four hits, two of which were doubles. Carlos Delgado got off to a quieter start, managing just a walk in four trips to the plate.
Some things seemed very familiar, though. David Wright had a pair of hits, one of which landed on the other side of the outfield wall. And Carlos Beltran partied like it was 2005, going hitless in four at bats, though he did make a nice throw to end the game, foiling Jose Vidro's attempt to stretch a single into a double.
Other familiar themes included Tom Glavine pitching quite effectively and Aaron Heilman disappointing those who'd come to have some of faith in his abilities. Glavine lasted six innings and allowed just one run on six hits and three walks while striking out five. Heilman pitched the next two innings and gave up a run on five hits, striking out one. All ended well, though, as Billy Wagner recorded the final three outs, one via strikeout, allowing just the aforementioned Vidro single-turned-out.
These two teams meet again on Wednesday when the pitching matchup will be a lot less veteranny. John Patterson (9-7, 3.13 in 2005) goes for the Nationals. And for the Mets it will be Brian Bannister making his major league debut. Giving Heilman's rotation spot to Bannister based on 19 Spring Training innings isn't the best idea I've ever heard, but it'll be nice to see a Mets pitching prospect wear a Mets uniform all the same. ¶ joe | 10:37 PM |
The Mets played the Nationals in a baseball game this afternoon and they won three to two.
...
Okay, I missed several innings of this game for reasons of no concern to you. But things seem to have gone pretty well for the Mets. And some of their latest acquisitions had a lot of to do with it.
Paul Lo Duca got off to a good start in his bid to get another major city's worth of sportswriters to record sappy emo ballads about him. He had two hits, including a double, and, just to cement his undying clutchness in the media's mind, a two-out RBI. Xavier Nady had an even better day with four hits, two of which were doubles. Carlos Delgado got off to a quieter start, managing just a walk in four trips to the plate.
Some things seemed very familiar, though. David Wright had a pair of hits, one of which landed on the other side of the outfield wall. And Carlos Beltran partied like it was 2005, going hitless in four at bats, though he did make a nice throw to end the game, foiling Jose Vidro's attempt to stretch a single into a double.
Other familiar themes included Tom Glavine pitching quite effectively and Aaron Heilman disappointing those who'd come to have some of faith in his abilities. Glavine lasted six innings and allowed just one run on six hits and three walks while striking out five. Heilman pitched the next two innings and gave up a run on five hits, striking out one. All ended well, though, as Billy Wagner recorded the final three outs, one via strikeout, allowing just the aforementioned Vidro single-turned-out.
These two teams meet again on Wednesday when the pitching matchup will be a lot less veteranny. John Patterson (9-7, 3.13 in 2005) goes for the Nationals. And for the Mets it will be Brian Bannister making his major league debut. Giving Heilman's rotation spot to Bannister based on 19 Spring Training innings isn't the best idea I've ever heard, but it'll be nice to see a Mets pitching prospect wear a Mets uniform all the same. ¶ joe | 10:37 PM |
