I'm sure Mets fans who stayed up late to watch this 8-1 victory thought that this was the perfect scenario: Mike Piazza hits a HR, and the Mets still win.Most Met fans will probably report this as an 9-0 win.
But I wonder if Padre fans will rue the day they signed Mike Piazza instead of trading for, say...Fluff Castro?
Castro and his mammoth sized head went three for five with a homer and a couple of RBI's. Combine that with X's homer and two RBI's and Carlos Delgado's wave of his mighty thunderstick for the third time in three games, and you have offense...finally.
Just as needed, Petey went 7 innings to help out a tired bullpen. Aces are required to pick up for their bullpen, and the Mets' ace did exactly that and then some, only giving up 2 hits and striking out 11.
By the way, you think I'm bad? Keith Hernandez was worried about the tying run getting on deck if Mike Piazza got a hit off of Jorge Julio (which he did). Here's the problem: it was 8-1! Hernandez forgot about the two runs scored in the top of the ninth. All it took was one half inning for Keith to forget. So see? Even the best of 'em blow it every once in a while.
Chasing Hershiser: Jorge Julio's consecutive scoreless innings streak is at 5 and 1/3 innings. Orel Hershiser's record is only 53 and 2/3 innings away.
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Julio lowered his ERA to 8.31.
Orel would be proud. Now all Peterson has to do is spend another 10 minutes with Zambrano and we are going to have a magical season.
hahaha i can't stop laughing at the Chasing Hershiser comment...well played, great post.
now for sleep.
we needed the 8 runs tomorrow. we may need more, actually.
castro is the hispanic shrek. they look like twins.
you got to love him though.
:)
You forgot to mention those God awful uniforms the Padres were wearing. They were very distracting as I was watching the game. Tho they were for a good cause.
Tommy, check under Reyes...I'm well ahead of you.
Kelly, those things are always weird. The Pods have done that for a number of years now. I do like the green helmets though.
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