Things Getting Wild For Mets

Things are going real well for the Mets right now. Actually, that’s an understatement. Take today’s game for example.

Suddenly, Amed Rosario is not just playing well at shortstop. Now, he’s starting to look like a Gold Glover:

He wasn’t the only one out there with web gems. In fact, despite the Mets being a terrible defensive team most of the year, they’d get great defensive plays from Michael Conforto and Jeff McNeil:

If that wasn’t shocking enough, Robinson Cano powered the Mets offense. After a 2-for-30 stretch, he homered in the second, and he’d hit an RBI double in the sixth.

In that sixth inning, Wilson Ramos would hit an RBI single, and in a twist of irony, Welington Castillo‘s inability to field a throw home from Leury Garcia let the originally non-hustling Cano score as well on the play.

When Ramos isn’t the catcher botching plays at the plate, things are really going the Mets way.

Another thing going the Mets way was Zack Wheeler. The Mets looked brilliant not trading him when he came out looking like he had no-hit stuff. It wouldn’t be until two outs in the fifth until the White Sox got a hit.

In total, Wheeler only allowed four hits, and no White Sox player would advance past first with him on the mound. His final line would be 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K. Despite his only throwing 88 pitches, Wheeler was lifted because he just came off the IL with the tired arm. If not, he might’ve gone the distance.

Wheeler leaving after seven provided what might’ve been the biggest shock of all. Jeurys Familia would pitch a clean ninth to preserve a 4-0 win.

As you can see in this game, things are looking really good with the Mets right now. They’ve won seven straight, and they’re back to just two games under .500. They’re also just 4.0 games back in the Wild Card race.

Game Notes: Once again, it was Aaron Altherr and not Juan Lagares who came in for late inning defense.

3 Replies to “Things Getting Wild For Mets”

  1. Blair M. Schirmer says:
    August 2, 2019 at 3:05 am

    This is one of those occasions where you have to enjoy the moment. Breathe deep the airy wine of 7 straight wins, 6 of which came against sub-.440 teams.

    Enjoy the moment before these Mets go into a stretch starting August 9th of 11 series over 6 weeks, 9 series of which are against better teams, not just +.500 teams, but +.525 teams, and the tenth of which is against Arizona, at 54-55. Meanwhile Wags has dumped off the Mets #4 and #6 prospects, leaving in their top 10 all of 4 pitchers, 2 of whom to date by the Pipeline have thrown a single inning each in pro ball; David Peterson, professional mediocrity, who got hammered last year after he moved to high A, and is getting hammered again this season in AA; and Franklyn Kilome, who at his peak was a 2 pitch pitcher, a fringy starter who thanks to durability might have been one of the rare, modestly successful 2 pitch starting pitchers, and who now projects as a reliever who will make the majors as a 27 year old. Thanks, Wags.

    MLB Pipeline, by their objective “prospect points,” now ranks the Mets farm system at 28th of 30 teams. The new Mets GM, with his ‘win today, win tomorrow’ dither, has completely decimated the Mets minor league system as the major league team sits below .500. Just the minor leaguers Wags has traded away since he arrived would make a respectable top 10, better than the Mets current top 10. Think of it–the Mets GM, who claimed he was building a perennial contender, dealt away a better top 10 than what remains while burying the Mets farm at the bottom of the entire pile. Their current #1 sits at #98 overall acc to Baseball America. He’s been a punchless hitter at all 3 levels, with no eye, who does not get on base and who makes 40 errors per 162 games. That’s the Mets #1.

    Being a fan of this surreal team is…

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