Last week in the promenade a friend and I argued about whether or not Santana should have come out after a 41 pitch inning, especially when immediately followed by a short time at bat for the Mets.
Last night I was in the car and Howie and Wayne were telling me Santana's velocity was down. Metsblog tells me he retired the first 10 and then 8 of the next 12 hitters got on. I hope Jerry didn't manage one game at the cost of a season
Let's keep an eye on this one. I know the lineup isn't awesome, but that doesn't take mph off your pitches.
Here's how crazy the Mets roster is. I turn on the radio and I hear "Sanchez" got a hit. I was happy. Then my brain tried to recall who Sanchez is. Catcher? No that's Santos. The kid they got from the Indians? No. Maybe they called up an outfielder?
Oops, he's a Pirate.
Wayne Hagin calls a perfectly nice game but there's something very out of town about him. He doesn't seem to know Mets history (and Howie can well cover him there). Just seems like a guy passing through more than someone who'll have a 20 year run in the Mets booth.
The Mets should take a look at local guy Chris Carrino (you hear him doing Nets games on WFAN) who is old school in that he calls games without snappy schtick. How Chris Carlin gets gigs over Carrino amazes me.
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