ANALYSIS: He did it again. Steve Trachsel threw 26 pitches in the first and I didn’t give much for his chances to go five innings, much less six. Trachsel is hardly spectacular, and is nothing if not deliberate, but the Mets are 12-1 over his last 15 starts. Somehow, for the most part this season he has found away to stay out of the big inning.
The first three batters reached base in the first, but only one scored. Trachsel gave up eight hits so the Rockies had runners on all night, but the biggest dent was two in the third. With the Mets’ offense, that’s survivable.
Every championship team seems to have a guy like this that defies the odds, and Trachsel is that guy for the Mets. His ERA is over 5.00, but the Mets have scored at least six runs for him 17 times.
NOTES: David Wright drove in three runs with a couple of hits. This could be a breakout sign. … Kaz Matsui got three hits against his former team. … Carlos Beltran has hit 24 of his 39 homers on the road to break the club record held by Howard Johnson in 1987. … The Mets haven’t made an error in 11 games.
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It was nice to see Matsui show some of that ability that we all knew existed. It’s too bad he didn’t work out…especially after the ridiculous fanfare he arrived in NYC with.
WAAAAH Bad weather kept me from seeing the game. But thanx to your highlights i gather TRASH-el didnt disappoint me. He does what he has been doing, gettin lucky. I think He pays off the team. “Hey guys, i suck, i’ll give ya whatever it takes just keep with with at least 5 runs … Thanx… ”
slow pitching , slow moving, see ya in 5 innings TRASH-el.. But he must be living right having all the wins under his belt. It’s glavine I feel bad about :-(
Hey John,
D.J. from MetsBlog here…
Do you think Carlos Beltran deserves the MVP? I think so. Maybe I’m a little biased, but I think he is having a historic season. HR’s and RBI’s are sexy statistics, which will warrant Ryan Howard a lot of votes, but outside of that, I’m not sold. That’s not to take anything away from him, because he’s having a great season, but Beltran is comparable in those categories and he is also outplaying him in every other statistical category. I think it’s Beltran all the way, not to mention his defense. What about you?
RMKMets ….
Matsui has some ability. You can’t play in the major leagues or in Japan without it. There are a lot of reasons why it didn’t work out with the Mets.
There was just no way he was going to live up to the expectations, and I don’t believe he had mental strength to accept it.
Steve C. ....
Trachsel is living right. Did you catch that stat I put out yesterday? The Mets have given Trachsel six or more runs 17 times this year. I’m concerned about Glavine, too. They aren’t going far without him.
DJ …
If I were to vote today, I’d go with Beltran, Pujols and Howard in that order as my top three. Beltran is having a great year, and he’s performing under the pressure of trying to live up to a big contract in NY. That’s tough.