Russ Hodges immortal words (which can be heard here) almost should have been parodied in Landshark Stadium today.
"The Mets win a ballgame...The Mets win a ballgame...I don't believe it...The Mets win a ballgame" would have hardly been inappropriate. Why didn't Howie Rose use those words? Because they were up by 7 runs.
But what a display the Mets put on today. Trotting out a lineup that had fewer home runs combined than the Marlins top two sluggers, the Mets promptly made mincemeat of Anibal Sanchez and crew.
Every single member of the Mets starting lineup (1-8) had at least two hits. Anderson Hernandez had three. Daniel Murphy cracked 2 RBI doubles, Jeff Francoeur knocked in a pair, and the New York Mets were on their way to victory.
The only Met who couldn't get anything done in the batter's box more than proved his worth in that of the pitcher. Just 3 runs on 5 hits in 6.2 innings. There's not much more you can ask for from Tim Redding. Now, Johan Santana's a different story. But remember, this is Tim Redding. TIM REDDING. You know, the guy who just managed to get his ERA under 6 with this fine outing. Ya Gotta take that!
Tomorrow is Pat Misch's first start of the year. He'll be taking on the Chicago Cubs and Ted Lilly.
If the Met year had gone differently, if say, Delgado, Beltran, Reyes, Wright, Church, Sheffield, Schneider, Pagan and Fernando Martinez had not been injured - if Johan Santana, Oliver Perez, John Maine, and JJ Putz had not gotten hurt - if all of the above had played as expected and the Mets had only one starting pitcher pitching like a number five starter, I might be making fun of the Cubbies right now.
But that ain't happening.
Poll Results: Our last poll asked you, "Who's your favorite infielder?" The winner was former-and-current Met Anderson Hernandez.
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