prompted a trouncing of the Pittsburgh Pinatas over the weekend. It all begins with the starting pitching which has been stellar since Oliver Perez's last start. The Mets starting staff has rattled off 7 straight Quality Starts, combining for an ERA of 2.44 over 44 1/3 innings averaging 7.7 K/9. The offense has also exploded averaging a fine 6 RPG over the streak. Then there's that thing we fixed over the off season. The bullpen has been lights out (with the exception of Sean Green who has been relegated to mop up duty) with a 1.92 ERA and 4 saves in the past seven games. It seems this is the team we've been waiting for. The one that fires on all cylinders.Now here come the Braves. Atlanta has been on a bit of a tear since the Met's took two at Turner Field. They followed that up taking two from Florida and two of three from the Phillies. Brian McCann is back in the 4 spot in the line-up for Atlanta, providing a bit more protection for Larry than Casey Kotchman has.
Tonight they throw Derek "what's $2 million a year more between friends" Lowe on the mound. He'll square off against Mr. Johan Santana and his 0.91 ERA. The offense and pitching can't stop tonight, though it wouldn't fault you to assume one would. The fact that the Mets offense has only put up 10 runs while Santana is on the mound in his 39.1 IP should be a sign of which one might squeak to a halt. Add in the bad karma of the Braves in our house and the fact that we're facing the top of the line starter we passed over this off season, and the pessimistic Mets fan in all of us can see this as a recipe for disaster. Suppress the negativity folks. Johan is pitching. Only good things can come of that.
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