The Mets would have then gone 4 - 2 during this rivalry week and have been only 2 games out of first as of this morning. But that didn't happen. Instead this team provided it's fan base with heartbreaking losses to the teams we want to beat the most and things just don't look good for this club.In the same disheartening week, our #3 starter hits the DL and our ace took the drubbing of his career. The latter is taking precedence this morning, and rightfully so. In his last 6 starts, Santana's W-L record hasn't been terrible going 4 - 2 over the stretch. The peripheral stats however are underwhelming to say the least which is exactly how he has looked when he's toed the rubber. His ERA stands at an Oliver Perez like 6.50 over the last 6 games, which when compared to the 0.78 it was to kick the season off is terribly alarming. He has given up 9 homeruns over the same stretch with the opposition hitting a cool .300. In his past 10 innings alone he has given up 14 runs, while only striking out 5 (he was averaging 8.9 strikeouts per start prior to that).
I know we've all said it after a bad week, but I am ever so grateful for the off day today. Come to think of it, I said the same thing after last week too. This is a bad stretch and the pessimistic fan in me doesn't see an end in sight. Frankly if our pitching is poor both Baltimore and Tampa Bay have every chance to tear us apart. If you look at their lineups, both are currently fielding more balance and pop then we can provide. June was looking like it was going to be a tough month and so far we're 4-8 at the halfway point. Maybe tough and never ending was more like it.
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