METS HIT ROCK BOTTOM

From MetsBlog.com "The Least You Should Know"

• Mike Pelfrey started for the Mets, and once again was ineffective, allowing 11 hits and four runs in 5 innings.
• The Mets once again did not hit, getting just two hits against Jair Jurrjens and the Braves bullpen.
• Pedro Beato was the lone bright spot on the night, putting out the fire in the sixth inning as part of a two inning scoreless outing.
• The Mets are off to their third-worst start in franchise history next their starts in 1962 and 1964.
• The Mets have now lost seven games in a row, It’s the first time the Mets have lost back to back doubleheaders since 1982, and their longest losing streak since losing 11 in a row in August and September, 2004.

Quick Post Game Reaction:

Wow. As Gary Cohen put it during tonight’s broadcast: “This team, right now, cannot do anything right”. They can’t hit, they can’t run the bases, and they can’t pitch right now, which are all vital parts to winning a baseball game. There probably isn’t any one single aspect I can think of that this team can improve upon to right the ship. It’s a combination of so many different things, one of which is clearly their on-field demeanor.

First off, D.J. Carrasco was completely ineffective in game one. He allowed three home runs in 3 2/3 innings, and hung one off-speed pitch after another. Now, to be fair, he is a reliever being asked to give the team some length, but he failed to step up and make any sort of adjustment. They did get some good relief work in game one, and in game two for that matter, but they just couldn’t string any hits together and score a lot of runs.

Regarding Pelfrey, I would like to see him, just once, go after a hitter and be aggressive on the mound, and stop trying to be too fancy. He had good enough stuff today, but it looks as though he’s trying to be too perfect, rather than simply throwing strikes and executing his pitches.

I have always been a fan of Daniel Murphy. He works hard every day, but dude, what on earth are you doing, trying to steal third with nobody out, and down three runs, in the midst of a six game losing streak?

All in all, this team is just absolutely lost right now – as lost as I’ve seen them since 2004. Players are hanging their heads, and in the ninth inning of the second game in particular, seem to be just going through the motions, and it’s only the middle of April. I know they’ve played two doubleheaders in a row, and a lot of guys are being asked to step into roles their not normally accustomed to, but the fact of the matter is, good players seem to be able to rise to that occasion, and right now, there isn’t a single Met doing that.