M-E-T-S Mets Mets Mets
- Friday, May 28, 2010 9:03 AM
- Written By: Jonathan Cash
Your "Bad Beat" for Thursday is on:
Suns (plus 2 1/2, first quarter) at Los Angeles.
A consolation prize to any Orioles backers who watched their team allow five runs in the eighth inning after leading 5-2 in that frame. How does Mark Hendrickson still have a job?
To the beat of the day and it comes in the first quarter as Alvin Gentry's club got out of the gate well on Thursday and looked to be a lock in the opening 12 minutes. Phoenix built a 19-13 lead with a tad over two minutes to go in the quarter. It would take an implosion to not cover the 2 and a hook now.
Well the champions are the champions for a reason I guess as they closed the quarter out on an 11-2 run capped by a Pau Gasol layup with about two seconds remaining and this quarter ended 24-21 Lakers and a 1/2 point comeback cover.
Yikes!
Your winner for Friday is on:
3* Mets (even) at Milwaukee.
Another winning day on Thursday as the 3* Suns came through in the end. The smaller play on the 2* Diamondbacks was a complete dud as Dan Haren stunk but all in all nothing to complain about!
I'm not saying that the Mets are a total lock here in Milwaukee as the Brewers are a talented club led by Braun and Fielder but Milwaukee has been underachieving for awhile now and all of a sudden the Mets are surging.
New York just embarassed the Phillies at home and no matter how much of that was Philadelphia being bad you still need to give credit where credit is due. The Mets are starting to play a whole heck of a lot better and now with Johan Santana on the bump I can't help but back them here.
Yovanni Gallardo is a hurler with great stuff but the righty doesn't exactly always use it. This kid has lights out potential but also seems to wet himself at times.
Reyes, Wright, Bay and the Metropolitans always had some talent, it was just a matter of manning up and playing with a little toughness. This team last season certainly had injuries as an excuse but they were also a bit gutless. Right now the Mets are becoming a solid team and are never a terrible bet with a still bona fide ace in Santana on the bump.
The Brewers have got to start playing some better ball themselves at some point but until they do I'll take my chances with Johan and the visitors and not really lay anything.
