Don't Think Chris Young Is the Answer

The Mets lost last night, 6-3, pushing them further and further from a possible post-season berth. However, if Dickey is able to get back on track on Sunday and earn his 14th victory of the season, the Mets can at least be happy with themselves for gaining a split of the four-game series with the D-Backs.

Below is a comment that I left on Mets Today which is in reference to Saturday's 14th loss in 16 games for the Mets.

Don't forget Tejada's web gem nominee in foul territory, when he had to avoid a lounging DWright to make a nice sliding catch...tonight's game was entertaining even though it ended with a loss...I agree with you on Young, maybe it's me, but I'm not getting it, I know he just came off of major shoulder surgery but he looks incomplete out on the mound and why would a ball club continue to send him out there every fifth day in that state, the Mets need wins not reclamation projects...maybe it's Alderson's way of feeling nostalgic, for his time on the West coast, particularly when he was with the Padres organization, help me on this, they release Batista without a care in the world, why not do the same with regards to Chris Young?

'A Little Frustrating' Sums Up Last Night's Loss for Mets

"The next month will determine a lot," Terry Collins professed prior to Friday night's 7-5 loss to the Braves. "We're going to know how we're standing when we get to August 1st. If we're still in the dogfight."

Listening to Collins' comments, one may suggest that the Mets skipper's confidence could be wavering just a bit. It's no help that his starting pitcher, Chris Young, allow five earned runs on six hits in just three innings of work. And that the Mets pitching staff as a whole walked eleven batters, four of them by Miguel Batista in just one-and-a-third innings of relief. Batista has been mentioned as a replacement for the injured Dillon Gee.

As for the Mets offense, they were able to put up a four-spot in the fourth inning to keep the game interesting. However, that effort was over-shadowed in the top of the fifth when they had the bases loaded and no one out and nothing to show for it thanks in part to two swinging strikeouts by Scott Hairston and Kirk Nieuwenhuis followed by a Josh Thole flyout.

Harvey Should Fill Void Left By Gee

"If the people who see him say, 'he's ready, bring him up,' I'll all for it." Mets manager Terry Collins also stated that the prospect of Matt Harvey replacing the injured Dillon Gee in the starting rotation was a 'remote possibility' and that he wasn't 'ruling anything out.'

GM Sandy Alderson has referred to Miguel Batista and Jeremy Hefner as replacements for Gee. However, Collins' recent comments to consider Harvey as an option can now be viewed as more than just an afterthought.

Mets Bullpen Not Holding Up Its End of the Bargain

Here's an excerpt from the Mets.com game recap from yesterday's 9-2 loss to the Phillies..."Miguel Batista, Tim Brydak, and Jeremy Hefner combined to allow six earned runs over the final two innings as the Mets' bullpen ERA ballooned to 5.11 on the season - the worst in the Majors."

After the game Jeremy Hefner was optioned and right-hander Pedro Beato was called up.