Skid's 2014 Dream Season

May 26th - GAME #51 vs Pittsburgh Pirates (22-27)
Jacob deGrom (0-2) vs Brandon Cumpton (0-1). The Mets put OF Eric Young on the DL with a strained right hamstring and brought up OF Matt den Dekker from AAA Las Vegas. Las Vegas placed right-hander Noah Syndergaard on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 22, with a flexor-pronator strain in his right arm. I just saw him pitch last week on the 21st! Let's hope it is nothing serious as this type of injury can lead to elbow trouble.

22-28

Jacob deGroom was the Mets best player today. Better than Scott Rice, who gave up a homer in his 2/3 of an inning. Better than Jose Valverde who gave up 4 hits, a walk & 4 runs in his 2/3 of an inning. Better than Bobby Abreu, who went 2 for 4 with a double. Better than Lucas Duda who went 2 for 4 with a Home Run. Better than David Wright, who went 0 for 4 to end his nine game hitting streak. Jacob deGroom went 2 for 2 with a run scored and he pitched 6-2/3 innings of shutout ball. For naught.

A nice quiet Memorial Day off work, sitting under the cool air conditioner while the temperature outside is rising to the mid 90's. First a couple cups of coffee, a breakfast sandwich, later a diet Mt. Dew and some beef taquitos. I watched the game while trying to catch up on my site. Laborious. The Mets have lost nine of their last twelve games. Not a fun streak and the upcoming road trip doesn't look better. Game is over, site updated, I'm going to play video games and enjoy the rest of my day.