Luckily, I only caught a few innings of today’s Mets-Phillies game. But in the innings I did see, I saw once again why the Mets are a below average team right now. I realize the team is injured, and is lacking in the talent department. What cannot be excused is the continued lack of fundamentals that this team displays day in and day out. Today, David Wright let a ball drop in foul territory, and Omir Santos dropped a pop fly behind home plate. If you were wondering, no he was not using two hands. After giving the Phillies two extra outs, Shane Victorino singled up the middle to give the Phillies a 4-1 lead, and had Mets fans scratching their heads once again.
At this point, I am not sure what can be done. You can either catch flyballs or you can’t. If your counting at home Omir Santos, Luis Castillo, Gary Sheffield and Daniel Murphy have all dropped easy fly balls this year that they were under and ready to catch. I understand errors happen, but when does it become too much? The Mets base running is also atrocious. I had never seen so many runners thrown out at 2nd and 3rd in my life before this year.
Are the Mets not talented? No, every player is on the team for a reason: because they have talent. Unfortunately, some of the players make huge mental blunders that just make you sit there dumbfounded sometimes.
Pete Lappin (3)
