Three Guys Walk Into Citi Field and a Whitewash Breaks Out

From the desk of:  HEAD-BUTTING MR. MET

SATURDAY

Pirates   0

Mets      3

FINAL

My esteemed Metsian Podcast partner, Rich, Greg Prince of FaithAndFearInFlushing.com and I joined forces Saturday evening in rooting on our beloved New York Mets.  Among our many topics of discussion is Mets game starter Steven Matz.  I said I do not trust what is inside the man's mind nor the things rattling inside his elbow.  So what happens ...

Making his 90th start as a New York Met Steven Matz pitches an absolute gem.  Velocity, off-speed effectiveness, accuracy, pace, low pitch economy, he nails it.  Matz yields no runs on just five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts through nine full innings.  He averages 11 pitches per inning while overall throws an efficient 99 pitches with 67 (68%) going for strikes.  The marks Steven Matz' first ever career complete game shutout.

On trading Noah Syndergaard: the Mets insistence on starting Todd Frazier over JD Davis to me says the Mets are desperate to win now.  But if they trade Syndergaard will they not be considered in rebuild mode?  Therefore which is it?  Somehow we'll all be shaking our heads come the trade deadline.  Of that I'm sure.  If nothing else the Mets are demonstrating they have no plan.  Four months into the season and they're in a panic.  Perhaps the best thing for them to do is nothing at all.

How's that?

There's too much talent on this team for it to remain this bad this long.  More likely than not, the law of averages will begin favoring the Mets, perhaps with six weeks left in the season.  They'll catch fire and finish strong.  It's a worst case scenario for many and obvious reasons.  Because if you're gonna trade Syndergaard, then you might as well blow the entire thing up (with two or three obvious exceptions).

Mets win, complete game shutout, fantastic time w/ @Metfanrich and @greg_prince EPIC..!! #LGM

— B'klynTrolleyBlogger (@BTB_MikeII) July 28, 2019

Missed ya buddy.

— Greg Prince (@greg_prince) July 28, 2019

Thank you to @BTB_MikeII @Metfanrich and @Smatz88 for a memorable Saturday night. #LGM

— Greg Prince (@greg_prince) July 28, 2019

Wonderful time with these guys! Special thanks to @BTB_MikeII for the primo location. https://t.co/UxPCLOSKb3

— Mets killin'me (@Metfanrich) July 28, 2019

Read more about Steven Matz' performance, the game, and the night in general,

Mr. Matz on the Moon - by Greg Prince

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