Santana/Mussina
Bringing out the big guns in a two team parlay. Santana is Santana. Im not going to let the pen make me think anything different. He is capable of throwing a complete game and will probably do it. Just 2 starts ago when the mets wore out their pen vs the phillies and cardinals, Santana comes in and throws a much need complete game with a series deciding W. Now he is in the same boat with the pen being in trouble. With the closer out and the pen blowing saves left and right, Johan will modown this weak padres line up and the mets will take the series and some momentum to play 3 significant games vs the marlins. Santana is going to show everyone why the mets brought him here and hell earn his paycheck today.
Mussina has been the ace all season long winning the big games. In situations like losing the first 2 of a 4 gamer to both the angels and redsox, the moose takes the mound to make sure his team doesnt lose the series on his watch and he did it in strong fashion. In the most recent vs the angels, he pitched a 2 hitter/1er/5ks/2walk and in the game vs the redsox he pitched a 4hitter/0ers/5ks/1walk. Now with the series on the line I dont think he will let his team lose this one either. Hes already proved to me he can pitch vs this deep lineup giving up 5hits/2ers/8ks/2walks in a losing effort back on june 30th. Given those 2 vs the laa and rsox where home games mussina has won big ones on the road. Beating the tampa bay rays (best home team in the majors) with another strong performance (5hits/1er/4ks/1walk) and vs the whitesox another power line up like the rangers allowing just 2ers. He also didnt let a series slip away at cleveland.
Bringing out the big guns in a two team parlay. Santana is Santana. Im not going to let the pen make me think anything different. He is capable of throwing a complete game and will probably do it. Just 2 starts ago when the mets wore out their pen vs the phillies and cardinals, Santana comes in and throws a much need complete game with a series deciding W. Now he is in the same boat with the pen being in trouble. With the closer out and the pen blowing saves left and right, Johan will modown this weak padres line up and the mets will take the series and some momentum to play 3 significant games vs the marlins. Santana is going to show everyone why the mets brought him here and hell earn his paycheck today.
Mussina has been the ace all season long winning the big games. In situations like losing the first 2 of a 4 gamer to both the angels and redsox, the moose takes the mound to make sure his team doesnt lose the series on his watch and he did it in strong fashion. In the most recent vs the angels, he pitched a 2 hitter/1er/5ks/2walk and in the game vs the redsox he pitched a 4hitter/0ers/5ks/1walk. Now with the series on the line I dont think he will let his team lose this one either. Hes already proved to me he can pitch vs this deep lineup giving up 5hits/2ers/8ks/2walks in a losing effort back on june 30th. Given those 2 vs the laa and rsox where home games mussina has won big ones on the road. Beating the tampa bay rays (best home team in the majors) with another strong performance (5hits/1er/4ks/1walk) and vs the whitesox another power line up like the rangers allowing just 2ers. He also didnt let a series slip away at cleveland.