Mets fans and Yankees fans have to be on opposite plateaus after Thursdays events.
I don’t need to rehash what happened, instead I’ll talk about what it meant and what lies ahead.
I don’t know how much Yankee fans need to be flipping out right now. Tigers starter Justin Verlander is one of the better pitchers in the league – it wasn’t Lima Time for Detroit yesterday. And when he was done, one of the most feared relievers in baseball, Joel Zumaya, was there as the glue.
Now, if the Yankees fall down 2-1 in the series after Friday, then there’s some reason for concern. Also, if A-Rod doesn’t get any big hits, I fear for his safety. The people have spoken.
In Shea, Grady Little’s pitching intuition didn’t exactly pan out as the Mets beat up starter Hong-Chih Kuo and kept him from increasing his career win total to 2, which of course is a shame considering it’s such a milestone.
It’s going to be hard for the Mets to lose this series, even if I was starting Game 3 on Saturday. Man, that would be so sweet: Greg Maddux (15-14) vs. Adam Abramson (0-0). With Nomar coming up lame trying to leg out a single and J.D. Drew in playoff misery (0-4 with a K and grounding into a double play), the Dodgers are as good as done.
If this series reaches a fourth game, we’ll be able to get a glimpse of what the Mets have in store when they likely face the Cardinals. If it comes to that, they better walk Pujols every at bat, but that’s a different discussion for a different night.
Two I’d easily put $20 on:
Odds on the Mets making it: 20:1
Odds on the Yanks: 4:1