Quote: Schneider Scratches his Head
During last night’s loss to the Braves, Johan Santana allowed four runs through seven innings on 12 hits and 90 pitches while walking nobody.
Brian Schneider, on Santana’s performance, while talking to reporters after the game, said:
“You sit there and scratch your head and say, ‘What just happened right there?’ He battled. He didn’t give up any longballs tonight. They just singled, and singled. It’s frustrating.”
…hooray, no home runs…seriously, though, he looked good through most of the game…what’s frustrating is that he was ahead of so many hitters with two-strike…each time, though, it seemed he would end up going full, then letting up a single…it happened over and over and over again…
On the year, Santana is 5–3 with a 3.36 ERA, while checking in at seventh in the National League with 56 strike outs.
The Mets are 7–3 in his 10 starts this season.
…as for santana on the year, i think he’s been good…not great…
…i think the ERA speaks for itself, and he seems to be striking out far less batters of late…also, he has kept his team in nearly every game, which would explain why the Mets have won 70 percent of his starts…
…at this pace, the Mets will go 22–10 in his projected 32 starts…
In late March, half of voters on MetsBlog.com said they expect the Mets to win between 22 and 25 games this season when Santana steps to the mound, while 29 percent expected between 25 and 29 wins – the rest expected less than 22.
