Quote: Pelfrey was Terrible
Last night in a loss to the Marlins, Mike Pelfrey allowed six runs on six hits and 95 pitches while striking out three and walking three in four innings against 22 batters.
Following last night’s game, Pelfrey told reporters:
“I was terrible…The guys battled back, and gave me three runs and I went back out and gave them all away. I almost felt like I beat myself, more than anything. I didn’t execute pitches. The balls that were hit weren’t hit great, but I put myself in those situations and paid for it…I think it boils down to the balls and strikes. Any time you throw 50 strikes in a game, and 40 something balls, it’s not gonna be good.”
To watch Pelfrey’s comments, courtesy of 
, click here.
…well, i wouldn’t go so far as to say ‘terrible,’ mike…i mean, we’ve seen terrible this season, and you were not terrible…
…that said, while the defense behind him didn’t help him, specifically Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran, but mike is just not getting ahead of batters and so he’s putting himself in position to get burned…it’s been happening for a while now, actually…
Pelfrey is 2–6 with a 5.33 ERA in nine starts this season.
The Mets are 0–7 in his last seven starts, and 2–7 on the season.
…the thing is, he’s young…he’s still learning how to pitch, and i tend to forget that in the heat of the moment…i want him to be a top starter now, forgetting that he has just 140 innings pitched in his career, which is a lot, but still too few for him or us to know what he’s all about…the clock is ticking, though…
