Note: Mike Pelfrey is a Winner
In a win last night against the Astros, Mike Pelfrey let up six hits and just one run, while walking no one and striking out six, in nine innings of work.
…the crowd chanted his name throughout much of the ninth 
inning, yelling, ‘Pel-Frey, Pel-Frey,’ over and over again…in fact, it started in the bottom of the eighth, when he stepped to the plate, signaling he would be returning for the ninth…
By throwing a complete game last night, Pelfrey became the first Mets pitcher with consecutive complete-game wins since Bret Saberhagen in 1995.
Pelfrey, on his outing, speaking to reporters after the game:
“I feel great, and I want to help the team every fifth day or whenever I can go out there and win games. Whenever they give me the ball, I’m going to take it and try to win…I’m not grinding through innings. I’m just concerned with making pitches at the bottom of the strike zone.”
The Brooklyn Met Fan writes, “Oh yeah, and Big Pelf is closing in on the ‘mythical second half Cy Young’ too!”
…well, i wouldn’t go that far, adam…Pelfrey is 5–2 with a 3.81 ERA in eight starts in the second-half of the season, while Johan Santana is 4–0 with a 2.20 ERA, compared to Brewers RHP CC Sabathia is 6–0 with a 1.41 ERA in the second half…
That said, the Mets are 14–3 in Pelfrey’s last 17 starts.
…which is a number that is beyond impressive, especially when you consider he started the season 2–7…
…i have said it before, and i’ll say it again, it has been an absolute pleasure to watch him mature and develop in to the dominating pitcher we all hoped he would be…
…it’s more than his ‘stuff,’ too, it’s that he is so relaxed, and is commanding the inning so well…he’s pitching smart, and with confidence, and when coupled with the downward movement on his fastball, it’s no shock he is winning…
By the way, according to MetsWalkoffs.com, “The last Met to throw 3 straight complete games was David Cone in 1990.”
