Note: Mets Can’t Score Runs
In the New York Post, Bart Hubbuch writes, “Jerry Manuel’s putrid, Triple-A level lineup needed just 2 hours, 9 minutes to work its way through a 4-0 embarrassment at the hands of the worst team in baseball last night.”
“The Mets have been shut out five times in 
their last 13 games, and seven times in 26 games since Carlos Beltran went on the disabled list June 22,” according to the Associated Press.
Manuel acknowledged that his team’s lack of offense is ‘staggering, based on today’s standards, when you see teams scoring so many runs.’
…i see… so, the Mets should be spending their money on a time machine, so they can go back in time to an era when having Fernando Tatis and his 12 double plays make sense batting fifth… when exactly was that era, jerry…
…that said, lannan totally has the Mets number… he can seemingly get them to ground out on command, especially when behind in the count…
Manuel said he feels the team could have been more patient earlier in the game, noting Lannan has been very tough on his team this season.
This was the second time that Lannan has thrown a complete game against the Mets this year, both coming in Washington.
In the end, Manuel believes losing Gary Sheffield to the disabled list has created a huge hole in his team’s offense.
“When you lose impact players, impact players who can hit a home run, hit a ball in the gap, score from the first, when lose those types of things overtime it weighs on everyone else… It’s the impact player, that has speed and power, is what we’re missing at this point.”
Manuel said he might start Cory Sullivan in left field, instead of Jeremy Reed, while waiting for Sheffield to return, in an effort to try and find more offense.
Sullivan, who hit .290 in 85 games with Triple-A Buffalo, has yet to get an at bat on the 2009 Mets.
