What more would you expect; lose 3-1

When Tim Redding does better than the starter did, and lasts longer, you know maybe you should've started him. Because Bobby Parnell was never going to be that good. First of all, his fastball, which is 95, but he only threw 12 pitches that weren't fastballs. He had a pitch count of 60, he was never going to get to 5 innings, or maybe even 4, and all in all, he is more valuable to the bullpen then to the rotation. However, the Mets management, having finally thrown in the towel, wanted to see Parnell and I quote mets.com "for 2010 and beyond". But by all means give him another start. But if you are going to do that, can we also see Nick Evans, Josh Thole and either Brad Holt/Jenry Mejia instead of Cory Sullivan, one of the catchers and Elmer Dessens? No better time to see where you are going for next year. And they'd be in a pennant race. The race for the number one pick, and the Mets are currently in 1oth for that race, 12.5 worse than Washington. Come on guys, we could get Strasburg if Washington don't sign him.
The Mets got their only run when Alex Cora hit a homer in the 1st. It was his 35th of his season career. The Padres got a run in the 1st, a run in the 3rd, and a run in the 8th, that resulted from a Cora error. The Mets bullpen pitched well again, going 5.1 scoreless. In fact the bullpen has been good recently except for Blow-Rod and Sean Green. In the 9th, Murphy got on with an infield single, but then Francoeur (WHO WALKED!!!) grounded into a 5-4-3 DP. This was the heart of the order in the 9th inning, our 4-5-6 guys: Murphy, Francoeur, Sullivan. Strong lineup.
Stupid Decision of the Day: Francoeur getting caught stealing in the fourth. He doesn't run very fast, over his career he's stolen 14 times, and been caught 13 times. Using Batting Runs, which is a stat that gives a number value to everything ( any hit is worth .47 runs, a double .38 more, a triple .55 more, a homer .93 more; a walk is worth .33 runs, and an out is worth -.3 runs) shows that Francoeur costs a team 1.86 runs below an average player when stealing bases. Of course Jerry doesn't use this, but Schneider was next, and he could've got on base (he has a better OBP then Francoeur, despite hitting .197) and then triples machine Figueroa was next.
Random Thought of the Day: We could get swept by the Padres. Good thing the D-Backs are worse than us. That'll be fixed when we play them next, and we'll gain a place in the 1st Pick Sweepstakes.
Clutch Play of the Game: Cora homer in the 1st. +11.3% WPA.
Up Next for the Mets: Final game of series. 4:05 PM ET
Johan Santana (12-8 3.10 ERA, 3.77 FIP, 3.62 tRA) looks to pitch the Mets out of the losing streak.
Tim Stauffer (1-3 3.12 ERA, 4.50 FIP, 5.60 tRA)