The Mets have finally found their future catcher. While Josh Thole will not be a Mike Piazza, he can still be an effective hitter. He went 2/5 yesterday with a steal, as he singled in his first major league at bat. His line stands at .400/.400/.600. He also showed what he could on the defensive side, committing one passed ball, and calling a great game. Yes, I am saying that Pat Misch's second good start is the result of Josh Thole. Misch went 7 inning, gave up 2 runs, both on homers, struck out 3 and walked 2, for his first Major League win. Despite not getting many strikeouts, he did miss some bats, with a swinging strike percentage of 7.4%, just below the major league average. The homers were back to back, and came in his last inning; Misch did a good job of keeping the Rockies off of the bases, giving up 6 hits and the 2 walks. If he continues to pitch like this, I see no harm in letting him try for the number 5 spot in the rotation next year. Every Met position player had a hit; Thole, Murphy and Hernandez had 2; Wright and Pagan had 3. Wright had 3 rbi's wearing a normal helmet; Murphy had 2, both on his 2 run homer in the 9th. Pagan had an rbi and scored twice. All in all a good day for the New York Mets.
Stupid Decision of the Day: I give Jerry a thumbs up for this performance. Though it was all Thole.
Random Thought of the Day: Knowing the Mets, Thole won't play for another week.
Clutch Play of the Game:Wright 2 run double in 5th. +.125 WPA
Up Next for the Mets: Back to Citi Field against the Cubs, 7:10 PM.
Bobby Parnell (3-7 5.81 ERA 4.32 FIP 4.53 tRA) makes another start.
Carlos Zambrano (7-6 3.91 ERA 3.89 FIP 4.61 tRA) pitches for the Cubs.
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