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Three Mets...

Edgy DC Feb 20 2007 10:09 AM

...have won their first two big league starts, and done it with the Mets. Who?

metirish Feb 20 2007 10:11 AM

Brian Bannister

Edgy DC Feb 20 2007 10:18 AM

Brian Bannister ND'd in his first start, as Billy Wagner coughed up the lead and Jorge Julio blew up the stadium.

sharpie Feb 20 2007 10:20 AM

Mike Pelfrey.

Edgy DC Feb 20 2007 10:27 AM

Mike Pelfrey is one, coasting to a five-and-fly win in front of Kase, Iubitel, Scarlet and myself, as Jose Valentin drove in seven with his first two swings, and then pumping out six innings as he beat the Reds 10 days later.

Centerfield Feb 20 2007 10:43 AM

Pure guessing here. Gooden?

Edgy DC Feb 20 2007 10:51 AM

That's a good guess, ultimately a wrong one, as Doc got battered in the fifth inning of his second start in Chicago. Those first two season, Doc really reeled off the wins in the second half.

Yancy Street Gang Feb 20 2007 10:53 AM

More pure guessing: Rick Anderson? Terry Leach?

Edgy DC Feb 20 2007 10:57 AM

One guess at a time. No to Rick Anderson, who ND'd his first two starts. Both of our last two are westerners. One pitched an absolutely remarkable game in his second start.

seawolf17 Feb 20 2007 10:59 AM

Bobby Jones?

sharpie Feb 20 2007 11:00 AM

Bobby Jones?

Edgy DC Feb 20 2007 11:07 AM

Whoah! No to Fresno (assuming you both mean Fresno), who was clobbered by the Rocks in start two. He should have known it was a bad day when he saw Charlie O'Brien batting second.

seawolf17 Feb 20 2007 11:09 AM

El Sid? You don't get much Westerner than that.

Edgy DC Feb 20 2007 11:18 AM

Sid disqualified himself by logging his first start as a Dodger. He turned around and slammed down wins in his first three Metly starts. Good guess! OE: Masato Yoshii could be more westerner --- or Jae Weong Seo. They're so west, they're east.

G-Fafif Feb 20 2007 12:44 PM

Dick Selma and Gary Gentry. Remember it being noted at the time of Pelfrey's first two W's.

Edgy DC Feb 20 2007 12:55 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Feb 20 2007 01:13 PM

Kablamm! Check out Selma's superstellar second start. Flashback to that some Friday. A couple of notes: 1) Special thanks to Sandy Alomar for getting caught stealing and helping his future team to victory. 2) What's with Ron Hunt. He's credited with a pinch-hit appearance, but no at-bat, no walk, no hit-by-pitch, and wasn't pinch-hit for himself in a Davey Johnson turnaround maneuver. Did he reach on interference?

Johnny Dickshot Feb 20 2007 01:08 PM

Sacrifice bunt, sez retrosheet. ]METS 10TH: DE LA HOZ REPLACED BLANCHARD (PLAYING SS); Christopher singled to left; HUNT BATTED FOR HICKMAN; Hunt out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Christopher to second]; Swoboda grounded out (first unassisted) [Christopher to third]; Smith singled to center [Christopher scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Mets 1.

Edgy DC Feb 20 2007 01:10 PM

Yeah, it's down there on the bottom but my brain damage kicked in and I missed it.

G-Fafif Feb 20 2007 01:19 PM

Flashback Tuesday: 2006

Edgy DC Feb 20 2007 01:38 PM

Be honest, you're trying to come up with a blog with a title borrowed from each entry in the Prince 500.

G-Fafif Feb 20 2007 02:01 PM

No, but now that you mention it, looks like I have my assignment. "Tall Cool One" isn't a TFS -- Top Five-Hundred Smash as it's known around the house (we also refer to the Top Five Hundred itself as the TFS, acronymic accuracy be damned), but I've always had a weakness for lyrical headlines. My first-ever FAFIF hed, at the beginning of Spring Training 2005, was "I Can See Carlos Now". Johnny Nash didn't make the TFS either.