By metstradamus | April 18, 2021 6:37 pm
The first eight innings of Sunday’s win against the Rockies belonged to Marcus Stroman. He had had success in other start at Coors Field as a Met, when he pitched seven shutout innings. But could he do it again?
And as good as the six scoreless innings were, they were even better when you realize he did it in 58 pitches in Coors Field.
He gave up a run in the 7th on a double by Trevor Story and a single by Charlie Blackmon, but that was it in eight innings. One run, one walk, three hits, 90 pitches. It was insanely efficient, and it’s another step in the monster season that is building up for Stroman.
Apr 18, 2021; Denver, Colorado, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Marcus Stroman (0) reacts at the end of the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Oh, and there was also this:
I mean, I got nothing for you.
So with the Mets getting two on a Jeff McNeil groundout in the second and J.D. Davis cracking a single to center after C.J. Cron gave him an extra at-bat by having one go through his legs (those kinds of events always seem to work out for the Mets), they took a 2-1 lead into the ninth. As the first eight innings belonged to Stroman, inning number nine belonged to …
It was Edwin Diaz’s inning for the save, but the two key plays of the inning belonged to McCann.
3 comments:
I did not like Stroman out of school. Thought he was too small.
I then liked him when he signed with the Mets but was very disappointed when he sat out 2020.
I must have writtn something about him because he now blocks me on Twitter. I don't take it personally since he blocks everyone that has a vowel in their name.
My current feelings?
Love what he is producing but needs to stop dancing on the mound. If he doesnt, someone will put him down when he comes to bat.
I'm somewhat old school. The way Stroman carries himself wouldn't have been tolerated years ago, but given the way batters strut, preen, and flip bats after doing something good, more power to him.
Whitey Ford was a small guy, too. He was pretty good.
Bobby Shantz was 5-6, but was 119-99, 3.38 in his career. He was 24-7 in 1952. Short but pitched big.
Stroman may be pretty short, but he pitches big.
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