It took the Mets until June to win a road series last season, and after poor Opening Night performance on Friday it looked like the road woes might continue. After a shaky first inning from Jon Niese on Saturday, pessimistic Met fans all across Queens were left thinking this is going to be a LONGGGGG season. 21 hours later the Mets are 2-1 and heading to Philadelphia in good spirits after winning a thriller last night and in a route this afternoon.
Robert Allen Dickey picked up where he left off last season and pitched 6 innings without allowing an earned run and kept the young Marlins off balance throughout the game. Before R.A. even took the mound he was staked to 3-0 lead via a 2 run home run from red got Willie Harris and poor defense from the Marlins. The trend continued throughout the game as Ike Davis hit his first homerun of the season and the Emilio Bonifacio turned a potential double play into two runs for the Mets. They cruised from there and finished up the successful opening series by getting some work from everyone in the bullpen
Admittedly I didn't know to much about Terry Collins coming into the season, but in a short spurt I like what I have seen so far. He has been aggressive, and found a way to get all of his players involved and feeling a part of the team early on this season. I tip my cap to him thus far, but a poor series in Philadelphia could erase all the positives from this weekend.
After a day off tomorrow it will be Chris Young making his Mets debut in Citizens Bank Park against Met nemesis Cole Hamels. The Mets will follow with Mike Pelfrey and Jon Niese while the Phils counter with Halladay and Lee. There are no breathers against that Philly rotation so the Mets need to come ready to play with the same energy they brought the past 2 days.
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