First Win of the Season "Put It In The Book"

Noah "Thor" Syndergaard brought the hammer yesterday and it was a thing of beauty. The new pitch he has been working on this spring was working for him as well as his fastball. He gave up a triple to lead off the game, then proceeded to strike out the next three guys with his fastball reaching triple digits. Thor struck out nine guys over six innings. Neil Walker provided the offense with his two run homer and the Mets evened thei record at 1-1 heading to Citi Field for their home opener against the Phillies. DeGrom is expecting his new born any day now with his scheduled starts being pushed back. 

I think the Phillies are on the rise with guys like Franco, Howard and rule 5 draft pick Odubel Herrera. As wel as Nola and Hellickson leading the pitching staff. They're not as well off while looking into the future as say, the Braves, but not many teams are. The Phillies will be fighting for the worst record in baseball this year but even the worst of teams have won 40 games. 

The Mets need to beat the teams that they are supposed to. The Phillies are one of those teams. Also last year what helped was what they did in April, going 15-8 will allow you to stay in contention. Then June and July they treated water. August and semptember they sprung forward added the necessary pieces to just come up short of a Cinderella story. But the clock struck midnight in November and they were left with wanting some more jewelry. 

I love watching Thor pitch. I think he's one of the best to watch out on the mound. DeGrom is fun too because it's almost like he's a different guy in between the lines. Let's see if Noah can keep using his slider effectively. 

What do you think? Do you think it's too early to lock up Syndergaard or should they wait until his final year where he'll probably cost slightly more. 

Let's go Mets!!! The season is finally upon us and the climb to the top is never easy but always achievable.