Close, But No Cigar

Ya' gotta' believe.

That, however, isn't enough. You also have to score runs. And last night the Mets didn't do that.

I have no wish to minimize the performance of Madison Bumgarner. He was magnificent. Nor to criticize the Mets's starting pitcher, Noah Syndergaard. He, too, pitched very well. In addition, it would be easy, but unfair, to denigrate the work of Jeurys Familias who gave up the ninth inning runs that yielded the game to the Giants. He saved many games for the Mets this season and if he's not perfect, sobeit.

In the end, with Gillaspie's three-run homer, the Giants won. The Mets didn't know how to hit Bumgarner, but the Giants had figured out how to deal with Familia. They deserved to win.

Knowledge is power. The Mets need more knowledge.