Hey, what can I tell 'ya?

Look at Nolasco's game log - a whole bunch of decent starts recently, and a 3.97 E.R.A. coming into the game.

Of course, I never expected 32 points in the first game - That was pure luck. I was looking for a split of the DH, and somewhere in the mid to high 30's for the day.

But then.....Second game of a doubleheader, when guys are tired....Delgado out, Reyes out....32 points the first game.....

You really couldn't ask for a better situation.

I figured even if the Mets score 6-7 runs, how bad could it be for the day?

We'd still wind up plus somewhere in the mid or high-twenties, and with any kind of luck at all we could be in the high 40's or low 50's.

Don't second guess yourself.

I still say it was the right move, and I'd do it the same way every time.

Unfortunately, as we know, the "right move" doesn't always work out.



(Edit: Here 'ya go.....Going into yesterday, Nolasco had made 9 starts. Florida was 4-5 in those 9 starts, with Nolasco pitching 53 innings, with 36 strikeouts and an E.R.A of 3.91 -- certainly respectable enough to expect that even if he loses you'd still get a few points out of the game.)