Fresh is a Relative Term

Game nine?

The bullpen is gassed and it’s game nine?

The Mets need to carry 13 pitchers and bring up two fresh ones … and it’s game flippin’ nine?

Yup, there’s now 13 pitchers on the roster with Ryota Igarashi and, yes, Jason Isringhausen on the Mets roster at the expense of Lucas Duda (minors) and Blaine Boyer (eaten by his pet snakeDFA’d).  Of course it wouldn’t have been so bad if D.J. Carrasco hadn’t given up a two-run lead in the eighth to waste the best Mets start of the season by Chris Young, and Willie Harris could get a bunt down on Sunday to extend the bullpen to set up Blaine Boyer’s best Aaron Heilman impression (Rich Little loved it).  But the Mets are in desperate need of innings from their starters and … oh good, Mike Pelfrey goes Monday.  This should be fun.

So to help out, the Mets have 13 pitchers with the “Izzy and Iggy Show” as they’re called now.  Oh, and with no Duda, we’ll have a healthy dose of Scott Hairston and his .071 batting average.  Lovely.

Five years and the Mets still miss Darren Oliver.  Maybe by the end of the season the Mets can have 24 pitchers and Mike Nickeas on the roster.  That’ll rest up the pen as long as Pelfrey doesn’t start.

(Editor’s note: “Igarashi The Show” is not of my creation.)