This was a very bizarre and bittersweet day for
me. I was happy to have baseball back but it was surreal to know that this was
my first Opening Day without my mom. As I alluded to in my very first Sollywood post, baseball was the common thread I had with my mom, no matter what. She
would have loved today’s game. She always favored a close well-pitched game
over a 10-9 slugfest.
As for the game, you have to be happy with Johan
Santana. His first major league game since September 2010 and outside of a
minor hiccup in the 5th when he walked the 8th and 9th
hitters, he looked solid. Five innings pitched, two hits, two walks, and five
Ks. The bullpen was excellent, pitching four innings and only giving up two
hits, one walk, while striking out three.
Not in love with the amount of runners left on base
today but a win is a win and given the fact that I don’t expect the Mets to get
a lot of those this year, I’ll take it.
Game 1: Mets 1, Braves 0
PS - If you work with me and are reading this (chances are you don't and you're not), that's why I was wearing black today.
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