About Baldwin
In the wake of the Mets horrific loss to the Diamondbacks by a score of 12-8 last night let me come out publicly and say that I still believe the Mets did the right thing by promoting James Baldwin instead of a younger pitcher to replace Tyler Yates on the big league roster. Baldwin got crushed last night allowing six runs on seven hits in two-plus innings including 2 home runs to Luis Gonzalez. In addition to the points I made yesterday it is also my belief that you cannot judge a player based on one game. If David Cone had been judged on his first appearance as a Met then he would never have had the chance to win 194 games in his career. (For those of you who don't remember, Cone really stunk up the joint in his first few appearances in 1987 before settling down and winning 20 games in 1988.) If what I said yesterday is true (this is not a season in which management is trying to win but rather build for next year) then Baldwin's performance is really irrelevant anyway. Hang in there with him for a few starts before calling for his head. His time is limited anyway.
Speaking of not judging people too early, did anyone notice that Ty Wigginton had 5 hits last night? I don't believe you can call a slump over as a result of one game any more than I believe you can judge any player based on one game but it's still nice to see. If he can get a few more hits in Arizona then we can call his slump over.
