After last night's loss 5-3 loss to the Cardinals, Mets manager Jerry Manuel said the following about starting pitcher John Maine: "His fastball had a lot of life - well, not a lot, but more. I thought he was better."
If that's not high praise, I don't know what is. There is no denying that John Maine was better last night than he has been all season. He gave up only 3 runs on 6 hits and struck out 4, which sounds like a quality start in my (and Jerry's) book. He even retired Albert Pujols, the best hitter in baseball, every single at-bat. And as Jerry so confidently said, Maine's fastball had "more" life than in previous starts.
Slowly but surely, John Maine is improving.
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