Last night the Mets ended up losing their shutout streak after 35 innings when Ryota Igarashi allowed a walk-off homerun in the 9th inning. The New York Mets dropped the first game of the series with the Brewers, 2-0. Since then many have questioned Jerry Manuel's decision to pull Johan Santana after 8 scoreless innings and 105 pitches.
Jerry has made some stupid moves before, like throwing Nieve out there every other day. I think that makes us over critical of future moves, even if they were quite reasonable. This move belongs in that category.
Judging by the naked eye, Santana did not have his best stuff last night. Nevertheless, he shut down the Brewers for eight straight innings. That is a testimony to the kind of pitcher that Santana is, but he may very well have been "done" at the time. The season is a marathon and May is the first leg. Santana had thrown 100+ pitches. I can't fault Jerry for saving his horse to finish the race.
Mets fans faulted Jerry for making short term decisions (Nieve), now they fault him for making long term moves (Santana). We can't have it both ways.
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