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STL (10-5)10220000X580
W: Joel Pineiro (3-0, 4.12)
L: John Maine (0-2, 7.47)
S: Ryan Franklin (4, 0.00)

Boxscore

1) Could the Mets hit in to anymore unassisted double plays? It seems like sending the runner automatically translates to double play. It seems like this team is hitting in to brutal luck early in the series.

2) I’m glad to see that Jeff Kent’s moustache didn’t retire when Jeff Kent did. I don’t know what kind of contract it got to adorn Rick Ankiel’s upper-lip but, whatever it was, it wasn’t enough. We here at the Moustache love moustaches.

3) Apparently Dave Duncan Spray Charts ™ are some kind of awesome information. The Mets batters were played as perfect as one can hope in this game. Almost nothing got through. While the 2009 Marlins are going to be a case-study on exactly how overrated defense actually IS on a baseball team, the Cardinals apparently know where you’re going to hit it before you do. Tough to beat that.

4) It’s good to see the offseason didn’t take away the Mets’ ability to get owned by mediocre righties.

5) Yeah, Dan Murphy’s errors are our problem. Let’s pay no attention to the fact our starters can’t go one night without walking five or more. Let’s worry about Murphy’s dropping of the occasional fly ball.

Final Thoughts: While I live by the rule to never get amped in either direction in April, the first couple weeks are troubling. The team really isn’t in sync and, as I mentioned, the Bullpen was not the end all and be all of the Mets problems.