Maine deserves enormous credit for summoning the type of performance that was absolutely necessary yesterday. To lose a 6th game in a row, to lose again to the Braves, and to allow the phillies to move within one game probably would have sunk the Mets. So anything less than the performance Maine turned in would have been insufficient.
The same can be said for Perez's performance the other night against the phillies. The Mets offense unfortunately decided to take the week off and thus spoiled his (and Glavine's) gems. I must say that both Perez and Maine were impressive under pressure in playoffs last year; they show a lot of poise for their age and minimal experience (especially true for Maine). If they could improve their consistency (not sure whether this is a mechanical or mental thing), they would be legit #2 and #3 guys..
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