Many clamored for the Mets to bring Wheeler up immediately; some felt he should have made the squad out of Spring Training, other's believed he should have been brought up at the end of April, and so on. Personally, I have always felt Wheeler should be brought up towards the end of this year, but with his first Mets start looming, I can't help but be filled with excitement on Wheeler Eve.
Zack Wheeler finished his AAA season with 4-2 record, 3.93 ERA, 73 K's in 68.2 IP. How that will translate against the NL East leading Braves remains to be seen, but for on day, one eve, the Flushing Faithful are filled with the excitement of a child on Christmas Eve.
What will Santa Zack leave Mets fans? Will it be a dominant performance, limiting the Braves to 3 hits in 7 innings with 9 K's and allowing no runs? Will nerves get the better of him and he gets knocked out in the 2nd inning? Or will he be average, allowing 3 runs in 6.2 IP?
Just as important: will the Mets score any runs for him? We can't hang our hat on yesterday's exciting 9th inning win - the Braves are far superior to the Cubs.
Maybe yesterday was the start of a nice little streak that will earn the Mets a nice 10 game streak going 7-3. If it is the start of a streak, as a fan I will be stoked. Not just because of the Mets starting a streak, but how the streak started - with a young Nieuwenhuis hitting a bomb off the facade of the Pepsi Porch, hopefully followed by a win tonight and a dominant double-header performance by Harvey and Wheeler.
So many questions, so much anticipation, so much excitement.
What else is one to have on Wheeler Eve?
Source: Baseball Reference
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