Mets Bullpen

As Aaron Heilman warms up in the bullpen, with the Mets leading by a short margin, the Shea Stadium boo-birds become a very frequent sound.

Heilman, coming into tonight, is 0-0, with a 4.64 ERA. Recently, he has been gaining a bit more confidence, and showing a lot more success. He’s only given up 1 run in the last 7.1 innings, which is a very good sign.

Two days ago, during the first-game win against the Cincinnati Reds, he came in, and gave up 2 runs. Yet we still had a 12-5 lead at the time, but Mets fans (including myself, I am far from a Heilman supporter) booed him off so poorly it sounded like he came into the came and gave up 6 runs and blew the game. Next inning, Jorge Sosa came in, gave up a run, did in my opinion worse than Heilman, yet he was cheered off.

Aaron Heilman is a very good pitcher. He needs to keep his mental confidence in tact and he can stay good. But the Mets fans have to give him a break.