Aaron Fucking Heilman. This guy haunts my dreams. In fairness, I'm probably just looking for a scapegoat to blame for the Mets dropping two of three on the road to Atlanta, and since he flung frisbees at the Braves hitters to finish up today's game, he's the most obvious choice. Still, when you're pissed off about going four out of six to open the season, on the road, sweeping the World Champs in the process, you know the bar's set pretty high.It's hard to be upset when El Duque can give you 6+ good innings allowing a run, and John Maine and Oliver Perez have both been lights out so far. Even though Glavine gave up five the other night, only two were earned. You forgive him for that.
You don't forgive Heilman for allowing three doubles in the bottom of the 8th to the meat of the Atlanta order. He threw nearly 45 pitches to get four outs. Puke-worthy. I can't stand this guy - some people think he should start, but why would you want more Aaron Heilman? We want less Heilman. In fact, I'd like to see him packaged in a trade. Of course, once we deal him, he'll turn into an effective starting pitcher or an overpowering closer. Thanks, Jason Isringhausen and Scott Kashmir. You guys don't haunt my dreams at all. Seriously.
Truth is, you wouldn't miss Heilman. Ambiorix Burgos should be setting up Wagner, anyway. Burgos throws gas, nearly hitting 100 on the radar on the regular. Why wouldn't you want him right in front of your all-star closer? Why would you want a bum throwing off-speed junk and 90 mph fastballs three outs ahead of the end of the game? No, we prefer Aaron Fucking Heilman.
Beautiful. At least we get the Phillies next.
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