ST . LOUIS — Paging Dr. Callaway. Paging Dr. Eiland.
Not only do Mickey Callaway and pitching coach Dave Eiland have to have advanced degrees in pitching mechanics for the Mets, they also have to be baseball psychiatrists.
Callaway admitted as much after the Mets’ terrible 9-1 loss to the Cardinals Wednesday night at Busch Stadium.
To get to the root of Steven Matz’s pitching woes, they are going to also have to get inside the lefty’s head and figure out why he falls off the rails when a problem arises.
Such was the case in this game as Matz’s wild throw to first base on opposing pitcher Michael Wacha’s bunt in the third inning sent the southpaw into a tailspin.