The Mets ended they're 5 game losing streak today with a 10-3 win over Florida. Daniel Murphy led the Mets today with 3 RBIs. Box score / Information - http://www.mets.com
Mets:
- The Mets should look to keep Anderson Hernandez and Cory Sullivan around next year for the bench. The regular lineup will be in place next season and these two will definately bring something to the team off the bench.
Sullivan has shown to be a very capable outfielder with a good arm. He has also shown to be more than competant at the plate, thus, he would be an asset to the team going forward. He has a bit more power than Jeremy Reed, who has been the fourth outfielder all year, which helps his cause.
Hernandez brings gret defense and versitility to the bench. He can play both middle infield positions very well, giving Jose Reyes and Luis Castillo days off when needed. At the plate, Hernandez is much improved this season. He has shown a bit more patience and has been able to put the ball in play more often, with improving results. He still needs to improve his eye and pitch selection a bit more though. If he can, he will be a very useful part time player on the Mets.
-Tim Redding may deserve another look. He has pitched well in his last two starts. It is too late now but maybe he is finally beginning to put it together. In these two starts he has allowed 3 runs in 11.2 innings (all 3 were given up today in 6.2 innings against Florida). These two performances would more than give the regular lineup a chance to win. If he continues to pitch as well in his last 6 or 7 starts this season, it may be in the Mets' interest to give him another chance and not write him off. Hey, hes looke a lot better than Oliver Perez has. His role next year would not be determined until spring training, depending on any free agent signings or emerging rookies. Redding could make a fine 5th starter or give you innings out of the bullpen as well as make a spot start.
-Brian Stokes has been very good since the all star break and is pitching with lots of confidence right now. Look for him to be the 7th inning guy next year if this keeps up. He is also able to eat up innings out of the bullpen which is also useful.
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The Yankees fell to Texas this afternoon, 7-2. Ian Kinsler had a 4 RBI day for the Rangers.
Box Score / Information - http://www.yankees.com
Yankees:
The Yankees still own a 6 game lead over Boston in the AL East. There is still plenty of baseball to be played and it would not be wise for the Yankees to turn on cruise control.
What should be the Yankees main concern is the middle relief before Mariano Rivera. There have been times where they have not been good. Hopefully, come playoff time, the starters can pitch deep into games and the relievers are out in positions to succeed.
Andy Pettite is not getting any younger and the Yankees need to look for a starter this off season. Getting another hard throwin arm for the bullpen would also help.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Mets' Big 4th Leads Them Past Braves
08/18.Flushing,NY--Oliver Perez allowed 4 early runs to Atlanta tonight and most people likely assumed that it was game over (especially with the injury to David Wright over the weekend further depleting this team).
The Mets exploded for 8 runs on 10 hits in the 4th inning en route to a 9-4 victory. The 10 hits were the most in an inning by the Mets ever.Every one of the starters, including Perez, had at least one hit in the game.
Gary Sheffield, Luis Castillo and Jeff Francoeur all had big nights at the plate collecting 3 hits apiece.
Oliver Perez was not bad tonight pitching 5 innings and walked only 1 which was the best part. He still looks like he has not completely put it all together which is very frustrating for someone with his talent. I fear he may never put everything together but yet there are times where that assumption looks to be wrong. You hate potentially putting a guy like that out there for a big game not knowing what you will get. This off season, someone has to address this concern for Perez and get him on track to put his talent together with consistency. Mets fans have been waiting for it to happen with Perez since he became a Met and frankly, they're right.
Switching topics, I am excited to see the return of Billy Wagner at the end of the week. He has looked good during his rehab games and now its time to see if that carries over to the bigs.
I also don't see any reason to trade him with under 50 games to play. What can you really get at this point for him? Doubtfully anyone that will make an impact in the majors anytime soon. it's going to be fun to watch him if he has any success at all and hopefully he does. Wagner will not be a Met next year as he wants to close and try to get his 400th save (he is 15 away from that goal). With K-Rod on the Mets, Wagner will not get the chance. He has been nothing but good for this team and I hope he does well wherever he ends up next (thank god it won't be the Phillies).
The Mets exploded for 8 runs on 10 hits in the 4th inning en route to a 9-4 victory. The 10 hits were the most in an inning by the Mets ever.Every one of the starters, including Perez, had at least one hit in the game.
Gary Sheffield, Luis Castillo and Jeff Francoeur all had big nights at the plate collecting 3 hits apiece.
Oliver Perez was not bad tonight pitching 5 innings and walked only 1 which was the best part. He still looks like he has not completely put it all together which is very frustrating for someone with his talent. I fear he may never put everything together but yet there are times where that assumption looks to be wrong. You hate potentially putting a guy like that out there for a big game not knowing what you will get. This off season, someone has to address this concern for Perez and get him on track to put his talent together with consistency. Mets fans have been waiting for it to happen with Perez since he became a Met and frankly, they're right.
Switching topics, I am excited to see the return of Billy Wagner at the end of the week. He has looked good during his rehab games and now its time to see if that carries over to the bigs.
I also don't see any reason to trade him with under 50 games to play. What can you really get at this point for him? Doubtfully anyone that will make an impact in the majors anytime soon. it's going to be fun to watch him if he has any success at all and hopefully he does. Wagner will not be a Met next year as he wants to close and try to get his 400th save (he is 15 away from that goal). With K-Rod on the Mets, Wagner will not get the chance. He has been nothing but good for this team and I hope he does well wherever he ends up next (thank god it won't be the Phillies).
Friday, August 7, 2009
K-Rod/Mets blow another game / Yanks win 15 ining thriller over rival BoSox in the Bronx
08/07--San Diego,CA
1 - The tying run should never have scored. Brian Schneider CLEARLY made the tag for the out. Evert replay on SNY showed that the runner was out at the plate. Not even close. The guys mentioned that the umpire was blocked by Schneider's body but I don't really buy it. The tag was on the hand. God forbid an umpire changes his mind to get it right and admit the initial call was wrong.
2 - K-Rod now has 5 blown saves. That is totally inexcusable for a closer. Especially one of his caliber and talent. There is no excuse for that at all. K-Rod has been pretty bad for the better part of a month now which leaves me and most Mets fans dumbfounded. Tonight not only did K-Rod blow the save, he gave up the game winning, walk off grand slam to Evereth Cabrera. It was only his second career home run in this, his rookie year.
3 - K-Rod's abysmal performance ruined Oliver Perez' best start all year. Perez went 6.1 innings in which he only walked 2 batters and struck out 7. Its unreal to see his best game in a very long time get ruined by this nonsense. K-Rod's ERA has ballooned to 3.31. that is WAY too high for a closer. Is he playing hurt and too proud to admit it considering all the injuries on this team? I sure hope not. if a player is hurt, take the necessary time off to heal. Being a martyr (if he is hurt - I am only making a guess here)clearly isn't helping the team. Without these 5 blown saves, the Mets would be 56-53 instead of 51-58 (math ?). That puts them in a much better position than they are in right now. That goes without saying...but the Mets continue to feel the wrath of old Murphy and his law.
4 - Hockey and football seasons cant come soon enough for those Mets fans that follow those sports.
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08/07--Bronx,NY. Alex Rodriguez' walk off 2 run homer in the 15th capped off an exciting night of baseball in the Bronx against rival Boston.
This game was extremely well-pitched by both AJ Burnett and Josh Beckett. This was definitely an enjoyable game to watch for fans of pitchers duels.
Beckett went 7 innings allowing 4 hits and striking out 7. He lowered his season ERA to 3.12. Beckett has been great since June, lowering his ERA 2 points or more (if I am recalling correctly). He did not factor in on tonight's decision.
Burnett went 7.2 innings allowing just 1 hit and striking out 6 batters. This was a great bounce back outing for him as he was not very effective his last time out. Burnett was able to work around 6 walks and got outs when he needed to.
Bottom line: Boston really has some work to do now. They have fallen 4.5 games behind the Yankees. While that can be reversed in a week or so, it is easier said than done. The Yankees have been absolutely red hot for the last 2 months. They have found ways to win in every fashion imaginable. They won a slugfest 13-6 in game 1 of this series, and a pitchers duel tonight.All naysayers in May have surely eaten their words as of late.
1 - The tying run should never have scored. Brian Schneider CLEARLY made the tag for the out. Evert replay on SNY showed that the runner was out at the plate. Not even close. The guys mentioned that the umpire was blocked by Schneider's body but I don't really buy it. The tag was on the hand. God forbid an umpire changes his mind to get it right and admit the initial call was wrong.
2 - K-Rod now has 5 blown saves. That is totally inexcusable for a closer. Especially one of his caliber and talent. There is no excuse for that at all. K-Rod has been pretty bad for the better part of a month now which leaves me and most Mets fans dumbfounded. Tonight not only did K-Rod blow the save, he gave up the game winning, walk off grand slam to Evereth Cabrera. It was only his second career home run in this, his rookie year.
3 - K-Rod's abysmal performance ruined Oliver Perez' best start all year. Perez went 6.1 innings in which he only walked 2 batters and struck out 7. Its unreal to see his best game in a very long time get ruined by this nonsense. K-Rod's ERA has ballooned to 3.31. that is WAY too high for a closer. Is he playing hurt and too proud to admit it considering all the injuries on this team? I sure hope not. if a player is hurt, take the necessary time off to heal. Being a martyr (if he is hurt - I am only making a guess here)clearly isn't helping the team. Without these 5 blown saves, the Mets would be 56-53 instead of 51-58 (math ?). That puts them in a much better position than they are in right now. That goes without saying...but the Mets continue to feel the wrath of old Murphy and his law.
4 - Hockey and football seasons cant come soon enough for those Mets fans that follow those sports.
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08/07--Bronx,NY. Alex Rodriguez' walk off 2 run homer in the 15th capped off an exciting night of baseball in the Bronx against rival Boston.
This game was extremely well-pitched by both AJ Burnett and Josh Beckett. This was definitely an enjoyable game to watch for fans of pitchers duels.
Beckett went 7 innings allowing 4 hits and striking out 7. He lowered his season ERA to 3.12. Beckett has been great since June, lowering his ERA 2 points or more (if I am recalling correctly). He did not factor in on tonight's decision.
Burnett went 7.2 innings allowing just 1 hit and striking out 6 batters. This was a great bounce back outing for him as he was not very effective his last time out. Burnett was able to work around 6 walks and got outs when he needed to.
Bottom line: Boston really has some work to do now. They have fallen 4.5 games behind the Yankees. While that can be reversed in a week or so, it is easier said than done. The Yankees have been absolutely red hot for the last 2 months. They have found ways to win in every fashion imaginable. They won a slugfest 13-6 in game 1 of this series, and a pitchers duel tonight.All naysayers in May have surely eaten their words as of late.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Mets last game/ News
This is going to be brief.
Yesterday, the Mets defeated the Cardinals 9-0 at Citi Field. Angel Pagan had a great game and was a single away from the cycle. David Wright also had a good game going 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIS.
Jon Niese went down with a hamstring injury in the 2nd and was replaced by Nelson Figueroa who redeemed himself for his poor start 3 days earlier. Bobby Parnell also pitched well and got a 3 inning save. In a freak accident Luis Castillo fell down the dugout steps in the 7th and who knows when he'll return.
In response, the Mets have recalled Elmer Dessens and are going to give Parnell a start on Saturday in place of Niese. The Mets also reacquired Anderson Hernandez from Washington for a Single A player.
Why not start Parnell? It's not like the Mets have much to lose at this point. If he performs well its something to ride until it fails. If its successful even somewhat, next spring training cam be a time o get Parnell his longevity back (he started in the minors) in preparation for 2010.
As for Anderson Hernandez, it looks like he has learned to hit a bit more since he was a Met last. He us hitting .251 with 23 RBIs in 77 games this year. He was hitting mostly leadoff or 8th. Hopefully he can continue his competent hitting to go along with his solid defense.
The Mets are about to begin a series in San Diego (a team with a worse record!) in about 3 minutes. Livan Hernandez vs Clayton Richard.
If Livan can keep the Padres to 3 runs or less, the Mets seem to be hitting enough lately to be able to win a game like that.
Yesterday, the Mets defeated the Cardinals 9-0 at Citi Field. Angel Pagan had a great game and was a single away from the cycle. David Wright also had a good game going 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 RBIS.
Jon Niese went down with a hamstring injury in the 2nd and was replaced by Nelson Figueroa who redeemed himself for his poor start 3 days earlier. Bobby Parnell also pitched well and got a 3 inning save. In a freak accident Luis Castillo fell down the dugout steps in the 7th and who knows when he'll return.
In response, the Mets have recalled Elmer Dessens and are going to give Parnell a start on Saturday in place of Niese. The Mets also reacquired Anderson Hernandez from Washington for a Single A player.
Why not start Parnell? It's not like the Mets have much to lose at this point. If he performs well its something to ride until it fails. If its successful even somewhat, next spring training cam be a time o get Parnell his longevity back (he started in the minors) in preparation for 2010.
As for Anderson Hernandez, it looks like he has learned to hit a bit more since he was a Met last. He us hitting .251 with 23 RBIs in 77 games this year. He was hitting mostly leadoff or 8th. Hopefully he can continue his competent hitting to go along with his solid defense.
The Mets are about to begin a series in San Diego (a team with a worse record!) in about 3 minutes. Livan Hernandez vs Clayton Richard.
If Livan can keep the Padres to 3 runs or less, the Mets seem to be hitting enough lately to be able to win a game like that.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Pagan's Grand Slam Lifts Mets Past D-Backs / Chi-Sox Trounce Yanks
08/01--Flushing,NY. Angel Pagan's grand slam in the 8th inning gave the Mets the lead that would decide the game. It was his first career grand slam and capped off a 5 RBI night.
Oliver Perez was erratic, as is to be expected. He pitched 5 innings, walked 5 and struck out 7. He looked just good enough to keep the Mets out of trouble. Its concerning for the Mets that Perez does not show much progress other than he has not gotten bombed since his return from the DL. Perez really needs to cut down his walks so that ha can pitch deeper into games and save the bullpen during his starts.
Max Scherzer want great in his 4 innings for Arizona. He allowed 4 runs on 6 hits.
Mark Reynolds did hit a tape measure shot into the second deck in the 9th inning off of Brian Stokes. Francisco Rodriguez came in to get the final out and earned his 24th save.
Mike Pelfrey vs Jon Garland tomorrow afternoon at 1:10PM.
Chicago,IL. The White Sox put up 6 spots in the 2nd and 8th innings en route to a 14-4 clobbering of the Yankees.
John Danks got the win after his 6 innings of work. He allowed 4 runs on 6 hits. His opponent, AJ burnett just didn't have it allowing 7 runs on 10 hits in just 4.2 innings.
The Yankees have lost 4 of the last 5 games and now only lead Boston in the AL East by 1/2 game. On top of that, Mark Buerhle is tomorrow's started for Chicago. The last time he was on the mound he pitched a perfect game against the Rays.
Buerhle is going to be coming into the game with a lot of confidence and it will surely be a tall task for the Yankees tomorrow. Not something they want to face in the midst of this skid they're in.
Oliver Perez was erratic, as is to be expected. He pitched 5 innings, walked 5 and struck out 7. He looked just good enough to keep the Mets out of trouble. Its concerning for the Mets that Perez does not show much progress other than he has not gotten bombed since his return from the DL. Perez really needs to cut down his walks so that ha can pitch deeper into games and save the bullpen during his starts.
Max Scherzer want great in his 4 innings for Arizona. He allowed 4 runs on 6 hits.
Mark Reynolds did hit a tape measure shot into the second deck in the 9th inning off of Brian Stokes. Francisco Rodriguez came in to get the final out and earned his 24th save.
Mike Pelfrey vs Jon Garland tomorrow afternoon at 1:10PM.
Chicago,IL. The White Sox put up 6 spots in the 2nd and 8th innings en route to a 14-4 clobbering of the Yankees.
John Danks got the win after his 6 innings of work. He allowed 4 runs on 6 hits. His opponent, AJ burnett just didn't have it allowing 7 runs on 10 hits in just 4.2 innings.
The Yankees have lost 4 of the last 5 games and now only lead Boston in the AL East by 1/2 game. On top of that, Mark Buerhle is tomorrow's started for Chicago. The last time he was on the mound he pitched a perfect game against the Rays.
Buerhle is going to be coming into the game with a lot of confidence and it will surely be a tall task for the Yankees tomorrow. Not something they want to face in the midst of this skid they're in.
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