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.
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Nats take 2/3 From Mets / Yanks Keep A-Rollin'
7/22--Washington,DC. The Nats took 2/3 from the Mets tonight following a 3-1 win behind strong pitching from Craig Stammen and a timely home run by Josh Willingham.
Willingham's home run broke up a 1-1 tie in the 6th inning with a runner on. That would be Mike Pelfrey's only big mistake in the game but it cost his team the victory. Pelfrey went 7 tonight, unintentionally walking 1 and allowing those 3 runs on 6 hits.
Stammen pitched 7.1 innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits. He walked 2 and struck out 5. Mike MacDougal picked up save number 6 for the Nats with a scoreless 9th.
Losing 2/3 from Washington is flat out embarrassing. Scoring only 1 run in the last 2 games is unacceptable. Plain and simple. I wont even elaborate on the missed chances this team had. Mets fans are probably well aware of that.
I know Omar Minaya likes to build a team with home grown players but right now, if the team is to have any chance of getting back into it, the Mets need to make some sort of move for a player that can drive runs in. The Mets would actually have a chance if they drove in some runners in not stranded them. Especially in big spots.
Minaya and the Mets organization do not want to throw the towel in yet. So what keep waiting to get help while the big 3 hitters are gone? Logic says do something fast (but not irrationally).
Mets/Astros - Friday @ 8PM.
7/22--Bronx,NY. The Yankees are on a roll and do not look like they're stopping anytime soon. AJ Burnett won his 4th straight in the 6-4 win over Baltimore today. Phil Hughes also pitched well and as he often does, Mariano Rivera got the save. His 28th.
In between Hughes and Rivera, Brian Bruney came in and made the game more interesting than it had to be. [Bruney] gave up back to back HR's in the 9th. That made it 6-4 Yankees...so Rivera had to come in [and bail Bruney out]. Bruney has not been good since coming back from injury.
*Thanks to my friend Alex for bringing this observation to my attention. ANy help is appreciated regarding the Yankees games.
The Yankees are 20 games over .500 now and have opened up a 2 game lead in the AL East over Boston who lost to Texas tonight, 3-1. This is what was what Yankees fans, and the organization expected to see coming into the year. It took time but the Yankees look quite potent now.
Nick Swisher had a 2 RBI game and made 3 fine plays in the outfield.
Oakland comes to The Stadium tomorrow for a 7:05 game to kick ff a 3 game set. CC Sabathia (9-6) vs Vin Mazzaro (2-6).
Willingham's home run broke up a 1-1 tie in the 6th inning with a runner on. That would be Mike Pelfrey's only big mistake in the game but it cost his team the victory. Pelfrey went 7 tonight, unintentionally walking 1 and allowing those 3 runs on 6 hits.
Stammen pitched 7.1 innings allowing 1 run on 4 hits. He walked 2 and struck out 5. Mike MacDougal picked up save number 6 for the Nats with a scoreless 9th.
Losing 2/3 from Washington is flat out embarrassing. Scoring only 1 run in the last 2 games is unacceptable. Plain and simple. I wont even elaborate on the missed chances this team had. Mets fans are probably well aware of that.
I know Omar Minaya likes to build a team with home grown players but right now, if the team is to have any chance of getting back into it, the Mets need to make some sort of move for a player that can drive runs in. The Mets would actually have a chance if they drove in some runners in not stranded them. Especially in big spots.
Minaya and the Mets organization do not want to throw the towel in yet. So what keep waiting to get help while the big 3 hitters are gone? Logic says do something fast (but not irrationally).
Mets/Astros - Friday @ 8PM.
7/22--Bronx,NY. The Yankees are on a roll and do not look like they're stopping anytime soon. AJ Burnett won his 4th straight in the 6-4 win over Baltimore today. Phil Hughes also pitched well and as he often does, Mariano Rivera got the save. His 28th.
In between Hughes and Rivera, Brian Bruney came in and made the game more interesting than it had to be. [Bruney] gave up back to back HR's in the 9th. That made it 6-4 Yankees...so Rivera had to come in [and bail Bruney out]. Bruney has not been good since coming back from injury.
*Thanks to my friend Alex for bringing this observation to my attention. ANy help is appreciated regarding the Yankees games.
The Yankees are 20 games over .500 now and have opened up a 2 game lead in the AL East over Boston who lost to Texas tonight, 3-1. This is what was what Yankees fans, and the organization expected to see coming into the year. It took time but the Yankees look quite potent now.
Nick Swisher had a 2 RBI game and made 3 fine plays in the outfield.
Oakland comes to The Stadium tomorrow for a 7:05 game to kick ff a 3 game set. CC Sabathia (9-6) vs Vin Mazzaro (2-6).
Friday, July 10, 2009
Dogers Defeat Mets 11-2 / Yankees sweep Twins, Keep Rolling
7/09--Flushing,NY. Just as it looked like the Mets might be heading in the right direction, they get blown out again. Livan Hernandez gave up 4 runs before the Mets even got up to bat. You could predict the Mets impending doom from watching that alone. Now, I understand that the Mets are depleted due to injury but this is just embarrassing. The players on the field are still pro players and should take pride in going out there. I just do not see that desire right now.
Matthew Cerrone from metsblog.com predicts a change in the starting rotation after the All-Star break for the Mets. He predicts Santana, Perez, Pelfrey,Jon Neise and Nelson Figueroa to be the starting 5 after the break.
The Mets are 2-8 in Livan's last 10 starts and his ERA is 30.00 in his last 3. Since the Mets need excellent starting pitching in the absence of Beltran, Delgado and Reyes, outings like this are just not acceptable. Period.
Mets fans might be looking towards 2010 if things do not shape up soon after the All-Star break. I'd give it until he first week of August has concluded. If things do not shape up by then it may be time to look forward to football, hockey and basketball. We will see...
Minneapolis,MN. The Yankees completed a sweep of the Twins with a 6-4 victory at the Metrodome. The won behind Alfredo Aceves, who was making a spot start in place of Chien Ming Wang, and 5 relievers. Aceves allowed 4 runs, only 2 earned, in 3.1 innings pitched.Cody Ransom and Brett Gardner had 2 RBIs each and Mark Taxiera added s solo home run.
Phil Hughes seems to have really found his niche in the bullpen recently as he has become the 8yh inning guy setting up Mariano Rivera. The move has bumped Brian Bruney out of that spot for now. Hughes went 1.1 innings and struck out 2 batters. After a poor start to his season, Hughes has lowered his season ERA to 4.01.
The only thing in the Yankees way right now is the fact that Boston keeps winning to stay 1 game ahead.
The Yankees face the Angels in the last series before the All-Star Break. LA has given the Yankees a lot of problems in the past so let's see how this series plays out. Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero are on the DL so that should give the Yankees some more confidence going into the series.
Boston's last series before the break is with the bottom-dwelling Kansas City Royals. Brain Bannister (KC) and Jon Lester (BOS) open that series on the mound.
Matthew Cerrone from metsblog.com predicts a change in the starting rotation after the All-Star break for the Mets. He predicts Santana, Perez, Pelfrey,Jon Neise and Nelson Figueroa to be the starting 5 after the break.
The Mets are 2-8 in Livan's last 10 starts and his ERA is 30.00 in his last 3. Since the Mets need excellent starting pitching in the absence of Beltran, Delgado and Reyes, outings like this are just not acceptable. Period.
Mets fans might be looking towards 2010 if things do not shape up soon after the All-Star break. I'd give it until he first week of August has concluded. If things do not shape up by then it may be time to look forward to football, hockey and basketball. We will see...
Minneapolis,MN. The Yankees completed a sweep of the Twins with a 6-4 victory at the Metrodome. The won behind Alfredo Aceves, who was making a spot start in place of Chien Ming Wang, and 5 relievers. Aceves allowed 4 runs, only 2 earned, in 3.1 innings pitched.Cody Ransom and Brett Gardner had 2 RBIs each and Mark Taxiera added s solo home run.
Phil Hughes seems to have really found his niche in the bullpen recently as he has become the 8yh inning guy setting up Mariano Rivera. The move has bumped Brian Bruney out of that spot for now. Hughes went 1.1 innings and struck out 2 batters. After a poor start to his season, Hughes has lowered his season ERA to 4.01.
The only thing in the Yankees way right now is the fact that Boston keeps winning to stay 1 game ahead.
The Yankees face the Angels in the last series before the All-Star Break. LA has given the Yankees a lot of problems in the past so let's see how this series plays out. Torii Hunter and Vladimir Guerrero are on the DL so that should give the Yankees some more confidence going into the series.
Boston's last series before the break is with the bottom-dwelling Kansas City Royals. Brain Bannister (KC) and Jon Lester (BOS) open that series on the mound.
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