Daily Archives: September 21, 2007
According to the Mets, Carlos Beltran left tonight’s after bruising the patella tendon on his left knee.
…if there is a god, and he’s a Mets fan, they’ll call this game right now and give the team a win…
…come on, man, you know you want to…just do it…
…seriously, can’t some one just pay off the grounds-screw…i bet the relievers would take up a pretty sweet collection if asked…
…Update…11:20 pm…
…game on…i guess they’ll have to earn it…
The Game
The first-place Mets (84–68) play the second of four games with the Marlins (66-87) this evening at Dolphin Stadium, starting at 7:05 pm EDT.
The Lineup
- SS Jose Reyes
- 2B Luis Castillo
- 3B David Wright
- CF Carlos Beltran
- LF Moises Alou
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- C Paul Lo Duca
- RF Lastings Milledge
- SP Pedro Martinez
The Pitchers
RHP Pedro Martinez (2–0, 1.69 ERA) starts for the Mets. He was stellar in his last start, a no-decision, vs. the Phillies, allowing one run on seven hits, while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Martinez has allowed just three earned runs since in three starts (16.0 IP) this season. He is 2-3 with a 2.20 ERA with 54 strikeouts in seven starts against the Marlins since joining the Mets.
LHP Scott Olsen (9–14, 6.06 ERA) starts for the Marlins. In his last start, Olsen allowed six runs on eight hits over two innings in a 13-0 loss vs. the Rockies. Left-hand batters are batting .331 against the southpaw, while right-handers are batting .312. In his last start against the Mets on August 11, Olsen was handed a no-decision, allowing two earned runs on seven hits, while striking out 2 over six innings pitched. Olsen is 1-1 with a 4.40 ERA lifetime against the Mets.
The Notes
The Mets are 5-1 at Dolphin Stadium this season.
As noted earlier today on MetsBlog, Shawn Green will miss tonight’s game because of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur.
Moises Alou is batting .407 with six doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI during his current 24-game hitting streak.
Carlos Beltran is 6-for-14 with two home runs and a double vs. Olsen lifetime.
Jose Reyes is batting .438 with two doubles and one triple in 16 at-bats vs. Olsen.
The Bleachers
For a live chat, head over to The Hot Foot Bleachers.
…enjoy…and remember, ‘ya gotta believe’…
Tagged Mike Nichols |…ugh…a friend recently emailed me this video of the Phillies celebrating the Mets 8-7 loss to the Marlins last night…ugh..
Tagged Mike Nichols, Phillies |Major League Baseball has suspended Mets OF Lastings Milledge three games for his actions in last nights game.
Milledge has appealed and is in tonight’s lineup playing right field.
Tagged Mike Nichols |The Mets have announced Carlos Delgado is in tonight’s lineup and batting sixth.
…welcome back big fella…
Tagged Mike Nichols |Over at his blog for the Journal News, John Delcos reports a few of the Mets are watching the movie 300 in the clubhouse.
Delcos also updates us on the availability of Billy Wagner and Carlos Delgado for tonight’s game.
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A long-time reader of MetsBlog, Alon Rothschild, sent in the following e-mail…
“In 2005, when signed Pedro Martinez signed a four-year deal, the Shea faithful asked him to be the savior of our franchise, and even while hurt he has taken that responsibility. Now more then ever, all Mets fans will be looking at No. 45 to be our savior again, because now more then ever we need a big performance, something to spark this team, stop the bleeding and get us back on track…
“Tonight, Pedro takes the mound in what is undoubtedly his most important outing as Met…
“With his team, manager and general manager standing squarely at a crossroads, Pedro points the way.”
…a vintage pedro outing would really be huge…immense…frankly, there aren’t enough superlatives to capture what it would mean…
Tagged Pedro Martinez |Mets GM Omar Minaya will be a guest on WFAN this afternoon just after 4 pm.
At his blog for the Daily News, Adam Rubin has posted audio from a talk he and other reporters had with Willie Randolph in the dugout prior to yesterday’s game.
…this is an absolute must listen…you have to check it 
out…i posted a few key quotes below, but you really should do yourself a favor, go to adam’s blog and listen to this when you have time…it’s very interesting…
Randolph, among other many comments, regarding his managerial style, demeanor, etc…
“Why are we even talking about my demeanor, or how I act? That shouldn’t be the focus. It has nothing to do with winning. It definitely has nothing to do with what we’ve gone through. Even when we win, I’m just trying to be a leader for my team. That’s my approach to leading my guys, and actually knowing my guys. If I had a different group, a different mix, I might be a little different actually, but I’m just reacting to what my players respond to – and I think since I’ve been here they’ve responded to my leadership…
“They say, ‘Why isn’t he doing this,’ or, ‘Why isn’t he doing that.’ Well, because that’s not me. If I need to [yell and scream] I’ll do that. But, when you have players who run out there every day and bust their ass for you and play hard for you every day – how do you think you’d feel if you were in the field over there and you saw your manager kicking and screaming, how would you feel? You wouldn’t feel too good. You wouldn’t. Especially if you have a guy whose been running out there every day and busting his hump for you, and he was okay when we were doing well, but now we’re struggling [and I start yelling, grumbling, etc]. Nah, that’s not how you lead, that’s not how you get the most from your players…
“I do a lot of one-on-one stuff with my guys. What I do is very personal. To me, that’s more important than having team meetings…I mean, we had a meeting the other night and we lost, you know…It’s not what you see up on the steps, it’s what you do in the clubhouse, behind the scenes, during batting practice, those type of things…When you motivate men you have to look them in the eye, they have to understand that there’s a connection there.”
…hat’s off to adam, and all the reporters involved in this Q&A, as they did a great job trying to pry open willie to speak about this stuff…i suspect he was advised to do so, but nevertheless, it’s a great listen…
…as for what he says…i don’t know, man…i work alone, mostly…i played baseball and quit football…so, i’m not really an expert on leadership, so he would certainly know more about it that me…i will say this, though, willie is a winner, no matter how you slice it, the guy wins…and he should, it’s obviously the only think he cares about…that being said, this team has under-performed to date…not once, but twice if you count last year’s NLCS…and, from what i can gather, that it is certainly getting the attention of people employed above him…
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