Quote: Willie and Wright on Perez
During last night’s 13–0 win over the Marlins, Oliver Perez pitched 
six scoreless innings, and allowed five hits and one walk while striking out eight…
…as i said last night, his slider was terrific, changing speeds, and all around the zone…his success his two fold, a) remain focused, and b) get the best from his slider…that’s all…and he did that last night…
Willie Randolph, on Perez, following last night’s game:
“Man, I could bottle that and put it away…He was awesome tonight…All his pitches were pretty crisp, even his change up…He stayed in his rhythm the majority of the game, that’s the real key for him…He needs to mature. That’s a big part of his development. He needs to be able, when things go wrong, to lock back in and stay focused on the task at hand. Obviously, he’s very capable of doing that, which he showed tonight. He just needs to be able to do it more consistently.”
According to Filip Bondy in the Daily News, last night’s performance by Perez was just what the Mets needed following the disappointing news about Pedro Martinez’s hamstring injury.
David Wright essentially agreed, saying the following, as quoted by the New York Post:
“It was big of Oliver Perez to do what he did…To do it on the same day Pedro went down makes it that much bigger.”
…i tend to agree…i mean, personally, i was feeling a tad dejected prior to last night’s game, which is not to say i was pessimistic…i was just, blah, a bit bummed by the set back…however, i feel much better today, while daydreaming of how great i believe perez, John Maine and Johan Santana can be together…it was sort of like ollie’s outing smacked me in the face and woke me up…thanks, opie…
