Daily Archives: April 12, 2008
The Mets lost to the Brewers by the score of 5 to 3 in Shea Stadium this afternoon.
For a recap and boxscore, go to SNY.
…for the second-straight start, Johan Santana did not have his best stuff…yet, he managed to keep the game in reach, until allowing a two-run home run to Gabe Kalper in the seventh inning…he was running out of steam…but, he’s their ace…if you can’t leave him in and hope he muscles through, then who can you leave in…i moan that pitchers do not go long enough, then when they do, but fail, i wish he had been pulled…ugh…the long-ball is the bane of santana, and we knew that coming in to the season…santana was booed a bit while walking off the field…if you boo your ace, what else is left…
…i like Angel Pagan…who doesn’t, at this point…he hit leadoff today, in place of the injured Jose Reyes…he got on in the first, advanced on grounder, tagged on a fly ball and scored…pagan, get ‘em over, get ‘em in…
…i liked the bright-blue pullovers the team wore in the dugouts today…pinstripes, blue hats, blue pull-overs…nice touch…
…David Wright struggled today on defense, making a throwing error (from which a run eventually scored), and a fielding error…he’s been a bit off the last few days, despite looking quite good through much of the spring…of course, wright made up for it later with a solo home run…
…hat’s off to Carlos Muniz, who pitched two scoreless innings in relief, while allowing one hit and striking out one batter…
…impressive inning by Eric Gagne, who manages to throw pretty well, despite wearing Prince Fielder’s pants…
Jose Reyes had an MRI this morning, which revealed a mild strain in his left hamstring.
During today’s broadcast on SNY, Kevin Burkhardt said Reyes woke up with a tight hamstring on Friday.
…the buzz from Shea Stadium suggests reyes will likely sit out through the weekend, and return on Tuesday…
The Game:
The Mets (5-4) continue their three-game series against the Brewers (6-4) this afternoon at Shea Stadium, starting at 1:10 pm EST.
The Lineup:
- LF Angel Pagan
- 2B Luis Castillo
- 3B David Wright
- CF Carlos Beltran
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- RF Ryan Church
- SS Damion Easley
- C Brian Scneider
- P Johan Santana
The Pitchers:
LHP Johan Santana (1-1, 1.93 ERA) takes the hill for the Mets in his Shea Stadium debut. In his last start for the Mets versus the Braves on Sunday, Santana took the loss, allowing one run on seven hits while striking seven. He has made nine career appearances, five starts, against the Brewers, compiling a record of 3-1 with a 3.32 ERA.
RHP Ben Sheets (1-0, 0.00 ERA) starts for the Brewers. Sheets made his last start versus the Giants on Sunday, a complete game win, allowed no runs on five hits while striking out eight. He has yet to allow a run in two starts this season.
The Notes:
The Mets are batting .227 (46-for-203) vs. right-handed pitchers this season.
The Brewers are batting a National League Leading .358 with runners in scoring position this season.
For more insight on the Brewers, check out Blogger Beat.
How To Catch It:
This afternoon’s game can be seen locally on
and heard locally on WFAN.
The Bleachers:
For a live chat, head over to The Hot Foot Bleachers.
…enjoy, and as always, Let’s Go Mets…
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New Orleans (AAA): 2-1 loss to Round Rock
RHP Joselo Diaz was fantastic, hurling seven shutout innings, allowing just five hits and striking out five. RHP Ivan Maldonado took the loss, blowing the shut out and the save. RHP Duaner Sanchez pitched a scoreless inning.
It was a quiet night for Zephyr bats. 2B Argenis Reyes was 1-for-4 with a triple and the lone RBI; he drove in OF , who had a 2-for-3 evening with a double.
Binghamton (AA): 18-13 win over Erie
RHP Eric Brown was tagged for six runs, five earned, on nine hits in 4.1 innings. RHP Edgar Alfonzo earned a lucky win, having allowed 5 ER in 2.1 innings.
It was a huge night for the middle of the Binghamton order, who rotated playing three different positions. Nick Evans, starting at 1B before eventually being moved to LF, was 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, three runs scored and a walk. That raised his average to .452. Danny Murphy, at 1B before moving to 3B, finished 4-for-6 with a double and four runs scored to improve his average to .455 . Mike Carp, who began at LF and moved to 1B, was also 4-for-6 with a double. Carp scored three runs and drove in two, and his average now stands at .424.
St. Lucie (A+): 11-3 loss to Jupiter
RHP Nick Carr rebounded from a rough opening start to toss six innings of one run ball, surrendering five hits, just one walk and fanning six. 2007 draftee RHP Stephen Clyne had his first bad outing of the season, getting shelled for five earned runs on four hits and a walk without retiring a batter.
1B Lucas Duda got back into the swing of things with a 2-for-4 night, SS Ruben Tejada was 1-for-4, and OF Ezequiel Carrera finished with two hits in four at bats, including a double.
Savannah (A-): 8-3 loss to Columbia
Tagged Minors |RHP Elvin Ramirez picked up the loss, getting tagged for five runs, four earned, on seven hits and two walks in just 2.2 innings on the mound.
OF Richard Pena went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk, C Francisco Pena was 1-for-4 and scored a run, and 2B Greg Veloz finished 1-for-3 with a homer and 3 RBI.
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violent, fringe fans who are only interested in spewing hate and venom…
…so far, a small, but very loud group of fans have essentially hijacked this site’s comment’s section with mean, disrespectful and angry banter…
…the sad thing is that this group, which is made up of only five percent of my overall readership, has a) made positive fans feel unwelcome, thus turning them away, b) their repeatedly racist, offensive and angry language has resulted in my site getting banned by a variety of company firewalls, thus hurting my overall traffic, which i cannot afford for obvious reasons, and c) they have given my site a reputation that is not representative of the overall fan base nor my own personal approach towards baseball, which, by the way, is just a game…
…since i do not want me or my site to be known for this sort of anger; since i do i want the majority of my readership to feel unwelcome; since this is not a public forum, but a private community; and since i cannot afford to risk this site’s traffic - until i can provide a safe and creative location within this community for each style of opinion – certain readers will have their comments held in limbo for review, meaning they may take an hour or so to appear on the site – if they appear at all…
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Duaner Sanchez pitched a scoreless inning for Triple-A New Orleans last night.
Sanchez is slated to pitch today in New Orleans as well, meaning he will have finally pitched on back-to-back days – which is the long-awaited benchmark that had been used to gauge his recovery.
Prior to yesterday’s game, Willie Randolph told reporters that – if all goes well for Sanchez today – he could potentially rejoin the Mets in the next week or so.
