Daily Archives: April 14, 2008
…if you boo the Mets while at a game in Shea Stadium, please send me an e-mail stating why…i’m curious…
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On this off-day, Metstradamus presents Shea Stadium: The Board Game.
…outstanding work, metsra…well done…
The Brooklyn Met Fan wonders if the recent booing is killing any home-field advantage that the Mets may have at home.
Lastly, at Bugs & Cranks, Brad Bartone recalls the baked-potato-and-mustard, Sid Fernandez diet, which Ron Darling recently talked about during a broadcast on SNY.
Note: Double A Binghamton was snowed out in Erie.
New Orleans (AAA): 7-5 win over Round Rock
LHP Adam Bostick allowed three earned runs on four hits and four walks in five innings pitched. LHP Willie Collazo tossed a scoreless 10th inning to pick up the win.
1B Michel Abreu was 3-for-5 with a double and a walk, 2B Argenis Reyes was 1-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. OF Christopher Aguila reached base all six times he stepped to the plate, going 3-for-3 with three walks and four runs scored.
St. Lucie (A+): 6-2 win over Jupiter
RHP Tim Stronach tossed five shutout innings, allowing just two hits and walking none. He struck out six.
1B Lucas Duda now has seven hits in his last twelve at bats after a 2-for-4 night. SS Ruben Tejada was also 2-for-4, with a run scored and two driven in, and OF Brahiam Maldonado had two hits in four at bats, as well.
Savannah (A-): 11-7 win over Columbia
Tagged Minors |LHP Angel Calero was hit hard, allowing six runs, five earned, on eight hits in five innings. He struck out five. RHP Edgar Ramirez got the late win after tossing two scoreless frames.
Six hitters in the Sand Gnats’ order recorded at least two hits apiece, including two knocks for the top four in the lineup. SS Matthew Bouchard was 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, two runs scored and two RBI; 3B Richie Lucas was 2-for-5 with a triple, two runs scored and three RBI; 1B Jose Jimenez blasted two homers to drive in five RBI in his 2-for-5 night; OF Raul Reyes was 2-for-5 with two doubles; and further down, toolsy OF Daniel Stegall was 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored.
In a post for Sports Illustrated, Arash Markazi profiles Lenny Dykstra’s son, Cutter, who is currently a senior at Westlake High School in California.
Markazi writes:
“Cutter, a speedy sparkplug who is batting .491 through 16 games this season, is projected to be a first- to third-round pick in MLB’s amateur draft this June. Cutter already has shown more potential coming out of high school than his father did when he was selected by the Mets in the 13th round of the 1981 draft.”
“I want people saying that’s Lenny’s son,” says Cutter. “I want people saying, ‘He looks just like his dad. He’s plays just like his dad. He approaches the game just like his dad.’”
…the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree…this is a great read, and it seems that cutter has even more fire than his father did, if that’s even possible…
…i agree with cutter that there needs to be more players like there were when his father played…hard-nosed, blue-collar, do-whatever-it-takes-to-win types of athletes…i feel that i can usually tell how much a player enjoys the game by the way he plays, and if cutter is anything like lenny, he too will exemplify that enjoyment…
Tagged 1986 Mets, Regis Courtemanche |Moises Alou is expected to play in a rehab game in 
Port St. Lucie before this weekend, according to Adam Rubin in the Daily News.
…some one sent me an e-mail recently, and referred to him as Moises Al-Who?, which made me laugh…seriously, until i see him back on the field, i have a hard time getting excited about his return…
Rubin also reports on Jose Reyes, the future of Angel Pagan, and the status of Duaner Sanchez and Matt Wise, who could re-join the team this week.
Tagged Moises Alou |
According to Green Fields of the Mind, Nelson Figueroa is a nice guy.
By the way, over the weekend, Willie Randolph told reporters that Figueroa will get his second start Thursday against the Nationals.
…therefore, the following is a tentative look at the team’s starting rotation over the next week or so…
Tagged Nelson Figueroa |Tuesday: Mike Pelfrey vs. Nationals
Wednesday: John Maine vs. Nationals
Thursday: Nelson Figueroa vs. Nationals
Friday: Johan Santana at Phillies
Saturday: Oliver Perez at Phillies
In a report for SNY.tv, Ted Berg writes about David Wright the hitter, the leader and the politician, stating:
“It’s easy to overlook Wright, because he’s not under-appreciated or
misused or wrongly vilified, like the players I often dedicate this space to. Wright is a constant, and a nearly perfect one. He gets on base, he hits home runs, he smiles for the camera, he steals bases, he says the right thing, he wins Gold Gloves, he works out relentlessly, and he takes time out of his busy schedule to hug babies. And he’s still only 25 years old.”
…there is a small part of me that feels like this team will soon be at a crossroads, one in which wright is a great player surrounded by guys who do not work as hard as him and they fail, or one that is built in his shadow, and which he leads by example and wins…
…i’m not saying this is inevitable, but i often see this coming and it may not be a bad thing…
By the way, Wright will be a guest tonight on the Late Show with David Letterman, during which he will also take batting practice from Letterman on 53rd Street.
…as i continue to work on cleaning up this site’s comments section and functionality, all comments will first go in to 
limbo and sit in moderation before being posted on the site…so, if you make a comment, but it does not immediately appear, it does not mean you have been banned…it means, like all comments, your statement is in queue, waiting for approval…
…i apologize for the inconvenience, and truly appreciate your understanding…
..i had posted this earlier, but for some reason it stopped logging votes…so, let’s try this again…good luck…
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Tagged Poll, Willie Randolph |…nice job by the small group of fans at Shea Stadium the last few days, who have been doing the angel wave, like was featured in the movie Angels in the Outfield, i.e., flapping their hands off their shoulders, as though they are wings, in honor of Angel Pagan…
…several fans e-mailed me this weekend, all of whom were in favor of this, wishing it will catch on over time…
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