Comments on: Note: Last Night’s Oliver Perez http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-last-nights-oliver-perez/ Latest Mets News, Links, Rumors and Opinion Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gina http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-last-nights-oliver-perez/#comment-157206 Gina Tue, 06 May 2008 20:53:18 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-mets-bats-and-oliver-perez/#comment-157206 He started off poorly last year and ended up hitting .310 with RISP by the end of the season. Give him some time. He started off poorly last year and ended up hitting .310 with RISP by the end of the season. Give him some time.

]]> By: dgnorth2000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-last-nights-oliver-perez/#comment-157079 dgnorth2000 Tue, 06 May 2008 18:53:43 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-mets-bats-and-oliver-perez/#comment-157079 Gee, you think Perez is an easy scapegoat? Three HRs allowed in 6 innings. If he doesn't allow a two-out HR to Kemp in the 5th, it's a 3-1 game, which is a much easier hill to climb than a 4-run deficit. The notion that he "did fine" through 4 innings and then lost his way is a ridiculous and incomplete assessment of Perez's performance. The bottom line is that allowing 5 earned runs in six innings is a terrible perfomance. I'm tired of Willie's (and others') excuses and give-him-the-benefit-of-the-doubt explanations. Perez has been awful and his poor performances are causing the team to lose games. Gee, you think Perez is an easy scapegoat? Three HRs allowed in 6 innings. If he doesn’t allow a two-out HR to Kemp in the 5th, it’s a 3-1 game, which is a much easier hill to climb than a 4-run deficit. The notion that he “did fine” through 4 innings and then lost his way is a ridiculous and incomplete assessment of Perez’s performance. The bottom line is that allowing 5 earned runs in six innings is a terrible perfomance. I’m tired of Willie’s (and others’) excuses and give-him-the-benefit-of-the-doubt explanations. Perez has been awful and his poor performances are causing the team to lose games.

]]> By: MudvilleNine http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-last-nights-oliver-perez/#comment-156870 MudvilleNine Tue, 06 May 2008 15:55:29 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-mets-bats-and-oliver-perez/#comment-156870 Yeah, I thought Willie was raked over for criticizing Perez the last time. Yeah, I thought Willie was raked over for criticizing Perez the last time.

]]> By: MudvilleNine http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-last-nights-oliver-perez/#comment-156869 MudvilleNine Tue, 06 May 2008 15:54:18 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-mets-bats-and-oliver-perez/#comment-156869 And you, who is nowhere near the dugout, the clubhouse, or anywhere else the players hang out at, know for certain that the players dont like Willie and dont listen to him? And you, who is nowhere near the dugout, the clubhouse, or anywhere else the players hang out at, know for certain that the players dont like Willie and dont listen to him?

]]> By: MudvilleNine http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-last-nights-oliver-perez/#comment-156866 MudvilleNine Tue, 06 May 2008 15:50:00 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-mets-bats-and-oliver-perez/#comment-156866 The man is a thrower, not a pitcher. There is a difference. He throws to spots and hopes he comes close. Its that great stuff that gets him by, but in no way does he hit spots. When was the last time you seen him throw a fastball and the catcher didnt have to move his glove? Maybe once a game? He just rears back and lets it loose, which is why he walks so many and throws those fat pitches. His better games are the ones where he gets away with it. I think Peterson is getting tired of hitting his head against the wall and Perez is making me believe that last year for him was a career year. The man is a thrower, not a pitcher. There is a difference. He throws to spots and hopes he comes close. Its that great stuff that gets him by, but in no way does he hit spots. When was the last time you seen him throw a fastball and the catcher didnt have to move his glove? Maybe once a game? He just rears back and lets it loose, which is why he walks so many and throws those fat pitches. His better games are the ones where he gets away with it. I think Peterson is getting tired of hitting his head against the wall and Perez is making me believe that last year for him was a career year.

]]> By: C Dubb http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-last-nights-oliver-perez/#comment-156780 C Dubb Tue, 06 May 2008 14:48:35 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-mets-bats-and-oliver-perez/#comment-156780 I'm not sure if anyone else has mentioned this above, but I saw a big difference between how Ollie pitched against the Pirates and how he pitched last night. After not being able to find the strike zone, he overcompensated and left everything in the middle of the plate. So instead of walking everyone, he got blasted (and almost got a line drive wedged in his abdomen). The bright side is that he did adjust; the bad side is that it made no difference. I’m not sure if anyone else has mentioned this above, but I saw a big difference between how Ollie pitched against the Pirates and how he pitched last night. After not being able to find the strike zone, he overcompensated and left everything in the middle of the plate. So instead of walking everyone, he got blasted (and almost got a line drive wedged in his abdomen).

The bright side is that he did adjust; the bad side is that it made no difference.

]]> By: Coolpapabell http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-last-nights-oliver-perez/#comment-156723 Coolpapabell Tue, 06 May 2008 14:32:19 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-mets-bats-and-oliver-perez/#comment-156723 And to think that we were going to go into the season with a O.P. and Maine as the bulwarks of our rotation. Maine has been solid but O.P............well, the proof is in the pudding. Maybe we can put him on Aderole. And to think that we were going to go into the season with a O.P. and Maine as the bulwarks of our rotation. Maine has been solid but O.P…………well, the proof is in the pudding. Maybe we can put him on Aderole.

]]> By: gowrightgo http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-last-nights-oliver-perez/#comment-156699 gowrightgo Tue, 06 May 2008 14:18:06 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-mets-bats-and-oliver-perez/#comment-156699 Of all the guys to get on this season...you pencil in David Wright who appears to be one of the only guys ( along with Church) who can drive in runs at the moment? Why not pick on Castillo, and Reyes for not being more consistently on base? Why not pick on Beltran for not starting his season yet now in its 6th week? Why not....ahh forget it. I am frustrated too. Nobody is hitting enough for my liking at the moment actually Of all the guys to get on this season…you pencil in David Wright who appears to be one of the only guys ( along with Church) who can drive in runs at the moment? Why not pick on Castillo, and Reyes for not being more consistently on base? Why not pick on Beltran for not starting his season yet now in its 6th week? Why not….ahh forget it. I am frustrated too. Nobody is hitting enough for my liking at the moment actually

]]> By: gowrightgo http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-last-nights-oliver-perez/#comment-156695 gowrightgo Tue, 06 May 2008 14:14:17 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-mets-bats-and-oliver-perez/#comment-156695 Cheif...I am not suggesting we get anyone. Who the hell can we get to improve offense mid season before the midway point of the season? No one! I am merely stating what is obvious and at the same time releasing some of my disappointment about it. I see the same team as last year. I see tightness in rbi spots. I see poor approches to at bats by veterans. I see a scuffling Beltran at the moment and a completely lost Castillo. I see Reyes on and off, on and off. I see trouble. Got no solution for you except possibly a change in the hitting coach or a change in the manager or possibly (least likely) a change in the players mentality Unfortunately....this offense is just not as good as we thought even with Alou in the lineup Cheif…I am not suggesting we get anyone. Who the hell can we get to improve offense mid season before the midway point of the season? No one!

I am merely stating what is obvious and at the same time releasing some of my disappointment about it. I see the same team as last year. I see tightness in rbi spots. I see poor approches to at bats by veterans. I see a scuffling Beltran at the moment and a completely lost Castillo. I see Reyes on and off, on and off. I see trouble.

Got no solution for you except possibly a change in the hitting coach or a change in the manager or possibly (least likely) a change in the players mentality

Unfortunately….this offense is just not as good as we thought even with Alou in the lineup

]]> By: sincekindergarten http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-last-nights-oliver-perez/#comment-156652 sincekindergarten Tue, 06 May 2008 13:43:55 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2008/05/06/note-mets-bats-and-oliver-perez/#comment-156652 I've said this before, only a week or two ago . . . We see the Ollie of the 15 wins last year. We see the Ollie of the 10 losses last year. We see both of them, often from one pitch to the next, in the same at-bat. Obviously, staying consistant from one pitch to the next is his main problem--and it will keep him from getting big money in his next contract. I’ve said this before, only a week or two ago . . . We see the Ollie of the 15 wins last year. We see the Ollie of the 10 losses last year. We see both of them, often from one pitch to the next, in the same at-bat. Obviously, staying consistant from one pitch to the next is his main problem–and it will keep him from getting big money in his next contract.

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