Daily Archives: June 6, 2008
Scott Schoeneweis entered last night’s game with the score tied at one in the bottom of the ninth.
However, he walked the first two batters of the inning, then got an out, intentionally 
walked Kevin Kouzmanoff to load the bases, and put a force at any bag, but he hit Paul McAnulty with the first pitch thrown to end the game and give San Diego a walk-off win.
McAnulty entered the game hitless in two at bats against left-handed pitching this season.
Willie Randolph, regarding Schoeneweis, talking to reporters after the game:
“You can’t walk the leadoff guy. He had a nice succession of lefties I thought we were going to get outs on. He didn’t get the job done, period. Simple as that. And obviously you can’t hit the guy to walk in the winning run. Scottie wasn’t on his game tonight and it showed.”
Schoeneweis, on his outing, while speaking to reporters:
“(That last pitch) just got away, just got away. You know, I don’t know, it just got away.”
To watch the rest of Schoeneweis’s post-game comments, courtesy of 
, click here.
Schoeneweis had not allowed a run in six straight appearances, but has now allowed four earned runs in his last .2 innings of work, raising his ERA from 1.17 to 2.66.
…i’m not too worried about schoeneweis…he’s allowed to have a bad outing or two, and up until this point he had been going pretty good that…that said, it’s his control that has seemingly slipped the last two outings, though i know he thinks he was getting squeezed by the umps…again, i’m not worried, but this certainly something to keep an eye on…
…also, for what it’s worth, with all those lefties coming to the plate, and with Pedro Feliciano out of the game, i too would have stuck with schoeneweis, instead of using Aaron Heilman, who had been warming up in the bullpen…i mean, if you wanted a pitching change because you knew schoeneweis was going to hit a batter with the bases loaded, well, then hat’s off to you…also, use your powers for something other than baseball…
Lastly, for more on the walk-off loss, the team’s third this season, check out Mets Walk-Offs, where you’ll learn about all sorts of interesting stats from last night’s game.
Tagged Scott Schoeneweis |In last night’s loss to the Padres, Mike 
Pelfrey allowed eight hits and three walks in six innings pitched, but only one run scored.
…frankly, Jose Reyes did as much to keep those runners from scoring…which is not a bad thing…it shows that mike is finally learning ‘how to pitch,’ in that in these situations he is buckling down and making the perfect pitch to get a weak ground ball, which is totally capable of doing with his off-speed stuff…
Pelfrey is 2–6 with a 4.65 ERA in 11 starts this season, during which the Mets are 3–8.
To watch the Mike Pelfrey’s post-game comments, courtesy of , click here.
Willie Randolph, speaking about Pelfrey, while talking to reporters after the game, said:
“He’s gotten out of some jams and he’s starting to keep his composure in situations. He had men in scoring position, but it’s a real positive sign for the kid that he’s starting to learn how to trust his stuff. He was in and out at times, but when he had to make a pitch he was able to throw the ball over the plate and get ground balls. And again, this just proves to him his stuff is good enough to challenge guys and get outs. Another big step for the young man.”
Randolph, on letting Pelfrey throw 112 pitches, said:
“Well, I think it’s important to push him through. The only way you learn how to pitch is to go out there and do it. You learn a lot from going out there and grinding it out and going through some ups and downs and adversity. He’s a big strong kid. We hope that one day he can be a big horse for us. I’d like to see him go 120 pitches one day so he can just prove to himself he can do it. and also learn how to get through those situations. When you’re a sinker ball pitcher sometimes it’s better when you’re tired. I was challenging him tonight and he stepped up with flying colors. I’m real proud of the kid.”
…i still think he needs to throw his fastball for strikes more, especially on the inside part of the plate, and then ne can work in his off-speed pitches…sometimes it seems like he’s doing it the other way around…
…nevertheless, last night was a good start…it would have been better all of those base runners not initially reached base…but, that said, when they did, it was good to see mike settle down and make the pitches he had to make…
Tagged Mike Pelfrey |During yesterday’s draft, the Mets selected OF-1B Ike Davis from Arizona State with their first pick.
Davis is the son of former major leaguer Ron Davis, who played his first four seasons in New York with the Yankees.
Davis, on what his father told him about playing for the Mets, and in New York, during his conference call with reporters today:
“It was just amazing being drafted. It was a bit of a relief. I’m glad to be a Met, and I look forward to getting in the system and playing and playing good baseball. It’s gonna be a fun time…He just said that they’ve got the best fans, and it’s a blast because every game is live or die for them and it’s a great environment to grow up playing baseball and learn how to play under pressure in front of all those people – and I’m looking forward to it too.”
Asked to describe himself, Davis told reporters that he is the type of player who you want up ‘in a big spot.’
To watch SNY.tv’s exclusive Post Game Extra, hosted by Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez, including highlights and quotes from last night’s loss to the Padres, click here:
The Mets (30–29) lost to the Padres (25–37) by the score of 2 to 1 in San Diego tonight.
For a recap, boxscore, stats, etc., go to SNY.tv.
This game can be summed up two ways, 1) the Mets could not do much on offense, scoring just one run against Josh Banks, and 2) after having left 15 runners on base, they Padres finally found a way to score – by getting hit by a pitch for a walk-off win.
However, in case you missed it:
- Endy Chavez made a terrific catch, getting a great read, leaping, reaching and pulling the ball in like he was robbing a home run without the fence.
- The mere sight of Greg Maddux irritates me, even when he isn’t pitching.
- Keith Hernandez called Endy Chavez, “the Mookie Wilson of this ball club,” which is a helluva compliment among the Shea Faithful.
- Mike Pelfrey faced seven batters in the third, but dodged a bullet by allowing just one run.
- Jose Reyes saved Pelfrey a few innings later, making a snazzy pick up on a ground ball for the final out, which had it gone by him, would have scored a run from third.
- In the fifth, Pelfrey escaped from danger again, when Reyes quickly turned a double play to end the inning with the bases loaded.
- Then, again, in the sixth, again with a runner on second, Reyes, again, made a diving stop on a grounder behind the bag, he bounced to his foot and flipped a dart to first for an out to end the inning.
- I continue to be impressed by Ryan Church’s ability to play right field, as he does everything right.
- Josh Banks is looking like one fantastic waiver claim for the Padres, as the Mets could not do much against him.
- Fortunately, in the sixth, Reyes reached base, advanced to second on a bunt by Luis Castillo, then kept dancing and dancing off second, which clearly distracted Banks, who looked back at Reyes on his delivery and hung a fastball to David Wright, who ripped a single up the middle to score Reyes for New York’s only run.
- Feliciano picked up where Pelfrey left off, putting two on with two outs in the seventh, but, amazingly, a ground hit the runner going from second to third and the inning ended.
- Sanchez picked up where Feliciano left off, stranding two runners to end the eighth.
- Schoeneweis did much of the same, walking the first two batters he faced, then intentionally walking the bases loaded with one out, at which point he hit a batter with the first pitch of the at bat to walk in the winning run.
- In other words, I can’t believe I stayed up until 1:10 am to watch the game end on a hit by pitch.
The Mets continue their four-game series against the Padres tomorrow night, with Johan Santana facing Randy Wolf.
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