Daily Archives: June 25, 2008
The Mets (38–39) beat the Mariners (27–50) by the score of 8 to 2 in Shea Stadium tonight.
For a recap, boxscore, stats, etc., go to SNY.tv.
However, in case you missed it, know that it was tee-time at Shea. David Wright had two home runs in the first two innings, making Jerry Manuel look like a genius for resting him yesterday; Jose Reyes hit a three-run homer of his own in the third; John Maine was great through four and decent the rest of the way allowing two runs on five hits over six innings; lastly, Happy 36th Birthday Carlos Delgado.
Good win, but the Mets seemed to put it in cruise control after getting an early lead. Not to damper spirits, but the Mariners’ fielding woes certainly aided the win as the Mets only scratched out five hits.
The Mets start a four game series against the Yankees on Friday with a day-night, two-stadium doubleheader. By the way, Keith will be taking the subway to Yankee Stadium on Friday so keep an eye out for him on the B, D, or 4 trains.
Tagged Regis Courtemanche |The Game:
The Mets (37-39) continue their three-game series against the Mariners (28-49) tonight at Shea Stadium, starting 7:10 pm.
The Lineup:
- SS Jose Reyes
- 2B Luis Castillo
- 3B David Wright
- CF Carlos Beltran
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- RF Fernando Tatis
- LF Marlon Anderson
- C Brian Schneider
- P John Maine
The Pitchers:
RHP John Maine (7-5, 3.78 ERA) starts for the Mets. This is his first start against the Mariners, and his fourth interleague start.
RHP Miguel Batista (3-9, 6.26 ERA) starts for the Mariners. Batista has served 14 years in the majors, and played for eight different teams.
How To Catch It:
Tonight’s game can be seen locally on SNY 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…
Tagged Regis Courtemanche |Mets first round draft pick Ike Davis will travel with the Brooklyn Cyclones tonight when they take on the Hudson Valley Renegades but will not play until Friday.
According to the Times-Herald Record, Ryan Church will not be with the team.
Some excitement occurred last night in Binghamton however. The Press & Sun Bulletin recaps a brawl that took place between B-Mets manager Mako Oliveras and Altoona Curve manager Tim Leiper.
Of the incident, Brian Moritz writes:
“An ugly bench-clearing brawl between the Binghamton Mets and the Altoona Curve in the bottom of the ninth inning marred the Curve’s 6-4 victory at NYSEG Stadium.”
“The brawl came during a pitching change with two out in the ninth. Punches were thrown by members of both teams, as the dugouts cleared and bullpens emptied during a wild melee.”
“Oliveras said. “I’m too old for this, but I’m not going to back down from anybody.”
…it seems that oliveras has adopted the Jerry Manuel mentality… at least some things are consistent lately…
Tagged Minors, Regis Courtemanche, Ryan Church |
Scott Lauber of the Courier-Post reports Phillies GM Pat Gillick recently admitted his team needs another starting pitcher in order to match up better against teams like the Red Sox and Angels.
According to Lauber, the Phillies have sent scouts to watch recent starts by C.C. Sabathia, A.J. Burnett, Ben Sheets and Greg Maddux.
Due to the lack of depth in the Phillies farm system, acquring a top starter might be difficult, writes Lauber…
“The Phillies lack the advanced prospects in their still-rebuilding farm system to use as trade bait. Gillick said they likely would have to trade a player off their roster to acquire a big-name starter.”
Meanwhile, Jim Salisbury of the Philadelphia Inquirer takes a look at what the Phillies have to offer teams in their quest to find another starter.
Among the players Salisbury lists are, Shane Victorino, Jayson Werth and highly touted prospects, RHP Carlos Carrasco, OF Greg Golson and 2B Adrian Cardenas.
…i’ve been talking to a bunch of my good friends that are Phillies fans to get a feel on their team and the upcoming trading deadline, and none of them believe Phillies management is bold enough to pull off a deal for a sabathia-type pitcher, saying ‘it’s just not their style’…most of them believe the team will most likely deal for another mid-rotation, Kyle Loshe-type pitcher as they did last season…
Tagged Mike Nichols, Phillies |
At FOXSports.com, Ken Rosenthal writes that Orioles owner Peter Angelos covets Braves 1B Mark Teixeira, and may be willing to offer a mammoth contract. 
Teixeira, who turns 29 next spring, will likely be asking for eight years, $160 million according to Rosenthal.
Meanwhile, the Rockies are willing to trade closer Brian Fuentes who is a free-agent at the end of the season and have shown some intrigue in Aaron Heilman.
And even after the Willie Randolph saga, Rosenthal reports that Mets ownership still view Omar Minaya as their long-term GM with a possible contract extension on the horizon.
…i got a kick out of the fox sports poll which asked if you would want minaya as your gm…currently 86% voted for ‘no, he is a joke’…
Since being named the interim manager, Jerry Manuel has been filling tape recorders with priceless quips and proclamations. This “breath of fresh air” was immediately embraced by the media, and we fans were fed the idea that the Mets would immediately start fighting for first place.
After a week, however, the Mets under Manuel are 3-4. Manuel’s promises about bullpen roles, resting starters on the road, and a new offensive attack have fallen by the wayside. For many, the talk from Manuel has been a lot of hot air – after all, actions speak louder than words.
On the other hand, Rome wasn’t built in a day, and a sub-.500 team can’t suddenly turn into a contender with the flip of a switch. The hiring of Jerry Manuel was one step of many in the process.
The buzz from Shea is that internal meetings are occurring now, “and changes are coming”.
We’ve heard enough talk. I, Joe Janish, am willing to give Manuel and the team’s front office 30 or so days to get these changes implemented. No doubt we’ll see obvious moves – such as personnel adjustments affecting Carlos Delgado and Oliver Perez. We should also see more roles evolving, particularly at second base and in the outfield. An energy spark from the farm system is a must – be it an arm or a position player or both – because the Mets have little in the way of trading chips for an impact player (think: 2005, when the promotions of Robinson Cano and Chien-Ming Wang boosted the Yankees).
At the same time, I fully expect Omar Minaya to continue working the phones to land someone who can make a difference. In addition, let’s look for the relievers to eventually settle into roles, the hitters to start bringing a game plan to the plate, and the team as a whole keep its focus and spirit no matter what the score.
As Ron Darling suggested, a month is a fair amount of time. Let’s talk then.
Mike Puma of the New York Post reports Yankees Vice President Hank Steinbrenner would welcome former Mets manager Willie Randolph back with the team if Randolph is looking for a new job.
Steinbrenner, who did not comment on which position would be available for Randolph, holds no grudge against the former Yankees second baseman for leaving the organization for their cross-town rival, as quoted by Puma…
“If he had left to take over the Red Sox maybe I would have had a problem with that. He’s a Yankee. He’ll always be a Yankee. Even the Mets never completely accepted him because they thought he was a Yankee.”
…hank has said a lot of stupid things in his short tenure as the “new boss” of the Yankees, but he is spot on with his comments about some not accepting willie as a Met…
…i’ve never held it against players/managers who have crisscrossed between the two boroughs, including willie…if willie wants a job with the yanks or any other club, for that matter, so be it…good luck, willie…
Tagged Mike Nichols, Willie Randolph, Yankees |
On Monday, Bart Hubbuch and the New York Post were the only newspaper to spin Jerry Manuel’s positive comment about fertilizer in to a negative, while trying to pit Manuel and his team’s fans against one another.
Since, Hubbuch and the Post were listed among the Worst Persons in the World by MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann, while also drawing criticism from bloggers, radio hosts and other newspaper reporters.
In a post to his blog today for the New York Post, Hubbuch fires back, writing, among other things:
“Here’s the bottom line for Olbermann, the radio and blogger blowhards, one of my gutless, sycophantic counterparts (yeah, I’m talking about you, Adam) and all the cranks that have been filling my inbox with e-mails I never read and automatically delete: Every reporter in the room at Coors Field laughed out loud when Manuel said the word “fertilizer.” I know this because I was sitting right there. You know why we all laughed? Because every one of us knew exactly what Manuel was talking about. The fans.”
…wait, am i one of the blogger blowhards…hmm…if so, that’s new…
despite nearly 15,000 posts to my blog in five years, and roughly the same number of negative comments and e-mails, i’ve never been called that before…
…anyway, to me, the interesting part here is that hubbuch is firing a shot at Adam Rubin from the Daily News, a fellow beat reporter, which brings up an interesting idea: i think it’s high time that the entire staffs of the Post and Daily News duke it out in some sort of street brawl…and the bloggers can cover it…
…i think that would be pretty entertaining…
Speaking of beat writers, David Lennon will be answering your Mets questions live on his blog for Newsday starting 1 pm.
Tagged MetsBlog |
The Mets have played .500 baseball since June 9, going 7–7.
However, the Phillies are 3–10 in the same span of games, during which the Mets have been able to pick up 3.5 games in the standings.
Tagged Phillies |
During last night’s game, Carlos Beltran leaned back after the call of a questionable second strike.
The umpire, Brian Runge, removed his mask, walked in front of Beltran, they exchanged words, Runge began cleaning off the plate and so Jerry Manuel rushed out to wiggle between the two men.
Manuel and Runge then began a heated exchange, Runge bumped Manuel and then tossed him from the game.
…of the two, runge is the one who should have been ejected, a) for instigating the fight with beltran, b) showing up the player and c) bumping manuel…what a joke…
Manuel left the field, Beltran than quietly told Runge what he did was ‘weak,’ and so Runge tossed Beltran, who went absolutely wild, pointing and cursing at Runge as players and coaches did their best to keep the two men apart.
…note to umpires, keep your masks on…we don’t care what you look like…you’re job is to officiate the game, not show off for the camera…sad, but true…so, do your job…if a player visually shows you up, eject him…that’s totally fair…if, however, the 50,000 people surrounding you have no idea that your delicate ego has been injured, zip it and just call the game…
To watch the entire scenario, click play below:
Beltran, talking to reporters after the game, said: “After what he did to Jerry, I really got mad, because he bumped Jerry to get an excuse to throw him out of the game. I just let him know that was weak, the move that he did, and he tossed me out of the game…This is the first time that I’ve been so angry in my career…But, I feel I have reason. If I get punished for my actions, he should get punished for his actions also, because that was horrible.”
To watch all of Beltran’s remarks, courtesy of SNY, click here.
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