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In last night’s win against the Rockies, Mike Pelfrey pitched eight scoreless innings with five strikeouts, and only allowed six hits.
After leaving the field when the eighth was over, the crowd summoned Pelfrey out for a well-deserved curtain call.
Pelfrey, on coming back out:
“That’s awesome. I remember last year coming off the field several times getting booed. I saw Lastings Milledge get a curtain call. It’s something I always wanted to do. It was awesome. They started chanting, [Ramon] Castro looked at me, said ‘Get out there.’ I wasn’t going to say no.”
Jerry Manuel, on pulling Pelfrey after the eight inning:
“I really was considering sending him back out - strongly considering sending him back out - the reason being I think Pelfrey has a chance to leapfrog some people on the staff and become one of the top, top pitchers not only on our team, but in the league. It was the pitch count that concerned me more than anything. Eventually, at some point in his career, he’s going to learn how to complete a game with 110, 117 pitches. When he gets to that point, that’s when he’ll really be something special.”
Pelfrey has now pitched 16 consecutive scoreless innings, and has only allowed one run in his last three starts.
…the darn pitch count strikes again…although it would have been nice to see him pitch a complete game, why create undue stress on his arm…
…i was at the game and Shea had a playoff like atmosphere to it…not sure if i had ever heard ‘pelf-rey’ chants before, but like i said earlier, they were well-deserved…
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It would have been great to see Pelfrey pitch the complete game, but I’d rather not see him force anything at this point. There’s a long way to go and the Mets will definitely need him down the stretch.
Go Big Pelf!
Exactly….save all the bullets you can with him. He’s bound to hit a wall as he begins to rack up more innings than he ever has before, so no need to stretch him more than we need to.
How old would you be if you didn’t know how
old you were? How tired would your arm be if
you didn’t know your pitch count?
It’s nice seeing Pelfrey mature and get better after every start. It took awhile but the pitching staff has really come together and the hitting has too for the most part. This is the team we were waiting for, I hope it continues after the all-star break.
No need to send out Big Pelf in the 9th. He pitched a great 8 innings, his pitch count was up, and the Mets had a big lead.
He also gave the relief squad (minus Joe Smith) an extra day’s rest (up to four).
I can’t wait to see more Pelf in the second half!
Totally agree. No reason to spend the energy for simply getting a complete game added to the resume. He was fantastic tonight and could have finished the job but the lead was very secure and Pelf will be needed more along the way in the second half.
Pelf……..Wow. Can’t wait to see him pitch again and again right now. What a roll he is on.
In some cases I say send the guy back out there, but Pelfrey did seem to be tiring; the 8th was his hardest inning. a couple of days ago when I think it was Santana blew threw the 7th, that’s when you say ‘go back out there’ regardless of pitch count.
take out the tired guys, leave in the guys that still got it.
Yeah, I agree, no reason to mess around with Pelf’s 8 innings of zilch for the Rockys. Not to mention, it’s good to Get Joe Smith (if that is his real name, ha) a little confidence at that secondary closer position that he seems to be relishing. He’s looking better and better and at his age, he’s looking to become a very good late-inning reliever.
I was there too last night. Wow. It was amazing. Best atmosphere in a while.
It screamed right through the TV screen also. You could see the charge in the crowd and I was home wishing I was there last night. Must have been fun. Even showed us the wave last night on ESPN.
Mets rolling and Pelfrey dominant while the bats are waking up and Carloses are contributing big time.
Looks like DW could use another game off but that is nitpicking on my part.
Fun night and fun close to the first half going into the All start break!
any new york fan doing the wave should be embarressed of themselves. Take that fake fan west coast stuff out to san fran.
Wow. Did not know we were supposed to be above doing the wave
The wave has been around at shea for a while. And the diamond vision was encouraging the wave.
I personally am not a big fan of The Wave; I think my dislike of it has something to do with the idea that I’m expected to do something just because everyone else is. I like to think of myself as “fiercely independent” or something like that. It’s the same reason I refuse to participate when they do that inane “everybody clap your hands” thing (which we like to mock by saying “all you lemmings clap your hands!”).
On the other hand, I don’t begrudge anyone their group bonding behaviors. :) If it makes you happy, go for it. It’s just not personally my thing.
I will also say this, though: I was at last night’s game an Friday night’s game as well. There were waves going on at both of them. Last night, they were toward the end of the game, when we were leading by 6 or 7 runs and the other guys were pretty much out of it, and it had a kind of a celebratory feel to it, which was cool. But Friday, it was going on earlier in the game, during what I remember to be some fairly tense moments, and it made me want to say something cranky like “excuse me, I was under the apparently mistaken impression that there was a baseball game going on here.”
Yeah, I know. But seriously: isn’t there a time for The Wave and a time to pay attention to the game? I mean, I think there is.
And also: You kids get off my lawn!
Thank you.
I wasn’t at the game, but watching it on TV, I haven’t seen, heard, or felt that much excitement in Shea in a long time. The team is playing well and the fans are responding. Looked like Shea was filled up good for the national broadcast.
Pelfrey’s last inning of pitching was something else. The crowd was going nuts and kept chanting “lets go pelfrey.” Must have been great to be at the game. Imagine being Pelfrey for a minute and feeling that energy. It was exciting.
I was thrilled to see Pelfrey win over the crowd. I was one of many who’d given up on the guy, and I’ve never been so glad to be proven wrong.
One thing, that “Let’s go Pelfrey (clap clap clapclapclap)” chant has to go. THAT is a Yankee rhythm. That is that stupid bleacher cheer that they do to call out each member of the team (Der-ek Je-ter clap clap clapclapclap).
Let’s find another rhythm and chant for our guys!
Most professional teams of Baseball and Hockey use that rhythm to some extent. It was actually invented in the 1980’s, ‘82-’83 I believe, by New York Rangers fans to chant “Lets-go-Rangers clap clap clapclapclap”.
Additionally, the Bleecher Creatures use other rhythems as well, depending on the sylabals in the name, like “A-Rod clap clap”. So, to say we shouldn’t use that rhythm because it is a Yankees rhythm is giving those people too much credit!
Anyways, we got the better record now, so they can deal with it.
I believe it was the Islanders that made that chant famous. Especially with the years you give, that was their dynasty period.
That rhythm is used all over baseball for anything with 4 syllables.
Let’s Go Rangers….. everyone copies everyone
As long as the fans don’t use the name only chant (ala Derek Je-Ter), like they did with LoDuca, its OK.
“”One thing, that “Let’s go Pelfrey (clap clap clapclapclap)” chant has to go. THAT is a Yankee rhythm”"
LOL…..apparently you havent been to many baseball games, or any other sporting events for that matter…..
A Yankee rhythm?? lmao……
Although…
There were a few fans at Friday night’s game who, instead of the standard “Let’s Go Mets” cheer, were chanting “Let’s Go Me- -ets (clap clap, clapclapclap).”
And I remember thinking they were Yankees spies. ‘Cause that’s not how you say “Let’s Go Mets,” damn it.
He was flat out filthy last night! We’ve seen flashes of this from him before, but not on a regular basis like he’s been doing now.
It would be so sweet to have a dominant sinker pitcher in the starting rotation. Oh the possibilities!
This guy is turning into an Ace. His stuff is very good.
This is like a trade for a big time starting pitcher. If you remember, at one point this guy was barely the fifth starter on our team.
I’m not too sure, but if Pedro can stay healthy, he is pitching well also. That makes John Maine our worst starter right now. With the way our staff is pitching 70% of our games from here on out. That would put us at about 98 wins. We have some advantages to the other teams in our division going that direction also. Primarily pitching and the fact that our bench is very good.
Jerry Manuel’s concept of playing the hot hand is probably the best move yet. It puts guys in who are playing well and they keep on playing well.
This is not the same team as the beginning of this year. I like this team.
actually there were chants of Pel-frey the game against the D-backs earlier. but still incredible nontheless
i was a little disappointed i didnt go but was just so happy watchnig from home hearing the crowd…my gosh it was so loud!
Okay, slow down.
The staff will not continue this way. They never do. As bad as we’d been, that’s as good as we are now. The balance is somewhere in the middle.
This is not a 98 win team. Take a deep breath.
I’ve seen enough of this years team to confidently say that there’s no one on Earth, in glorious Heaven, or in the flaming depths of Hell that has any idea whatsoever how many games this team will win.
Hard to project out wins when this team is rolling and had been so mediocre for so long.
But it appears that the rotation is as good as it has been all year right now and the pen is better than it has been.
Still have a hole in the outfield, even if Pagan and Church come back real soon.
But the play of the bench these past few weeks, specifically Castro, Chavez, Tatis and Easly has been inspiring and has provide the hope we can actually compete for the championship rather than simply pray we outlast the Phillies.
The competition in baseball this year is overblown. The Rays, Red Sox, Yanks, Twins, Tigers, Cubs, Dbacks, Angels,
Phillies, Cardinals and Marlins all are flawed in ways that make it appear to me if we get there…we have as good a shot as any to make this year that year. What a dream that would be given the turmoil around this team just 3 weeks ago!!!
To be honest, the best team in baseball should be the Tigers but they are just getting to .500 themselves and have spent a ton of energy in doing that. Not that many teams can sustain a climb from 12 games under .500 to World Series Champ
“This is not the same team as the beginning of this year. I like this team”
Do you mean the team with no heart, no passion? Or the team that alot of people wanted to blow up because they lost a few games here and there and couldnt get on a consistent streak?
Fact is its the same team as the beginning of the year and this goes to show that heart/passion cannot be measured. The mets are just executing when they have to and every department(SP,bullpen,offense,defense) are just doing their job. Will this continue..probably not. While i am ecstatic at this 9 game win streak, we must understand that 3 of the 9 wins came from a team thats over .500..the mets are SUPPOSED to beat teams like the giants and rookies. I love my mets and i always knew they were capable. I expect a monster second half and these guy can use the breather. My point is you can never count this team out and never stop believing. Always stay positive.
You can say that they’re “supposed” to beat the Giants and the Rockies, but it’s hard for any MLB team to win 6 in a row, no matter who they are playing.
You say that heart cannot be measured because they are the same team. This is not true at all. They have new leadership, making them a different team. Pelfrey even mentioned how different things are under Manuel in his post game interview directly after the game. There is also no question that Wharton has had an effect on the pitchers. It’s much easier to pitch with confidence and passion when you are able to use all your pitches, rather than just the 2 the pitching coach tells you to use.
I firmly believe that this team would not have had this run if Willie and Rick were still there.
I agree on manuel. I think this team just needed some stability and not having to play every game for willies job. Yes they seem more relaxed and it seems ollie is moving in the right direction under dan but they are still the same team..no change in personnel. My point with the “no heart” is basically when the mets failed to get the big hit, made errors, the bullpen gives up 5 runs, the sp goes 5inn…the mets were precieved as having no heart, and i have always fought against that. I is easily precived as having no heart/passion when things are not going right and a team is not executing. Now that the team is doing well..are these not the people who didnt have heart lets say a month ago…wasnt this the team that lacked passion. The team is executing when they have to and that is why we are where we are. Has nothing to do with heart or passion as im sure every player has that in order to put their bodies through the punishment of 162 games.
Bottom line new leadership does not make them a “new team”..they are the same team…just doing everything right
My perception has always been that Reyes, Delgado, and many of the members of the bullpen really didn’t like Willie. It seems to me that they are just playing more passionatly under Manuel. Like they care if they care if their manager looks good now.
But the bottom line is we don’t know if they’re doing anything differently. It may be the players playing with more passion or it just may be that things are starting to click.
id go for the latter. They are just starting to click and executing when the have to. The “heart” and “passion” imo has always been there.
If you are implying that I don’t love the Mets that would be wrong.
My favorite team was the 73 team. The 99 team followed. Last year’s team was not fun to watch. This year they had been very flat. Now they are playing professional ball.
The difference is they are taking those extra bases, they are hitting when they are supposed to. They are doing things that make a good team good.
Is there a balance- yes there is. Will they go on 9 game streaks all year? No they won’t. Will they blow 6 in a row? No they won’t. With this staff, 3, 4 and 5 game streaks are in the works for the rest of the season. They have the best 1 to 5 starting staff in the league if not the game. And with Heilman working his slider back in, they now have one of the best bullpens. All they need to do is get some hits. It is not unreasonable to expect them to play .700 ball the rest of the season. Its not about inspiration. Its about ability. And their pitching has always been why they were better than the other teams in their division.
Now the Phillies staff is a different thing. They don’t have a good one and it is starting to show. The Marlins have an okay one but they have to get all healthy and put it back together first. The Braves are in shambles. The Nats, well they are the Nats.
Look, the Mets have Santana as their Ace. He is only getting better as well. A guy like Pelfrey pitching 20 or so scoreless innings isn’t a fluke. He is good. Let’s not forget he hasn’t given up a homer in nine games or so. That gives us the best one-two in the game. And I like Ollie and Maine as three and four. And then we have Pedro who looks like a very good number 5 pitcher. That means he goes 5.2 innings and gives up 1 to 3 runs. We can sustain winning streaks with this staff.
I don’t by any means see that I am getting ahead of myself. I expect this team to win between 90 to 95 games and I don’t think 98 wins is out of the realm by any means.