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The second-place Mets (61–54) defeated the third-place Marlins (61–55) by the score of 3 to 0 in Shea Stadium.
For a recap, boxscore, stats, etc., from tonight’s game, go to SNY.tv.
Oliver Perez took on 26 batters and did not allow a run, while striking out eight through seven innings pitched. Perez is 3–3 with a 2.70 ERA in the 10 starts since Dan Warthen replaced Rick Peterson as the team’s pitching coach.
David Wright hit a two-run home run in the first inning, while Carlos Delgado hit a solo shot in the fourth, both of which landed in the bleachers.
Dan Murphy is my favorite player on the team.
You were holding your breath, as was I, but Aaron Heilman set down all six batters he faced in relief of Perez, which is great to see. Frankly, that’s an understatement. This team needs Heilman, and tonight was a very, very good sign.
The Mets continue their three-game series with the Marlins tomorrow at Shea Stadium, starting at 7:10 pm, with Scott Olsen (6-6, 3.87 ERA) taking on Brian Stokes, who will be making his first start of the season and first-ever start for the Mets.
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hopefully tomorrow the post game post says the tied for first place defeated the third place marlins. i
Pitching was just great tonight. Kudos to Perez and Heilman.
Wish we could start scoring more runs per game though so we don’t have to hold our breath when the BP comes in.
Nice win. Crisp baseball.
Woo-Hoo !! Started my weekend off nice.
Dan Murphy is hitting .500!
Move over, Ted Williams!
Dan(iel) Murphy had another great game. This kid seemed to come out of nowhere this season, and has already made his mark in the majors.
Props to Heilman for the 6 out save. I still don’t understand why Jerry left him in to pitch the 9th - using him two innings in a row almost always backfires. I think it was a dumb call on Jerry’s part, but I guess it worked out alright.
ha, i told you aaron heilman would bounce back, no one in partiular. anyway, ha, in your face to every single person that called heilman a bum, eat your words.
Of course you realize given Heilman’s inconsistencies you will be eating your words very shortly. :)
i will if he does, and i am willing to take that risk :D
um…i didn’t know that we could win a game with no score…cool
daniel murphey is insane. the last time i got giddy when a rookie got to the plate was when david was a rook. it seems that every at bat murphey has there are more than 6 pitches
in that case, why might wanna work on spelling his last name
you weren’t giddy when Mike Jacobs hit 11 homers in his first 100 at bats? I am liking Murphy a lot too, and I hope he can keep it up, but I’m not expecting him to become a superstar or anything. There have been too many flashes in the pan for that (Benny Agbayani, Timo Perez, Shane Spencer, etc.)….I’m just gonna enjoy watching him ride this wave, however long it lasts, and hopefully it’s enough to help the Mets get into the playoffs this year, like Benny in ‘99 or Timo in 2000.
Any word on Church?
Had extensive medical tests in NY today. No results yet.
Took batting practice today. If test results are good, he’ll do rehab games in the minors and could possibly be back 9-10 days. (so they said on the pre game show).
“The second-place Mets (61–54) defeated the third-place Marlins (61–55) by the score of 0 to 0 in Shea Stadium”
Hey! we’re one game back, that’s the same score the pirates just defeated the phils by…
i know i know that’s a terrible jinx, now the phils are gonna walk off
my season ticket package went from 16k to over 40k today. lets go citi.
Holy **** that’s expensive! I hope you’re a teacher in a rich district!
how can you afford that on a teacher’s salary?
mine went from 7.5k to 18k.
I don’t think he’s a school teacher.
no your right, i make up fake names with fake professions on message boards. you got me
Seems to me a teacher would know “you’re” from “your.”
You’d be surprised.
i have 3 partners for 4 seats, but its almost impossible to do. i promised my dad i would keep these at all costs…i didnt know all costs would be so much money
You are a good son and a good fan.
LGM
haha good fan yes, but i was not a good son! i sell about 80% of my games *at face value* to make ends meet, its like a second job. thanks though pal
Teachers really ought to know the meaning of “at all cost.”
did you gave 2 seats confused or 4?
just the 2 in loge reserve
sorry to bother buddy, but where did they move you to in citi and when. some of my friends are still waiting.
once they said 18k i really stopped listening. but im behind home at shea, and the tickets they want to give me are on the first base side in citi.
the mets need to sign ollie, he has randy johnson stuff when he is on.he is lefty, young and can b3at the phillies,braves and yankees. with this new wind up he finally seems under control and with command of his pitches.
what you guys think?
upgrade to Garland or Sheets. Ollie is my third choice. He’ll want 4yrs/$50MM
but i think perez has better stuff than garland, sheets is a true ace but he will cost a lot
And Sheets is always hurt.
The crazy thing is that he’ll probably get it - or at least get very close.
That’s not to say that he doesn’t or won’t deserve it, but it is crazy just because of the salaries involved. If Gil Meche gets 11 mil a year and Ted Lilly gets 10 mil a year, Ollie should command at least 12.
The Ollie that pitched today is worth more than $12MM. The one that showed up San Francisco for less than an inning is worth muchless. The rip on Ollie is the lack of consistency. I hope he gets it together and gets tha money.
You guys are crazy. Ollie’s going to ask for 4/60. We will be lucky to get him for 4/52. Sheets will get something like 4/64.
TRS, you want to pay OP $13-15MM per year, and you call ME crazy? :)
It all depends on how well any of these guys go down the stretch. They are pitching for their next contracts.
Oliver Can only command 12.5 mil a year, if I’m correct, or was arbitration last offseason?
yeah he’s gonna be a free agent and will command whatever the market determines he’s worth
Yup, he’s a freebe. He will ask for 4/60. Again I think the best option is to strike early with him and see what happens.
Oh and not to mention that he for sure will be offered arbitration by us. That way if he leaves we get the picks.
problem with offering arbitration however is this: Boras as we all know, loves to drag out the negotiations. If we were to offer arbitration, The deadline for Ollie to either accept or reject arbitratio is December 1st I think.
If Ollie rejects arbitration, then the Mets can’t negotiate with him until May 1st, and he certainly won’t accept it. It gives Boras much more leverage over the Mets, so that 4/60 could potentially be higher. Hopefully Perez can think for himself somewhat, and realize how much his career was revitalized upon coming to Queens.
They changed the rules about negotiating with your own players, didn’t they?
I agree. It’s going to cost though….
With Johan, Maine and Pelf for next year, you want a solid #2 and a steady #5. IMHO, Garland or Sheets are solid #2 guys. Not sure about OP for that role. And he’s too expensive to be a #5.
My friend, Garland is no #2. He’s had one full year with less than 4 ERA in his career. Ben Sheets isn’t steady with his injury history.
Oliver Perez has way more potential than Garland, and can stay healthy better than Sheets. A 30 year old Garland is probably closer to a steady 5 rather than a solid 2.
Although not a 2 he is closer to a 2 than a five. Garland is at least Maine with more innings. He is a solid 3 on most rotations. He is the 200 inning man. His ERA does float in the 4’s but his WHIP is solid enough and he has had something like 7 seasons of 190 innings or more.
He’s better than Carlos Silva and much more consistant than Perez. He is only 28 but does not have the lights out potential that Perez has.
He, however, would be a great pick up for the rotation because of the amount of stress he takes off the pen.
Randy Johnson threw 98-99 mph consistently.