Following today’s loss to the Red Sox, Jerry Manuel said today’s performance by Oliver Perez needs to put ‘in its right place,’ but he added, “Hopefully his next outing he’ll have better command and velocity.”
Manuel noted, “From what I understand, he couldn’t find a way to grip the baseball.”
Manuel said Perez needs to learn to make adjustments. “When you’re not throwing strikes,” he said, “It puts the defense on its heels. We’re hoping that once the bell rings, he’ll be the consistent pitcher he was at points last year.”
a bad .2 inning….
I cannot believe we just gave this guy $30m. And to think that Lowe will win 18 games for the Braves…UGH…
oliver perez will NEVER be a consistent pitcher. destined to be a back and forth .500 pitcher. winning pitching costs more money, sell the team.
andrew hows about jumping back on the yankee bandwagon ill give u 10 bucks ok?
I saw his critical game last year where he melted down early and hit two players with the bases loaded. The guy has no hit stuff, but also days like today.
yeah he was like nolan when nolan was young – but … big but here – ryan straightened himself out before he was 27 i believe
i think he has shorter – was he not "devastated " like tommy boy?
lol…i dont know if ANYTHING devastates this guy. If you know i suggest you phone manuel and let him know. In baseball you have to have a short term memory. All we can do is hope that he got this out of his system now and he will be ready on thursday. This is his kind of ballpark being a fly ball pitcher. He just needs to find the plate.
The problem with Perez is when he has anything less than his best stuff, he gives up and can't get the team through even 5 innings, let alone one inning. Guys like Santana, or even Maine, when they don't have their best stuff, they can still get the team through at least 5 innings and keep the Mets in it. Perez can't do that; when he doesn't have his best stuff, he gives up and can't even give the team one inning.
agreed. He does not seem to have that extra gear to perform w/o your best stuff.
"He couldn't find a way to grip a baseball."
I am perplexed by that quote…Maybe the cold messed with his grip?
maybe it was the "hair gel" lol – something about mary reference
it was cold and windy. Did you ever try to grip a BB with 30moh winds and throw it straight and hard?
No but I've also never been a proffesional baseball player being paid 12 million dollars to figure it out. And like someone else said Dice-K didn't seem to have the same problem, nor did most of the other pitchers, and it's like Ollie hasn't been playing in New York for 2 years already.
agreed – damn the game was depressing – but being there was so cool!
i know
thats why we have warthen but imo not even apodaca wallace or stotylemeyere can save his psyche
if he even has one….he seems to be on cloud nine all the time
well i guess with that 36 mil he could buy a churro stand in tijauana lol
The not having a way to grip the ball would make some sense give the number of walks by both teams in these 2 games. But as JM said, OP needs to find a way. He is too easily distracted.
As for his throw to second, castillo could have caught it but anybody who knows the fundamentals and knows the situation (slow runner) would know to get their balnce and wait for the position player to get to the bag. It was not necessary to do a shcool yard play like OP did.
like i said i was there supporting him – and hopefully this is a abberation bur we have seen this before from him
i have a feeling he is going to be fine. hes is always like this, plus, it will be nice seeing him get utley & howard with that nasty slider :D
I agree, but a major league defense should make that double play. The ball was on the bag. No reason why one of Castillo or Reyes couldn't catch it.
i know scoop – i was there suporting ollie – i hope its just a abberation but weve seen this side of ollie many times
Dice K didnt seem to have a problem.
he did walk the park (diceman) but he was good enough to induce a couple of strike outs and some grounders
I did not count but there were at least 15 walks b/w the 2 games.
btw who's goin to the workout tomorrow or public house on mon??
I just came back from Citi and WOW its so nice I can't believe this is our home and Shake shack is out of this world and yes Ollie makes me worry
Ollie does make me worry but it also was very cold and windy today
very true
cyas later i gotta walk my dogs
if im not back nite guys
yeah she's a beaut – freak – kinda strange rooting for my team in a different place but ill get used to it btw where were u sitting?? i was in 526 row 7
My seats were sec 518 row 5 but I was walking more then sitting that place is so nice
"the consistent pitcher he was at points last year"
That sentence is just hilarious in so many ways. You are either consistent, or you aren't. Doing anything "at points" is by definition the opposite of consistency.
My wife just ranted the same thing to me. You're both completly correct.
hey haz whats up – damn the wind swirls around that place like crazy
Yeah, it looked fierce out there today. I was gonna get a season ticket pack this year but I wanted to make sure my daughter is into baseball first by taking her to a few games this year before shelling out cash for 3 seats, Can't wait to check the place out.
The wind was bad today but it was like a f@rt in a windstorm compared to sitting at Big Shea watching the Jets play in December or watching a baseball game at San Fran’s CandleStick Park.
lol its one of those yogi lines…..
"thats ok, we just agree different"
Ollie's pitch count: 37 pitches, 23 balls 14 strikes. Yuck.
Hope he pitches next in Florida against the Marlins were it would be warm and mabe get a better idea what's in store. Unfortuately, I believe he pitches game 3 in Cinncy where it's supposed to snow.
he picthes cincy unless they change it.
That's an excellent point. After today's outing, I wouldn't be optimistic about letting Ollie pitching in the cold. Then again, it can get awfully cold in October.
i hope ollie gets over this i thought he did good agasint the red soxs yanks braves
I have to say utter disappointment does not begin to describe my first experience at citi field today. the stadium does not feel like the mets home. it was dark not very welcoming and reeked of trying too hard to be something they are not. the yankees.
What is Mets like? The place was alive not dark and the new Yankee stadium looks like the old one which to me is a dark place
Utter disappointment? R u for real? Dark? Did u have sunglasses on, on an overcast day??? Yankee Stadium is manufactured history- a plastic, over the top Las Vegas style institution.
How many Jeter jerseys do u own?
I'm going. Can't wait to see the new stadium.
its amazing tidewater still sad shea is gone though
"Manuel noted, “From what I understand, he couldn’t find a way to grip the baseball.”"
For $12 million a year he better find a way.
I think its just suppose to snow on monday
lol. I was thinking the same thing about October when i typed that. It will be a nice problem to have. I usually bank on the October cold being refreshing after playing through the summer heat. Man am I deluded or what?
on a lighter note, I AM BEYOND PUMPED TO START THIS SEASON, LETS TAKE BACK THE NL EAST CROWN! F**** THE PHILLIES!!!! LETS GO METS!!!
AFREEKINMEN!!
yea i think they will clinch they have the new bullpen
Forget the wildness….I have come to accept that at least once every 3 starts he wont be able to throw a strike….my question is, how come I havent seen him crack 90mph once the whole spring? Any thoughts? I mean, I was ok with it early on because I figured he was building arm strength but its April and he is 84-86 consistently with his fastball. Is he hurt?
Right, because all other days when the Mets will play it will not be cold and windy. I guess you're not making any plans for October?
MLB yanked the final inning on both the tv and internet feed to broadcast a canned documentary. I wish they would have skipped the first inning instead!
Ollie looks horrible. Not hitting the strike zone is just part of his game. Not having the velocity and looking hittable when he's "on top" of his game is new. I didn't like the idea of re-signing him, but I hope he can turn this around and prove me wrong.
We sat in section 137 which is left field row 2. I got to say the audio system from our seats sucked. Also the lines for food were out of this world. We ended up going up to the next upper level to get a hot dog and that took 10 mins which was i guess OK. There didnt seem to be enough vendor selling in the stands but of course its early April and the kids arent out of school yet so I can see that improving. Aside from that the place is great! We walked the whole park a didnt find a spot that didnt have it own unique great view of the game. Ollie.. geeze what can you say. I still cant see watching him for the next 3 years at 12 mil per. Over all I gave my experience a B. They need to fix the food service in that our field area thoug. OH one last thing, I'm 58 and was carded when ordering a beer. Are you kidding me!! No wonder it takes so long to move people off hte food lines!
You’re 58 and were carded? You should be flattered.
btw guys i saw where ill be sitting – sect 436 in prom box – home run territory !!! great view except right below me but hey its a great seat – really didnt see any bad ones
My ticktes are in the same section for the Sunday plan! Ill see ya around
ok guys im gone for the nite
this new format still bothers me lol
Have a good one Rusty!
The season starts Monday!!
Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!
let ollie have some of the chilli – will jamie farr throw out the first pitch in cicncy lol
yeah rich the pa announcements were quite muted
Yea, I noticed that also when I was there Friday night. The speaker system over the field level secions could be better. My seats were up in the promenade reserved section and the sound system up there was awesome! The conssesion stands up in the promenade did'nt have the the same round tables set up so that you can eat what you just bought without going back up to your seat. The other sections had some of these tables all over. The promenade just had some benches all the way down at the end near the team store. Maybe this will change at the start of the seasn. The outfiled wall should be royal blue not black. With the orange trim it has now.. it would make it more colorful and feel more like the Mets home park. Citi needs a bit more of Blue and Orange.
I like how we're looking overall.
Positives:
- Wright, Reyes, Beltran, Johan are awesome.
- Delgado is looking like he's going to pick up where he left the second half off last year.
- Sheffield could be a factor.
- K-Rod/Putz will be a great 1-2 in the pen.
- Maine should be decent.
- Church was coming into his own before the repeat concussion last year.
- Murphy looks like a solid hit for average guy with great hustle.
- Pelfrey could develop into a solid #2.
Negatives:
- Pelfrey coming off the most innings he's ever pitched could create a liability.
- Perez is frustrating (as always).
- Schneider/Castillo are below average at their positions.
- #5 spot is scary.
- Manuel is borderline senile.
- Church has ? after the concussions.
Overall though, those positives greatly outweigh those negatives. Here's to Monday!!!
Really good analysis, and I especially like the last two sentences.
Nice write up. And I agree Charlie Manuel is definitely senile. ;) Jerry and his Jedi Gangsta mind trick vibe is a bit much at times but we'll see how it plays out and I thought he ran a good camp considering he was missing 16 guys to the WBC.
Your comments on Church are right on the money. He seems like a really good guy who seems to know the right things to say. I'm hoping his story has a happy ending in a Mets uni.
how is #5 scary…i think having livan is going to bring come consistancy that we have not had there for a few years
I think getting shef will light a fire under church because if gary gets hot..bye bye church.
Look I think Livan is going to be better than anything we have had at #5 in a long time. Granted he is gonna have some bad starts but you know the guy will give you innings and that is going to save the bullpen which looks like the strength of this team. Im happy we did not jump at Pedro after the WBC, Even if he has a great game you know he is out by Inning 6. Hernandez is also not an automatic out at the plate. Ollie now thats another story -ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like how we look too. I think Pelfrey is more like a positive than a negative. Perez is indeed frustrating (but also not deserved of boos in Spring Training) but I can't see him really being worse than last year. Schneider is probably below average, but not by much. It _is_ catcher after all. Castillo, depending on how he does, can easily be in the top half. There aren't a lot of good 2B, and I think Castillo could put up at least what he did last year in his sleep. He's already shown better range. And the Castillo from last year for 150+ is still better than those 60 games of Easley and AReyes.
Not really worried about Livan. Maybe Garcia discovers his fastball, Redding gets healthy, or Niese steps up. those are options too.
Manuel at least seems more…focused? on a positive approach than last year.
Don't really know about Church, but I think given that he's healthy, he can fit right in in this lineup and help out.
I agree with all your points. Schneider and Castillo are capable of carrying their weight on the team, which is really all we need them to do. I think a healthy Church is capable of driving in 80-85 runs, which would be fantasic when you have 3 guaranteed 100 RBI guys. Ollie's Ollie… did you really think he was going to change this quick? Rome wasn't built in a day. The key to the season right now has to be John Maine. If he has a 2007-esque year, we have a real scary rotation and the division is ours. If Maine struggles, then games are pretty much a toss-up after Johan and Pelf.
Can't wait for tomorrow!
send Oliver to the wiffle ball court behind center field
lmao, yea maybe then he could get it over the plate! Although having been a pitcher in the past I know that todays weather conditions do make it pretty tough to grip the baseball, couple that with being in the new stadium for the first time, being behind due to the WBC, a new mound, new contract,and the space between Ollie ears and I can understand why he had the results he did. So I'm willing to let that slide, but the velocity is what has me somewhat concerned! Ollie does not have the mindset of a pitcher who can pitch with an 87 mph fastball! Quite honestly it might make more sense (I hate to say it!) for the Mets to flip flop Ollie and Maine or Hernandez untill Ollie gets it together, make hime earn that 3rd spot again!
Plain and simple, he is not living up to his contract already. The weather was the same for all players, so I do not think that is an excuse. The only real excuse is that Perez is awful. I think the kids at the wiffle ball field would rock him. He needs to start selling programs, or go away.
Your right was the same for all pitchers,………that's why there 17-18 walks in that game! I'm not saying weather was the reason for all Ollie's problems, but, it clearly was a factor.
lol send him to the dunk tank lol
Perez is a bum
can't wait to find out what shake shack tastes like coming back up the other way this september. omar is inept.
For Metland consideration. Cole Hamels gave up 6 runs in his final start today. Of course it took him 6 innings instead of 0.2 innings. Can you say elbow? or he was just working on stuff and didn't care about his final tune up.
there's no comparison there, Perez wasn't "working on stuff", he barely had time to find the strike zone. 2/3 of an inning, the guy needs to get his act together.
Absolutely true. Ollie was scary on many levels today where Hamels may have just been trying some things today and most likely just can't wait to get started. Ollie's got 4 starts in April against the Reds, Padres, Cardinals and Marlins. After today's showing I would be thrilled if he gets himself corrected over that stretch and we're 2-2 in those starts in the process.
I'm most concerned about his velocity!
Yeah M5R I almost said the same thing above but I'm trying hard to find positives and put today's start behind us. For me the scariest part of that was that when he was overthrowing up in the zone his velocity still wasn't any better. They brought that up on the broadcast and it was right on the money. Anyway, I'm going to cling to this being the last ST start and hopefully he'll pull it together in April.
I remember the Braves had a pitcher that got lost on his way to the ballpark in Atlanta. When I think of Ollie I somehow picture him standing where the mound used to be in what is the ruble that once was Shea Stadium asking where the ballpark went to. At least he found his way into Citi or did they have to go and fetch him. :)
I think Ollie will continue being Ollie. Just because you pay someone more does not make him a better player. But it does shorten the fuse of the fans.
Pasqual Perez! Maybe he and Ollie are related!!
exactly haz. After all it was just an exhibition game..means nothing. Lets just hope he got this out of his system and he is ready to go on thursday. As for hamels, i think that elbow will be a constant nagging problem…at least i hope.
Good point Haz and Dirty, and thanks for it…and Harden also got bombed today….despite the incredible love of bitching and moaning enjoyed by so very many here, it means zilch, zip, nada, nothing. As did Heilman and Maine and the entire pen's HOF springs in 2007.
If he gets shelled like this next week, well, then we may have to re-evaluate.
Until he prove otherwise, I think it's just getting work in
Ollie on the other hand…..*AWFUL"
He also had 7 k's
BTW, I'M NOT A FAN OFTHE FORMAT! LOL
#5 isnt scary to me….to be honest I have more confidence in livan than Maine or Perez. I know I will get killed for saying that but the bottom line is the guy eats innings and records W's (see his 13 win total last year, his worst year). I really believe the difference with the Mets being a 85-88 win team and a 92-95 win team is Perez and Maine. They are the true question marks going into the season. Pretty much everywhere else you have an idea of what you are gonna get. I still think Ollie might be hurt because of the velocity he has been showing.
I'm not trying to be a jerk, I'm asking because I don't know and I would like to know: Based on what are Schneider and Castillo below average at their positions?
Castillo batted .245 with 3 HR last season. enough said there
other than his horrid catching ERA last season, Schneider was an above average hitter for his position,
He also had a .355 OBP, stole 17 bases in 19 tries….and scored 46 R and had 50 BB in barely half a season….but impressive stat cherry-picking! Especially choosing HR, as that has clearly always been Castillo's game.
Yes, next week is when it will matter. Today, like spring training, is thankfully over.
I was one of the few who wanted OP back, mainly because the asking price for Lowe was too much, but outings like this where he couldnt get out of the 1st inning make me very worried. The guy is about as stable as a cracked out chihauhua.
lmao @ cracked out chihauhua
im with you with lowe. The braves offer was rediculous and if they wanted him that bad, they could keep him. I hope ollie got this out of his system now and come thursday he is back on the horse. He did not look very good today though
i wanted him back but didnt think he was comming back – oh jeez i hope we see more of doctor jekkyel and less of ms hyde !!
loll….im sure all of us feel the same way. They need to find a way to keep him focused.
We're only paying Perez 3 million less per year. If Lowe is being overpaid then Ollie's being just as overpaid, if not more.
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Peavy would be a disaster in New York.
Was there Friday night- been to more than half of the current parks and I think it's a lot like AT&T in SF with a bit of Pittsburgh blended in- well done Mets!
This kind of outing is fine, Lowe was too expensive.
If anyone is surprised by this I have some ocean-front property to sell you in Kansas. Ollie will be like this all season and end up a few games over .500. That's who he is.
and thats why I didnt want him here to begin with. I would have rather severely overpaid for Lowe, given Garland a 1 year deal, given the 45 year old Randy Johnson a 1 year deal, etc.
Luckily for us Livan is capable of being our #3 starter
"consistent… at points"
I believe that's called "inconsistent"
I'm not going to be that concerned yet, I need to see more and if he improves. Ollie always does this though, he will throw a few stinkers in a row and when you are ready to ring his neck, Perez throws 8 innings of 1 run ball. Thank goodness the Mets got Santana or Citifield might not be standing with all the inconsistency Ollie brings. lol
I think it was Pedro Martinez who said that he doesn't like pitching in cold weather because he couldn't get a grip on the ball. Something about the "feel" of the ball. It wouldn't surprise me that if that's exactly what happened here. 'Course, maybe another "talking-to" you by Johan Santana on the team plane into Cincy might help matters . . .
Can we sign Pedro already?
I take comfort in knowing that no matter what happens to our pitching staff, Pedro, and later Sheets, will be available as free agents. It is a pretty decent insurance policy against injury or poor performance.
im posting this here, since theres no comment section on Matt's radio appearance. Matt, youre gonna have youre work cut out for you with these syracuse radio guys. The "yankee fan" of the two referred to Pavano as the worst "Trade" ever, and the other guy called Teixera the best 1B in baseball.
Cant wait to hear them talk about the Mets and how we signed Santana as a free agent
Haha yeah, they said Putz was a free agency signing too.
Let's hope not….after all, we would have to outbid all of the other teams who have made him such lavish offers, due to his obvious worth, and health and consistency the last 3 years….
Let's Go (Pedro-less) Mets!!
His up-side is worlds better than our number 4 & 5 starters. He isn't injured now and he pitched pretty good in the WBC. I say we could get him at a discount too.
Sign Pedro now!
For the sake of argument I'm going to assume John Maine and Livan Hernandez are the 4th and 5th starters you're referring to, as that's the order I understand they're being deployed this season.
I think it's fair to suggest that Pedro's upside is better than that of Livan, but given that Pedro has been "sitting under a mango tree" since his tiny 6 inning showcase against the AA equivalent Netherlands squad, I'd give the "immediate upside" edge to Livan simply because he's stretched out.
I see no reasonable way to suggest that Pedro has a greater upside than John Maine, and I'm curious to hear your reasons why you believe this.
Wait, I wrote this quickly–are you actually suggesting that Pedro's upside at this point of his career is "worlds" better than whichever of Maine or Perez you consider our number 4? Are you for real?
Am I real?
Should you be borrowing your parents computer without their knowledge?
OK, I guess that is the argument I should expect from someone who wants to pay Pedro 6 mil after his last 3 years, and would probably be the only person on the planet who would consider taking him over Maine. And yes, those few innings against the Dutch clearly have impressed you and you alone. Maybe he is healthy and maybe he is not. After all, he has not been consistently healhy since 2005.
Please note that no team has—or likely will–sign Pedro.
Enjoy the season, and again, impressive argument!
With his injuries Pedro has a 4.22 ERA the past 3 seasons.
Livan has a 5.27 ERA
Maine has a 3.90 ERA
I didn't say we should spend 6 million on Pedro because we probably wouldn't have to.
If he stays healthy his upside is better than Livan's and close to Maine's. This isn't a stretch by any means.
Well, I guess we should agree to disagree, but Pedro's ERA the last 3 years is not 4.22, it is the much higher 4.74—seriously; not sure where you got that number, but it is a full half a run off….
Pedro hasn't been healthy for a full year since 2005, every year Livan starts 30 games and average 6 IP per game. With our offense and what should be a great pen, if Livan starts every 5th day, goes 6 innings and allows 3 or 4 runs, we are going to win a lot of those games.
And I would think that 9 of 10 baseball people or more would disagree about Maine and Pedro's upsides…if Maine was relased tomorrow, he would be signed in 5 minutes…no one wants Pedro…..
I listened too and I wasn't too impressed with their knowledge of just about anything.
To the best of my knowledge, nothing you've said is untrue. But one should fairly add Castillo had an OBP of .355 and stole 17 bases, and made only 6 errors.
For example, the website fangraphs assigned dollar values to the performance of everyone who played second base last season, and they listed Castillo at 43rd place out of 100, which strikes me as slightly above average. Yes I know it's one isolated example, but so is "he batted .245."
Ultimately I asked because I had a feeling the original post was basing it's "below average" on one season, which I think is unfair, and I think it's especially unfair when one cherry picks 2 stats from that one season to make that determination. I think it's important to look at a wide range of factors, and I was (and still am) unsure what 'sabermetrician' was looking at.
Good morning and thanks for a far better reply than mine Richie! As usual, you are far more polite and mature than me…
I am sorry, but this incredible parade of negativity on here the last 24 hours, right before the season even starts, is truly nauseating.
Never have I seen so many fair-weather and unreasonable fans.
Although I am sure you join me in extreme optimism for the season which starts tomorrow, weather permitting!
OT, but anyone else hoping for something really wack to happen to this Opening Night game, like say, ending in a tie…. Don't even think I can watch it, especially with my Bravos Nation roommates/friends… Ugh…
His upside was last seem for more than a few weeks in 2005, four years ago. Based on everything everyone has seen the last 3 years, Livan is a FAR better, and much less expensive, 5th starter option than the washed up Pedro, with his comical contract demands, and who NO other team in baseball has a shred of interest in.
Just say NO to Pedro!
Good morning brock. I'm so glad, as you are, that Opening Day is finally here.
Oleo has always been pretty reasonable with me so I like to be reasonable in return. Ultimately my question was for 'sabermetrician' but I appreciate people chiming in with reasonable points of view.
As far as the tenor here, I'm afraid it's a by-product of the new comments which don't seem to require any sort of registration, so basically anyone can type anything. I'm hoping as Matt and staff have some time they'll modify slightly. Here's something most of us can agree on: Lets Go Mets!
Yeah, I agree about Oleo, he is certainly reasonable, but he has turned a bit negative, to my perspective….I do think he will be happy with this season though…
Agree on the comments…I still think, even with the fancier look and more options with this comments section, that the original one, last seen three changes ago before the winter meetings, was clearly the best…even on here, comments get posted all out of order, refreshing works inconsistently, replies don't always show up, and your point is a good one too about anyone being able o post without registering—that will surely be a pleasure once the season gets going.
But, the ridiculous moderation has ended, which clearly was a pain in the ASS.
Richie, glad to have you here, and I really hope the sun shines in Cincy tomorrow!!
I said from the first day we were trying to resign Olly he is the biggest headcase in baseball. He's the Jay Cutler of pitching. We need to trade for Halladay as soon as the Jays make him available so we can have a true 1-2 punch. How do you pay that much money for someone who isnt even going to be your 2nd starter, because from what I understand Pelfrey is our #2 now. Olly is worthless.
Actually, you have given me a reason to watch (but not listen)…Lidge blowing a save in the opener on national TV would be priceless!
Hey brock, that indeed would be priceless. I always considered Lidge's blown save mark last year bogus anyway since we took him down in the eighth in a game last year. Certainly he was impressive but I can't stand the basis that if it doesn't happen in the ninth it doesn't count as a blown save when it's the closer that's in the game in the 8th. If the opposing manager considers the need to use his closer in the 8th then he considers it the save situation so why shouldn't the stat? Never could understand that. Have a great day and hopefully the winter's finally ended up north.
Livan gives you innings but his era last year was over 6. Maine if he is healthy and figures out how to over come his bad outings this spring may win 10-12 games. He is young but he still has only won more than 10 games in a season only once. He has been injury prone too. Pedro has been injured and supposedly is feeling better than he has in years. Considering his guile, and history ….yes I'd take him today over Livan and maybe Maine.
Ollie has difficulty pitching in cold weather. He will come around when the temp reaches the 80's!
Likin' the name and attitude. Lets go Mets go….
Ollie has difficulty pitching PERIOD
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Pessimistic attitudes and all that aside…the MLB season starts tonight and it’s been a long Winter! Here’s to 2009 and to a great Mets opener tomorrow! Let’s find a way, boys…any way to get it done in ’09.
Let’s Go Mets!!!
Exactly, so excited. I cant wait to see the bullpen in action.
Gas and food to Citifield…$55,……..Tickets to Citifield,……$150,………….Not having to hit the bottle of TUMS prior to the 8th or the 9th inning……….PRICELESS!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT!
Great post. Seriously, there is so much reason to be optimistic about the 2009 Mets. Even our Metsblog pessimists are predicting that the Mets will be in the playoff hunt. This is a SOLID team. I'm so excited for this season to get started. I don't know how I'm going to work tomorrow. Opening is just so much fun. One of the things I love about being a Mets fan: no matter what happened the year before, the Mets give me a reason to be excited on Opening Day next year….two-thirds of franchises can't make that claim.
Agreed. I'm gonna do the best I can to make it through the 6 hours of work leading up to going home to watch the opener. It's gonna be hard.
dARK, I'm jones'n so much for meaningfull games I'm actually going to watch the Atlanta- Philly game tonight!
Me too M5R, I can't believe I'm actually going to stoop to such depths.
I'm using the old "KNOW THY ENEMY MANTRA!" AS MY EXCUSE FOR WATCHING! LOL
I'll be sinking to those depths briefly tonight, though I'll be off to bed early so I can get sleep and get up early. Gotta get my hours in at work before the real opening day starts. :)
Thanks Joe, as the replies show there are lots of upbeat optimistic fans.
This will hopefully be a great year, much more like 2006 than the last two….and maybe even better.
Kingman, how do you think this whole Sheffield thing is going to turn out?
Is anyone else having issues getting to MetsBlog on Firefox?
I have been fine on Firefox so far…
I'm having an issue where sometimes hitting reload brings the comment section up under the old format. Not really sure what's going there, but an extra reload usually takes care of it.
bk—Yes, On Friday, I could not get the site to come up AT ALL on Firefox…MetsFan4 had pointed out in the past that it was with certain editions of Firefox; sorry I am not that well-versed in this…but, Explorer has worked absolutely fine…..
I'm using Firefox but sometimes when hitting refresh, the blog disappears, won't reload. Have to close down and sign back in. Tried same on I.E. and am having the same problem, so I don't think it's the particular web browser.
Joe Blanton or Ollie Perez? Who would you rather have pitching on the Mets? Just curious what other think…..
Ollie; higher upside I think…but good question….
2009 NY MetsBlog Mission Statement
1. We will not complain on Metsblog about a NY Met
2. We will rally our team in spite of their flaws.
3. Every game will be treated as game 162.
4. We will not celebrate till we clinch a post season birth no matter how big a lead we may have.
5. Lets Go Met's will be our rallying cry.
6. All games vs Phillies we will make our voices heard unmercifully so as to strike fear in their hearts.
7. We will vote all of our blue & orange to the All Star game.
8. We will not be concerned with our cross town rivals unless we are facing them on the field.
9. Booing will be only for the visiting team.
10. Citi Field is our house only the Blue & Orange are welcome. We will give "Home Field Advantage" meaning again.
Lets Go Mets!!!
2009 NY MetsBlog Mission Statement
1. We will not complain on Metsblog about a NY Met.
2. We will rally our team in spite of their flaws.
3. Every game will be treated as game 162.
4. We will not celebrate till we clinch a post season birth no matter how big a lead we may have.
5. Lets Go Met's will be our rallying cry.
6. All games vs Phillies we will make our voices heard unmercifully so as to strike fear in their hearts.
7. We will vote all of our blue & orange to the All Star game.
8. We will not be concerned with our cross town rivals unless we are facing them on the field.
9. Booing will be only for the visiting team.
10. Citi Field is our house only the Blue & Orange are welcome. We will give "Home Field Advantage" meaning again.
Lets Go Mets!!!
I like it! Though, sometimes a player does deserve criticism to be held accountable for their actions. How about for #1 we say "hold players accountable for their actions, but give credit where it's due"?
How bout something like
1. We will not bash just hold accountable a NY Met on Metsblog.
Perfect!
I am with you Mr North, and I especially love 1,2,3, and 8!
So Brock do you think i should adjust #1 to say
We will not bash just hold accountable a NY Met on Metsblog ?
I love this list. However, I really dislike #3. There is a temptation to treat every Mets game like it is the end of the season. One day the Mets win and are World-Series bound and the next day the lose and are worse then their 1962 counterparts. I wish we could show more stability and perspective after each game. One loss doesn't ruin the season, and one win doesn't make us the '27 Yankees.
I would normally agree with you Steve but I feel after the last 2 seasons the Mets mindset must be that every game is important.
The idea that the getaway game on the tail end of a series has less meaning in April should be the farthest from their mind due to the fact they have kept falling 1 game short of the post season for 2 years now.
"Every Game Is Important" the sooner they accept that the better their mindset will be.
I am not saying every time they lose they should act like their season is over.
I just am saying going into and during they should act like every game is game 162.
Love it!
Just looked at the Cincy forecast…….40 degrees and snow both Monday and Tuesday. I guess that means the opener will be Wwednesday and a make up game down the road. It also means everyone slides back one turn, which makes Johan the starter for the home opener.
is it possible to snow when its 40 degrees?
I'm going to that game, it would be sick if that happened.
this video of Sheffield is great:
http://allhiphopsports.blogspot.com/2008/09/gary-...
Those announcers are such homers.
The Braves aren't going anywhere, they're ability to contend will hang on by a thread (or is that Chipper's hammy?). At this point, I want to see the Phillies get embarrassed on national TV. Maybe have Lidge blow a save or something.
Also, I won't watch because I hate listening to the ESPN announcers. They irritate me to no end.
Hopefully he'll be able to feel his fingertips in Florida. Can't wait until tomorrow.
I HAVE BEEN WAITING 6 MONTHS FOR THE SEASON TO START AND FINALLY WE GET TO OPENING DAY AND THERE MAY BE 1 OR 2 POSTPONED GAMES? WOW THAT BLOWS HAHA. LETTTTTTTTTTTTSSSSSSSSSSS GOOOOOOOOOO METSSSSSS
just got back from the citifield open workouts – met john maine had some food – got a murph jersey life is good !!!
good afternoon boys and girls its time for the sunday edition of "this day in mets infamy" so lets get started
first off happy birthdy wishes goes out to former back up catcher for the '65 team Jimmie Schaffer (1936)
punk outfielder Lastings "wannabe gangsta" Milledge (1985)
Died on this date:
former coach Sheriff Robinson (2002)
Transactions:
New York Mets purchased Butch Metzger from the St. Louis Cardinals on April 5, 1978.
New York Mets purchased Danny Boitano from the Milwaukee Brewers on April 5, 1981. hus real name – until he changed it to brian and the guys in south park wrote a song about him
New York Mets released Mike Cubbage on April 5, 1982. and hence the beginning of the cubbage curse
New York Mets sold Gary Rajsich to the St. Louis Cardinals on April 5, 1984.
New York Mets signed free agent Julio "muy macho" Machado on April 5, 1989.
ok so cuz my post was ttoo long lol New York Mets traded Bruce Chen, Dicky Gonzalez and Luis ' not nelson" Figueroa to the Montreal Expos for Scott Strickland, Matt Watson and Philip Seibel on April 5, 2002. and mo vaughn was cut for not being able to abide by the mets charter airline service cuz he was too fat
New York Mets claimed Marco Scutaro on waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers on April 5.2002
damn there goes my gobble / putz being in the same bullpen dream.. as per mlbtr
Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune reports the White Sox have signed Jimmy Gobble to a minor-league deal. The 27 year old left-hander will report to Triple-A Charlotte this week.
Just five years ago, Gobble was a top prospect for the Royals but never found success against right-handers and was released by Kansas City on March 17th. The Rangers signed Gobble to a minor league deal but opted to go with lefties Eddie Guardado and C.J. Wilson instead, cutting Gobble on March 30th.
Gobble held left-handed hitters to a .200/.246/.323 line in 2008 and can be retained by his new team for 2010 as an arbitration-eligible player.
keep hope alive my friend
wont catch me dead watching that game ill be watching food network challenge with the mrs lol