Daily Archives: July 3, 2009
Oliver Perez allowed three runs in five plus innings in a rehab start for triple-A Buffalo tonight.
Perez is expected to start against the Dodgers on Wednesday.
“I’ve got to take in what took place, see about his velocity and all,” Jerry Manuel said.
Tagged Oliver Perez, Regis Courtemanche |The Mets lost to the Phillies tonight, by the score of 7 to 2.
For a full recap and box score, click here.
The Least You Should Know:
Livan Hernandez came back down to earth tonight, allowing all seven runs to score before the fourth inning. He just didn’t seem to be all that confident, and was serving up batting practice for the Phillies who had ten hits off him in three innings.
Making his return from surgery, Rodrigo Lopez kept the Mets’ bats at bay, allowing two runs on six hits through six plus frames.
If there is a positive to be had, the bullpen, led by Pat Misch and his three scoreless innings, only allowed one more hit after Livan was taken out.
David Wright was hitless and struck out twice, while Ryan Church continued his tear by going 3-for-4.
Other Observations and Notes:
The Pirates beat the Marlins, so the Mets are now tied for third in the NL Least.
I really disliked how the Mets had to wear red hats tonight in Philly. I know it was for Independence Day, but could they not have been blue or white?
Fernando Nieve tries to bounce back tomorrow against Jamie Moyer at 4:05 p.m. Have a great holiday everyone, and Let’s Go Mets!
Tagged Regis Courtemanche |
The Mets (39-39) open a three game series tonight against the Phillies (39-37) at Citizens Bank Park tonight.
Alex Cora will lead off tonight followed by Daniel Murphy, David Wright, Gary Sheffield in right field, Ryan Church in center field, Fernando Tatis at second base, Nick Evans in left field, and Brian Schneider.
Livan Hernandez (5-3, 4.04 ERA) will start tonight for the Mets. Hernandez is coming off another fine outing against the Yankees despite losing his second consecutive outing, and he has gone atleast seven innings in six of his last eight starts. Lifetime he is 10-8 with a 3.36 ERA in 24 career starts against the Phillies.
Rodrigo Lopez (0-0, 0.00 ERA) will start tonight for the Phillies. Lopez is making his first Major League appearance since 2007 when he was with the Rockies. Lopez is 65-65 with a 4.80 ERA lifetime with the Padres, Orioles and the Rockies and he is making his first career start against the Mets tonight.
Tagged Michael Baron |Tonight the Mets will play the Phillies in Philadelphia, their third consecutive game in as many days in a different road city.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, this is only the second time in franchise history that this has happened to the Mets, the last time from July 23-25, 1995 when they were in Colorado, Chicago, and St. Louis.
Tagged Michael Baron, Notebook |
It is common knowledge that the Mets rank at the bottom of the National League with 50 home runs.
…however, these numbers threw me for a loop…
The Mets have the fewest strikeouts and the highest team batting average in the NL at .273.
They also lead the league with 79 stolen bases, have the second most hits, and are tied for the lead in on-base percentage with the Dodgers at .349.
…looking at this from afar, you would say there is no way this ballclub could be just a .500 team, but they are, which at this point has remarkably been good enough to compete in their division…
…this has to be attributed to the men they leave on base day in and day out…
Tagged Regis Courtemanche, Stats |
Steve Popper of the Bergen Record is reporting that team doctors have yet to determine when Carlos Beltran will begin working out again.
In addition, Popper reports that John Maine is still resting and has yet to resume throwing and Jose Reyes has not begun to run while he rehabs in Port St. Lucie.
Tagged Michael Baron |After yesterday’s game, Francisco Rodriguez told reporters that he would be available for tonight’s game against the Phillies, despite matching a career high 46 pitches thrown.
Jerry Manuel knew that sending Rodriguez out for a second inning might jeopardize his availability for tonight, but Rodriguez asked Manuel to let him back out for the tenth, telling reporters:
“I’m the kind of guy if I make a mess, I clean it up. I felt really frustrated because I didn’t get the job done in the ninth.”
…i just hope that if he is available and needed that he can be effective…he has thrown 93 pitches since Sunday night which has become a lot for a starter, let alone a closer…
Tagged Michael Baron |Tim Redding‘s poor start can be attributed to the Anthrocon 2009 conference at the team hotel in Pittsburgh, according to Metstradamus.
At Faith and Fear in Flushing, Greg reminisces about the trade that sent Roger McDowell and Lenny Dykstra to the Phillies for Juan Samuel and admits he was wrong to think it was a good trade.
…yeah Greg, that was a bad trade. I was actually at that game in Philadelphia that day and I remember being so upset afterward when that trade was announced. I was in the car and I asked my dad if they had traded McDowell because he made too many “hot foots”…
Meanwhile, Ed Leyro of Mets Merized Online says that PNC Park has become a “house of horrors” for the Mets.
Finally, for more on yesterday’s game, check out Brooklyn Met Fan, Mets Fans Forever, and Mets Today.
Tagged Michael Baron, News |Jerry Manuel was asked by reporters if this game was so important that he needed Francisco Rodriguez to pitch a second inning, to which he said:
“…Actually, I didn’t feel that way. He came in (to the dugout) and said ‘if we score, I need to go back for myself’, and when one of your players of that stature and what he means to us, I knew that even if we came back, and he didn’t go back (out for the next inning) that he would carry that for a few days.”
…i wonder if the decision to send him out there also had something to do with the fact that he had used all of his relievers except for Bobby Parnell…
…at the same time, the only issue i have with Rodriguez pitching the tenth inning is that he threw 46 pitches the day before he might be needed against the Phillies…
Manuel was then asked what it meant to overcome a poor start by Tim Redding, and the blown save by Rodriguez, to which he said:
“…It was big for us. Everybody played a role. I mean everybody chipped in. All the relievers, all the guys off the bench…those are the things we need to do in order to keep playing well…”
Tagged Michael Baron |
