Daily Archives: July 19, 2009
Fernando Nieve was removed during the second inning of tonight’s game after straining his right quadriceps muscle.
Nieve injured his leg running out a ground ball, and was carted off the field.
…that pretty much sums up the evening, and the season so far for the Mets…
The Mets (43-47) play the finale of their four game series against the Braves (45-46) today at 6:00 PM EDT at Turner Field.
Angel Pagan will again lead off, followed by Luis Castillo, Daniel Murphy, David Wright, Jeff Francoeur, Jeremy Reed, Alex Cora and Brian Schneider.
Fernando Nieve (3-3, 3.03 ERA) will start for the Mets.
Javier Vazquez (6-7, 2.95 ERA) will start for the Braves.
Tonight’s game can be seen nationally on ESPN and heard on WFAN.
Tagged Mike Nichols |
From the beginning of July through the end of the year in 2008, Johan Santana was a perfect 9-0 with a 2.09 ERA, with his signature outing coming on the final Saturday of the season against the Florida Marlins.
So far this July, Santana is 2-0 with a microscopic 0.86 ERA in three starts, bouncing back from a rough June in which he went 2-4 with a 6.19 ERA as he seemed to struggle with velocity and wildness in the strike zone.
During his career, Santana is 58-17 with a 2.70 ERA after the All-Star Break, and his best work seems to come in August as he is 27-6 with a 2.36 ERA lifetime.
…i fully expect Santana to be Santana in the second half, and I am hopeful that contributions like the one he gave yesterday in Atlanta become meaningful for the team in the race…
…either way it was definitely nice to see him apparently brush off the negativity surrounding this team for a day and hopefully give the team a shot in the arm…
In the fifth inning with two men on base, Braves starter Kenshin Kawakami dropped a sacrifice bunt down which Johan Santana fielded and threw to third to get the lead runner.
He made a perfect throw with plenty of time, but Matt Diaz slid hard into third base, and David Wright twisted his ankle on the play in what looked like a serious injury.
However, after trainer Ray Ramirez and Jerry Manuel came out, Wright stayed in the game after declaring himself to be ok.
Wright reassured his was ok after stealing second base in the eighth inning.
After the game, Wright told reporters:
“I just rolled my ankle a little bit…A good, hard, clean play and we move on.”
In today’s Daily News, Adam Rubin is reporting that Tom Seaver, Jerry Koosman, and Nolan Ryan will be at Citi Field for the 1969 World Championship reunion on August 22.
A charity event will be held in the Caesars Club prior to the game.
For more information, check out Rubin’s article.
…i am thrilled that Ryan will be joining the others for the festivities…it seems that the Mets have so rarely mentioned him as part of that championship despite playing an integral role in that postseason, and there is no better time for his original team to celebrate his career…
Tagged Nolan Ryan, Tom Seaver |
