Monday Applesauce
by Eric Simon on Jul 28, 2008 10:20 AM EDT
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PrintNewsday talks to Carlos Beltran about his ridiculous catch yesterday.
Pedro Martinez could be back and ready to go as soon as Friday, though Jerry Manuel expects him to throw a bullpen or side session to get him back ready for a return.
Ramirez no, Ibanez yes? If the Mariners lower their asking price the Mets could make a play for Raul Ibanez. He could be a good fit here, as he's a New York native and knows Beltran well. He was also a Type A free agent last season, so the Mets could do well to trade a couple of so-so prospects, hang on to Ibanez through the end of the season, then let him walk away and collect the draft picks.
Everyone's happy about Johan Santana's complete game except Filip Bondy, who says that Santana and the Mets felt pressure to go the distance following last week's disaster against the Phillies.
Interesting article in The Times about how ExxonMobil is using the Nationals' new ballpark's green color and its proximity to Congress to give the impression that they are more environmentally-conscious than they really are. More coverage at Federal Baseball.
At MetsGeek today, Alex Nelson previews the Marlins' pitchers.
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Jose Reyes MVP watch
He’s now 8th in the majors in VORP. After watching his 2-double, 1 HR performance on Saturday, I was hoping his SLG would finally get north of .500. He’s currently sitting at .499.
Of course, he’ll never win the MVP because he annoys guys who forgot to take their daily fiber pills like Goose Gossage, but I figured I’d point out how good he’s been after a rough April.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Jul 28, 2008 10:57 AM EDT reply actions
He's not leading thel eague in RBI, so....
But that is amazing seeing him crack the top 10 in VORP, thanks for pointing that out
Hey, Jimmy Rollins didn't either
He did lead the league in… well, I don’t know, actually. He was a stupid choice.
Santana
That Daily News article is stupid. Santana didn’t stay in to finish the game yesterday because Jerry was afraid of another bullpen meltdown (not a real concern with an 8 run lead), he stayed in to give the bullpen a day off after Saturday night’s extra-inning game in which every relief pitcher pitched. And he didn’t even throw 120 pitches. Talk about making a big deal out of nothing.
This was a lose-lose for Jerry
If Willie Collazo had come in to pitch and gotten into trouble, people would have bitched about not letting Santana finish. Bondy should stick to tennis and blowing the Bleacher Creatures.
The name is Bondy. Flip Bondy.
Never heard of this eejit. Great moustache though, and admirable that a fellow who can’t spell his own name properly has managed to employ himself in a writing capacity.
ruh-roh
The Mets should have taken Santana out in the 8th! Those 19 pitches he threw in the 9th might rip his shoulder off!
(He started the 9th with 99 pitches thrown… overreact much, baseball “purists”?)
wait
so the last time santana got pulled before the 9th, people were whining about pitch counts ruining baseball. now when he gets the CG, people are whining that he threw too many pitches?
god i fucking hate people. not you, blackops. people in general.
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