Monday Applesauce

by Eric Simon on Aug 11, 2008 10:29 AM EDT in Applesauce

Apparently, Eddie Kunz has not impressed the Mets. In 2.1 innings. A huge sample size. He has failed. Consider the Mets unimpressed. And now he will be ushered back to the minors once someone -- likely John Maine on Wednesday -- has to come off the disabled list. I won't argue that Kunz has been good, but what the hell is 2.1 innings to judge impressiveness? That he had the gaul to give up his first homerun in three years on *their* watch, I'm guessing.

At MetsGeek, Chris McCown has his own solution to the Mets' bullpen woes. He theorizes that the Mets have too many specialists -- Joe Smith from the right side, Pedro Feliciano and Scott Schoeneweis from the left -- and that one should go, to be replaced by a reliever who can be counted on to retire both lefties and righties. It's a solid premise, so definitely give it a read.

Billy Wagner may rehab at Brooklyn this weekend.

Just a note that today's makeup game against the Pirates will be played -- weather permitting -- at 1pm. The Willets Point Industry and Realty Association (WPIRA) will be protesting the game. This despite the fact that members (or former members) of the WPIRA have already accepted relocation deals from the city's economic development corporation to move their businesses elsewhere.

The awesome baseball scouting site Driveline Mechanics is coming to SB Nation, and should be in the fold within the next week or so. If you don't already read DM definitely check it out, as they do a great job combining traditional scouting with advanced statistics and performance analysis, working to bridge the so-called dichotomy between the subjective and objective views of the game.

I also just received a note in my inbox that WPIX/WB/CW11 has renewed their television contract with the Mets, and will broadcast 25 Mets games per season through 2011. As most of you know, SNY produces the CW11 games exactly as they would air on SNY, though some logos and whatnot are swapped out. This is good news for those folks who can't/won't subscribe to cable or one of its subscription teevee alternatives.

Daily Onion: Entire Refrigerator Rearranged To Accommodate Leftover KFC Bucket.

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a) the protest link is messed up

b) the swagboard from yesterday’s game is brutal

c) What’s the deal with today’s swag contest? I don’t remember IF I filled it out on the original date and I definitely don’t remember WHAT I guessed.

d) I agree it’s premature to call it quits on Kunz. The WP immediately after being brought in the game doesn’t show a lot of poise, but it’s not like there are tons of alternatives and he can always get called back up to the big club. He’s only 22.

by mmxii on Aug 11, 2008 11:00 AM EDT reply actions

Ok

a) Fixed.
b) Agreed, you guys were overly optimistic.
c) There won’t be one. Sorry.
d) Right.

by Eric Simon on Aug 11, 2008 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions

Free Eddie Kunz?

As long as we don’t get to that point . . .

'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 11, 2008 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Kunz

A couple of comments on his use and quick removal yesterday:

A) Even from in the upper deck, we could tell he was having a hard time hitting the strike zone. Wild pitch, walk. Struck out the pitcher. I hadn’t seen any of his earlier appearances for the Mets so I don’t know if that might be an aberration, but in the one outing, he seemed to have control issues.

B) He seemed to have been pulled because the situation dictated pinch hitting for him, not because Jerry wouldn’t have been willing to give him another inning. I don’t know whether that’s true for certain, but it seemed like Jerry was at first determined to stick with Pelfrey until the end of the inning and hit for him, and then brought in Kunz to finish it out and hit for him.

by JoshNY on Aug 11, 2008 2:42 PM EDT reply actions