Good Ollie: Mets 7, Padres 2

by Eric Simon on Apr 15, 2009 11:13 PM EDT Comment 15 comments

Game Result

SB Nation Coverage

* Boxscore
* Amazin' Avenue Gamethread
* Gaslamp BallGamethread

Recap

I did this after Perez's prior (and terrible) start, so it's only fair I do it again after a solid outing.

Tonight:

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Oliver Perez	6.0	3	1	1	2	4
Derek Lowe	5.0	7	4	4	5	5

Perez looked good tonight. Not fantastic, but good, and the results were terrific. I'd be giddy if I thought he could keep it up, but fool me 37 times shame on you, fool me 38 times shame on me.
Perez, an extreme flyball pitcher, dominated on a night where Daniel Murphy and Gary Sheffield sandwiched a forlorn Carlos Beltran.
Speaking of Murphy, the novice outfielder made a couple of thoughtless throws in this game, one to third when it should have gone to short and another to short where it should have gone to third. They were mistakes of inexperience, not of ineptitude, so there's no reason to think he can't dig himself out of his defensive rut.
Is it too early to call up Josh Thole? Schneider will get better, but he's endlessly frustrating to watch right now because it's reached the point where we're hoping he strikes out to save the Mets from another GIDP.
J.J Putz has been terrific despite notching just one strikeout in five innings.

Swag contest results can be found here and the next game's swag form already available. You can read more about the swag contest here. Last night, DevonEdwards scored an 88, missing a perfect 100 by just two gamescore points. As a reminder, anyone scoring a perfect 100 automatically wins some swag, which is usually going to be a Mets DVD box set of some sort. So even if you're far behind in the monthly standings, keep on playing every day because you never know.

Win Probability Added

Big winners: Oliver Perez, +25.9% WPA, Carlos Beltran, +12.5% WPA
Big losers: Brian Schneider, -7.8% WPA, Gary Sheffield, -7.5% WPA
Teh aw3s0mest play: Wright single in fourth, +10.4% WPA
Teh sux0rest play: Hairston RBI single in fifth, -9.8% WPA
Total pitcher WPA: +37.2% WPA
Total batter WPA: +12.8% WPA
GWRBI!: Nobody (wild pitch)

Game Thread Roll Call

Nice job by zmanmetfan; his effort in the game thread embiggens us all.

Num	Name	# of Posts
1	zmanmetfan	132
2	Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright	101
3	Gina	59
4	krg391	55
5	itsmetsforme	50
6	JoshNY	45
7	Prince	44
8	BlackOps	39
9	squid92	38
10	R_Adragna	35

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Perez vs. Lowe

Heh, I too couldn’t help but compare them tonight. Nice to see that Lowe can have some ugly, walk-filled starts too. As for Perez…well, we’ve gotten used to this song and dance. You never know which version will show up, but if it’s the good version, it’s a lot of fun.

2009 Mets: maybe its the Phillies turn to have a terrible bullpen?

by Greenpoint Ian on Apr 15, 2009 11:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

At least now

Dr. Jekyll has made an appearance. After the weird WBC outing, poor spring, and atrocious first start, it looked like we might have been stuck with Mr. Hyde for a while.

by Mark Himmelstein on Apr 15, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jekyll

Do yourself a favor and check out the 2007 British version with James Nesbitt:

http://www.amazon.com/Jekyll-James-Nesbitt/dp/B000QXDEH2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1239825695&sr=8-1

It’s ridiculously good. My language skills are insufficient to describe its goodness in a satisfactory manner.

Although, I haven’t seen the last two episodes, so if it ends up being one big dream or something stupid like Life on Mars, I reserve the right to revise my review…

Dear Liz Lemon: While other women have bigger boobs than you, no other woman has as big a heart. When I saw you getting ready to go out and get nailed by a bunch of guys last night, I knew for sure it was over between us, and for the first time since the '86 World Series, I cried... I cried...

by hotspur on Apr 16, 2009 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs