Friday Applesauce

by Joe Budd on Apr 17, 2009 9:25 AM EDT

4-5? I'm going to agree with Eric on this one, this team could very well be 0-9. I can't point to one time this season where I have felt confident in this team's non-K-Rod pitchers being able to maintain a lead or tie. Anyway, we can at least take comfort in seeing Jake Peavy's "most gratifying win ever," a 6-5 win in which he looked shaky.

Meeting the Mets

More bad news on the short term pitching front: Mike Pelfrey will miss his next start. This, however, is probably good news in the long term, giving Pelfrey time to rest his arm and hopefully regaining some of last year's form. Great job by svmehta in explaining what Pelfrey is going through. Journeyman Nelson Figueroa will likely make the start in Pelfrey's absence.

Jerry Manuel has reassured hitting savant Daniel Murphy that he is still the team's left fielder.

The Brewers are coming to town for a weekend series at Citi Field. Here's a look at the pitching the Mets will face. And, oh yeah, Willie's coming.

The New York Post's Jay Greenberg is justifiably concerned about the Mets' horrific outfield play of late.

I'm almost tempted to get this shirt to put next to my Save the Apple shirt.

Mike Steffanos has a relatively sobering look at what's going on down on the farm.

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Comments

Yay for Figueros Line

Here’s hoping for an average start from him at least.

by Gina on Apr 17, 2009 9:39 AM EDT reply actions

The Ichiro thing links to an article about the Reds trading Jeff Keppinger

also, I was under the impression that Ichiro has had more hits than any Japanese player in American history since May 6, 2001 when he passed Hideo Nomo, considering he was the first Japanese position player

by cjmulrain on Apr 17, 2009 9:39 AM EDT reply actions

Thanks for pointing that out

I have corrected it.

by Joe Budd on Apr 17, 2009 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions

no problem

also, wow, I feel like he’s still pretty young to be the all-time Japanese hit leader, especially when you consider that he’s spent the last 8 years in the ML, which is theoretically a tougher league. Good for him.

Over at Lookout Landing they have a fanpost about this and they listed a few quotes from a post-game interview, one of the media guys asked him “Is Pete Rose next?” – Ichiro’s response: “Ha, you must be bad at math.” That’s awesome

by cjmulrain on Apr 17, 2009 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions

Dude is amazing

.331 career average. 1800 hits in just 8 seasons. He’s led the league in hits 5 times, and he’s been an All-Star, hit .300, and won a Gold Glove every year he’s played. He’s the kind of guy I’ll tell my kids about.

by Prince on Apr 17, 2009 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions

tied for most consecutive seasons with 200+ hits

with 8 along with some guy from before the days of electric lighting

and he led the league in BA and SB his first year

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 17, 2009 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions

0-9?

terrible baseball? come on guys, our run differential is +6. so our pythag’s gotta be above 500 right? what about w-3 wins?

seriously dudes, things arent perfect but they arent THAT bad. its friday, in spring, lets act like it.

HELLO HELLO MR WILPON. WE WANT THE MANSION NOT THE CONDO.

by kendynamo on Apr 17, 2009 9:40 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah the only thing I think is worth worrying about at this point

Is the starting pitching, which hopefully will work itself out either in a trade or Maine and Pelfrey figuring things out.

by Gina on Apr 17, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Painful last night

Was freezing my ass off and Maine kept giving up singles.

by jasondg on Apr 17, 2009 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions

also painful

were the four blue-collar types sitting behind me discussing eckstein. You can guess what they were saying.

by jasondg on Apr 17, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions

Hear hear Ken,

We have a W-3 record of 6-3. Four of our five losses have been of the one run variety. The other loss was by 2. With our valuted bullpen, that should correct itself shortly.

by Sokojoe on Apr 17, 2009 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions

Also I know the astros farm system is pretty awful

So their 8th best prospect probably isn’t anything very special… but that still seems like a lot to give up for Jeff Keppinger.

by Gina on Apr 17, 2009 9:40 AM EDT reply actions

Heils

I got a text message yesterday afternoon from a buddy of mine who is a Cubs fan, cursing about their loss yesterday. I wasn’t sure why he chose to text me with that rant, so I asked him why. He responded with: “Fucking Heilman. I figured a Mets fan would have sympathy.”

'Oh yes, I know all about that duty-of-a-citizen stuff. It doesn't go. There are exceptions to every rule, and this was one of them. When a man risks his liberty to come and root at a ball-game, you've got to hand it to him. He isn't a crook. He's a fan.'

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Apr 17, 2009 9:48 AM EDT reply actions