Perez To The Disabled List

by Eric Simon on May 6, 2009 11:09 PM EDT in Transactions Comment 26 comments

Omar Minaya just made an announcement on SNY that Oliver Perez will be placed on the disabled list. An MRI revealed patella tendinitis of the right knee. On Friday, Jon Niese will be recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to make the start against the Pirates.

Ken Takahashi was scheduled to make the start on Friday, but not so much anymore.

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Yes!

Niese time.

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by Sam Page on May 6, 2009 10:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Well OK then

this is a better idea than what we were gonna do. Go Niese!

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by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on May 6, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Take your time Ollie!

We wouldn’t want you to rush back now. Maybe you can consult Brian Schneider for a rehab plan.

by Reg Dunlop on May 6, 2009 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

yup

if you don’t take real good care of it, patellar tendinitis can make your weiner fall off. It happened to a friend of mine.

by hotspur on May 6, 2009 10:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right, a friend of yours...

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-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on May 7, 2009 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I would prefer

him coming back healthy soon and pitching better.

by Mount17 on May 6, 2009 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

runners injury

It didn’t look like Oliver did much running in the off-season

by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on May 6, 2009 11:35 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I actually saw him run this offseason

poorly. fatly.

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by Sam Page on May 6, 2009 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So

is tonight the best night of the year for the Mets so far? Beat the Phillies despite their offense being shut down and “lose” Ollie. The season outlook just got rosier

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by cjmulrain on May 6, 2009 11:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Niese, Niese, Niese!

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on May 7, 2009 7:11 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

So is Niese the new number 5?

Takahashi looked pretty good the other day. Why not give him the start?

The instrument has yet to be invented that can measure my indifference to that remark.

by zmanmetfan on May 6, 2009 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Because he won't be good

by jasondg on May 7, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How do you know that?

Niese wasn’t exactly tearing it up so far this year at AAA. He has 3 ML starts to his credit, although I like the kid, I just don’t see why you can’t give Takahashi a look, especially against the Pirates.

The instrument has yet to be invented that can measure my indifference to that remark.

by zmanmetfan on May 7, 2009 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Niese's underlying numbers

were pretty solid. Takahashi throws junk and supposedly could only throw as many as 65 pitches. So, I like the move. Tak can be a second lefty/long man and Ollie isn’t wasting a roster spot.

by jasondg on May 7, 2009 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Make no mistake

I like Niese, and I’m glad he’s getting another shot. I think he can do well. But if he comes in as the #5, then you are automatically expecting more from Livan, even in the short term, as a #4, and can that be expected?

The instrument has yet to be invented that can measure my indifference to that remark.

by zmanmetfan on May 7, 2009 8:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No.

But hopefully Ollie will be back soon from the minors. Because Livan and Niese>Livan and sucky Ollie. But Niese and restored Ollie> everything else.

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-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on May 7, 2009 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They were going to limit Takahashi to 65 pitches

He hasn’t started a game all year, majors or minors. And Niese has been better than his minor league numbers indicate. He had a .400 or some odd BABIP despite a solid LD%/GB%/FB% and he also had a flukey low LOB%. He also had two starts where he pitched perfectly through three innings but got let down by his defense in the fourth.

As for Takahashi, he’ a deception guy, I think he’d be best served in the pen where it will take him a bit longer to get around the league and he won’t get so exposed so quick. I do like him there a lot though.

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by Meddler on May 7, 2009 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't know where/how you get this information

But I appreciate the updates. I too like Takahashi in long relief, I thought he looked very good the other day. I also believe the Mets pitching is beginning to come around, but I am intrigued by a post I read that suggested bringing back Rick Petersen. Wasn’t he widely criticized last year after being fired and wasn’t Warthen credited with turning the staff (except Johan) around?

The instrument has yet to be invented that can measure my indifference to that remark.

by zmanmetfan on May 7, 2009 8:39 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah

There’s been noise about Warthen also effecting Maine negatively. I never gave Warthen as much credit as the mainstream for Ollie, Ollie’s been through about a gazillion pitching coaches and nothing ever changes all that much with him.

And the info an Tak came from a David Lennon article I believe where he noted they were going to limit his pitches to about 65. It makes sense. He’s 40 years old, he hasn’t started a game all year, and if I’m not mistaken, he was a reliever last year in Japan.

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What a fool I was to defy him"

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by Meddler on May 7, 2009 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

cool!

I’ll be at the game on Friday. Hopefully Jon will have an easy time with that AA lineup Pittsburgh has.

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

by Greenpoint Ian on May 7, 2009 12:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

If the Mets have any trouble with the Pirates

just tell them to throw on some Brewers jerseys. That ought to do the trick.

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by Lefti on May 7, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Nyjer Morgan is not pleased with this comment.

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by Sam Page on May 7, 2009 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The only thing that would be better than this...

Lastings Milledge getting voted into the All-Star game. Let’s make it happen!

"I was so frustrated [Saturday], I [could have said] anything," ~Oliver Perez

by dan_vision on May 7, 2009 5:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

When Perez comes back to the big show

he better be whiter, shorter, and harboring significantly less raw talent, which of course, is the ideal recipe for grission.

by i gave chipper's wife a hot carlos on May 7, 2009 10:14 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

How convenient.

Knee tendinitis means little more than pain in the kneecap, and isn’t a definitive type of diagnosis like, say, a fracture. Does no one else suspect this is a bogus injury designed to get Perez off the roster for a while since he’s unsuited to be a reliever (even when he’s going well)? Is the NY media reporting this without comment and with a straight face to keep Omar out of trouble with MLB?

by madisonmetsfan on May 7, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I can't speak for the New York media

Nor would I want to but I know this is a bogus injury. When asked about which knee had been “bothering him all year” Perez had to pause and look down to see which knee was wrapped before responding “Right Knee” This injury is as bogus as Ollie’s contract. But of course I don’t care as long as he stays away from my team for the forseeable future.

by Endys Game on May 7, 2009 11:41 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs