Streaky Applesauce

by Joe Budd on May 8, 2009 9:31 AM EDT in Applesauce

Meet the Mets

So, are the Mets gritty enough for everyone now? The Times thinks Pelfrey showed "grit" against the "resilient" Phillies. The Phillies have to be "resilient", the lowest ERA in their starting 5 belongs to Brett Myers (5.35).

Watching Shane Victorino's bush league play brought back some painful memories involving Marlon Anderson. Mike Silva makes some good points about the play. The umpiring that I've seen this year has been AWFUL, particularly involving the strike zones and what if Reyes had done that kind of play? Of course, Silva's points are overshadowed by the ridiculous trade suggestion of Oliver Perez for Scott Kazmir.

Jerry Manuel might have to pay the band for his dance with Bill Welke.

Dan Graziano gets on the Carlos Beltran bandwagon led by the AA engine.

Remember when we had Luis Ayala closing games for us?

In the problems that aren't really problems department, Brian Schneider needs another week of rehabbing. Oh dang.

Some surprise from the Met minor leagues about the decision to start Jonathan Niese tonight. Toby Hyde thinks it's risky over Nelson Figueroa.

Legal troubles for Angel Pagan in Port St. Lucie.

Around the NL East

The Marlins' slide continues as they lost to the Braves 4-2 yesterday afternoon. Hanley Ramirez homered twice, but the real news is that the Marlins might be without starter Anibel Sanchez for a while after reaggravating his surgically repaired shoulder.

Part of me thinks this story is awesome, but then part of me dreams of home field advantage in the World Series. I'm going to decide in favor of awesome. Milledge can be the final guy who just rides the bench in the All-Star Game.

Jay Bell Brian McCann is set to return to the Braves with glasses.

The Nationals got the first crack at the Manny-less Dodgers and took advantage of it, only allowing Los Angeles to score 9 runs. The Nationals still won, 11-9. Prior to the game, Washington brought up Ron Villone.

Around MLB

The Arizona Diamondbacks have fired manager Bob Melvin after their 12-17 start. AJ Hinch is expected to replace him.

Sad news, as former Red Sox outfielder Dom Dimaggio passed away yesterday at the age of 92.

The Yankee losing streak is now at 5.

Dontrelle Willis is back! And even better news, he's not playing the Mets!

Cardinal center fielder Rick Ankiel was placed on the DL after that vicious collision with the outfield wall.

Now that the Dodgers are $7 million lighter in the payroll, will they go after Jake Peavy?

That's all I've got for today everyone. Try to enjoy Jonathan Niese tonight!

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hahaha!

I spit out my coffee laughing at cerrone’s corny line about milledge!

…well, he may not be the President… but, he may end up being a starting outfielder in the All-Star Game…

what the hell does that mean??? man, leave it to that guy to ruin a hilarious bit about milledge’s psuedo rap career.

…milledge may be the king of bling… but hes not king of playing in the major leagues…

sorry – not trying to be mean, that was just TOO corny.

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

by kendynamo on May 8, 2009 10:07 AM EDT reply actions

Man

who knows how things might have turned out if that call hadn’t been made on Marlon.

by Mount17 on May 8, 2009 10:17 AM EDT reply actions

sounds like Pagan is kind of a dumbass

seriously, you’re a professional baseball player, pay your goddamn parking tickets

by JoshNY on May 8, 2009 10:40 AM EDT reply actions

also, bojudd,

can you make tomorrow’s post “STEAKY APPLESAUCE” in honor of Mo Vaughn? I’m told that is his favorite flavor of applesauce. even more so than doughnuty applesauce.

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

by kendynamo on May 8, 2009 11:08 AM EDT reply actions

Jerry Manuel did a great thing.

Need to work that us-against-them attitude. Loved it! Thanks Wielke!!

The 2009 NY Mets: WE GOT K-ROD! OMG, Putz, too! Sign Lowe! Lowe's a Brave. Sign Manny! Tim Redding, WTF? Sign Manny! Sheets or Perez? SHEETS! Perez?? Oh, Sheets is hurt -- good job, Minaya! WTF?! SIGN MANNY!

by ZaBlanc on May 8, 2009 11:38 AM EDT reply actions

Stop with this stuff, already

The Mets had already scored 7 runs, and, in fact, were outscored 2-0 after he got tossed. Can’t you also argue that because Manuel’s outburst directly preceded Werth’s 2-run shot, that he caused — somehow — the Mets to become unhinged and distracted, etc? No, you wouldn’t argue that? Exactly.

by jasondg on May 8, 2009 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't usually agree with ZaBlanc

but he shouldn’t have to “stop with this stuff.”

by SQUAD on May 8, 2009 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions

yes, he really should

It’s lazy thinking and random personal opinion dressed up as though it were an observation about the game, and jasondg is right to point out how it makes no goddamn sense at all. ZaBlanc is surely within his rights to make no goddamn sense — he takes advantage of those rights frequently — but it’s not a bad idea to try to stop the nonsense from spreading.

by anonymous on May 8, 2009 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions

To be fair, Jerry was in the right.

Vicky Torino is a douche.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on May 8, 2009 10:39 PM EDT up reply actions

great graziano piece on beltran

i hope cerrone posts a link to that article on metsblog…it should be required reading for beltran haters.

by englishgrey on May 8, 2009 11:48 AM EDT reply actions

This one's going right to my dad

We have argued about Beltran since he’s been on the team and i have yet to convince him of his greatness. Hopefully this will.

by meigs1414 on May 8, 2009 12:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow

I’m sure not everyone will agree, but I believe that Jayson Stark’s rant about Manny is completely, I hesitate to use the word, unhinged. A sample:

Why should they forgive a man who was willing to do something this stupid, and then tried to spin his crime away with a statement saying, essentially, that it was all his dopey doctor’s fault?

Why should they forgive a man who just personally sabotaged the magical season of a team like the Dodgers, the only franchise on earth that was willing to overlook his potholed past, work with him to reshape his sullied image and even build its whole franchise around his sweet swing, his flowing locks and his endearing smile?

Also, Stark seems to think that Andy Pettite is a saint and Roger Clemens is a victim.

'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 May 8, 2009 12:10 PM EDT reply actions

Well those guys never did anything awful before their steroid busts

Oops, well there goes that theory.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on May 8, 2009 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions

To steal from Bill Simmons

1. Remember when we spent hours analyzing that clip from the 2000 World Series and wondering why Clemens would ever grab the broken handle of Mike Piazza’s bat, then angrily whip it at him for no sane reason? ‘Roid rage, baby! The riddle has been solved! It’s like seeing video of a second shooter in the grassy knoll in Dallas.

Right back at you starky.

by meigs1414 on May 8, 2009 12:28 PM EDT up reply actions

I loved that passage.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on May 8, 2009 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously

This passage bugged the crap out of me:

I don’t like watching anyone’s life free-fall to the bottom of the same canyon where, say, Roger Clemens has been booted over the past year and a half. I’m not sure anybody deserves that treatment just for allegedly taking the wrong substance at the wrong time.

Aww . . . let’s all get together and cry just a little bit for poor Woger Cwemens. Maybe he can go cry on Mindy McCready’s shoulder.

by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on May 8, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow that's really some b.s.

I couldn’t care less about the steroids nonsense, but to slam Manny like he did and go out of his way to call Clemens a victim is just garbage. Didn’t Manny also “take the wrong substance at the wrong time?”

by James Kannengieser on May 8, 2009 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions

he was still pissed about it this morning on Mike and Mike

Good to see Stark is consistent though.

by meigs1414 on May 8, 2009 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions

scoundrel?

I reserve the term “scoundrel” for a guy with a top hat who tears down an orphanage on Christmas Eve casting the kids into the snow while twirling his long moustache. Or maybe tying a maiden to some railroad tracks.

Not a guy who wanted an extra 40 pounds on his squat max…

All this jazz about a “hallowed game” is just propaganda; it’s been a spectacle that reflects American society from the start.

by hotspur on May 8, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions

you know what else bugs me about this?

The Dodgers weren’t “the only franchise… that was willing to overlook his potholed past.” The Dodgers were the only franchise that was willing to pay him $25M/year for two years, and overlook his potholed past. Even if he were a Roberto Clemente-caliber saint, the Mets weren’t spending that much money on him.

by JoshNY on May 8, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions

Thanks David

“The definition of edge is going out there and getting a few wins, and then all of a sudden you don’t have to worry about anyone talking about edge anymore,” Wright said. “That’s a thing in the past. Go ask Omar about that.”

Love it. He’s my favorite player again. Way to piss on Omar

I will not allow the denigration of the life essence

by GenJackRipper on May 8, 2009 12:30 PM EDT reply actions