Free Jon Niese. NOW.

by Sam Page on Jul 9, 2009 11:53 PM EDT in Commentary Comment 24 comments

The results of Livan Hernandez's performance are below. In bold are all the outs Livan Hernandez's pitching contributed to in any way.

Double
Single
Single
Linedrive, caught
Walk
Strikeout
Double, baserunning out
Single
Sacrifice Bunt
Pick-Off
Single
Walk
Single
Single
Deep Flyout to center
Linedrive, caught
Groundout
Single
Groundout (their pitcher)
Double
Strikeout
Walk
Linedrive, caught
Single, baserunning out

That's an out per inning! Go Livan!

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Jerry did say that Livan could be out of the rotation after the ASB

"We have to find a way to play better, there's no doubt. Overall. I'm not pointing fingers at anybody. Offense, defense, pitching -- we have to find a way to play better. The reality of this is, coming here to Pittsburgh and being swept -- personally, I feel embarrassed." -- Carlos Beltran

by EMSfan9 on Jul 9, 2009 11:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

get the champagne on ice

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Jul 9, 2009 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Jerry's a bullshitter.

I don’t trust that man.

by BlackOps on Jul 10, 2009 4:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It is hard to disregard the flyouts entirely

Sure some are ballpark related but he may have been grooving them for that reason.

by EMSfan9 on Jul 10, 2009 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

four and a half outs

but from where I was sitting, that ball was hit hard.

King of the bling come to lay down the evidence//Not George Bush, L-Millz be da president

by Sam Page on Jul 10, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ollie, Livan, Redding, or Nieve?

It’s like a carousel of terrible!

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

by squid92 on Jul 10, 2009 12:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Linedrive Caught

I couldn’t help but think about Bob Uecker during the movie Major League….“fly ball caught”, maybe the greatest call following several adult beverages.

by Matt Buggenhagen on Jul 10, 2009 12:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My God

It was so brutal. I try to convince people on other sites that Niese hasn’t “turned his season around” he just has better fielders behind him. I get answers like “but the Bisons infield defense hasn’t changed.” I’d say having Wilson Valdez at SS instead of Jonathon Malo is a pretty big difference. Or having anyone at 1B, 2B, and 3B other than Wily Mo Pena and Mike Lamb, respectively. Coincidence that Niese has been money since none of these guys are playing these positions anymore? Maybe a little bit, but I suspect there’s some element of a causal relationship here.

But then I look at the Mets current defensive alignments, and I worry Niese may be in for some deja vu if he gets called up.

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

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Meddler on Jul 10, 2009 12:56 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

...not if he brings Valdez with him

by Zwill on Jul 10, 2009 1:04 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Toss in Pagan and the AAA/AA manager

by Michkin on Jul 10, 2009 8:46 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

A little OT, but a friend sent me this link and I didn’t see it posted anywhere.

Appearently the Mets were distracted while in Pittsburgh.

by WebBard on Jul 10, 2009 1:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glhQdna6xMM

That didn’t work on the first try…

by WebBard on Jul 10, 2009 1:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

well now we know who to blame

Omar and Jerry are off the hook – blame the furries!

Does anyone else watch Entourage and have a disturbing image of what might have really been going on in that hotel that night?

by cjmulrain on Jul 10, 2009 2:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Believe me

GKR didn’t know half of the crazy shit that those people do.

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

by squid92 on Jul 10, 2009 11:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Last year the Yankees had the same problem. I’m surprised the Furries are allowed to keep coming back, as I would suspect the Sports Accounts are worth more then 3 days of furries.

by WebBard on Jul 10, 2009 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

it's time

i’m ready for the niese experience

by metsjetsnets on Jul 10, 2009 2:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

2nd half rotation

Johan
Pelf
Ollie
Nieve/Figgy
Niese.

Get rid of Livan and Redding

by Jadden Hopkins on Jul 10, 2009 7:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This rotation is much better ...(sarcastic)

Well, ok, it is “better.” But Pelf has been inconsistent all year. Ollie … who knows what we’ll get from him, but I’m I, for one, have no confidence in him this year. Nieve/Figgy? Again, who knows from game-to-game, what we’ll get from these guys.

Ugh. This is so frustrating.

"Never throw a slider to The Glider."

- Ed Charles, No. 5

by The Glider on Jul 10, 2009 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Pelf's been alright.

Just not #2 alright, which isn’t really a fair expectation of him.

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

by squid92 on Jul 10, 2009 3:43 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Um, did Maine get a career ending injury and I missed it?

Nothing can get by him; especially in a small room: Mike Francessa

by GenJackRipper on Jul 10, 2009 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Who knows

with this medical staff

by Jadden Hopkins on Jul 10, 2009 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They would be a better team today and the rest of the season

If both Livan and Redding were DFA’d and Niese and their next best AAA pitcher (Fig or maybe Bostick) were brought up. It’s that simple.

by David G on Jul 10, 2009 10:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I just don't get why they wouldn't...

Send Redding, Livan and Dessens packing and bring up Niese, Kunz and Bostick and see what they can do.

The fact of the matter is, they couldn’t be much worse. You still have Figgy down there as well for when Nieve blows a tire, so what exactly are you losing?

Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but Jerry abuses the privilege.

by AnthonyR on Jul 10, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There's one logical reason...

Omar Minaya cannot admit a mistake. Ever. He can’t argue that Redding or Livan have to stay because of their salary. You have to pay them either way, and you’d be paying their
AAA replacements the league minimum. Redding and Livan were fringe guys who’ve been given more than enough chances. It’s time to kick them to the curb, don’t compound the mistake you’ve already made.

by David G on Jul 10, 2009 5:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs