BS Applesauce - Reyes setback, Mets blow another, Castillo vs. the dugout, Yusmeiro Petit
by Joe Budd on Aug 5, 2009 8:51 AM EDT
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Not too much encouraging news after last night's debacle. The new and improved bullpen looks a lot like the 2008 bullpen for Santana. If I wasn't able to laugh about this season, I definitely would cry myself to sleep every night.
Meet the Mets
Jose Reyes was sent back to New York for further examination after he felt discomfort from running. Adam Rubin, who apparently played a mean shortstop back in Babe Ruth league, says he may be done for the season. At this point, what difference does it make if he plays in 2009?
Not only did Reyes suffer a setback, Luis Castillo fell down the dugout steps last night, spraining an ankle. It looks like we are going to have a double play combination of Angel Berroa and Alex Cora. Wow. Castillo can't wait for Florida.
Greg Prince lists the things that the 1914 Boston Braves did not do to complete their miracle season.
Metstradamus pictures a new Subway commercial.
The Mets horrible season has a trickle down effect on their farm system, as well.
Carlos Delgado is running, kind of.
Matt Cerrone talks to Josh Thole. No word yet if he means business too.
Centerfield Maz highlights one of my favorites, John Olerud.
Wilmer Flores went 3-for-4 and Lance Broadway is not good.
Around the NL East
The Marlins blew a 4-0 lead to the Nationals, losing 6-4. Is it just me or are the Mets clearly the worst team in the division right now?
The Phillies lose to the Rockies and the fans left early. Wow, spoiled already.
JA Happ was moved to the Philadelphia bullpen.
The Braves showed signs of life last night, beating up on the Padres.
Around MLB
Yusmeiro Petit (remember him?) took a no-hitter into the 8th inning for Arizona.
Met fans aren't the only ones mad at Guillermo Mota. Prince Fielder was stopped at the Dodger clubhouse door by security after Mota hit him with a retaliation pitch.
Mark Prior's career rehabilitation with the Padres took a step back yesterday as he was released.
Joe Posnanski is getting a senior writers job at Sports Illustrated.
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The Happs
For what it’s worth, there’s been no official decision on moving JA Happ to the bullpen.
It’s widely speculated but it’s not really definite yet. The turd Moyer dropped last night ought to give them pause, but his veteranosity will probably win out in the end.
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Aug 5, 2009 10:20 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Shouldnt Happ
be ahead of both Moyer and Rodrigo Lopez on upside alone? or is Lopez’s righthandedness keeping him afloat?
by mets81 on Aug 5, 2009 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
old fart at play
I don’t think they’re overly concerned about left/right-handedness in the rotation. One big concern coming closer and closer is that Jamie Moyer is getting awfully close to triggering some of the innings pitched incentive thresholds in his contract. Putting him in the bullpen could save the team millions over the next season and a half. I hope the team is at least considering this as they go forward; a few million could sign a lot of amateur free agents.
Also, PhilliesNation = MetsBlog, if you catch my drift…
http://www.thegoodphight.com
by WholeCamels on Aug 5, 2009 4:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well if your saying PhilliesNation
is a site filled with brilliant journalists, exceptional reporting, insightful commentary, and is a blog of the highest quality like MetsBlog is, then your drift I do catch.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
by Evan_S on Aug 5, 2009 6:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He's scheduled to start tonight
I’m guessing a decision is more likely to be made after that.
by Zwill on Aug 5, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Castillo got hurt HOW?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHA just when you thought this season couldn’t get any more absurd.
by JoshNY on Aug 5, 2009 11:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Jesus Christ, Castillo.
At this point, I’m waiting for David Wright to be hit by a car and Livan to ingest too much delicious cake at once, choking himself into a coma.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
by squid92 on Aug 5, 2009 11:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We've already had the car accident this year
Cross that one off the checklist.
by Zwill on Aug 5, 2009 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
NOM NOM NOM CAKE
“But I am not familiar with this “too much” concept of which you speak"
by JoshNY on Aug 5, 2009 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Mo's a good guy
put up a ton of money to rehab the Nobel Drew Ali projects in Brooklyn.
by wobatus on Aug 5, 2009 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yea
He actually made those projects really nice, I’ve been told.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
by Evan_S on Aug 5, 2009 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately, he took all the refrigerators for himself.
"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw
by squid92 on Aug 5, 2009 2:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If this team were a dog
they’d take it out back and shoot it.
by David G on Aug 5, 2009 11:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I does an Major League Player
Hurt him self falling down some stairs
by Jadden Hopkins on Aug 5, 2009 11:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
because another player left his glove on the steps.
because they are stupid like that
by fxcarden on Aug 5, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
John Franco on the SNY pregame
Maybe he can talk a little more about David Wright’s poor leadership. Good to see ya Johnny!
by James Kannengieser on Aug 5, 2009 11:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Adam Rubin
Lobby for a job as shortstop
by mookstra2 on Aug 5, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why can't they let us forfeit the season early?
by Pat Andriola on Aug 5, 2009 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Matt Cerrone
“The blogfather”
by James Kannengieser on Aug 5, 2009 11:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Anyone see Hubbuch call Cerrone out on Twitter?
Insinuating that he aggregates content from MSM sources w/o adding much value. Opinions?
by Zwill on Aug 5, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i saw that
the fight between him and derosa was mildly entertaining.
by pricedoutoftheciti on Aug 5, 2009 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
In my opinion,
that is a correct statement.
by JoshNY on Aug 5, 2009 3:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah I didn't expect much sympathy for Cerrone here
by Zwill on Aug 5, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't hate the guy, although I have heard some things about him,
and his site has its uses, but he really doesn’t do anything a fifth grader can’t do. It’s one thing if it was just his blog that he did because he enjoyed doing it, but it is sponsored by the team’s network, he should be held to a higher standard than other sites. Hell, if he wrote in complete sentences and didn’t use ellipses every paragraph, at least that would show effort.
"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."
by Evan_S on Aug 5, 2009 6:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm glad to see Petit have that type of performance.
He was a guy I was excited about when he was a Mets farmhand, and I was disappointed he was traded.
"If I ever decide to do a book, I've already got the title...The bases were loaded and so was I."
-Jim Fregosi
by Schmidtxc on Aug 5, 2009 3:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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