Open Thread: Mets vs Red Sox, 3/17/2010
by Eric Simon on Mar 17, 2010 12:37 PM EDT
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Mike Pelfrey takes the hill in Fort Myers against John Lackey and the Red Sox. Pelfrey will be followed by Tobi Stoner, Bobby Parnell, Kiko Calero, Jenrry Mejia, and Elmer Dessens.
The game is on NESN at 1:05pm and can be seen on MLB.tv. It is also on WEEI via Gameday audio. If you don't have either MLB package you can still follow on regular Gameday.
The notes.
- The Mets will wear "lucky" green Irish hats today in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.
- Yesterday was the Mets' only off day of the spring.
- Mike Pelfrey is 0-1 this spring with a 9.00 ERA (four earned runs/5.2 innings).
- The Mets have hit 13 home runs over their last eight games.
- Including today, there are 20 days until Opening Day. The Mets begin the 2010 regular season at Citi Field Monday, April 5 at 1:10 p.m. vs. Florida.
And here is the current roster breakdown for the 46 players in big league camp (including 11 non-roster invitees).
• Pitchers - 19 total (four non-roster)
- Lefthanded - Six (one non-roster)
- Righthanded - 13 (three non-roster)
• Catchers - Five total (one non-roster)
• Infielders - 11 total (four non-roster)
• Outfielders - 11 total (two non-roster)
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I found something awesome
it autogenerates gameday links.
and in case you don’t know your ass from a hole in the ground here’s the link for today’s game http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2010_03_17_nynmlb_bosmlb_1
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Mar 17, 2010 1:10 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I agree
Especially since this is about as close to a big league lineup as he’s going to see in spring training.
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Mar 17, 2010 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
maybe not having castillo behind him today
helps him concentrate
by KeithsMoustache on Mar 17, 2010 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Pelf is changing speeds nice
and his slider looks less like a spinner. Nice improvements. Maybe he can increase his K/9 for next year
yup just gotta hope reyes comes back soon
so we have at least some competence in our middle infield.
by KeithsMoustache on Mar 17, 2010 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions
I was wondering the same thing
"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet
What a fool I was to defy him"
-HST
by Mark Himmelstein on Mar 17, 2010 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions
yea I did the math, it bothered me
4 earned runs / 5.2 innings = .769 * 9innings = 6.92 era
While it still isnt a pretty number, I figured its better then looking at 9..
Have you seen the St Patrick's Day advert on the mets.com homepage?
They make it sound like the most boring day of the year. Especially Jason Bay, who is like Droopy.
yeah that was a tough play
lackey gets an assist for the kick save
by KeithsMoustache on Mar 17, 2010 1:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I think so
Looks like an 84 mph pitch, he’s using as his change, seems to cut a bit.
Yup
Yeah he threw a lot of first pitch breaking balls for strikes.
The splitter didn’t have a ton of movement, but he could throw it for strikes and the speed difference was effective in keeping hitters off balance.
I didn't see as many sliders as his curve.
I’m watching it again on NESN, and it seems like he threw an awful lot of them in the 1st.
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
I remember last year ...
when everybody was raving about Pelfrey’s new back-door fast ball that he would throw off the inside corner to lefties and which would – with “Greg Maddox-like” movement – tail back in for a strike. Then the 2009 real season started, and I didn’t see anything that resembled anything that Greg Maddox throw.
So, forgive me for my skepticism.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
Does anybody else
When Jenrry to get absolutely rocked in his next couple appearances?
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Oy, and now they're just giving him 1 inning
Unless he’s going and throwing 30 pitches in the pen, that could be a troubling sign. At least he faced three good hitters this time, Cameron, Reddick, and Scutaro
"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet
What a fool I was to defy him"
-HST
by Mark Himmelstein on Mar 17, 2010 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions
If Omar and Jerry have differing views on Mejia's immediate future
do you think Jerry might be trying to force Omar’s hand by deliberately not stretching Mejia out?
If stuff like that is happening
the mets seriously need to restructure their organization and give pinkslips to both. I never thought I’d say this, but Omar is coming off reasonable in this.
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by Hoyadestroya85 on Mar 17, 2010 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Yay Jeebus
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
It wouldn't surprise me if were seeing alot of these guys in the 2nd half this year.
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
It will certainly make sense to try to flip some pieces at the deadline
if the Mets are out of it. Trade Cora, Francouer, Perez (if he has an amazing first half), bring up Tejada, Jeebus, Niese or whoever.
Yeah that's kinda what I was thinking
They’re really taking a hard look at Fernando, even if they don’t plan to break camp with him, it seems pretty obvious he’s still very much in the short term plans. The only three prospects with 20+ ABs are Fernando, Ike, and Ruben.
"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet
What a fool I was to defy him"
-HST
by Mark Himmelstein on Mar 17, 2010 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions
The thing is, if those three have any trade value at all we really should be in the hunt.
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
That's probably right
But stranger things have happened. One of them could have a career year in an otherwise middling season for the rest of the squad.
Oh my
I can’t ever remember following a camp like this where so many young players looked so good, even in such a short period
"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet
What a fool I was to defy him"
-HST
by Mark Himmelstein on Mar 17, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Funny how that happened whenthe NY media was laughing at how bad the farm is
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
1984ish
Not that there are any youngsters as good as Straw and Gooden, and Strawberry was heading into his second year, but so much young talent. Gooden was 19. Strawberry 23. Sid Fernandez 21. Darling 23. Mitchell 22. Watching that team build up to 1986 was a lot of fun. 1985 and the race with the Cards. The Strawberry home run in extra innings off Ken Daley that hit the clock, with the Mets winning the darling/Tudor duel.
OK, stop me I am getting nostalgic.
I still remember where I was. The Torn Hat bar in New Jersey. Now known as simply the Hat . Formerly Giblins.
Yeah I agree with that
If we fall out of contention and Frenchy has a good year he may be nice trade bait for something for the future and we can see Jeebus in the second half
I'd think he's more of an offseaon trade chip
If he’s playing well, I’d have to think the Mets will be buyers.
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
So F! hit a homer?
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
Indeed...he's up again now as well
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
strikes out
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
by firejerrynow on Mar 17, 2010 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
He could still use some fine tuning
recognition of off speed stuff. Del Carmen has some real nasty stuff though
We saw some really tough pitching today
Lackey, Bard, Papelbon, Ramirez, Shouse, and DelCarmen.
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
The guy up now looks 15
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
PIITB
Maybe we should wear these hats more often
"We're investigating the investigative procedure of the investigation of Tony Bernazard"---Omar Minaya (he really didn't say it but he would"
And everyone complains about "Mets Black"? Imagine "Mets Green"?
"Blinding ignorance does mislead us. O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!"
Gil Hodges IS a Hall of Famer.
by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 17, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
Judging by the comments at the end, the Mets won.
I now lobby for changing of team colors to GREEN, WHITE, AND ORANGE.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone!
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