Open Thread: Mets vs Nationals
by Eric Simon on Mar 7, 2010 12:10 PM EST
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PrintThe game is on WPIX (and MLB.tv). The Mets' starting lineup is
1. Gary Matthews Jr. CF
2. Luis Castillo, 2B
3. David Wright, 3B
4. Jason Bay, LF
5. Daniel Murphy, 1B
6. Jeff Francoeur, RF
7. Alex Cora, SS
8. Omir Santos C
Oliver Perez makes his spring debut for the Mets. Hisanori Takahashi, Pat Misch, Jack Egbert, Clint Everts, and Tobi Stoner are also scheduled to throw today.
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I wonder why they teamed up Ollie and Omir.
I would think they’d want OP to pitch to Barajas and Blanco mostly.
you know what I'm sayin' ?
Hmm....
Perez vs. Marquis.
What is vs. what could have been.
This will be interesting.
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Well, that was beautiful.
Ollie walks the first guy, who steals second on the first pitch.
Next batter hits one to second out of the range of Castillo ( Castillo has a range ?).
Runner scores. Francoeur’s throw was 15 feet off the plate to the 3rd base side.
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Wow, what a start. ugh.
"Wait till Biggus Dickus hears about this!"
by scott from peekskill on Mar 7, 2010 1:17 PM EST reply actions
...and just as Ronnie was saying all we want is for him to throw the ball over the plate...
Boom !.
That ball was smoked.
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also, with ronnie's comment on that
i sure wouldn’t want a pitcher that throws strikes but gives up 10 runs a game.
Lots of pitchers throw strikes and are successful.
Just not on this team.
I mean, shit…..every coach on the bench has a video camera trained on Ollie so they can show him his motion when he gets back to the dugout. Are you kidding me.
God I hate this guy.
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The next person that says Perez is talented is getting their knees capped.
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i love unbridled enthusiasm!
"Wait till Biggus Dickus hears about this!"
by scott from peekskill on Mar 7, 2010 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
LOL
Well, since we’re stuck with him as long as he gets on base, even if it’s only those singles, it’s better than nothing….
by MetsFan4Decades on Mar 7, 2010 1:30 PM EST up reply actions
do we really have to sit through another season of oliver perez??
I mean any idiot who watches two cents of baseball knows this guy is utterly useless, we really couldn’t have thrown down a couple of bucks for Piñiero or Marquiz? I mean every season is the same with this guy, you would think we would have learnd our lesson keeping him in the rotation
I actually thought he came back to camp in great shape and that might help
Now I am asking myself “what if this is the real Perez?”
We are going to have to cut him and move on. At the very least he is going to start the season in AAA if this keeps up.
Still, it is his first start, he might improve…
"Wait till Biggus Dickus hears about this!"
by scott from peekskill on Mar 7, 2010 1:33 PM EST up reply actions
Why doesn't Oli become the 2nd lefty specialist
and then another of Niese/Figgy/Nieve can start. Oli’s been very good over his career against lefties.
The only thing better than a starter who can't throw strikes
is a reliever who can’t throw strikes
by HotChipWillBreakYourLegs on Mar 7, 2010 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
Dude that was a full speed sprint for him
"Wait till Biggus Dickus hears about this!"
by scott from peekskill on Mar 7, 2010 1:34 PM EST up reply actions
Immediately regretting just having purchased MLBTV for this bullsquatch
Travis Hafner is made of gold
Davey Johnson talking on live TV with Ralph Kiner.
…and I had pledged not to drink until at least 3 PM….
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He was only 88 last year if I remember.
by aparkermarshall on Mar 7, 2010 1:45 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
Hardly ever was reaching 90. I have to attribute that to the knee pain and poor shape he was in.
by MetsFan4Decades on Mar 7, 2010 1:46 PM EST up reply actions
Go Frenchy!
You don't cheer for the Mets. You drink for the Mets.
It's not Frenchy.
it’s just someone who looks like him.
sort of like a stunt double.
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HOME RUN!
You don't cheer for the Mets. You drink for the Mets.
ahah
it’s like that dicktorino/pagan play all over again
I was thinking the same thing.
by wrightttxgirlllx3 on Mar 7, 2010 1:51 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Omir for catcher!
"Wait till Biggus Dickus hears about this!"
by scott from peekskill on Mar 7, 2010 1:50 PM EST reply actions
I'm laughing hysterically...
by wrightttxgirlllx3 on Mar 7, 2010 1:51 PM EST via mobile reply actions
francoeur, cora, santos, catalanotto
in a row?! shame catalanotto became an out though.
True
Wasn’t saying otherwise. Just pointing out the irony of the Omir in the park grand slam…
by MetsFan4Decades on Mar 7, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
I'm assuming if there were four people and three seats
based on seniority, Kevin would be odd man out
Keith isn't there I don't think.
by wrightttxgirlllx3 on Mar 7, 2010 1:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Wright is leading off next inning.
make sure you get the bathroom break in now.
just kidding.
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I'm just getting away from my dad.
He says mean things about him to piss me off and brings bad vibes. Hence the double play. I’m very superstitious.
by wrightttxgirlllx3 on Mar 7, 2010 2:02 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
...well he only made one out this time.
So he technically did better. :)
by wrightttxgirlllx3 on Mar 7, 2010 2:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Never underestimate the value of a bathroom break
IN ’86, every time my best friend went to the bathroom, Strawberry went deep. It got to the point that I would tell him to leave because Darryl was coming up and we needed the HR.
"I've been trying transcendental meditation, and that helps me be passive and wait on the curve. I've got to find something else to hit the slider." - George (The Stork) Theodore
Looks like we have the slowest two corners outfielders in baseball.
I hope they at least hit.
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Well,
at least Frenchy can get those throws into the plate though – as we just saw.
by MetsFan4Decades on Mar 7, 2010 2:03 PM EST up reply actions
yeah, that was a nice accurate throw.
the one in the first inning, not so much.
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Does Gary's voice sound different to anyone else?
It almost sounds like Kevin B. to me for some reason..
Well now
That makes a pretty good amount of sense then.
by SheoawnnGreen23 on Mar 7, 2010 2:35 PM EST up reply actions
Tak should take Ollie's spot in the rotation.
I lobby for phantom injury and additional surgery.
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is arm amputation too much?
"Wait till Biggus Dickus hears about this!"
by scott from peekskill on Mar 7, 2010 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
It is just the first start of spring training, so I'll withhold any "the sky is falling"
with Ollie. But he better not have a rotation spot locked up regardless of ST performance.
Baring injury
you know Ollie will be in this rotation come opening day.
They’re not going to release him, they can’t send him down, trading him will never happen and I can’t see them putting him in the BP.
by MetsFan4Decades on Mar 7, 2010 2:37 PM EST up reply actions
This is why I wish teams can trade draft picks
I wouldnt mind trading him for a team’s late round pick.
by aparkermarshall on Mar 7, 2010 2:39 PM EST up reply actions
Nobody would take him for nothing, let alone give up a draft pick for him.
Who wants a POS who’s owed 24 million over the next two years?
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$$h*le?
by Stephen Schmidt on Mar 7, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
There are a couple of other dumb GMs would trade a really late round pick for Ollie
I think Ed Wade might take him. Dayton Moore possibly.
by aparkermarshall on Mar 7, 2010 3:10 PM EST up reply actions
Not a chance.
He’d clear straight waivers without even a sniff. Nobody is dumb enough to take that contract off of our hands without us eating the vast majority of it.
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
by Stephen Schmidt on Mar 7, 2010 3:12 PM EST up reply actions
Lets face it.
As long as this guy wears a Met uniform, there will be no champtionship.
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So
Wondering what happens to that ball in Citi, what do you guys think?
Still a ripped double.
That was a great hit.
If the fielder is playing deep, it's an out by the Mo Zone.
if he is playing normal depth, it’s over his head.
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sounds about right
he definitely hit it on the screws
Probably falls for a double too
He hit it really hard
by aparkermarshall on Mar 7, 2010 2:46 PM EST up reply actions
Takahashi looking great...
if only he/Nieve/Figgy had 12 mill contracts!
Agree
Always enjoys his stories when he’s in the booth.
by MetsFan4Decades on Mar 7, 2010 3:06 PM EST up reply actions
Battle for 5th spot?
Takahashi, while there are question marks on his durability pitching 35 games a year, deserves to start. They were talking about maybe making him an 8th inning guy, but that would just screw him over. I think the Mets have a lot of guys who deserve the 5th spot, but no one that deserves the 2 spot. I just dont know what to do. You really can’t have 3-4 long relievers. I guess out of Figgy/Niese/Nieve/Takahashi one will be a starter, one will long relieve and 2 in the minors? (or maybe 2 long relieve?). I think we should let Takahashi have the 5th spot just to test him. He is truly a veteran, but in a new environment.. he should really be the one to beat. And it is hard to beat 6 k’s in 3 innings
I like Ike
"I only wanted a few things out of life -- a wife, children, to play baseball and to hunt deer." - Turk Wendell
Probably because any post that wasn't Pro-Cerrone
Was deleted.
sounds like something one might take to help bowel movements.
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by fxcarden on Mar 7, 2010 3:11 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Reading Cerrone certainly does help
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$$h*le?
by Stephen Schmidt on Mar 7, 2010 3:12 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
See Razor Shines
having to hold his arm down. It’s like the guy from Doctor Strangelove, except a windmill instead of a Nazi salute
lolz
"I only wanted a few things out of life -- a wife, children, to play baseball and to hunt deer." - Turk Wendell
Gameday must be way behind today.
According to that its still the bottom of the 7th
Pinella: Where th f*ck was that pitch at?
Ump: Lou, don't you know that you're not supposed to end a sentence with a preposition?
Pinella: Where the f*ck was that pitch at, a$$h*le?
He needs to be on the same team...
…with J.J. Putz.
Odd boxscore
Not only did Francoeur draw a walk, but Ollie pitched 3 innings and the Mets only issued 1 walk.
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, I missed a wacky-ass game, huh.
I lobby for Tak2 weeks ago, and my lobby strengthen.
"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 7, 2010 9:17 PM EST reply actions
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