Moral Victory Applesauce - Mets fight back, fall to Marlins, Parnell not closer, Castillo not starter
by Joe Budd on Aug 26, 2010 8:02 AM EDT
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Meet the Mets
On a night when there weren't supposed to be any fans at the game, the Mets teased the Citi Field crowd and SNY viewers with a comeback that failed to materialize, losing to a team that has gotten remarkably similar results with shockingly less money.
Jerry is not ready to anoint Bobby Parnell the closer yet. Jerry has also managed to tick off Luis Castillo, who is upset about losing his starting job to Ruben Tejada.
Ted Berg points out that Angel Pagan's numbers are surprisingly similar to Angel Pagan's past numbers.
Jenrry Mejia is starting to exert his dominance again on minor leaguers. Mark Cohoon is shaping up nicely as well.
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Meanwhile, Nats fans are going to be without the pleasure of watching Nyjer Morgan and Rob Dibble for a while. Morgan was suspended 7 games for throwing a ball into the Philadelphia crowd. Dibble is conveniently taking a vacation after criticizing Strasburg's testicular fortitude.
Former Pirate Jose Batista wishes that the Pirates spent more and won more. Not so fast. Any further spending does not guarantee wins and it certainly does not help profitability.
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when will the long national nightmare finally end?
"Those who fear disorder more than injustice inevitably produce more of both." -- Rev. William Coffin
castillo doesn't understand why he isn't playing everyday
this just about sums it up.
“Manuel said that if Tejada continues to struggle at the plate – he is 1-for-34 since being called up Aug. 7 – it could turn things for Castillo, who said, “I know I can help this team hit,” but is at .237 for the season."
Funny that he says "hit"
when you can tell that he is looking for a walk every time up until he gets 2 strikes. Also, he didn’t mention his statue like defense, did he?
"Sometimes you make a mistake and you get hit in the head." - Eli Manning
Isn't there another 2B in the minors
Who can hit better than either of these shlubs? Talk about a weak link.
And Tejada’s not that great at defense.
you mean, it's a moral victory when Castillo doesn't play?
hah!
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
Sit out
While there didn’t seem to be a concentrated effort, the attendance for last nights game seemed pretty poor. The LF promenade was almost entirely empty, and even in the lower level where I was sitting there were a lot of empty seats. Granted it was crappy weather and a lot of the lower tier people may have been hiding in the clubs, but it certainly looks like people are fed up and not prepared to dump any more money into this team. The only reason I was there is because my dad got free tickets for donating blood. I won’t be buying any more tickets and I’ll only go if someone gives me a ticket. In the long run I know it won’t matter, but I won’t contribute to this dysfunctional situation anymore.
Well
It appears that Pat Misch is the very definition of a number 5 starter.
by Coolpapabell on Aug 26, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
nothing wrong with that
every team needs a 5 starter, and he’s cheap
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Aug 26, 2010 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
My sentiments exactly
They don’t have to pay $2M + for one. Its good to have two viable options with Misch and Gee for that spot.
by Coolpapabell on Aug 26, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
but the role of a no. 5
is not to go out and lose every 5 days—which is what Misch has been doing.
he's not great for sure
but with work I think he could be Trachsel-esque. Eat a lot of innings, have an ERA of 4 and change, and be generally unoffensive to watch, which at this point is about all we can ask for.
Hey, wait! I'm having one of those things. You know? A headache with pictures?
by KeithsMoustache on Aug 26, 2010 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
the word "trachsel"
send shivers up and down my spine. Fives have to win sometimes. They can;t be designated losers
I am not worried about W and L
because this isn’t 1955. I want innings, and a FIP in the low to mid 4’s. Yes, an above league average swing strike rate would be nice too, but I am not picky. Just give me innings, and someone who doesn’t piss down their leg too often.
Steve Trachsel did fold like a $2.00 hooker, when we needed him most, but he did give us a lot of quality innings. It is important to note that in a few stretches he even carried the rotation. Fate truly dealt us a bad hand, when we were left to rely on our number 5 starter. Those guys normally don’t touch the mound in a play-off series.
by Coolpapabell on Aug 26, 2010 3:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
An fip in the low to mid 4's would be above
Average I believe, but I could be confusing the fip and xfip
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
by Gina on Aug 26, 2010 4:09 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
plus it's not HIS fault his team
can’t score runs when he’s pitching, or play defense.
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
by feslenraster on Aug 26, 2010 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Mejia is starting to look good in the minors
So, naturally, let’s rush him back up to the majors before he’s ready, because it worked so well the first time.
FIRE OMAR. FIRE JERRY.
Problem is Gee and Misch are never going to win more than 10 gms in majors
Our Only Pitching Prospects are AA or Below
It's only a problem
Because of moronic management. There’s no reason guys like misch and gee should be making 30 starts a year you can use a four man rotation if your smart enough to work around the teams off days and just have a swing man l, like tak-2 around for spot starts and call up someone like gee or misch for the occasional long run between off days.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
by Gina on Aug 26, 2010 1:44 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Problem is Gee and Misch are never going to win more than 10 gms in majors
Our Only Pitching Prospects are AA or Below
just like Samson
the Wilpons are blind, pushing a millstone round and round…..
About the Marlins Stadium....
The back and forth continues to get more curious.
berg
i’ve been saying that same thing for a while now. for some reason everyone acts like pagan came out of nowhere this season when he was excellent over a sizeable number of ab’s in ’09. this also explains why i was on the brink of madness when gmj made that opening day start.
another one is the idea that pagan is injury prone and has overcome it this season. he was actually something of an iron man over his entire minor league career and had 2-3 completely unrelated, completely fluke injuries in his first couple major league seasons.
by Rob Castellano on Aug 26, 2010 3:08 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
"The Brink of Madness"
Needs to be the title of the next book written about the Mets.
by MookieTheCat on Aug 26, 2010 6:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Wilpons and Manaya
If they don’t fire Omar as soon as the season is over (if not sooner) I will be convinced he has pictures of them with farm animals.
Tom J.
Canandaigua, NY
Gotta love the Dickey quote
about Ramirez dragging his foot across the “NY” insignia on the mound…“Unless I’m standing on it, it’s not a big deal to me personally. It’s just earth.”
How cool is this man?!!
It's a game of redeeming features. ~ Bob Murphy
what's with the reply fails?
I was commenting on Pat Misch, and how he needs a good D behind him and just a bit of offense to win games. he’s a decent enough 5th/swingman type, which the Mets already have a bunch of.
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
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