Pitching's Turn to Collapse Applesauce - Met bullpen implodes, Mejia coming soon, Beltran staying

by Joe Budd on Aug 27, 2010 8:46 AM EDT in Applesauce

Meet the Mets

Clearly, what this team needs is Manny. They can't shed Beltran, so why not double down on it for a few weeks.

Omar Minaya is living in fantasy land or Oliver Perez has incriminating photos of him because there is no way that Perez is ever going to "bounce back." Don't tell that to this fan though.

In minor league pitching news, Jenrry Mejia may be getting the call up real soon. Also, 17 year old Juan Urbina has had a rough season, but there is still plenty to be excited about.

Gary Carter sat down and talked with David Brown about his new coaching job at Palm Beach Atlantic.

Around MLB

Albert Pujols hit his 400th home run last night against newly called up Jordan Zimmermann.

The Braves are looking to call up first base prospect Freddie Freeman.

There is a chance that Ricky Nolasco will return to the Marlins this season.

A Phillies fan involved in the whole Nyjer Morgan ball throwing incident insists that Morgan's toss was playful and not meant to harm anyone.

Lookout Landing has fun at Casey Kotchman's expense.

And, finally, be sure to check out garik16's evaluation of Tim Wakefield over at Beyond the Box Score.

Outside MLB

The man who invented the stackable chair has passed away at the age of 86.

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Metstradamus bringing up Frenchy's walk-up music made me LOL

In the 3rd, it was Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ “The Waiting”!
With apologies to Mr. Petty:

Oh, Frenchy don’t you feel like hackin’ right now,
wanna swing at stuff below the knees
Yeah, I’ve never seen hitting quite like this
Don’t it seem like this team might never win again
We know better than to try to pretend
That the Mets have any solid chance at winning in the end
I said yeah, yeah….yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

The waiting is the hardest part
resist the urge to swing, it’s just too hard
Aggression is the key when your last name means “French heart”
The waiting is the hardest part

It's a game of redeeming features. ~ Bob Murphy

by CTRefJay on Aug 27, 2010 9:06 AM EDT reply actions

actually, I think the closest translation of Franceour is "true heart"

but I only learned Spanish.

It's a game of redeeming features. ~ Bob Murphy

by CTRefJay on Aug 27, 2010 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions

I'm pretty sure it's actually "hacking heart"...

by Jack Str on Aug 29, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Remember....

in May and June when we had those hopes. The team was well above .500 and at one point in first. The daisies were growing, butterflies were all around….and then the baseball gods wanted to remind us that we are Mets fans. Now, we are in the 7th layer of baseball hell! Fire and brimstone, with little Jerry and Omar devils poking us in the side with pitch forks. I say #&$& Jerry and $# you Omar! And most importantly, Wilpon, you can #&$( @#)$ !#@(#$ !)($))#$ !#(*$(*$#.!!!! Oh yeah, I said it. #&$(($#)!!! That game last night was just horrifying!!! Okay, I can see Niese getting knocked around a bit. His first real season as full time big leaguer, but having Dessens there to try and bail him out. Dessens??? That’s on you Omar. And on you Wilpon for hiring Omar. Omar, you loser. You really think Ollie is going to be a lights out pitcher? I have a better chance of winning the darn Powerball and Megamillion on the same day! Sorry for the rant, just have had enough of this season. Jerry and Omar living their pipe dream that a playoff spot is still attainable. Where’s Lou Brown and his cardboard cut-out? That is the only thing that would save this season.

by CCE718 on Aug 27, 2010 9:18 AM EDT reply actions

Okay...

that came out all garbled. The general jist of my tirade (if you can’t see it) is that we went from hope & opportunity to hell in a hand-basket. Last night was dreadful to suffer through and it reminded me of every other August the past 2 years. I don’t know about you all, but I am growing tired of it. I blame Wilpon, Omar, and Jerry alike. Wilpon for hiring Omar, Omar for hiring Jerry and Omar for believe that Ollie will be a lights out pitcher in the future. This season cannot end fast enough at this point. Omar and Jerry believing that we could snag a playoff spot, well, that was what the expletives above were about.

by CCE718 on Aug 27, 2010 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions

it isn't just that they play badly

they COLLAPSE every year.

by jdon on Aug 27, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions

They didn't collapse this or last year

Last year was injuries and lack of depth and this year is a bad team…

Save Jenrry Mejia!
In lobby for Josh Byrnes/Chip Hale as Mets 2011 GM/Manager.

by Ogre39666 on Aug 27, 2010 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions

well lets be honest

last year was a bit of a bad team too

mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon

by Gina on Aug 27, 2010 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Oh, definitely

just not a "collapse’.

Save Jenrry Mejia!
In lobby for Josh Byrnes/Chip Hale as Mets 2011 GM/Manager.

by Ogre39666 on Aug 28, 2010 1:07 AM EDT up reply actions

When you Lack a 2nd Baseman, Right Fielder

Setup guy and have an Idiot for a Manager and GM and Son of an Owner, What else is going to happen.

The manager either uses the Bullpen arms everyday and Sits them for a week or more, there is nothing in Between, and During the Gm its like he is on Qualudes staring into space because he can’t notice anything that happens on the Field,
and he mustn"t view Replays of injured players, Like Reyes when he was hurt or Bay Crashing into the wall, I knew he hit his head but Mets didn’t.

How can a team do anything but Collapse

by Sir Tmac on Aug 27, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

remember when we were worried someone was going to jinx Niese's no-hitter in the 3rd?

good times

by packard37 on Aug 27, 2010 10:16 AM EDT reply actions

I don't know if you've heard yet,

but Strasburg will most likely be undergoing Tommy John surgery.

May you be locked in a battle of wits against Jerry Manuel.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 27, 2010 11:21 AM EDT reply actions

Terrible news for the Nats

i wounder if Dibble still thinks he should suck it up

"we believe in comebacks"
Jerry being Jerry

by Jadden Hopkins on Aug 27, 2010 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions

that actually sucks for baseball

this season really blows. very disappointing.

I.M. Forme
"When you get yourself into trouble is when you feel you have to do something, and then you get yourself in trouble." --Omar Minaya

by itsmetsforme on Aug 27, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

Minaya/Ollie

In Omar’s defense, he didn’t say that he thinks Ollie will or even can “bounce back”, he just said he hopes he does. I mean, hey, I hope he does too, I just think the odds are barely better than the odds that I become a useful starter for the Mets.

by JoshNY on Aug 27, 2010 11:41 AM EDT reply actions

I agree

And I really don’t know what else Omar could say at this point. If he says anything else it will just make the situation worse.

That being said, Omar is still a tool.

by George_Sloan on Aug 27, 2010 12:17 PM EDT up reply actions

a monkey wrench

to be exact

by jdon on Aug 27, 2010 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions

He could say, "We have released Oliver Perez."

May you be locked in a battle of wits against Jerry Manuel.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 27, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions

Very true

that was the right move in June, and I really don’t think any comment would have been necessary :-)

Since we have gone this far into the season, probably doesn’t make a lot of sense anymore. In 4 days the roster expands. Might as well see what he has in ST at this point.

by George_Sloan on Aug 27, 2010 3:54 PM EDT up reply actions

its probably not even in his hands

I imagine it’s a Wilpons decision.

mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon

by Gina on Aug 27, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

If you want hilarious, Mejia will be coming back up.

The guy who can juuust keep his BB rate under 5/9 in AA and won’t be any kind of contributor to the rotation next year will nonetheless be given a spot in the rotation, whereas Dillon Gee, the logical 5th starter for next season (assuming the Mets don’t add anyone through the free agent market), will remain in AAA.

by Jack Str on Aug 29, 2010 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions

Or a "hernia tool" circa 1850s

“This unique tool was used after the restoration of a hernia. It was inserted into the body near the affected area and left there for a week to produce scar tissue that would help seal off the hernia.”