-Jerry Manuel
7/8/09
7/7/09
Game Recap: Dodgers 8 – Mets 0
Twenty-two straight scoreless innings for the Mets.
The Los Angeles Dodgers (54-30) beat the New York Mets (39-44) by a score of 8-0.
Mike Pelfrey was dreadful. Five runs (four earned) in three-plus innings. He needed 95 pitches.
Tom Verducci is putting a checkmark next to Pelfrey’s name in a worn-out old notebook. I know it.
The bullpen, charged with the task of working through six innings fared decently well. Tim Redding, appearing in relief, allowed one run on a pinch-hit solo home run by Blake DeWitt. Brian Stokes needed 40 pitches to get two outs in the eight inning, walking three and allowing two runs to score.
Stokes used to be my go-to guy in the bullpen, but no more. He has fallen on hard times, like the rest of the Mets.
For the bats, it was another quiet night. Clayton Kershaw held them to only three hits over the first six innings, striking out seven batters while on the bump.
The team did pick up four hits overall, all singles. They haven’t had an extra-base hit in 27 innings.
Just pitiful.
A. Reyes optioned to Buffalo, Perez activated
The Mets are keeping as many arms as possible at the Major League level. Rumors were that Elmer Dessens would be sent down when Oliver Perez was ready to come back.
Instead, they sent down a position player.
Argenis Reyes was optioned back to Triple-A Buffalo to make roster room for Perez.
Perez will be making his sixth start of the season tomorrow against the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is 1-2 with a 9.97 ERA and 2.262 WHIP in 21 2-3 innings.
Reyes, Beltran much further away than originally thought
Jose Reyes returned to New York for another cortisone injection for his right hamstring, Omar Minaya revealed today. Carlos Beltran, who was expected back after the All-Star break, will not be evaluated until the break.
The Mets had expected both players back relatively soon, but neither looks promising.
Minaya also said he believes the players currently on the roster are good enough to win.
Game Chat: LAD @ NYM [Game 82]
Clayton Kershaw (5-5, 3.49 ERA) vs. Mike Pelfrey (6-3, 4.26 ERA)
Join in for some game gabbing and barstool banter with your fellow fans!
(Chat removed, as usual.)
Lineup for Game 82
With the Mets on the field taking pop-up drills, here is the lineup as Manny and the Dodgers roll into town.
- Luis Castillo – 2B
- Alex Cora – SS
- David Wright – 3B
- Gary Sheffield – RF
- Fernando Tatis – 1B
- Ryan Church - CF
- Nick Evans – LF
- Omir Santos – C
- Mike Pelfrey - RHP
Shea Stadium’s bases
I totally forgot I had taken these photos until today. Here are all of Shea Stadium’s base-markers in Citi Field’s parking lot.
(Click for the full size image.)
Pagan begins rehab assignment
Angel Pagan, rehabbing from a strained left groin, played in his first game last night for the St. Lucie Mets. He went 1-3 with a run scored.
Pagan could return to the Mets as early as next week. It would be a nice upgrade over the clearly-overmatched Fernando Martinez.
After busting out to a .333 / .429 start with the Mets, the injury prone outfielder went down with another malady.
I’d like to see him back with the Mets and soon. He’s not exactly a game-changer, but he can’t hurt.
Tracking David Wright [Day 1]
The Mets are at the halfway point of their season - 81 games played, 81 to go. David Wright has had a strange statistical season so far.
Starting today and going through the rest of the season, I will be tracking and charting some stats on Wright’s 2009 season. As of right now I will present his AVG, OBP and SLG in a combined line chart and his strikeouts per game in another. I will also break down his hits (singles, doubles, triples, home runs) in a pie chart.
If you have any suggestions for something else to track, please let me know.
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