What a snoozer

What was the most exciting thing about last night’s Mets game?  Probably seeing my Twitter friend Doug Whitehorn just miss catching a foul ball.

That says something.

The Mets lost their eighth of their last ten and are on the brink of a second consecutive season getting swept out of San Diego.

Bobby Parnell made his first major league start, lasting only 2 1-3 innings due to his pitch limit.  He allowed two runs on four hits and three walks, though one run was charged to him after he left the game.  He needed 68 pitches to get through seven outs, 42 of them landing for strikes.

Sean Green was the one bump in the otherwise decent bullpen effort, allowing one run in his 1-3 of an inning.

The Mets bats were again held quiet against a rookie pitcher they had never seen before.  The lone Mets run came on an Alex Cora solo home run in the first inning.  It was Cora’s first home run since April 29, 2007.

Johan Santana is on the mound for the Mets today as they try to avoid a sweep.

Manuel’s Musing

“I have checked with our medical people and they've assured me that there are no problems.”

-Jerry Manuel, jokingly, on Francisco Rodriguez’s drop in velocity

Game Chat: NYM @ SDP [Game 110]

Bobby Parnell (2-2, 3.74 ERA) vs. Mat Latos (3-1, 2.66 ERA)

(Chat removed, as usual)

Lineup for Game 110

Bobby Parnell is making his first major league start for the Mets tonight.  Still no Luis Castillo or Gary Sheffield.

1. Angel Pagan – CF
2. Alex Cora – SS
3. David Wright – 3B
4. Daniel Murphy – 1B
5. Jeff Francoeur – RF
6. Cory Sullivan – LF
7. Fernando Tatis – 2B
8. Brian Schneider – C
9. Bobby Parnell - RHP

Tracking David Wright [Day 29]

David Wright, 8/7: 3-4, 2B, R, RBI

AVG: .330 (Change from previous game: +.004, Change from Game 81: +.004)

OBP: .422 (Change from previous game: +.003, Change from Game 81: +.008)

SLG: .479 (Change from previous game: +.005, Change from Game 81: +.009)

Mets acquire Jason Dubois

The Mets have picked up Jason Dubois from the Chicago Cubs organization for cash considerations.

Dubois, 30, was hitting .302 AVG / .390 OBP / .502 SLG with 11 home runs and 50 RBI for Triple-A Iowa.

He has seen the major leagues in parts of two seasons with the Cubs and the Indians.  In 86 games, the last in 2005, Dubois has hit .233 / .300 / .356 in 227 plate appearances.

“I'm pretty excited,” Dubois told the Des Moines Register.

He will be assigned to Triple-A Buffalo.

Manuel’s Musing

“It’s all my crazy ideas.”

-Jerry Manuel on moving Bobby Parnell to the rotation, and other moves with a nod toward 2010

This sums it up nicely

After a great outing from Oliver Perez, Francisco Rodriguez blows another save (with an assist to the home plate umpire).  No thanks to the Mets bats, that went almost completely dead after the first inning.

Here is the FanGraph’s win probability graph, which pretty much sums up this game in one, single image. But hey, Bobby Parnell is starting tomorrow!

Game Chat: NYM @ SDP [Game 109]

Oliver Perez (2-3, 7.03 ERA) vs. Kevin Correia (7-9, 4.93 ERA)

(Chat removed, as usual.)

Lineup for Game 109

Oliver Perez on the mound, so Jerry Manuel is warming up.  Fernando Tatis is starting at second base.

1. Angel Pagan – CF
2. Alex Cora – SS
3. David Wright – 3B
4. Daniel Murphy – 1B
5. Jeff Francoeur – RF
6. Cory Sullivan – LF
7. Fernando Tatis – 2B
8. Brian Schneider – C
9. Oliver Perez - P