-Jerry Manuel on the rotation
4/8/10
4/7/10
Game Recap: Marlins 7 – Mets 6
Frankly, I only saw the last three innings. Apparently, that was a good thing. Too bad it didn’t end the way we wanted.
The Good
Pedro Feliciano and Francisco Rodriguez. Feliciano did his thing, as did K-Rod. Good to see them both again.
Luis Castillo’s two RBI. One came via a sac-fly, the other via a walk. But a rib-eye steak is still a rib-eye steak.
Coming back from five runs down. It’s good to see, if they win or not. Fight, something a lot of people thought this team lacked (coughJerryManuelcough), showed here. They came up short, though.
Getting creative. The Mets scored on: 2 sac-flys, 2 walks, a fielders-choice and a balk.
The Bad & Ugly
John Maine’s 93 pitches in five innings and four earned runs. Story of the last few years for Maine.
Debuts. Jenrry Mejia’s one inning, three hits and one earned run. Paying attention, Jerry? Ruben Tejada popped up in foul territory in his first MLB AB.
The Marlins bullpen. Despite their best efforts, the Marlins were able to win this game. They were trying to hand the Mets the W on a silver platter. The Mets sent it back to the chef.
The Mets had six hits, none of them drove in a run. (See: Above)
Fernando Tatis’ head in the 7th inning. He tried and failed to score on a ball that squirted away. Would the game have ended different if he scored? We’ll never know. But it sure didn’t help.
Game Ball
Castillo for his 2 RBI, I guess. Tip of the cap goes to Pedro Feliciano, too.
On Deck
The Mets and Marlins play the rubber game tomorrow night at 7 p.m.
Lineup tonight
- Alex Cora – SS
- Luis Castillo – 2B
- David Wright – 3B
- Mike Jacobs – 1B
- Jason Bay – LF
- Gary Matthews Jr. – CF
- Jeff Francoeur – RF
- Rod Barajas – C
- John Maine – RHP
In other words, if it ain’t broke… (even if it kind of is).
So, how many wins does he earn against the Mets this season?What the Mets are making [Part II]
- Francisco Rodriguez: $11.5 million
- Pedro Feliciano: $2.9 million
- Ryota Igarashi: $1.25 million
- Hisanori Takahashi: $1 million
- Fernando Nieve: $400,000
- Sean Green: $975,000
- Jenrry Mejia: $400,000
(Numbers for Nieve and Mejia were unavailable, but they won’t be making much more than the league minimum. Depends if they stay up the whole season or not.)
Manuel’s Musing
-Jerry Manuel on excess optimism
4/6/10
Guess the Met [Solved]
The rules are easy: I post a Mets player photo, but only reveal a tiny part of the image. From there, your goal is to try and guess which player the photo is of.
No prizes, but pride and honor is on the line.
Here is today’s Guess the Met… Good luck!
Who is this Met? Post your answers in the comments!
Answer: Many of you nailed it! That’s Daniel Murphy’s mug. Well done.
Why I already hate McFadden’s Citi Field [Video]
Really? I mean…really?
I’m no feminist – far from it – but even I find this gross and completely out of line for a Citi Field attraction. Sure, it’s nothing more than a few women dancing on a bar, but is that really what we want Citi Field to be associated with?
It’s not as if children will be seeing this, but it’s the principle here not who is seeing it.
Oh, and as D.J. Short points out, the music sucks too.
I’m not a fan of this at all. Thumbs down, McFadden’s Citi Field. Thumbs way down.
What the Mets are making [Part I]
- Johan Santana: $21 million
- Mike Pelfrey: $500,000
- Jon Niese (2009): $400,000
- John Maine: $3.3 million
- Oliver Perez: $12 million
(I used Niese’s 2009 because his ‘10 numbers were not available. $400K is the league minimum and that makes sense.)
Numbers culled from Cot’s Baseball Contracts
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