take responsibility.”
-Jerry Manuel on the Mets facing Livan Hernandez
4/12/10
4/11/10
Game Recap: Nationals 5 – Mets 2
Oh, Livan!
The Good
Jeff Francoeur continued his torrid hitting pace, with a triple and a single. He’s now batting .476 on the season. Oh yeah, and he walked again. His OBP is .538.
Mike Jacobs homered. Practically the whole reason Jacobs is still relevant is that he can mash, if and when he connects. Well, he connected for the Mets only two runs of the game, a 2-run home run in the 8th inning.
The bullpen. Raul Valdes made his major league debut and Ryota Igarashi and Francisco Rodriguez all turned in scoreless innings.
Johan Santana after the first inning. From the second to fifth innings, Santana allowed only three hits and one earned run. Too bad about the first frame.
The Bad & Ugly
Santana’s first inning. A leadoff triple, two walks, a blast from Josh Willingham and some replay later, the Mets trailed 4-0 after a grand slam. The Mets never recovered.
Josh Willingham is the newest Met killer. The Mets should trade for him and stash him away in Triple-A forever. Get Willie Harris, too.
The Mets offense. Livan Hernandez tossed seven shutout innings, allowing only five hits and needing just 88 pitches. When they got runners on, they did nothing with them. “Punchless” is a good term to use.
This game was over in the first inning.
Game Ball
Raul Valdes, why not?
On Deck
Monday is an off day for the Mets as they travel out to Colorado for their first road trip starting Tuesday night at 8:15.
Game Chat: WAS @ NYM [Game 6]
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Rubin: Green could be headed to DL, Valdes could get call [Updated]
Update – 11:50 a.m.: Clint Everts has been DFA’d to make room for Valdes on the 40-man roster.
Update – 10:45 a.m.: It’s official. Green to DL, Valdes called up.
Sean Green, who according to a team source, has been dealing with a torn muscle in his rib cage, could be heading to the disabled lists, writes Adam Rubin. He notes that left-hander Raul Valdes, who is on loan from the Mexican League, could get the call to replace Green.
If Green has been dealing with a tear in his rib cage, why did he come north with the Mets?
Either way, good for Valdes. Imagine that feeling? One month you’re pitching for Tabasco in the Mexican League and the next, after a short and decent spring training, you’re on the brink of pitching in the major leagues in the biggest market in the country. Crazy.
Lineup [Game 6]
- Jose Reyes – SS
- Alex Cora – 2B
- David Wright – 3B
- Jason Bay – LF
- Mike Jacobs – 1B
- Jeff Francoeur – RF
- Gary Matthews Jr. – CF
- Rod Barajas – C
- Johan Santana – LHP
Question: Do you want to see the opposing team’s lineup, or is the Mets enough?
4/10/10
Game Recap: Nationals 4 – Mets 3
Willie F*****’ Harris.
The Good
Welcome back, Jose Reyes. Reyes looked a little rusty to start, but made a nice play in the 9th and followed that up with a single to start a failed rally in the bottom half of the inning. Just glad to have him back.
Jeff Francoeur is on a tear. He went 2-4 with another walk today, scoring once.
Jason Bay scored twice, but failed to pick up a hit. (See: Below)
Oliver Perez is batting .500 with an RBI after his single in the second inning.
The bullpen. The Mets ‘pen continues to impress, combining for 3 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball, including Ryota Igarashi getting Willie Taveras to strike out swinging with two runners in scoring position.
The In-Between
Oliver Perez’s 5 2/3 innings, allowing four earned runs and four walks. He struck out six. He wasn’t great but he wasn’t awful. Ordinary Ollie.
The Bad & Ugly
Tyler Clippard. Clippard tossed three innings in relief and struck out seven Mets.
Willie Harris is a Met killer. Another spectacular play to end a game, like he did a few years ago with the Braves. Last time, I broke my plastic helmet in frustration. Guess what? I did it again.
Ducks on the pond. The Mets left 12 runners on base. Lost by 1. Do the math.
K-Bay. Jason Bay: 0-4, 2 K.
Game Ball
Got to give it to Frenchy, again.
On Deck
Rubber game tomorrow at 1:10 p.m.
Game Chat: WAS @ NYM [Game 5]
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Chat removed, as usual.
Chat removed, as usual.
Lineup (with Reyes!)
- Jose Reyes – SS
- Alex Cora – 2B
- David Wright – 3B
- Jason Bay – LF
- Jeff Francoeur – RF
- Gary Matthews Jr – CF
- Fernando Tatis – 1B
- Henry Blanco – C
- Oliver Perez – LHP
Look who’s back!
Tejada to Buffalo to make room for Reyes
Ruben Tejada, who made two starts and picked up his first major league hit last night, has been sent to Triple-A Buffalo to make room for Jose Reyes to return to the Mets lineup.
I wonder how much time Tejada will see at second base with Buffalo. He could be the Castillo replacement in the future.
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