-Jerry Manuel
6/16/10
Manuel’s Musing
Game Recap: Mets 7 – Indians 6
Not the prettiest of games.
The Good
Infield hits. David Wright went 3-5 and drove in three RBI. The three rib-eye steaks all came on infield hits.
Hustle. Jose Reyes is owed a steak dinner from Wright, as he busted from second base on one of Wright’s infield hits and scored. Wow.
A five-run fifth inning.
Ike Power. Davis hit his 8th home run of the year to straight-away center field. I thought it was going to be a can of corn but it kept carrying and carrying and carrying…
Johan Santana’s fifth, sixth and seventh. After a rocky start (see: below), Santana allowed only one hit over his last three innings on the bump.
The Bad & Ugly
Johan Santana’s first four innings. After being handed a 1-0 lead before he even threw a pitch, Santana surrendered a three-spot in the second and another run in the fourth. I didn’t think he was going to make it out of the fifth inning.
Seriously, K-Rod? What should have been a nice and easy 9th inning turned into a nail biter after K-Rod surrendered a two-run blast to Shelley Duncan.
The Indians defense. Jason Donald had a rough night in the field and the Indians got charged for three errors. Yikes.
Game Ball
Wright.
On Deck
7 p.m. Wednesday night.
6/15/10
Megdal for GM speech
Howard Megdal, who you may know from his writing on many different sites, is campaigning to be the General Manager of the New York Mets. Here are his campaign issues.
And for the rest of the speech, click here.
Mr. Megdal has made himself available to TheRopolitans.com for an interview, chat or something else. What would you be interested in hearing from Mr. Megdal? Let me know in the comments.
Manuel’s Musing
-Jerry Manuel
And frankly, it’s hard to argue with him right now.
6/14/10
Mets sign 25 picks
The Mets signed 25 of their picks, but not their first round pick Matt Harvey.
Here’s who they signed, via Andy McCullough…
-Fourth-round pick outfielder Cory Vaughn (from San Diego State; son of former major league All-Star Greg Vaughn)
-Seventh-round pick RHP Jeff Walters (Georgia)
-Eighth-round pick RHP Kenny McDowall (College of Southern Nevada)
-Ninth-round pick RHP Jacob deGrom (Stetson)
-11th-round pick LHP Adam Kolarek (Maryland)
-12th-round pick RHP Bret Mitchell (Minnesota State)
-13th-round pick third baseman Brian Harrison (Furman)
-14th-round pick second baseman James Brown (University of the Pacific)
-15th-round selection outfielder Tillman Pugh (Sonoma State)
-16th-round pick RHP Ryan Fraser (Memphis)
-17th-round pick RHP Chad Sheppard (Northwestern State)
-18th-round pick RHP A.J. Pinera (University of Tampa)
-19th-round pick RHP Jonathan Koutis (Embry-Riddle)
-20th-round pick first baseman Luke Stewart (Alabama-Birmingham)
-22nd-round pick shortstop Brandon Brown (University of South Alabama)
-25th-round selection RHP Peter Birdwell (Vanguard University)
-26th-round pick shortstop James Butler (Mississippi State)
-27th-round pick RHP Michael Weldon (Wayland Baptist University)
-28th-round pick LHP Jeremy Gould (Duke)
-29th-round selection LHP Hamilton Bennett (Tennessee Wesleyan College)
-30th-round pick LHP Joshua Edgin (Francis Marion University)
-32nd-round pick catcher Patrick Farrell (Regis University)
-33rd-round pick RHP Hunter Carnevale (University of the Pacific)
-34th-round selection shortstop Justin Schafer (UC-Davis)
-37th-round pick outfielder Dylan Brown (University of Tampa)
As I said on Draft Day, I just can’t get excited over baseball picks. Most of them are years away from every making an impact at the major league level. It just doesn’t have the quick result a la the NFL.
Manuel’s Musing
-Jerry Manuel
6/13/10
Game Recap: Mets 11 – Orioles 4
Nothing like a road funk a little Orioles Magic can’t fix.
The Good
Homer happy. Four home runs on the day, two off the bat of David Wright, as he drove in four on the day. Chris Carter hit his second three-run home run of the series and Jason Bay finally hit a home run on the road while wearing a Mets uniform.
Jason Bay went 4-4, driving in one and scoring four times. He was a triple short of the cycle.
Every player in the Mets starting lineup collected at least one hit.
Seven of the Mets 18 hits went for extra bases.
The Bad & Ugly
I’m not sure a six inning, three earned run effort belongs in “bad & ugly,” but for Mike Pelfrey against the Orioles, it’s close enough. Pelf surrendered nine hits and walked three yet was able to work out of any significant damage. He allowed the three runs in the first three innings, but settled in a bit after that. Not his best start, but not his worst. He was able to work around his bad start and earn his 9th win of the year thanks to the offensive explosion.
Oh, Jenrry. Mejia gave up one run on two hits in his one inning of work.
Game Ball
Bay!
On Deck
Monday is an off-day. The Mets pull into Cleveland for a three-game set against the Indians, starting Tuesday at 7:05 p.m.
Who would’ve thunk it? Not I.Manuel’s Musing
-Jerry Manuel on winning back-to-back road games for the first time since July of last year
6/12/10
Game Recap: Mets 3 – Orioles 1
Back-to-back road wins!
The Good
For the first time since late July of last year, the Mets won back-to-back road games. Hey monkey, get off their back!
Taka! After a few rough outings, Hisanori Takahashi bounced back with a one-run, seven-inning effort. Taka allowed six hits, walking one, while striking out two. Ninety-three pitches and a stellar outing for him. It helps to play the Orioles, doesn’t it?
Solo shots. Jose Reyes homered to lead off the game and Jeff Francoeur knocked one in the 8th for a little breathing room.
Pedro to K-Rod. They both allowed baserunners, but they both escapes without damage. I’ll take it.
The Bad & Ugly
Ruben Tejada’s baserunning. Not sure what went wrong on that play – looked like he just got a bad read on the ball – as he should have scored. Thankfully, he came in on a botched double play by the O’s.
Jason Bay is cold again, hitless in his last five games.
Game Ball
TaKKa!
On Deck
Mets go for the sweep tomorrow at 1:35 p.m.
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