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4/7/10
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
Manuel’s Musing
We can't afford lapses.”
-Jerry Manuel
4/5/10
Game Recap: Mets 7 – Marlins 1
One game, one win and one beautiful day.
The Good
Johan Santana wasn’t great, but in his first real start coming back from surgery, it was as good as anyone could ask for. Six innings, four hits and one earned run. He needed 103 pitches, 69 landing for strikes, as he walked two and struck out five. Again, not great, but I was more than happy.
David Wright’s opposite-field two-run home run in the first inning was what every Met fan wanted to see. Hopefully this sets the tone for his season.
The four-run sixth. Yeah, it was helped out by the ugly play from the Marlins, but it was still nice to see.
Fernando Nieve’s two innings to Francisco Rodriguez’s one. The bullpen shuffle was taken out of play with the run support, but Nieve turned in two nice innings and K-Rod was able to get work after a short spring and a rough patch with his brothers.
Jason Bay and Rod Barajas both had nice first games for the Mets. Gary Matthews Jr. had a decent day at the plate but looked shaky in the field.
The Bad & Ugly
The Marlins in the field. Three errors, all in one inning and two balls that fell in the outfield, the Fish were flopping around on the field. It was fun for Mets fans to watch, though.
Mike Jacobs. Four at bats, two strikeouts and two broken-bat balls that didn’t make it out of the infield. He was also replaced by Fernando Tatis for defensive purposes. And he’s the “starting” first baseman. Yikes.
Game Ball
David Wright, Johan Santana, Jason Bay and Rod Barajas get to split it four ways.
On Deck
The Mets and Marlins square off again on Wednesday at 7:10 p.m.
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