Baseball Digest: Omir Santos Catching On With Mets

Head over to Baseball Digest to check out
an article I penned about Omir Santos.

Twitter Poll: One word about yesterday’s loss

Yesterday, after the Mets let another lead slip away and turn into a loss, I asked my Twitter followers to sum up the Mets game in only one word.  It got quite a varied group of answers, to say the least.

Here are their responses…

mets_geekette said: Demoralizing.

dances_w_vowels said: Heilman

andy79 said: typical

darknova306 said: Typical.

thebrowncoat said: Typical.

Mike_Peters said: "Typical"

metsfan said: typical.

tweetthemets said: typical.

letsgoduke said: fail

acesigma said: FAIL.

mostlymets said: Sad

artincircles said: Sad?

ttgirl24 said: RISP

fscker said: *ugh*

Citi_Field said: Pissed

pattigibbons said: train-wreck

cutiepie0319k said: aggravating

Retire31 said: Manure.

julierubes said: Speechless

jonnew said: Putz

JTKrycek said: PUTZ

jessicarubin said: Ew.

metschick said: frustrating

lvadgal said: meltdown

Brooklynmutt said: reminiscent

maggie162 said: Woe.

Vodka_RB said: 2008.

wendy93639 said: Really?

From those that ignored the rules / have potty mouths…

doug_whitehorn said: S**t-f**k...that counts as one right...cuz of the hyphen?

gmo418 said: Sh**ty

SITTINGINTHEBAC said: "A HOT MESS"

Section518 said: OhmygoshIcantbelivetheystrandedsomanyrunnersagain?

From the peanut gallery…

ChuckKnoblog said: Brutal

kierankelly said: Putzing. See what I did there?

lennysyankees said: "sucky"

ProctorsArm said: Aberration

I am absolutely amazed at how many “typical” answers I received, six in all.  I guess the last two years have really stuck with Mets fans.

Tweet of the Day: Brooklynmutt said: reminiscent

Not on Twitter?  Hit the comments to toss in your 2¢ on what the one word is that explains yesterday’s loss.

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Nick Adenhart still available in Yahoo! and CBS fantasy leagues

By now, we all know the sad story of Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart.  He lost his life along with two other men on April 9 when he was involved in a motor vehicle accident.

Obviously, this was a sad loss for Adenhart’s family and all of Major League Baseball. 

Three weeks after the accident, Adenhart is still available as a pitcher in both Yahoo! and CBS Sports fantasy leagues.  According to Ryan over at Retire31.com, he was not available in an ESPN league.

It’s time for Yahoo! and CBS to do the right thing and remove his name from the roster of players.  He should be remembered, but not in this way.

Game Recap: Marlins 4 – Mets 3

Another one-run victory by the Marlins in a game between Johan Santana and Josh Johnson.

The Florida Marlins (13-8) beat the New York Mets (9-12) by a score of 4-3.

The Mini Recap

Santana let up two runs in the first inning, including a solo home run to Jorge Cantu.  He shut out the Marlins over the next six.  J.J. Putz walked the first two batters in the 8th inning and both came around to score.

The Mets got runs out of the bottom of the order, with Alex Cora, Ramon Castro and Fernando Tatis driving in all the Mets runs.  Tatis’ RBI came on a solo home run in the sixth inning.

The Mets loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning, but couldn’t score.

For the full recap, please read Mets Waste
Santana Start on Baseball Digest.

Lineup for today’s matinee

Omir Santos takes the day off, with Ramon Castro getting the start with Johan Santana on the mound.  (Does this make Santos the starter while Brian Schneider is out?)  Daniel Murphy will be batting third.

1. Jose Reyes – SS
2. Alex Cora – 2B
3. Daniel Murphy – LF
4. Carlos Beltran – CF
5. David Wright – 3B
6. Ryan Church – RF
7. Fernando Tatis – 1B
8. Ramon Castro – C
9. Johan Santana – LHP

Feel free to use the comments to discuss the game.

Twitter Poll: After 20 games, what is the Mets biggest problem?

Last night was game number twenty for the New York Mets in 2009.  They had an early lead, but let it slip away.  The bats went quiet and couldn’t come back to make an interesting game out of it.  With the loss, the Mets fell to 9-11.

Last night (and this morning) I asked my Twitter followers what is the biggest problem facing the Mets so far.  Here are their responses…

crotch_jenkins said: Starting pitching.

Jbones72 said: Still the same problems since game 7 2006, and we all know what they are!

gmo418 said: Scoring runs. With the lineup the Mets have they should be scoring more to take pressure off pitching.

nynjpaweather said: Consistency. However, that can be resolved if the Mets starting winning series starting today.

darknova306 said: Biggest prob right now is lack of quality starts. Pelf and Maine look better, let's see what they got next time around.

kerelcoop said: inconsistent starting pitching.

tweetthemets said: Duh. The inability to score late in games. See also: 2nd half 2007, 1st half 2008. Can't deal with another season of this.

jessicarubin said: Still... leaving RISP stranded.

maggie162 said: Situational hitting. They're getting enough hits, but they're all spread out so they can never really rally

fullnelson said: starting pitching, easy but need a CounterAttack Offense when opponents scores runs on da Mets.

andy79 said: it's a tie between Oliver Perez, defense and situational hitting.

mostlymets said: Starting pitching. If the starting pitching was better then Murphy's growing pains in LF would be tolerable.

cutiepie0319k said: not being able to come back after giving up the lead late in a game.

pattigibbons said: consistency - SP, hitting/RBIs, holding leads and not letting games slip away late.

acesigma said: Tossup between @jessicarubin and @kerelcoop A billion LOB plus pitching as unpredictable as a New England spring.

Not on Twitter?  Hit the comments to toss in your 2¢ on what the is the Mets biggest problem after 20 games.

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Game Recap: Marlins 7 – Mets 4

Another lead that slipped away.

The Florida Marlins (12-8) snapped their seven-game losing streak, beating the New York Mets (9-11) by score of 7-4.

The Mini Recap

Livan Hernandez nearly turned in a quality start, allowing three runs over 5 1-3 innings.  The Mets bullpen, actually just Sean Green, led the lead slip away.

The Mets bats, as usual, scored in the first inning, and couldn’t muster much after that.  Gary Sheffield had a two-run triple in the first inning. Alex Cora and David Wright added RBIs in the second and fifth respectively.

For the full recap, please read Mets Watch Lead
Slip Away In Loss on Baseball Digest.

Live Blog / Chat: Florida Marlins @ New York Mets

Join in for another live blog to talk Mets, baseball or anything that we feel like chatting about.  The chat will start at 7 p.m.

Poll: Have you been to Citi Field?

In my latest poll question, I asked my readers if you’ve been to Citi Field.  Here are the results…

1. Yes – 40%
2. No, but planning on it – 33%
3. No, but I have tickets – 15%
4. No, and won’t be going – 10%

I have been to Citi Field, but not for a Mets game.  I don’t have tickets yet, but I’m sure I’ll get out there this summer when I don’t have to worry about school or summer courses.

Link: Q&A with Josh Thole

Will Sommer from MetsFansForever.com recently sat down with Josh Thole, one of the Mets top catching prospects.  Thole is currently playing for the Double-A Binghamton Mets.

Will Sommer
Now  last season, you were basically a full-time first baseman.  Has the transition from first base to catcher been difficult for you?

Josh Thole
No it hasn’t been that difficult at all.  It definitely takes a lot more time and a lot more work and a lot more preparation but I feel like I’m picking all that up pretty easily and I’m having no issue with that.
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Will Sommer
Growing up did you ever envision that you would be where you are right now?

Josh Thole
I mean it’s definitely a dream when you’re a little kid but you just never know where that dream’s going to take you, so I never knew what to expect. But this is something I always wanted to do since I’ve been really little.

To read the rest of the Q&A, head over to MetsFansForever.com.