“It's been a tremendous surprise, obviously a pleasant one.”
-Jerry Manuel on Fernando Nieve
6/20/09
An afternoon with Ron Darling
Gallagher's Steak House and SNY Present: “An Afternoon With Ron Darling: A Benefit for Urban Dove” to Assist New York City's at Risk Youth on Wednesday, June 24, at noon at Gallagher's Steak House
New York — New York Mets 1986 World Champion hurler and SNY Mets television analyst Ron Darlingwill be the guest of honor at a benefit luncheon for Urban Dove to assist New York City’s At-Risk Youth on Wednesday, June 24, at noon at Gallagher’s Steak House in New York City.
“An Afternoon with Ron Darling: A Benefit for Urban Dove” is priced at $75 per person, and includes a three course Power Lunch featuring Gallagher’s Certified Angus Beef steak as the entree, a copy of Darling’s book “The Complete Game,” and an autograph and Q & A session. Seating is limited, and for reservations contact Gallagher’s at 212.245.5336. Darling’s teammate, pitcher Bobby Ojeda, SNY’s Mets studio analyst, will be a special guest. Gallagher’s is located at 228 West 52nd Street, between Broadway and Eighth Avenue, in Manhattan’s Theater District.
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What: “An Afternoon with Mets World Champion pitcher Ron Darling: A benefit for Urban Dove”
Who: 1986 World championship pitchers, SNY Mets television analysts Ron Darling and Bobby Ojeda
When: Wednesday, June 24, 2009
noon
Where: Gallagher’s Steak House, 228 West 52nd Street, between Broadway and 8th Avenue, NYC
Reservations: 212.245.5336
Price: $75
Subways: 1, 2, 3, Q, N, R, W trains
The menu: Appetizer: Caesar Salad or Onion Soup or fried calamari; Main course: Gallagher's Certified Angus Beef steak or grilled salmon; Sides: cream spinach and Gallagher's potatoes; Dessert: Gallagher's Cheese Cake.
6/19/09
Game Recap: Mets 5 – Rays 3
On a sunny day in NYC, it snowed. Or at least, Fernando Nieve pitched, and pitched well.
The New York Mets (34-31) beat the Tampa Bay Rays (35-34) by a score of 5-3.
Nieve, which is Spanish for “snow,” had another stellar outing for the Mets. Over six innings, Nieve held the Rays to only three hits and one earned run. He walked three and struck out four. The one run came in the sixth when Carlos Pena hit into a fielder’s choice, scoring B.J. Upton.
Two times out, two great starts. Keep pitching him, please.
Bobby Parnell started the 7th, walking the first batter and allowing a hit to the second before tallying two outs, including striking out Pat Burrell. He then let up a two-run double to Upton, bringing the Rays within one. Pedro Feliciano finished out the 7th and Sean Green pitched a scoreless 8th.
Francisco Rodriguez pitched a 1-2-3 9th inning to earn the save and close out the win.
Bounces right back. Great stuff.
Brian Schneider got the Mets off to a quick start with a three-run home run in the second inning. It was Schneider’s first home run of the season and the first since Sept. 18, 2008.
David Wright picked up his only hit of the night with an RBI double in the third inning, plating Alex Cora.
He also struck out three times. It’s one or the other, isn’t it David?
Ryan Church provided an insurance run in the bottom of the 8th, driving in Carlos Beltran with an RBI single.
Game Chat: TB @ NYM [Game 1]
The Mets welcome the Rays to Citi Field for the first time.
Join in for some barstool banter with your fellow fans.
(Chat removed, as usual.)
Lineups & notes for game one against the Rays
- Alex Cora – SS
- Daniel Murphy – 1B
- Carlos Beltran – CF
- David Wright – 3B
- Gary Sheffield – LF
- Ryan Church – RF
- Brian Schneider – C
- Luis Castillo - 2B
- Fernando Nieve - RHP
- Fernando Martinez demoted, Nick Evans promoted.
- Mets picked up LHP Arturo Lopez off waivers from San Diego Padres.
- The Mets are 7-5 all time against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Game Chat will go live at 7 p.m.
Nick Evans promoted, F-Mart demoted [Updated]
Adam Rubin is reporting that Nick Evans has been promoted to the New York Mets from Double-A Binghamton. He reports it isn’t clear who has been demoted, but Fernando Martinez is a likely option.
Update – 3:45 p.m.: Martinez is the odd-man out. David Lennon just tweeted he was the player demoted.
Evans, who was set on the Mets roster before the signing of Gary Sheffield, hit just .093 with Triple-A Buffalo before being sent to extended spring training. Of his five hits with Buffalo, three were home runs. After his stint in Florida, he was sent to Binghamton where he was hitting .279 AVG / .350 OBP / .467 SLG with three home runs and nine RBI.
Martinez is hitting just .194 AVG / .286 OBP / .274 SLG with five RBI with the Mets.
If Evans is coming around, this might be a good move for the Mets. It looks like they’re heading into “fixing” mode after realizing this team just isn’t built to win right now.
Mike Pelfrey to name his son ‘Chase’
This nugget is just too good to pass up.
The doctors have told the first-time parents their child will be a boy -- but only after they had been told a girl was on the way. Pelfrey called Angela from the clubhouse in Spring Training. She told him, "We're gonna have a girl." Pelfrey was surprised.
"I had my mind set on having a boy," Pelfrey said. "But I made the adjustment. I started thinking it would be cool to have a little girl.
"Then [five months into Angela's pregnancy] I was all for it, so when they said, 'No, it's a boy,' it was a little disappointing. I had my mindset on having a girl. But I got over that, too. Now I just want a healthy baby."
The chosen name for the boy is Chase -- as in Utley, but baby Pelfrey won't be named after the Phillies' second baseman. It was suggested to the father-to-be, his son could be named after the pennant chase. And he liked that idea.
I love it.
Twitter Poll: Do you want Aubrey Huff and who would you give up to get him?
Aubrey Huff was the difference maker in the latter two games of the series in Baltimore. He’d been in rumors tied to the Mets before, but this may have ratcheted up to the next level.
Last night, I asked my Twitter followers if they would like to see Huff on the Mets and to name the players they would give up to get him.
Here are their responses…
PaulsRandomStuf said: I'm not really interested in Huff. I'd like to trade Parnell for Nick Johnson though.
jeremymyerson said: I'd do Murphy for Huff. Don't know what the O's would want.
mikexdavis said: He's not big enough of a guy for me to give up any of the top prospects.
CharlesRockwell said: Stokes, Niese, nick evans, mike bordick & rey ordonez
gabefarkas said: not really, where would we play him? i guess it depends on what we give up...
patrickboegel said: No & no one
NikkiCJ said: absolutely... I'd give up Wilson Valdez.
metgirl4ever said: I think any trade will prove useless...there's no vaccine for our bad mojo...just gotta wait it out like a fever
darknova306 said: Huff won't put us over the top. One bat won't change things enough. The rest of the team sucks when it matters. Done.
fscker said: Murphy did fine tonight. I see no advantage to adding payroll for a guy we only need until @carlosdelgado21 gets back.
Mets_Fever said: - yes - and you have to make it worth the pick they wont get so it will be a top pros. and something else
samtpage said: I'll take Huff for someone useless like Kunz.
matthawco said: Ike Davis and Michael Antonini
gregpomes said: I think Huff would be good for the Mets. I think Murph would go, most likely Kunz, not sure if that's enough, Niese as well?
gecko32899 said: Then the whole right side of our infield won't be able to catch a pop up.
Not on Twitter? Hit the comments to discuss Huff and possible trade chips.
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Manuel’s Musing for June 18
“From a team point of view, it's just something that you have to deal with. I don't get too - with the way things have gone, I'm almost kind of hardened.”
-Jerry Manuel
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