May 23, 2013

Posts Comments

You are here: Home / Archives for padres

Jerry and Frankie Blow Another One

Jun 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

It wasn’t all smiles and laughs Wednesday afternoon in San Diego as the Mets thanks to a Frankie Rodriguez blown save in the 9th and a mismanaging of the bullpen by Jerry cost the Mets the last game of their road trip 5 to 1 to the Pads.

Johan Santana certainly wasn’t at his best as he was uncharacteristically wild but still fought through it and pitched 7 shutout innings. In a 1-0 game in the 8th, Jerry put in KRod with 2 outs and runner on 2nd. K-Rod got out of the situation but you knew we were in trouble the second he came walking out for the 9th.

Mike Scioscia is often referred to as the best skipper in baseball and he never used K-Rod in two inning situations, however Jerry must have missed that 8 years of baseball history. Frankie promptly gave up a knock, a stolen base and after 2 k’s, David Eckstein delievered to tie the game. The Mets were bailed out as Eckstein was thrown out after Gonzalez got yet another hit.

Jerry then put in Valdez in the 11th and he promptly gave up a knock, they then decided to get Mejia up. If you had a clue you would figure he would have been up in case the lead runner got on. However, that was not the case, without a righty ready the Padres then loaded the bases for Adrian Gonzalez who eats up slow pitching lefties and ripped a game winning grand slam.

More head scratching for us Met fans, we cannot live this up and down roller coaster that is Frankie, and we certainly can not put him in tougher situations in the 8th. I cannot tell you how many times a reliever pitches two innings and screws up. Also, I am sick and tired of Jerry mismanaging game over and over. The Mets are talented and at home can often make up for Jerry’s mistakes by batting last, but it is clear to see Jerry’s managing mistakes cannot be made up on the road, look at the home/road splits. It makes sense to me, this team is not going anywhere until they cut ties with Jerry Manuel.

One last vent….Why send up Matthews in the 9th????? I’d rather see Ollie pinch hit and at least then he’d earn some of that 12 mill.

Filed Under: 2010 Mets, Blogging Tagged With: , , , ,

Huge Game For Mets, Johan Wednesday in SD

Jun 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Mets can take a big step in turning things into the right direction Wednesday in San Diego. The Mets have yet to win back to back road games this season but a win Wednesday would do just that. It would also give the Mets a road series win and give them a .500 road trip.

These would all be big for this club to gain some confidence on the road, with a decent road record and the home field advantage that Citi Field is becoming, the Mets can solidify themselves as a threat for the NL East.

In what I would call a huge game for June, the Mets have the right man on the mound. Ace Johan Santana is slated to face the Padres and the Mets will need to ride his coattails in order to win 2 of 3 in SD. Clayton Richard will oppose him and has been solid this season. Look for it to be close and low scoring.

Hopefully, Santana can build off his great start in Milwaukee and tempt Jerry to allow him to pitch deep into the game. Santana was lifted and the Mets promptly lost after his dismissal. I think Jerry needs to play this game as a statement game and needs to put all the regulars and ride Santana as long as he can.

Filed Under: 2010 Mets, Blogging Tagged With: , , , ,

Is Pelf An Elite Pitcher?

Jun 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The theme that SNY was pumping out in San Diego is that Mike Pelfrey is now an elite pitcher in the National League. I ask myself is this just another Mets propaganda machine invention. Yes, Pelf has been near lights out this season but can we see him do it consistently over a year before we mention him with names like Jimenez, Wainwright and Lincecum.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Pelf but with the exception of his dominating June-August of ’08, this is the first time we have seen him flat out dominate. We have seen him get the yips and almost ruin an entire season because of it. If Pelfrey can turn into a guy that we can rely on for 15-18 wins a season for the next ten years I’m all for it.

As I watch baseball, I still don’t have the same feeling as I do when I see a Lincecum or Halladay. Maybe part of it is the guy managing him and the pen behind him. I knew even though Pelf was sitting down Padre after Padre that he would not get a chance to complete his masterpiece. Maybe when I see a Jimenez or Josh Johnson pitch I know that their managers will not screw them over and go to an inconsistent pen when there ace is dealing.

Maybe if we, the Met fan, are given more opportunity to do things that aces do then we can start to call Pelfrey the ace that the media and the team are trying to pump him up to be.

Again, don’t get me wrong, I want him to succeed, I love this team and if he is an All-Star or even a Cy Young candidate it will only help the team. He certainly seems like an awesome down to earth guy. As a matter of fact, I think there is no one on this team I’d rather see succeed. I just cross my fingers and hold my breathe because I know the Mets have tried to sell us on things that didn’t exactly come to fruition before and I don’t want them to be wrong this time.

Filed Under: 2010 Mets, Blogging Tagged With: , ,