I didn’t get to see much after the first few innings today. I was at work and couldn’t watch it. Now that I know the outcome I’ll probably skip watching it on Tivo. Francisco Rodriguez blew it in the ninth giving up Roger Bernadina’s second home run of the game.
The Mets lose another home series to the Nationals. Just when you start to think they’re playing better, something like this happens. They leave for a four game series in Miami starting tomorrow night.
Washington Nationals (18-15) at New York Mets (18-15) 1:10 pm
Craig Stammen (1-1 5.63) vs Mike Pelfrey (4-1 2.65)
TV: SNY Radio: WFAN
What to watch: The Mets and Nats play the rubber game of the series this afternoon. The Nats have lost the last three games that Stammen started. Although he really hasn’t pitched terribly. Pelfrey recovered nicely in his last start against the Giants after getting ripped by the Phillies for 6 runs.
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http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsRod Barajas can hit the ball out of Citi Field. So can Ike Davis. Citi Field does not seem to intimidate the new guys.
David Wright on the other hand has struggled to find his power stoke since leaving Shea Stadium behind. Last year we chalked up some of his power loss to playing in the World Classic and some to Citi Field. This year there are no excuses and I don’t think his power struggles are over just yet.
Although Wright will easily top last years home run totals, many fans I have spoken with seem to think Citi Field has gotten into his head. Wright hit 4 of his 7 homers on the last 6 game road trip but he’s still going to have to find a way to hit homers at home.
Of course, I’m also worried about Wright’s strikeouts. He’s on a pace to strikeout over 200 times this year. With 14 strikeouts in the last 7 games I tend to think maybe David should have his eyes checked because he’s not seeing the ball correctly. Continue reading “CitiFieldaphobia – Who Fears Hitting at Citifield?”
http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsEditor’s Note: This is re-posted, with permission, from Cyril Morong’s Cybermetrics blog, a great site focusing on Sabermetric analysis. This was originally written on July 20, 2008. This is particularly appropriate for the current Mets lineup with Jose Reyes batting third.
If a fast player hits a ball hard and/or far down the line or into to the gap and there is a runner on first if that runner is slow or not fast, he might hold up at 3B. The fast player will have to hold at 2B. Had there been no runner on, then he might have hit a triple. A similar story could be told for doubles. So do fast players hit fewer 2Bs and 3Bs if there is a man on first base?
First, I identify the fastest players using the triple-to-double ratio. Just triples is not good enough since some fast players either don’t hit the ball enough or far enough to get triples. But by using this ratio we are looking at long hits when the batter has a chance to turn a double into a triple. Fast players will do this more than slow players. Continue reading “Fast Players Hit Fewer 2B and 3B With Runners on First?”
http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsJon Niese didn’t have his finest start tonight. It started poorly giving up a 3-run homer in the first inning and got bad again in the fifth inning. Niese only lasted 4.1 IP and gave up 6 ER’s. He was lucky to avoid the loss. We’ll talk about that in a minute.
Hisanori Takahashi did it again with 2 scoreless innings of relief. How good has he been? His ERA in down to 2.78, crazy good for a long reliever.
There wasn’t much offense to talk about before the eighth inning. Jeff Francoeur knocked in a couple runs in the second and the sixth but that was it. The Mets exploded in the eighth though for 6 runs. It could have been more because Ike Davis barely missed a grand slam that was just foul of the right field pole. Chris Carter got his first hit with a pinch-hit RBI double. It was a great inning offensively. Continue reading “Mets 8 – Nationals 6 May 11, 2010”
Washington Nationals (18-14) at New York Mets (17-15) 7:10 pm
Scott Olsen (2-1 3.54) vs Jon Niese (1-1 3.60)
TV: SNY Radio: WFAN
What to watch: Olsen is pitching really well right now. He’s only given up 1 ER in his last three starts covering 20.1 IP. Niese has been consistent this season. He did give up 4 ER in 6 IP in his last start in Cincinnati. The Mets need to win the next two games to avoid losing another home series to the Nats.
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http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsHey, readers. My name’s Doug Gausepohl. I’m a new columnist here at The Mets Report, mainly to give a different perspective to give all readers something to chew on. I’m 20 years young, so I haven’t been through any Mets “glory days”, unless you consider 2000/2006 glory days (I don’t).
If you watched the game last night, you noticed Jason Bay struck out to end the game with the tying run on base. If you’ve watched the Metropolitans on a consistent basis this year, you’ve noticed that Jason Bay’s production has not yet been as advertised.
Through 31 games this year, Bay has hit .248, with 1 HR and 14 RBI.
In my opinion, the most startling differential in his stats so far is his slugging percentage. He has a career .515 SLG, and this year it’s only .389. At his current pace, he’s going to finish with 5 HR and 71 RBI. Let the second-guessing for the Mets not pursuing Matt Holliday further commence. Continue reading “Mets’ Jason Bay 2010 Slow Start”
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