Nationals 5 – Mets 2 April 11, 2010

Florida Marlins at New York Mets

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsThe game was over in the first inning. The surprise was that the Mets lost this one because of Johan Santana. He was horrible in the first, giving up a grand slam to Josh Willingham. The Mets couldn’t do anything offensively while Livan Hernandez got his revenge on the Mets for releasing him last August.

The Mets lose their second straight home series to start the season. They begin a series in Colorado starting Tuesday night.

Highlights:

  • Santana – 5 IP, 5 ER in the loss
  • Jeff Francoeur – 2 for 3 and hitting .476 on the season; he also had an assist at the plate cutting down Adam Dunn on a beautiful throw
  • The Bullpen – threw 4 more scoreless innings today
  • Mike Jacobs- hit one out in the eighth off Brian Bruney to quiet the boo birds
  • K-Rod- hit Willie Harris in the ninth and didn’t like what Harris had to say about it, the bullpens and benches emptied but it didn’t turn into a fight

Box score

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Mets Links: The Apple, Sean Green, Fred Wilpon’s House

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Image by wallyg via Flickr

I really need to get back to the links more regularly. It’s funny how I keep writing that, but never seem to be able to take action on it. It’s clear that I need to clear out my saved reading list more frequently and I’ll resolve to do that.

Anyway, here are some good links from this week in Mets news:

  • Remembering Shea – A great post on the new location of The Apple with a great image
  • MetsBlog – Sean Green is headed to the disabled list and will be replaced on the roster by Raul Valdes
  • NY Times– Fred Wilpon’s former home is up for sale for $7.5 million
  • CBS Sports – Danny Knobler writes about the problems of the Mets rotation
  • Amazin’ Avenue – The “Mass” effect of overweight players – very funny and a good read
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Preview: Nationals at Mets April 11, 2010

Washington Nationals (2-3) at New York Mets (2-3) 1:10 pm

Livan Hernandez (0-0 -.–) vs. Johan Santana (1-0 1.50)

TV: WPIX   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: We’re over the hoopla of Jose Reyes coming back now, so it’s time to win a game and a series today. The Mets cannot lose two straight home series to division rivals to start the season. They need to win this rubber game against the Nats today. It’s a good thing Santana is the guy to do it.

Don’t forget to visit The Mets Report Live Game Chat during the game to chat with other Mets fans!

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Video: 2010 MLB Offseason Memories

I was checking out this video from Fox Sports of MLB players’ offseason memories from this year to see if they had any Mets in it. The only one is Jeff Francoeur who, as you’d expect, took a golfing vacation with his family to Scotland. Check it out.

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Nationals 4 – Mets 3 April 10, 2010

New York Mets Jose Reyes runs to first base at Citi Field in New York

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsThere were a couple of big season debuts for the Mets today: Oliver Perez made his first start of the season and Jose Reyes returned from the disabled list. It’s still hard to believe that it’s been nearly a year since Reyes played in a game.

Perez looked just like he has over the last few seasons. His pitches were all over the place while occasionally displaying strikeout ability. Here’s the breakdown of the game:

  • The Good– Reyes came back and went 1 for 4, the bullpen had 3.1 innings scoreless, Jeff Francouer went 2 for 4 (.444 on the season)
  • The Bad – Willie Harris robbed the Mets again closing out the game on a diving catch of a line drive by Rod Barajas
  • The Ugly– Perez gave up 4 runs on 4 hits and 4 walks in 5.2 IP, David Wright made his second error in five games

Box score

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Mets’ Mike Pelfrey Lick Count

New York Mets starting pitcher Mike Pelfrey and catcher Brian Schneider in the fifth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Citi Field in New York

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.js54 licks through 6 innings

I don’t know if that “Lick Count” is entirely accurate but it’s a new statistic we should be working on to see what percentage of licks works best in certain situations and maybe have the struggling starters implement the lick schedule.

But seriously – We’ve now seen 4 of the 5 starters and Oliver Perez goes today. Since this team’s success is going to rely on how well the starterrs pitch I’ve been watching them closely this week. As expected, a good outing by Johan Santana.

Good outings by Jon Niese and Mike Pelfrey have eased my nerves a little. The bad outing by John Maine definitely worries me as, from what I’m hearing, he might not ever find his true form. Continue reading “Mets’ Mike Pelfrey Lick Count”

Preview: Nationals at Mets April 10, 2010

Washington Nationals (1-3) at New York Mets (2-2) 1:10 pm

John Lannan (0-1 12.27) vs. Oliver Perez (0-0 -.–)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: Perez makes his season debut today and I don’t think any of us have a clue about what to expect from him. Lannan, a Long Beach native, got rocked in his first start this season by the Phillies for 5 runs in 3.2 IP.

Don’t forget to visit The Mets Report Live Game Chat during the game to chat with other Mets fans!

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