Tag: Gary Sheffield

Mets Beat Sloppy Padres 7-2 April 15, 2009

Flickr photo courtesy of Rafael Amado Deras
Flickr photo courtesy of Rafael Amado Deras

Oliver Perez did a great job tonight going 6 innings with 1 run on 3 hits and 2 BB’s. It’s amazing how different he can be from start to start. He threw a lot more changeup’s than he has in the past. And I noticed that he wasn’t rocking his upper body in the “bowing” motion that he started last season. Clearly, he’s still trying to figure things out. Hopefully, he’s got something that works now.

The Mets took advantage of some extremely sloppy play by the Padres in the seventh inning scoring four runs. The Padres were throwing the ball around the infield like little leaguers. The two walks and an infield hit didn’t help things either.

Carlos Delgado hit one out to the overhang porch in right field for his 471st career homer. Gary Sheffield got his first start in right field. It was pretty uneventful going 0 for 2 with a walk and a run scored.

Daniel Murphy was absolutely brutal in left field blowing two plays. The league has already caught on to his defensive liability. The Padres were running on him in unusual situations. He also botched the easiest play he could make, he couldn’t even throw to home plate on a runner that was trying to score from second. He’s got no arm out there at all.

The Mets go to 4-4 on the season.

Box score

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Game Preview: Padres at Mets [Game 8] April 15, 2009

San Diego Padres logoSan Diego Padres (6-2 Road: 1-0) at New York Mets (3-4 Home: 0-1) 7:10 pm

Kevin Correia (0-0 4.50) vs. Oliver Perez (0-1 16.62)

TV: SNY, ESPN2  Radio:  WFAN

What to watch: The Mets host baseball’s main celebration of Jackie Robinson Day at Citi Field. Expect there to be a big pre-game festivity on the field. Gary Sheffield gets his first start as a Met in right field. We have absolutely no idea what to expect from Oliver Perez tonight. He appears to be getting more erratic this season than ever, and that’s saying something. Hopefully, he can get back on track tonight and get the Mets first win at Citi Field.

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

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Sheffield To Start Against Padres

PORT ST LUCIE, FL - FEBRUARY 26: Manager Jerr...
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Mets manager Jerry Manuel told reporters before last night’s game that Gary Sheffield likely won’t get a start in the outfield until Wednesday at home against the Padres. Manuel had been planning on starting Sheffield on Sunday against the Marlins.

The Mets have been working Sheffield in the outfield before each game getting him ready to play defensively. He hasn’t played the outfield regularly since 2005. There have even been reports that Sheffield believes that he needs to lose weight to be an effective outfielder.

The Mets don’t need to rush Sheffield because Ryan Church is hitting the cover off the ball so far this season. Through the first four games he’s hitting .533/ .588/ .733.

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Mets News Top Stories April 10, 2009

gary-sheffieldThe Mets arrived in Miami last night to begin their weekend series with the Marlins. The biggest story looming is the addition of Livan Hernandez to the roster so he can start tomorrow night. Of course, this wouldn’t be an issue if Gary Sheffield hadn’t signed as a free agent last week. The big decision is whether the Mets release Marlon Anderson, owing him $1.1 million for this season or go to 11 pitchers. Likely, Darren O’Day would be the odd man out if that was the case. Jerry Manuel has hinted that Anderson will be out.

Also of note is that O’Day and Francisco Rodriguez were teammates last season of Nick Adenhart, who was tragically killed in a car accident after starting for the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday.

An interesting media story is that Chris “Mad Dog” Russo is not allowed to do his Sirius satellite radio broadcast from Citi Field or Yankee Stadium. CBS Radio and WFAN have exclusive deals with the Mets and Yankees about radio broadcasting rights. Apparently, this was even an issue during spring training last month as well.

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Mets Lose To Reds 8-6 April 9, 2009

score-4909The Mets couldn’t finish off the sweep against the Cincinnati Reds today. They lost the final game of the series in Cincinnati 8-6. Once again, Oliver Perez got hit hard. He seemed like he was locked in at the start of the game but lost it in the third inning.

Joey Votto killed the Mets again with another 3-run home run, his second of the series in the third inning. Perez lost it again in the fifth inning. He only went 4.1 innings and Darren O’Day came in and threw some gas on the fire. Perez was charged with eight earned runs.

The Mets offense was pretty solid all the way around. Gary Sheffield made a pinch-hitting appearance in the ninth and struck out. He never got the bat off his shoulder. Its only one at-bat so I won’t take too much from it.

The Mets head to Miami today for a series with the Marlins starting tomorrow night.

Box score

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Audio: Mets Manager Jerry Manuel April 8, 2009

Jerry ManuelWFAN’s Mike Francesa interviews Mets manager Jerry Manuel. I’ll say this right off the bat. This isn’t a very good interview. Francesa does most of the talking about every topic. They do get into the bullpen changes this season and Gary Sheffield. Click the link below to listen.

Jerry Manuel audio

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New York Mets News Top Stories April 9, 2009

oliver-perezAs we recover from the flashbacks of last year’s bullpen this morning, the Mets are preparing for a morning game in Cincinnati. You can read my game preview here. Who knows what to expect from Oliver Perez today? The funny thing about Perez is that he’ll probably be the first pitcher in Mets history to throw a no-hitter. And then in his next start he won’t get out of the first inning against the Pirates.

Onto today’s top stories:

Maury Brown at The Biz of Baseball has a great post about the blackout rules that MLB has for their Extra Innings package and MLB.TV. Make sure you read it if you’re planning to buy one of those. Here in Connecticut I get blacked out from seeing the Mets, Yankees, and Red Sox.

Ken Belson at The New York Times writes a nice piece on how the Mets have increased their ticket prices over last season despite the bad economy. He goes into good detail about the tiered packages that the Mets use. Not surprisingly, he writes about how the Mets keep making a higher percentage of the games in the most expensive tiers.

Jim Baumcach at Newsday writes a good column about how Citi Field seems to be embrace the Dodgers and Giants history without giving a complete picture of Mets history. Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry aren’t reprensented in the new stadium.

Marty Noble at MLB.com writes that Billy Wagner plans to be in Port St. Lucie next week to throw off the mound. He’s recovering from surgery to repair a ligament and muscle in his left arm. Wagner says he plans to be back with the Mets by this August. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out. I don’t think that the Mets want him back this season. But the thought of having three legitimate closers in the Mets bullpen at the end of this season is exciting for us fans.

Tino Evangelou at Mets Geek has a good post comparing Oliver Perez to Derek Lowe. We’ll be making this comparison for the foreseeable future and Perez won’t stack up very well most likely.

Marty Noble at MLB.com writes that Jerry Manuel may use Gary Sheffield in the outfield against the Marlins on Sunday. Everyone is waiting to see Sheff right now. I’d like to see him worked into a pinch-hitting appearance within the next couple of days.

The Mets are auctioning off some of their higher end price tier seats for opening day. Its not a good sign when you have to resort to this type of gimmick to sell opening day seats in a new stadium. We’ll have to keep an eye on ticket sales as the season progresses.

Bernie Madoff’s Mets tickets are for sale on eBay. This isn’t a joke.

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