Tag: John Maine

Preview: Mets at Reds May 4, 2010

New York Mets (14-12)  at Cincinnati Reds (13-13) 7:10 pm

John Maine (1-1 7.15) vs. Bronson Arroyo (1-2 6.37)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets are trying to break their three game losing streak and have a chance to win the series in Cincy. Maine had a quality start the last time out against the Dodgers going 6 IP and giving up only 2 ER. That’s something to build on for tonight’s game. Arroyo has really been up and down this season but had a good start in Houston the last time he pitched. He went 6.2 IP and gave up 2 ER. He reminds me of Oliver Perez. He can be really good or really awful and you never know which one it’ll be.

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Mets 7 – Dodgers 3 April 28, 2010

Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsThe Mets completed the sweep against the Dodgers this afternoon, the second consecutive sweep amid a 9-1 home stand. It’s been an incredible week and a half for the Mets surging into first place in the NL East.

The pitching was good once again today with John Maine going 6 innings and giving up only two earned runs on a Russell Martin homer in the fifth. He got through six on 102 pitches, which is pretty good for Maine. His velocity doesn’t appear to have improved. His fastball was still in the high 80’s. But he was firing strikes right from the start and he ended up striking out 9.

The bullpen cleaned up the last three innings without giving up a run. Francisco Rodriguez did give up  1 hit and 1 walk in the ninth. Other than that, the bullpen was spotless.

On offense, Angel Pagan and Jeff Francoeur both had 2 RBI’s and the Mets, as a team, had 5 two-out RBI’s. That’s some serious clutch hitting. The new lineup with Jose Reyes batting third is definitely working right now.

Ike Davis continues to chip in on a daily basis. He was 2 for 4 with 1 RBI. He seems to add something on offense in every game. His season average is up to .355 with a .424 OBP and .980 OPS. Not bad for a rookie.

The first place Mets are off tomorrow before heading to Philly for a weekend series.

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Preview: Dodgers at Mets April 28, 2010

Los Angeles Dodgers (8-12) at New York Mets (12-9)  1:10 pm

Josh Towers (0-0 -.–) vs. John Maine (0-1 8.64)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets are going for the sweep today against the Dodgers. If successful, it’ll be their second consecutive series sweep. The Dodgers are throwing Towers out there who’s only started 27 games in the last three years between the Yankees and Blue Jays. Maine left his last start after 3.2 IP when he felt pain in his left arm. He really hasn’t pitched well at all this season and could be on the brink of losing his spot in the rotation if he has another poor start.

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Mets’ John Maine should go on Disabled List

New York Mets starting pitcher John Maine leaves the game after being injured against the Atlanta Braves in New York

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsWhen John Maine left Friday night’s game in the fourth inning, I thought it was something pretty bad to force him out of the game. It turns out that he was having spasms in his left (non-pitching) elbow that was causing pain. He told reporters that he’s expecting to make his next scheduled start on Wednesday at Citi Field against the Dodgers.

The problem is that Maine shouldn’t be making his next start. He should be headed for the disabled list. Even if it’s a faux injury like Oliver Perez had last season, he should take some time to get himself right at Triple-A Buffalo.

Something is clearly wrong with Maine this season. If you look at the radar gun readings, he just doesn’t have the same velocity that he had in years past. Maybe it’s the bone spur surgery that he had on his shoulder. Maybe he’s injured and doesn’t want to admit it. There’s no way to tell.

In four starts this season Maine has only pitched 16.2 innings and given up 25 hits, including 4 home runs, and 10 walks. His WHIP is a ridiculous 2.10 right now. Right-handed batters are hitting .421 against him. This just can’t continue. Continue reading “Mets’ John Maine should go on Disabled List”

Preview: Braves at Mets April 23, 2010

Atlanta Braves (8-7) at New York Mets (7-9)  7:10 pm

Kenshin Kawakami (0-2 4.91) vs. John Maine (0-1 10.38)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Braves are in town for a 3-game weekend series starting tonight. They just lost two out of three in Philly and they’re 5-5 in their last ten games. Kawakami lost his last start at home to the Rockies giving up 4 earned runs in 5 IP. We’ll all be watching Maine carefully. One more disaster could lose his spot in the rotation.

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Cardinals 5 – Mets 3 April 18, 2010

Mets starting pitcher John Maine throws against the Rockies in the first inning in their MLB game in Denver

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsThe Mets lose another series to the Cardinals. They haven’t won a series all season. It’s about as ugly as it can get in April. They only had 4 hits in the game and scored three runs in the third inning and one of those was unearned on Adam Wainwright’s throwing error.

Wainwright went the distance tonight only giving up the 4 hits. His opposition, John Maine, wasn’t great but looked better than he has in his previous starts. It did take him 115 pitches to get through five innings but that’s not unusual for Maine.

The goat of the game is Ryota Igarashi who gave up the game losing 2-run homer to Ryan Ludwick in the eighth inning. The Mets had to rely on Tobi Stoner to get through 2.1 IP and he did alright for a guy just in from Buffalo giving up 1 run on 3 hits and a walk. They really had no choice after last night’s marathon game blew out everyone in the bullpen.

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Preview: Mets at Cardinals April 18, 2010

New York Mets (4-7) at St. Louis Cardinals (7-4) 8:05 pm

John Maine (0-1 13.50) vs. Adam Wainwright (2-0 1.20)

TV: ESPN   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets and Cards play the rubber game of the series on national TV tonight. It’s a huge game for the Mets because they still haven’t won a series yet this season. It’s also a huge game for Maine. He’s been awful so far and is in serious danger of losing his spot in the rotation if he has another embarrassing outing on national TV. Wainwright has been fantastic in his first two starts this season. He’s been tremendous since he went into the Cardinals rotation in 2007 posting a 48-24 career record and 3.13 ERA.

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