Tag: Mike Pelfrey

Preview: Cubs at Mets April 20, 2010

Chicago Cubs (5-8) at New York Mets (5-8)  7:10 pm

Carlos Zambrano (1-1 9.45) vs. Mike Pelfrey (2-0 1.29)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The hoopla surrounding Ike Davis will probably still continue for a few days. Pelfrey has been outstanding so far this season. And Zambrano has been somewhat hittable. Although he did just have one horrendous start to begin the season and his last two haven’t been that bad. The Mets go for two wins in a row over the Cubs.

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

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Mets Links: Bobby Valentine, Jeff Francoeur, Mike Pelfrey

Mets v Cardinals X

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsHere are your Sunday morning Mets links covering the last week. The Mets have gone 2-4 over the last week which includes a home loss to Washington, a road series loss to the Rockies, and splitting the first two games in St. Louis. Along the way, we’ve speculated about Jerry Manuel’s job security, the players’ disdain for Manuel, Mike Pelfrey’s early success, and the possible return of Bobby Valentine.

Here are the links:

  • MetsBlog– Jon Heyman says the Mets aren’t considering firing Jerry Manuel at this time. If they do, Bob Melvin will get the call to take over the team.
  • Daily News– Mike Lupica writes that if Manuel gets fired, it has to be Bobby Valentine that gets the call to come back
  • ESPN– Bobby Valentine told Chris Russo on XM Radio that he doesn’t believe that managing the Mets is in his immediate future
  • On The Black-Kerel Cooper sums up my feelings about this team perfectly. They’re a very difficult team to watch over the last week. Exasperating, really.
  • Studious Metsimus– This is a good comparison to the Mets 1992 team. The worst team that money could buy.
  • ESPN– This is a good article about Jeff Francoeur and his unusually good start this season. Francoeur credits Howard Johnson for the hot start that he’s off to.
  • MetsBlog – Mike Pelfrey gives credit to Henry Blanco for his excellent game in Colorado this week. He went 7 shutout innings and struck out 6.
  • MLBTradeRumors– This is the whole story about how Joel Pineiro didn’t end up with the Mets despite everyone (including Pineiro) thinking that he would
  • ESPN– Rich Couthino writes a good piece about Jackie Robinson Day this week and it’s relation to the Mets

Those are the big stories for the week. Let’s hope for something better than the 2-4 record they put up this past week. Let’s go Mets!

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Mets 2 – Cardinals 1 April 17, 2010

Mets' Wright throws his helmet after striking out against the Cardinals in MLB game in St Louis

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsThis game was so crazy I can’t even describe the whole thing without writing a novel. I’ll hit the highlights and make sure you check out the messy box score link at the bottom of the post. The game had a bunch of great defensive plays and sitting on the edge of your seat moments. If you didn’t put seven hours into watching this one, here are the highlights:

  • There wasn’t a run scored until Jeff Francoeur hit a sac fly to score Jose Reyes in the top of the 19th
  • Alex Cora had a game saving catch diving into the stands to catch a fly ball while he was playing first base, of all things
  • The Cardinals loaded the bases three times in extras without scoring
  • Of course, Yadier Molina singled home Albert Pujols in the bottom of the 19th to tie it
  • K-Rod blew the save in the 19th
  • Mike Pelfrey got the first save of his career by pitching the 20th inning
  • Two position players pitched for the Cardinals: Felipe Lopez and Jeff Mather

This game was wild. There’s usually one of these crazy games every few years. So it’s good to get it out of the way early in the season. They’ll play on national TV again tomorrow night on ESPN in the rubber game of the series.

Box score

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Mets 5 – Rockies 0 April 15, 2010

Mets runner Pelfrey scores a run on a fielder's choice as Rockies catcher Olivo fails to find the ball during third inning MLB game in Denver

http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/PicAppPIS/JavaScript/PisV4.jsThe Mets finally got a win after four straight losses before they leave for St. Louis today. They got a very solid game from Mike Pelfrey going seven strong innings. He only gave up 5 hits and no walks with 6 strikeouts. Excellent game from Pelfrey and his second win in two starts. Don’t forget that Pelfrey got lit up in Colorado last September 1st for 6 earned runs over 4 innings. So this was a nice payback for him.

The Mets finally got some timely hitting too. Although there was some bizarre base running in the third inning. Jose Reyes and Luis Castillo got mixed up on a double steal or maybe a missed sign. It was hard to tell but Castillo took off from first while Reyes didn’t move from second. Pelfrey even scored on a botched rundown that you can see in the picture.

It’s a great win but feels a lot like 2009 when every win was cause for celebration.

Box score

Mike Pelfrey post game 4-15-10

Jerry Manuel post game 4-15-10

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Preview: Mets at Rockies April 15, 2010

New York Mets (2-6) at Colorado Rockies (5-3) 3:10 pm

Mike Pelfrey (1-0 3.00) vs. Jorge De La Rosa (1-0 0.00)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The Mets are in need of a win to avoid the sweep in Colorado. Pelfrey had a nice start against the Nationals in his season debut. Hopefully, he can keep that going. De La Rosa threw 7 shutout innings against the Giants in his season debut. So this won’t be an easy task to beat him.

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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 9, 2010

Washington Nationals (1-2) at New York Mets (1-2) 7:10 pm

Garrett Mock (0-0 -.–) vs. Mike Pelfrey (0-0 -.–)

TV: SNY   Radio: WFAN

What to watch: The word is that Pelfrey wasn’t happy about being demoted to the fourth starter. Here’s his chance to prove that he’s better than that. The Mets need to take this home series from the Nationals after losing a series to the Marlins. After this series, the Mets leave for Colorado and St. Louis, so they need to make some noise against the Nationals at home.

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