mws44 Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 ...posted by Mike Nichols... The Game: The Mets (5-6) continue their homestand with a three-game series against the Nationals (4-9) this evening at Shea Stadium, starting at 7:10 pm EST. The Lineup: SS Jose Reyes RF Ryan Church 3B David Wright CF Carlos Beltran 1B Carlos Delgado LF Angel Pagan C Brian Schneider 2B Luis Castillo P Mike Pelfrey …wow, luis to the eight hole…perhaps this is Willie Randolph sending an early season message to castillo…however, i would rather see pagan batting second than church… The Pitchers: RHP Mike Pelfrey (1-0, 3.60 ERA) makes his second start of the season for the Mets. In his season debut for the Mets, Pelfrey earned a win against the Phillies, allowing two runs on five hits while walking two and striking out three. In four career starts against the Nationals, Pelfey is 1-1 with a 5.64 ERA. LHP Odalis Perez (0-2, 4.91 ERA) takes the hill for the Nationals. Perez earned a loss in his last start against the Marlins on ?, allowing two runs on six hits with six strikeouts. In 16 career appearances, nine starts, against the Mets, Perez is 4-5 with a 4.02 ERA. …big pelf was sensational in his season debut…he seemed more aggressive with both his fastball and slider, with some credit going Brian Schneider’s way, as he has been calling games aggressively this season…we have seen glimpses of pelfrey’s ability in the past and it all comes down to confidence with him, which his last start should provide him more of…let’s go big pelf… The Notes: The Nationals are batting .193 (29-for-150) in their last five games. Luis Castillo is batting .409 (9-for-22) with a homerun and a triple against Perez in his career. The Mets are batting .330 versus left-handed pitching this season. Link WOW. Castillo to the 8 Hole. I'm proud of Willie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorillaNJ Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Way to step up there for Pelfry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thanks dude....I was in Delaware for my conference championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorillaNJ Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Best play of the year for Delgado getting hit by that pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allstarjim Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Best play of the year for Delgado getting hit by that pitch. Couple of thoughts... While I am very pleased to see Willie drop Castillo in the order, it's curious to me how he did it this game. Castillo is batting over .400 against Odalis Perez in his career, and Church, who typically doesn't bat well versus lefties, gets moved up to the 2 hole. Methinks Pagan would've been a better fit there for this game. Maybe Willie was thinking we get into their bullpen early this game, however. Still glad to see that Castillo is down there at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allstarjim Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I am really proud of Pelfrey tonight. He has done a bang up job so far this season. If he pitches like this consistently, he really solidifies this rotation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxi-xxv Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Who is the new guy on the mound wearing #42? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorillaNJ Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Best play of the year for Delgado getting hit by that pitch. Man on base, Delgado popped out - thats more like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws44 Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 Thanks dude....I was in Delaware for my conference championship. No problem man. How'd ya do? Couple of thoughts... While I am very pleased to see Willie drop Castillo in the order, it's curious to me how he did it this game. Castillo is batting over .400 against Odalis Perez in his career, and Church, who typically doesn't bat well versus lefties, gets moved up to the 2 hole. Methinks Pagan would've been a better fit there for this game. Maybe Willie was thinking we get into their bullpen early this game, however. Still glad to see that Castillo is down there at the bottom. I agree that Pagan should have been in the 2 spot. The guys in the booth thought it might have been to break up the lefties at the bottom of the order. Pagan is a better fit at the top of the order right now. He has a hot bat and speed. Pelfrey was fantastic tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxi-xxv Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Heilman annoys me. Throw strikes damn it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Heilman annoys me. Throw strikes damn it At least he got out of the inning without any damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxi-xxv Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 A Duaner Sanchez sighting could occur here tonight, warn all NYC taxicabs to stay the fuck away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxi-xxv Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 At least he got out of the inning without any damage. It would be really great if he could gets lefties batting average against down under the .550 level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 It would be really great if he could gets lefties batting average against down under the .550 level Yea that would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxi-xxv Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Yea that would be great. I am not asking for much, I do not even want like a Mo Rivera type .100 against lefties, but geez over .500? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws44 Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 Goggle Man is back!! Lets see what hes got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxi-xxv Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Duaner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Hooray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorillaNJ Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Way to beat the worst team in the league, this is the sort of game that the Mets normally loose. Good thing D.Wright was playing tonight 5 RBI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allstarjim Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 A satisfying game to watch. Nice to see Jose's bat start to wake up. Wright had a fantastic game. That last RBI double he had was such a fantastic AB. Just spoiled all the "pitchers" pitches until he finally got a hitters' pitch and he creamed it. Pelfrey did a great job, and to top it all off, Duaner came in and looked good. Would've liked to have seen that fastball up in the 90's again, but we may have to wait for that. Hopefully he will get that back. Regardless, he kept his pitches down and had good command, and it was just fantastic to see him back on the mound again. Happy times are here again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mws44 Posted April 16, 2008 Author Share Posted April 16, 2008 A satisfying game to watch. Nice to see Jose's bat start to wake up. Wright had a fantastic game. That last RBI double he had was such a fantastic AB. Just spoiled all the "pitchers" pitches until he finally got a hitters' pitch and he creamed it. Pelfrey did a great job, and to top it all off, Duaner came in and looked good. Would've liked to have seen that fastball up in the 90's again, but we may have to wait for that. Hopefully he will get that back. Regardless, he kept his pitches down and had good command, and it was just fantastic to see him back on the mound again. Happy times are here again. Why didn't Shea boo him when he gave up his one hit, like they do when Heilman pitches a scoreless inning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Lesner Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Man, I missed one hell of a game. I caught some of the game on Mets fast-forward this morning, and It really looked like a great game. Wright with 5 RBIs, Reyes finally doing better, Pelfrey looking like a new man...This could be a sign of good things to come. Oh, and.....SANCHEZ!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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