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5/14 – Trivia
Yesterday’s trivia was not guessed on. Was it because nobody knew it or because nobody checked the site? Check for the trivia. It will be the same question today.
Standings:
PTS Wins
Mets Blog 2009 24 5
Watercooler 11 3
Diamond Diva 10 3
Mets Banter 5 1
Fantasy Hardball 4 1
Rays Renegade 2 1
Totally Tribe 2 0
Today’s Question: 7 Points
In the Mets first ever trade, they traded cash and a player to be named later for Frank Thomas and another player to be named later. Who were the players that were later named?
♠ If you can only get 1 player then you will get half the points. If someone only says 1 player then you can say the other for half the points.
♣ First one to post a comment with the correct answer wins. Please leave a link to your blog so I can post your link as a winner.
Niese Down, Figgy Up
After the game Adam Rubin is reporting that the Mets have sent Jonathan Niese to triple-A Buffalo after his 5 run, 4 2/3 innings in today’s game. Rubin says that the Mets will replace Niese with Nelson Figueroa. Rubin also said that he would not be surprised if the Mets activate Tim Redding from the DL for Monday’s game.
I know Niese didn’t pitch very well but I like him.I was a little busy today so I didn’t really get to watch him pitch but I think he could get another start.
Also if you haven’t guessed on today’s trivia,
then you can fin it here.
Opinion: Ollie to Bullpen, I like it
Oliver Perez was sent to the bullpen today. Ken Takahashi, who pitched in long relief when Ollie pitched on Saturday, will pitch in his spot on Friday.
Most people say they want Ollie in the minors but I want him in the bullpen. Here is why:
Ollie needs to clear his head. 2 or 3 appearances in non-pressure spots. Then like 2 appearances in pressure spots and then start a game again. Let him clear his a head in a major league game to prove to himself that he can get major league hitters out. Then make him think that he can get major league hitters out in big spots. Then he can start a game and hopefully we will see good Ollie.
But what if he can’t get hitters out?
Then send him to the minors. It would probably mean that he has a physical problem. So DL or Buffalo.
But I think lets see what he can do with him in the bullpen. If he fails then DL or minors. Give him a bullpen chance first.
Lineups
On Wednesday, manager Jerry Manual made a interesting move in batting Daniel Murphy 3rd with Carlos Delgado hurt. Wednesday’s lineup was this:
Reyes
Cora
Murphy
Beltran
Wright
Church
Tatis
Castro
Santana
Cora
Murphy
Beltran
Wright
Church
Tatis
Castro
Santana
Tonight the only difference is that Omir Santos is starting in place of Ramon Castro and that Mike Pelfrey is pitching. Jerry really doesn’t like Castro because Santos is catching every game except day games after night games like in Wednesday’s case.
I don’t like Murphy batting 2nd. As much of a Murphy fan I am, I like him in the 2 hole. Here is what I would do:
Reyes
Murphy
Wright or Beltan
Murphy
Wright or Beltan
(The other one)
Church
Tatis
Santos
Cora
Pelfrey
I want Murphy batting 2nd. Wright and Beltan batting 3 and 4 not 4 and 5. Then move everyone else up and bat Cora 8th. You can comment on what you think of this lineup and what you would do.
Postgame: Nationals 8 at Mets 1 (Fail to Sweep)
The Mets today yet again failed to sweep their series as they lost to the Nationals 8-1 at Citi Field.
(This will not be a normal postgame report)
I was at the game and Ollie was not good butmy prediction is that he will do amazing next start in Phillie.
Ollie will make his next start on Friday against the Phillies, a team that Ollie has done really well against. Ollie only gave up 1 earned run against the Phillies last year.
Also some of the scoreboards broke. The strip scoreboard in left field that people were putting K-cards on last Friday was broken. (I guess the security people were right about it braking.) Then during the game the center field big scoreboard went completely off for about the first 2 innings of the game. Then it went on but there was a big strip of black in the middle so you couldn’t read anything on it. Then they put the Mets logo up so it wouldn’t be wasted. THen the scoreboard tarted to work again but there was one black dot in the middle. The Mets then put the regular stuff on the scoreboard with that black dot there. Then it was all fixed for the rest of the game but by that time the Mets were completely out of it.
You would think this is a old stadium with all of this happening but Citi Field is brand new this year.
Also during the game the Mets had Casey Fossum pitch 2 1/3 innings.He did horrible in his first 1/3 of a inning but then settled in but the truth is that Casey Fossum stinks.
After the game, the Mets DFA’d Fossum and brought up left handed reliver Ken Takahashi from triple-A Buffalo. In Buffalo he had a 0.77 ERA in 11 2/3 innings.
Mets Lineup
Today both Fernando Tatis and Gary Sheffield will be in the lineup with Murphy and Church sitting against the lefty.
I thought Jerry Manual said that Murphy would play against both righties and lefties.
The Mets lineup should look like this:
Reyes
Castillo
Beltran
Delgado
Wright
Sheffield
Tatis
Castro
Johan
Tatis is in the lineup because Jerry wants him to get at bats. I understand that but Murphy and Church should play almost everyday. Righty or lefty pitching. Here is the real problem: GARY SHEFFIELD.
This season Sheffield is batting .111. He sucks. Yes he hit his 500th home run but he sucks. .111 should not be on the team or in the lineup. The Mets were perfectly fine with Church and Murphy playing everyday and Tatis getting the occasional start.
Sheffield has forced Church to rest some days and that has put him in a real slump. He was doing amazing at the beginning of the year.
Sheffield should be dumped or traded. I think some team would want him.
Pitching Schedule
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Player Projections
I am going to go through the entire roster giving predictions on how good they will do this year.
C – Brian Schnieder
Schnieder will not hit very well but he will manage the staff well. I expect him to share the catching roles with Castro a lot this year.
1B – Carlos Delgado
Delgado will have a decent year. I think he will get off to a very good start, hit a lot of homers but I think he will cool down in late May and June.I think he then might start hitting well in September and be a big part in this team.
2B – Luis Castillo
Castillo will not have a good year. I think he will either have a really good 1st week or 2 or a really bad one. I think we will see a lot of Cora at 2nd this year and maybe even a trade where they give up someone good for someone else that doesn’t perform. I wouldn’t be surprised if Nick Evens or Daniel Murphy play some games at 2nd.
3B – David Wright
Wright will have a good year. I think the power might not show up until May or June but I think he will get a ton of RBIs. I think he might have a 120 RBI year and hit over .300.
SS – Jose Reyes
Reyes will be a slightly different player this year. I think he will hit 18-20 home runs and steal 50-60 bases.I think at the same time he might win a Gold Glove or compete for one.
LF – Daniel Murphy
Murphy will have a great year. I bet he surprises lots of people by being able to hit lefties so well.I bet he ends up hitting just below .300 and he hits about 15 homers. The amount of RBIs will depend on where Manual puts him in the lineup.If he bats him 6th he should drive in about 80 runs and if he bats 2nd he will drive in like 50 runs. I think he should bat 2nd. I think he would be good behind Reyes and in front of Wright. He will get pitches to hi and I think that would be good for him. i think he will platoon with Tatis at the beginning of the year and play everyday at the end of the year. I think he will play about 100-120 games this year.
CF – Carlos Beltran
Beltran will have a decent year but not one of his bests. I think he will be a streaky player. He will get hot sometimes and show lot of power and drive in lots of runs. He will also get cold and strike out 3 times a game.
RF – Ryan Church
Church will have a average year. Later in the season I bet he platoons with Tatis and Murphy plays everyday. I don’t think you should be counting on Church much this year.
Now the Rotation:
SP – Johan Santana
Johan will have a spectacular year. He should win 20 games now that the bullpen has been fixed up. A low ERA (maybe evan lead the league) and a couple complete games. I think late in the year he will be counted on to pitch on short rest and will pitch fine. I would get him on your fantasy team.
SP – John Maine
Maine will have a good year. I think he will be able to go deeper into games this year but still have some games here he is pulled early due to a high pitch count.
SP – Oliver Perez
I think Perez will have a real good year. All of this stuff about being out of shape should end. I think Perez will respond well to Dan Warthen’s comments. I think he will still have some bad games where he can’t get out of the 3rd inning but I think for the most part he will go deep into games without many runs. I think he might even be a league leader in strikeouts.
SP – Mike Pelfrey
Pelfrey will have a so so year. I think he will be pretty consistent with 6 or 7 innings with 2-4 runs but the question will be if the mets score runs for him. I think the Mets will struggle when Pelf is on the mound. I think throwing a lot of innings last year and this year might get to him at the end of the year.
SP – Livan Hernandez
Livan won’t do so well. THe one good thing he will do is eat up innings and give the bullpen a rest. I think by June Jon Niese will be up. The one thing I hope for is that Freddy Garcia doesn’t come up. If he does then I think he will have a real bad outing.
Now the bullpen:
CL – Francisco Rodrigez
K-Rod will have a good year. He won’t save as many games as last year but he won’t blow many either. He will do better than Wagner did last year. I have no worries with K-Rod
SU – J.J. Putz
Putz will do well. He will be useful in extra inning games because he can go more than 1 inning and he will also be backup for K-Rod.
MR – Sean Green
Green will do well pitching a 7th. Even if he doesn’t perform then the Mets still have Feliciano. They will have a good bridge to K-Rod in close games.
MR – Pedro Feliciano
Feliciano will have a fair year. I think he will have trouble facing righties and I think he will be called upon to do that more this year without Joe Smith. He sould be very good against lefties his year which is useful against the Philies Howard and Utley.
MR – Brian Stokes
Stokes I think will end up doing mop-up work. I think at some points this year he will be more useful but for the most part he will just be doing mop-up.
LR – Bobby Parnell
Parnell will be a long man. He will also be used to eat up extra innings.I think as the season goes in he will come in in more important situations.
Now the bench:
OF – Fernando Tatis
Tatis will be a platoon player in left and right. I think Murphy will end up being a everyday player and Tatis will platoon with Church.
C – Ramon Castro
Castro will be the backup catcher but I think he will play more tha the average backup catcher. I think he will show a lot of power but not have a very good AVG.
IF – Alex Cora
Cora will play a lot of 2nd base and might pinch run a lot because he is the fastest one on the bench. I don’t really know what to expect of him because in he was a backup in the American League so I don’t really know him well.
OF – Marlon Anderson
I think Anderson will be a good pinch hitter like he was in 2006. I think he will be someone to count on off the bench but I don’t think he will perform if he becomes a starting player.
The last Bench spot I think will be:
OF – Angel Pagan
Pagan will be a defensive replacement for Murphy or Tatis. I don’t think he will do much pinch hitting but it will all depend on how he hits this year.
If you disagree with anything I said then type it in the comments section of this post.
Livan Wins, Garcia takes the Lose
The Mets anounced that Livan Hernandez will be the 5th starter and they have also sent Freddy Garcia to Minor League Camp after Garcia accepted his assignment.
Good, Garcia isn’t the starter. Livan is ok but I would have rather seen Niese or Pedro.
Mets Go 