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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Mets Geek column: A Guide to Mets Blogs
Check out my latest Mets Geek column, where I gave a quick rundown of the best Mets blogs out there. It's not an exhaustive list, and feel free to comment at Mets Geek or here about any that have been omitted. In the meantime, enjoy this bizarre picture of John Maine and Duaner Sanchez taken during photo day. (via The 'Ropolitans)
Monday, August 18, 2008
Monday, August 18 Game Thoughts: Pirates 5 - Mets 2
When your bats and bullpen don't perform well, you can't expect to beat any team. This was the case for the Mets today, but I guess 3 out of 4 on the road ain't bad. Here are your game thoughts:
- John Maine had a typical John Maine start: high pitch count, few innings, few hits, many walks, inability to locate the strike zone. That said, he gave up no runs in 5 innings.
- Nick Evans continued to be strong against left-handed pitching, going 2-3 with 2 doubles vs. Pirates lefty ace Paul Maholm. Evans is a very respectable .317/.378/.439 vs. lefties this year (before today's game), so I applaud Jerry Manuel's decision to start Evans today. I like the Dan Murphy/Evans platoon right now.
- What I do not understand is Manuel putting Argenis Reyes in the leadoff spot. His OBP is an embarrassing (especially for a leadoff hitter) .316. He has shown no patience at the plate, nor an ability to steal bases. With Jose "Joe Kings" Reyes getting a day off, why not put Carlos Beltran or even Evans in the leadoff spot? It is simply illogical to put A. Reyes in a position to get more plate appearances than any other player in the lineup.
- Duaner Sanchez is glad to get the hell out of Pittsburgh. His statline in 2 games this series:
1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB. YIKES. Duaner had pitched well recently before this series, but there have to be serious concerns about his confidence at this point, and, more importantly, his severely decreased velocity.
Those pesky Braves come to town this week. They got shut out by Barry Zito (!!!) today, so hopefully their anemic offense (to quote Keith Hernandez) will continue to stink.
- John Maine had a typical John Maine start: high pitch count, few innings, few hits, many walks, inability to locate the strike zone. That said, he gave up no runs in 5 innings.
- Nick Evans continued to be strong against left-handed pitching, going 2-3 with 2 doubles vs. Pirates lefty ace Paul Maholm. Evans is a very respectable .317/.378/.439 vs. lefties this year (before today's game), so I applaud Jerry Manuel's decision to start Evans today. I like the Dan Murphy/Evans platoon right now.
- What I do not understand is Manuel putting Argenis Reyes in the leadoff spot. His OBP is an embarrassing (especially for a leadoff hitter) .316. He has shown no patience at the plate, nor an ability to steal bases. With Jose "Joe Kings" Reyes getting a day off, why not put Carlos Beltran or even Evans in the leadoff spot? It is simply illogical to put A. Reyes in a position to get more plate appearances than any other player in the lineup.
- Duaner Sanchez is glad to get the hell out of Pittsburgh. His statline in 2 games this series:
1/3 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB. YIKES. Duaner had pitched well recently before this series, but there have to be serious concerns about his confidence at this point, and, more importantly, his severely decreased velocity.
Those pesky Braves come to town this week. They got shut out by Barry Zito (!!!) today, so hopefully their anemic offense (to quote Keith Hernandez) will continue to stink.
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