Perez Shows He’s Not Team Player
The Oliver Perez decision was made late yesterday. But it was not the decision that the front office probably would have liked. Manager Jerry Manuel has said that the team did not ask Perez to accept a minor league assignment. If this is the case I have to believe that they didn’t ask because they […]
Perez Out Of Rotation But Where’s He Going?
After another poor outing Saturday the Mets have said that Oliver Perez will be removed from the starting rotation. Exactly where he will be going remains up in the air. There are two obvious options: move him to the bullpen or send him to the minors to work things out. Moving Perez to the bullpen […]
Weekend Pitching Mathups Vs. Phillies
Friday – Mike Pelfrey (2-0, 6.32) vs. Chan Ho Park (0-0, 7.16), 7:05 p.m., SNY Saturday – Oliver Perez (1-2, 9.31) vs. Jamie Moyer (3-1, 5.09), 3:40 p.m., SNY Sunday – John Maine (1-2, 5.40) vs. Joe Blanton (0-2, 8.41), 1:35 p.m., PIX-11
Today’s Lineup 4/29/2009 & Notes
The Mets are having Oliver Perez pitch batting practice today. It’s not usual for pitchers to throw live batting practice between starts. I guess pitching coach Dan Warthen is thinking that if other teams take batting practice against Perez then why not the Mets? John Maine will also throw BP today. Here’s today’s lineup: # […]
This Weekend’s Pitching Matchups
Friday – Scott Olsen (0-2, 9.00) vs. Johan Santana (2-1, 0.46), 7:10 p.m., SNY. Saturday – Daniel Cabrera (0-1, 4.50) vs. Mike Pelfrey (1-0, 8.10), 1:10 p.m., SNY. Sunday – Jordan Zimmerman (1-0, 3.00) vs. Oliver Perez (1-1, 7.80), 1:10 p.m., PIX-11.
Putz Breaks Our Hearts For The First Time
Last night was the first opportunity I had to watch a game from start to finish. And an interesting game it was. Oliver Perez sucked. Even before the 5th inning explosion that knocked him out of the game Perez did not have very good stuff. I don’t care how many times Gary Cohen says he […]
Pitching Matchups For St. Louis
The St. Louis Cardinals have reworked their rotation due to their rainout yesterday. Here’s the latest pitching matchups for the Mets visit this week: Tuesday – Oliver Perez (1-1, 7.84) vs. Todd Wellemeyer (1-1, 4.50), 8:15 p.m., SNY. Wednesday – John Maine (0-1, 7.20) vs. Joel Piniero (2-0, 5.40), 8:15 p.m., SNY and ESPN. Thursday […]
2009 Opening Day Roster
Below is the opening day roster as it stands now. When the fifth starter is needed Livan Hernandez will replace Nick Evans. Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB 25 Pedro Feliciano L/L 5-10 190 08/25/76 48 Sean Green R/R 6-6 235 04/20/79 33 John Maine R/R 6-4 200 05/08/81 36 […]
Starting Rotation Set
I haven’t blogged too much this spring because there hasn’t been very much to write about. It’s been a relatively quiet spring. But now that we’re a week away from the regular season it’s time to start writing. The big news yesterday was the official coronation of Livan Hernandez as the fifth starter. This move […]
Spring Notes
There’s a buzz around this morning about today’s batting order and it has nothing to do with where Luis Castillo or Jose Reyes will bat. Manager Jerry Manuel has put today’s starting pitcher Oliver Perez in the no. 2 hole in the order. Manuel wants to see Perez bunt and is apparently confident enough that […]
