Amazin’ Avenue
Eric Simon
How Feliciano Got His Groove Back
Over at Amazin’ Avenue, Eric analyzes the Mets bullpen. “This year, while the Mets’ offense has struggled and their roster has suffered injuries galore, the bullpen has been a bright spot, currently sporting the second-best FIP in baseball at 3.71. Where has the improvement come from?” The article goes on to point out replacements for last year’s pen and the well publicized success of Krod and Parnell. However, this one is the key.
| Reliever | K% | BB% | K/BB | FIP | tRA | GB/FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Superstar | 26.19% | 3.57% | 7.33 | 3.35 | 3.13 | 2.50 |
| Bum He Replaced | 21.19% | 11.02% | 1.92 | 4.59 | 4.80 | 1.95 |
“Mr. Superstar” is Pedro Feliciano. “Bum He Replaced” is also Pedro Feliciano, but his 2008 version. Value-wise, Pedro v2009 has been worth twice as much as v2008 (.6 WAR versus .3 WAR) in roughly two-fifths of the innings.
Feliciano has been much better this year and hopefully that can continue as problems increase with Putz and questions still surround Green and Taka.
NY Post
BART HUBBUCH
Beltran Recovers From Stomach Ailment
The Swine Flu scare is over. “The Mets’ bizarre swine-flu scare appeared to pass uneventfully yesterday when Carlos Beltran was set to return after missing 3½ games with a stomach ailment.”
Hubbuch said that although Beltran was in uniform and in good spirts, he was five pounds lighter. Beltran’s ailment was never diagnosed and was suspected to be food posioning. I guess him, Sheff and Maine must go out for a lot of late night tacos together. “Asked if he had ever felt that bad, Beltran shook his head and said: “No, man. It was pretty awful.” Beltran is expected to be in the lineup today.
NY Daily News
Adam Rubin
Mets shortstop Jose Reyes re-injures leg in Florida rehab game
Saving the worst for last. This one is the one that everyone is talking about and at the same time are afraid to talk about. What is going on with Jose Reyes ?  According to Rubin   “Jose Reyes, on the disabled list with a right calf injury, pulled himself from an extended spring training game in Port St. Lucie after two at-bats when discomfort resurfaced in the leg. The Mets had hoped to activate the shortstop tomorrow when he’s eligible to come off the DL. Instead, Reyes will be in New York today to see team doctor Struan Coleman. ” This does not sound good at all. “In his second at-bat he tried to push it, felt it a little bit in the knee, and so they took him out of the game,” assistant GM John Ricco said. “We talked to the guys in New York. The doctors want to see him again. … When he finally got in a game and tried to go full bore, he said there’s still something there.” So now basically the Mets need to assume that Reyes and Delgado will be out indefinitely. DeRossa is starting to look better and better.
20 comments
Joe R
6/4/2009-9:11am at 9:11 am (UTC -4)
I only get the first page of the Q&A with Matt. is there a way to see ther whole transcript?
trs86
6/4/2009-9:41am at 9:41 am (UTC -4)
It should come up if you replay the Q and A. It has a scroll bar on the side of the plug-in.
darknova306
6/4/2009-9:18am at 9:18 am (UTC -4)
This calf injury didn’t sound good to begin with. You don’t mess with the calf, cause it takes a while to heal and is easily re-injured during the recovery. It looks like they’re just trying to rush him back. Give him another couple weeks, honestly. We don’t need him coming back and getting hurt worse.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-9:25am at 9:25 am (UTC -4)
I agree. I would not rush him back to be here for the Yankee or Phillies series. It’s seriously only 6 games. The season is long. If he needs another 10-15 days, he should take it.
You can’t see me, but I’m doing a rain dance. Will be doing it for the next 10-15 days.
darknova306
6/4/2009-9:50am at 9:50 am (UTC -4)
Haha, I’m with you on the rain dance! This team needs a month-long monsoon so they can get healthy without falling too far behind Philly.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-9:59am at 9:59 am (UTC -4)
Problem is Philly isn’t going to lose any of its next 25 games. So we’ll fall to 15.5 GB.
darknova306
6/4/2009-10:07am at 10:07 am (UTC -4)
Wow, I’m pessimistic, but I wasn’t going to go as far as 15.5 GB. I’m betting on about 9 GB, I just hope they prove me wrong.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-10:09am at 10:09 am (UTC -4)
Well, i’m just saying Philly will win 25 straight and the Mets won’t play due to monsoon. We are three back as of 12:34PM today (subject to change at ~3:15 – umps generally call balls strikes on getaway day). So, assuming 25 game winning streak starting today for Philly, that’s another 12.5 games. Boom! 15.5 game lead.
darknova306
6/4/2009-10:13am at 10:13 am (UTC -4)
Haha, gotcha.
CaseStreet
6/4/2009-9:36am at 9:36 am (UTC -4)
1. K-Rod is an automatic for the All-Star game, yes?
2. I hate that media throws the swine flu scare whenever someone is sick. Hey my stomach is upset, do I have swine flu, too?
3. Hopefully Reyes latest set-back is just that. Glad we are getting Cora back (where’s Alex?)
darknova306
6/4/2009-9:54am at 9:54 am (UTC -4)
1. Yes, I’d say Frankie is an All-Star without question.
2. The media makes their money by getting readers/viewers. They drum up viewers by keeping people in a panic and scared. Swine flu is a nice buzz word/phrase that gets lots of hits for their sites. (It’s just a flu, why are people so damn scared? Regular flu can kill just as easily)
3. Love Cora. If Wright can fix his swing, I can live without Jose for a bit longer to make sure he’s healthy.
trs86
6/4/2009-9:59am at 9:59 am (UTC -4)
You are right, we have a lot of people each year die from just the flu.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-10:02am at 10:02 am (UTC -4)
Couldn’t agree more. Gotta love the media. When something like that hits NY though, it can spread like wildfire. Think about how many people use the subways, etc.
Not scared of swine flu, but what if it’s a more serious condition?
darknova306
6/4/2009-10:04am at 10:04 am (UTC -4)
“but what if it’s a more serious condition?”
That’s what I’m more affraid of. He’s returning to the lineup, though, so hopefully he’s getting healthy. He lost 5 pounds, though, so I’d like to make sure he’s rehydrated and has all of his strength back.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-10:08am at 10:08 am (UTC -4)
He needs to do some deep mole-searching.
sheyheykid
6/4/2009-9:54am at 9:54 am (UTC -4)
1. K-Rod and Johan are automatics.
2. I hate that I had to read a hundred newspaper articles or blogs that said Beltran doesn’t have swine flu.
3. No way the reyes setback is anything minor, nothing ever is with these Mets.
darknova306
6/4/2009-9:55am at 9:55 am (UTC -4)
If it is minor, they’ll mismanage it until it becomes major.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-10:00am at 10:00 am (UTC -4)
If it’s major, they’ll play it off like it’s minor. Which is what we’ll get. Bunch of career MINOR league shortstops masquerading as 7th place hitters. Or worse yet, Daniel Murphy batting 3rd.
Joe R
6/4/2009-10:07am at 10:07 am (UTC -4)
Probably isnt minor. Hopefully the swelling behind his knee wasnt masking a more serious issue. Thats prob why the Doc wants to see him. I heard somethimes initally the swelling blocks the view and there can actually be some structural damage. lets not hope!
But Reyes last 2 injuries started with us being told it was nothing and then he was out with some major injury.
Hope its good news today.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-10:11am at 10:11 am (UTC -4)
Reyes needs to get healthy, so he can be sent up north for Halladay.
Reyes’ history of leg injuries should force us to take a more pessimistic approach. This is a guy that missed two seasons because of hamstring or quad injuries.