Have the Mets been cleaned and restored?
With John Maine having been placed on the disabled list due to fatigue in his shoulder, and with Met fans suffering the fatigue of their favorite team’s tendency to find unique ways to lose games, Fernando Nieve was called on to take Maine’s slot in the starting rotation.
Nieve took the color out of the Yankees
Not an ideal situation for a 26 year old who was in the minor leagues less than 2 weeks ago and had only made 1 relief appearance since being recalled to make his first major league start since June 2006. But Nieve (1-0) threw 108 pitches over 6 2/3 innings, allowing only 2 runs, cleaning the stench of defeat from the Mets and restoring, at least for one day, the faith of their fans as the New York Mets defeated the New York Yankees 6-2.
"I was so afraid Fernando"
It was a good afternoon to be named Fernando. Along with Nieve, Fernando Martinez (3 for 4) and Fernando Tatis (2 runs scored, 1 RBI) formed the first trio of Fernandos to ever be in one major league teams’ starting lineup in history. People with other names contributed as well. Omir Santos drove in 3 runs with a double and a homer (4), and Gary Sheffield also homered (7).
Santos started the scoring for the Mets with a 2-run homer in the 2nd inning and the Mets never trailed. Alex Rodriguez hit a solo homer (9) in the bottom of that inning to cut the lead in half, but in the top of the 5th the Mets scored 3 runs to give Nieve some breathing room. Sheffield singled to drive in Carlos Beltran, Tatis just beat out a double play attempt for a fielder’s choice RBI and then Santos doubled in Tatis. All of that scoring came at the expense of Yankee starter Andy Pettitte who surrendered 5 runs on 12 hits in 5 innings of work. Sheffield’s solo homer off Alfredo Aceves in the 7th was the Mets’ final run. Derek Jeter singled in Melky Cabrera in the bottom of the 7th for the Yankees final run.
Rubber games can be fun
So at least for one day the Mets and their fans can feel restored. The Mets go for the series victory in the rubber game Sunday afternoon when Johan Santana (8-3, 2.39) takes the mound for the Mets opposing A. J. Burnett (4-3, 4.89).
Box score courtesy yahoo.com
| NY Mets | |||||||||||
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | Season Avg | ||
| L. Castillo 2b | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | |
| A. Cora ss | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .271 | |
| C. Beltran cf | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .344 | |
| D. Wright 3b | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .365 | |
| G. Sheffield dh | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | |
| F. Tatis 1b | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .261 | |
| R. Church rf | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .278 | |
| O. Santos c | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .279 | |
| F. Martinez lf | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | |
| Totals | 42 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 15 | ||
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| NY Yankees | |||||||||||
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | SB | LOB | Season Avg | ||
| D. Jeter ss | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .299 | |
| J. Damon lf | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .280 | |
| M. Teixeira 1b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | |
| A. Rodriguez 3b | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 | |
| R. Cano 2b | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .291 | |
| J. Posada c | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | |
| H. Matsui dh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 | |
| M. Cabrera rf | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | |
| B. Gardner cf | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 | |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | ||
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| NY Mets | ||||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | Season ERA | ||
| F. Nieve (W, 1-0) | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.81 | 2.08 | |
| S. Green | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.45 | 4.88 | |
| F. Rodriguez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.96 | 0.57 | |
| NY Yankees | ||||||||||
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | WHIP | Season ERA | ||
| A. Pettitte (L, 6-3) | 5.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1.59 | 4.52 | |
| A. Aceves | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.12 | 2.70 | |
| J. Veras | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.44 | 5.96 | |
| HBP – A Rodriguez (by F Nieve). |
| Pitches-strikes – F Nieve 108-60; S Green 18-10; F Rodriguez 16-9; A Pettitte 104-66; A Aceves 36-22; J Veras 37-22. |
| Ground balls-fly balls – F Nieve 8-10; S Green 3-0; F Rodriguez 1-1; A Pettitte 7-4; A Aceves 1-5; J Veras 2-2. |
| Batters faced – F Nieve 27; S Green 5; F Rodriguez 3; A Pettitte 27; A Aceves 8; J Veras 9. |
| Game Details |
| Umpires: HP–Gary Cederstrom. 1B–Jim Wolf. 2B–Brian O’Nora. 3B–Fieldin Culbreth. Time: 3:11. Attendance: 48,056. Weather: 67 degrees, rain. Wind: 7 mph, left to right. |
31 comments
gipperpdx
6/13/2009-7:54pm at 7:54 pm (UTC -4)
Well…I guess I’d say I am pleasantly surprised…but couldn’t get truly happy about today, due to last night. Honestly, the only smile I had all day was reading this wrap-up with the very apt and funny graphics. Gotta get them tomorrow. And, go Sox!
rustyjr
6/13/2009-7:59pm at 7:59 pm (UTC -4)
I know i’ve been pissed until we won
rustyjr
6/13/2009-7:58pm at 7:58 pm (UTC -4)
Servpro? LOL – would be great if we win tomorrow – I wonder if fernando earned another start
prismo
6/13/2009-7:59pm at 7:59 pm (UTC -4)
Hahahaha niceeeee Grave. Hilarious stuff as usual.
metsfan4decades
6/13/2009-8:39pm at 8:39 pm (UTC -4)
I just love these graphics you guys come up with for these posts. Funny stuff…
smooth
6/13/2009-8:00pm at 8:00 pm (UTC -4)
fernando nieve our new ace, this kid is going to surprise people. book it.
GravediggerHebner
6/13/2009-8:07pm at 8:07 pm (UTC -4)
Ace might be taking it too far, but I think it’s fair to say that Nieve is exactly the type of guy that Omar acquires and then gets little credit for. Young pitchers that have not disappointed elsewhere but are still young. He brings them in and gives them a chance. If they work out, they’re cheap and under control for years. Perez, had his moments and still may (although no longer cheap). Maine, now maybe Nieve, perhaps Broadway.
rustyjr
6/13/2009-8:13pm at 8:13 pm (UTC -4)
ok ok hes our number 2 guy lol
GravediggerHebner
6/13/2009-8:04pm at 8:04 pm (UTC -4)
KRod just responded very appropriately to Brian Bruney. Kudos KRod.
dentulous
6/13/2009-8:06pm at 8:06 pm (UTC -4)
K-Rod: Who the hell is Bruney? Someone in Double A? lmao
rustyjr
6/13/2009-8:07pm at 8:07 pm (UTC -4)
i love that – he looked pissed – and honestly who is bruney to say that – thats a “know your role rook” kind of thing
dentulous
6/13/2009-8:08pm at 8:08 pm (UTC -4)
it was awesome. He was like STFU n00b!
rustyjr
6/13/2009-8:14pm at 8:14 pm (UTC -4)
he truley looked angry – i like that
Mr North Jersey
6/13/2009-8:18pm at 8:18 pm (UTC -4)
When Krod said instead of going thru the papers tell him next time he is at Citi Fields to tell me in my face I nearly died laughing. He then said Bruney who? all I know is that he is always on the dl not even a year in the league LoL. AWESOME!!!
dentulous
6/13/2009-8:21pm at 8:21 pm (UTC -4)
that will forever be and interview I remember. Too funny
dentulous
6/13/2009-8:19pm at 8:19 pm (UTC -4)
he did. That got him heated! That is the fearlessness and competitiveness he brings to the team. I love that attitude too! Bruney is a tool.
mrose
6/13/2009-8:19pm at 8:19 pm (UTC -4)
http://blogs.nypost.com/sports/mets/archives/2009/06/k-rod_responds.html
Mr North Jersey
6/13/2009-8:21pm at 8:21 pm (UTC -4)
“If it was somebody big, I might pay attention to it,” he said. “But somebody like that, a nobody like that, it doesn’t bother me.”
I Love It!
dentulous
6/13/2009-8:22pm at 8:22 pm (UTC -4)
excellent. Let me add that to my favorites!
smooth
6/13/2009-8:23pm at 8:23 pm (UTC -4)
Krod made Bruney feel as small as an ant.
dentulous
6/13/2009-8:07pm at 8:07 pm (UTC -4)
K-Rod is the MAN!
rustyjr
6/13/2009-8:08pm at 8:08 pm (UTC -4)
i think he will drill a-roid in his hemmroids next time they cross paths lol
mrose
6/13/2009-8:22pm at 8:22 pm (UTC -4)
http://www.nleastchatter.com/ acta to be fired in DC… read here guys
dentulous
6/13/2009-8:24pm at 8:24 pm (UTC -4)
too bad for acta. Nationals are a tough team to run.
dentulous
6/13/2009-8:23pm at 8:23 pm (UTC -4)
“I don’t even know who that guy is. Somewhere in Double-A? I believe he hasn’t even pitched one full season. He’s always been on the DL. That’s all I know right now. He better keep his mouth shut and do his job and not worry about somebody else.”
Asked if he was surprised by Bruney’s comments, K-Rod shrugged.
“If it was somebody big, I might pay attention to it,” he said. “But somebody like that, a nobody like that, it doesn’t bother me.”
never will get old. K-Rod is the best move minaya has made.
stickguy
6/13/2009-8:26pm at 8:26 pm (UTC -4)
now this is the way it’s supposed to be.
Maybe all this adversity will finally make the team mentally tough? So when they get some weapons for the stretch run, they will just steamroll over the league?
Just frustrating to see the Phils getting smoked already (although it is pouring here for the 2nd time today), and knowing the Mets should be in 1st by now.
Q: What could be better than a Met over yankee, Red SOx over Philly day?
A: A 2nd one tomorrow! Go Johan!
metsfan4decades
6/13/2009-8:37pm at 8:37 pm (UTC -4)
I hope they don’t call that game in Philly. Sox have a very good chance of winning that one.
metsfan4decades
6/13/2009-8:36pm at 8:36 pm (UTC -4)
Nice come back win, guys. Nieve might be a very good pickup for us.
And KRod? I burst out laughing watching that interview. As he said, if it was someone big in the game, someone doing their job and doing it well, he’d have to respect it. But this guy?
He just flicked that off like a dead fly.
You go, KRod.
smooth
6/13/2009-8:51pm at 8:51 pm (UTC -4)
The final knockout punch from Krod per Bart Hubbuch
8:40 P.M. UPDATE) One last jab from K-Rod …
“If some guy comes out with that, somebody big like [Mariano] Rivera, somebody who’s been around and is good at what he does, I would respect that coming. But for some guy that I don’t even know who it is, that hasn’t even played a full year in the big leagues, that’s always been hurt? It doesn’t bother me.”
ghostofshea
6/13/2009-9:39pm at 9:39 pm (UTC -4)
I was at my sisters babyshower and we still had the game on with half n half between team fans. Was fun. Good win. Nieve did his thing as did fmart as he is the met i am rootin for the most so he can be our breakout star. But. Shef, santos n company did their thing. Kudos to green too. N i didnt see that krod interview, which leads me to this…(to the moderators) i think it would be cool if ya could add video highlights if prohibited. That would be nice. But yea, good game.
CaseStreet
6/13/2009-11:04pm at 11:04 pm (UTC -4)
glad the team got the win, wouldn’t want anyone here jumping off bridges