“The team has come along slow but fast.” Casey Stengel
Here’s what you missed on Tuesday, July 14, 2009:
- This Day In Mets Infamy With Rusty 7-14-09 by rustyjr
- Morning Open Thread by CaseStreet
- Today with Mets’ Beat Writers by CaseStreet
- Draft And Follow: 7-14-09 by GravediggerHebner
- Man Up Award Leaders by dirtysanchez
- Could Derrek Lee be a NY Met? by CaseStreet
- Fred Wilpon May Have Lost $700mil by prismo
- How to get the Mets Movitated For The Second Half by dirtysanchez
- All Star Game Thread by dirtysanchez
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18 comments
darknova306
7/15/2009-7:15am at 7:15 am (UTC -4)
So, with the All-Star Game over it’s time for a day of relaxing/reflecting and then we jump into the second half of this season. Going into the second half I’ve already thrown in the towel, but we aren’t actually eliminated yet… so there’s still a long shot chance in a lousy division.
I’m still ticked over the Church trade, not because I thought he was a great player or anything, but more because I think he got treated really poorly here and was never given a chance. I hope gets a chance to prove he’s a decent player in Atlanta. I always liked him. Francoeur has a lot of work ahead of him before I accept him as a part of my team…. (learn some patience at the plate, chief)
Livan is tailing off mid-season… as he has for a few years now and we realistically expected he would. I still think it was a good signing and I’m happy with how he’s done. That being said, I think it’s almost time to think about calling up Niese. A number of us were saying early on that he needs more seasoning and could look good as a mid-season callup… well, he’s certainly making a case for that in Buffalo right now.
Also, I’m sick of Tim Redding and his Chin-pokomon of Doom. Get him out of here, please…
sabermetrician
7/15/2009-8:46am at 8:46 am (UTC -4)
Amen to your thoughts on Church and Francoeur. Francoeur has a ton of work to do to become a respectable hitter again.
I’m excited for the second half, but the next 17 games will tell whether we have something to root for or not. For now, Let’s Go Mets! (Well always, but for now there’s still some hope for this season).
darknova306
7/15/2009-9:30am at 9:30 am (UTC -4)
I really want to see us actually do well against the Braves this weekend. They’re a better team than they get credit for, with a pitching staff that’s nothing to sneeze at. Our AAA lineup could easily get completely shut down over those 4 games (haven’t looked at the pitching matchups though, so I could be wrong). Should be interesting seeing Jeff and Ryan playing against their former teams so quickly after the trade.
charlie_s
7/15/2009-8:52am at 8:52 am (UTC -4)
Regarding Niese: what are stats lately? I can only find his total stats, which are not impressive (even though they have been compiled at AAA, which is his highest level for this length of time):
15 GS
4-6 record
4.12 era
87.1 IP, 93 H and 24 BB
1.340 WHIP
His BB and K ratios aren’t bad, though:
2.2 BB/9
8.2 K/9
3.33 K/BB
Has he be very good lately?
sabermetrician
7/15/2009-9:09am at 9:09 am (UTC -4)
In his last 6 starts:
4-0
.83 ERA
43.1 IP
40 K
10 BB
.97 WHIP
4.0 K/BB
2.07 BB/9
8.31 I/9
sabermetrician
7/15/2009-9:10am at 9:10 am (UTC -4)
8.31 K/9*
CaseStreet
7/15/2009-9:16am at 9:16 am (UTC -4)
very nice
charlie_s
7/15/2009-9:18am at 9:18 am (UTC -4)
Wow, that’s good stuff. Over 7 IP per start! I can’t see how he wouldn’t be ready for another try in the deep end.
Where did you find the breakdown?
sabermetrician
7/15/2009-9:21am at 9:21 am (UTC -4)
http://www.milb.com does game by game breakdown. I just threw together when he got hot.
charlie_s
7/15/2009-9:25am at 9:25 am (UTC -4)
Thanks Saber.
darknova306
7/15/2009-9:27am at 9:27 am (UTC -4)
Those are the stats I was thinking of when I said he’s looking good lately. Didn’t have the time to hunt them down, though. Thanks, Saber.
sabermetrician
7/15/2009-9:29am at 9:29 am (UTC -4)
np
CaseStreet
7/15/2009-9:17am at 9:17 am (UTC -4)
Pretty much agree with all, though Redding should be the long-man.
steveo
7/15/2009-10:27am at 10:27 am (UTC -4)
Sell high.
stickguy
7/15/2009-10:35am at 10:35 am (UTC -4)
Or, use him in the rotation to replace one of the guys stining up the joint?
Unless you want to see Livan and Redding (or the next version of them) next year too?
steveo
7/15/2009-10:45am at 10:45 am (UTC -4)
Package him up wth murphy or evans and try to get a real #2
steveo
7/15/2009-10:51am at 10:51 am (UTC -4)
By the way what happened to the reassessment of where the team was at, during the break? I guess they reassessed and figured we stink and nothing will help at this pont?
Kingman 26
7/15/2009-10:56am at 10:56 am (UTC -4)
Or, they might have reassessed and still BE reassessing…..the trade deadline is July 31.