First off I am happy to report that  I didn’t stay up for the entire game last night. Even though we beat the Marlins, I think I would have ended up pulling a Elvis and shooting my television ( not good).
Well our prodigal son / dirty little secret, Oliver Perez , pitched last night in Port St Lucie last night. And by the looks of his line he pitched – well like mediocre Ollie (what else did you expect). In six innings , our Sultan of Suckitude surrendered four runs on five hits while walking one and fanning seven. He threw 86 pitches in which 59 were strikes. I know there are some people that might be encouraged by his low walk total and for the fact he garnered alot of strike outs, but it’s against class A hitters. And honestly let us suppose that Ollie continues to ” progress” during his rehab assignment, and he gets called up after the mandated thirty days are up, do you really think that :
A. The fans are going to welcome back Ollie with open arms and help sooth his bruised ego?
B. Jerry Manuel will insert Oliver back into the starting rotation – bumping a so far deserving R.A Dickey or Takahashi , just because of the weight of his bloated contract?
C.In anticipation of his return , our front office will only look to shore up our bullpen and not try to acquire a front line starting pitcher such as Oswalt, Lee, Lilly or Haren?
I guess my main point is lets say when Ollie’s rehab  assignment is finished and we are in the thick of the pennant race – with a great chance of securing a berth in the post season. Do you trust Ollie to pitch in important games? Are you like me and are afraid that he will crap the proverbial bed when our season is on the line? Honestly I would never put that past our front office ( Mets fans mindset from years of abuse), and I’ll say this If that scenario was to happen and Oliver killed our post season dreams down the stretch, Well I think it would crush all the recent goodwill between the fan base and the front office. In effect it could possibly strain the relationship with the fans for years to come. Oh how I do hope that scenario never plays out !
Oh and just in case you didn’t hear, Carlos Beltran played all nine innings in centerfield in his rehab assignment. He went 2-4 with two singles and a r.b.i , and said afterwards that he is feeling better everyday.
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   ” The Mets are hoping to hit gold with Ollie – But will the opposition hit him like a rotting pinata?”
And with that said… HERE COMES THE INFAMY !!!
Birthday wishes go out to spot starter/ middle reliever for the Mets from “62 – “64, Craig Anderson (1938)
New York Mets traded infielder, Charlie Neal and catcher,Sammy Taylor to the Cincinnati Reds for catcher, Jesse Gonder on July 1, 1963.
New York Mets released second baseman Al Weis on July 1, 1971. Although Al was never really what you would call proficient with the bat, he for his time was one of the best slick fielding infielders in the game during his prime.
New York Mets signed free agent outfielder,Alex Escobar on July 1, 1995. Ahhh yes he was yet another highly touted ” five tool outfielder” that the Mets had drafted that barely had any success in the majors.
New York Mets traded future Hall Of Fame second baseman, Roberto Alomar to the Chicago White Sox for pitchers Edwin Almonte and Royce Ring and infield prospect, Andrew Salvo on July 1, 2003. Look I couldn’t stand Alomar during his duration with the Mets, but lets face it – he was one of the best shortstops in the history of the game, and he deserves to be enshrined in Cooperstown.
And I am sad to report that the death toll from Mo Vaughn’s bout with Montezuma’s revenge has risen to sixty .
12 comments
metsfan4decades
7/1/2010-8:28am at 8:28 am (UTC -4)
I have no idea if Ollie will make his way back, if he’ll suffer a setback, or what they’ll do with him if/when he’s ready to come back. I think it all depends on just when that is, if we’ve already acquired another SP via a trade, what the rest of the starters have been doing (namely Taka and Dickey). I’m willing to bet the Mets don’t have a plan right now either – and are playing it by ear.
If it’s sooner rather than later – as in before we get another SP from a trade – I’ll bet they bring him up, let him make a start or two while putting Taka in the BP. From there, it’s anyone’s guess…..
rustyjr
7/1/2010-8:31am at 8:31 am (UTC -4)
But hypothetically are you afraid that they will trot him out there every fifth day – even if he’s mediocre at best ?
njstuckintx
7/1/2010-8:48am at 8:48 am (UTC -4)
I can’t see how they can. I know that the money factor plays into it, but you’d have a fan revolt if that took place. Butts in seats = goal #1 and Ollie does the opposite. You plan like he’ll never return and if for some reason he comes back in form, bonus! But with the race so tight it’s tough to start experimenting with so little wiggle room.
Kingman 26
7/1/2010-9:26am at 9:26 am (UTC -4)
The Ollie debate is indeed one which is just chock full o’ fun!
I honestly have no idea what they will do, but I can see him finally coming up, getting shelled a couple of times, then refusing a minor league assignment, not having another fake injury and the team just releasing him later this summer when there is barely a year left in his deal.
Rusty, am out of town till Tuesday, so if you don’t see me commenting on your daily brilliance, don’t think I am ignoring you! Will be reading, but might not have the time/ability to comment.
Have a great holiday weekend everyone!
rustyjr
7/1/2010-9:43am at 9:43 am (UTC -4)
No prob brother – I’m borrowing the float for sat night – hot date with the mrs lol
Kingman 26
7/1/2010-9:52am at 9:52 am (UTC -4)
Enjoy!
Just go ahead and put all the Jay-Z and Eminem discs in the glove box for me….
darknova306
7/1/2010-10:27am at 10:27 am (UTC -4)
Sultan of Suckitude, I love it!
stickguy
7/1/2010-10:38am at 10:38 am (UTC -4)
you and gonz should have coordinted better. Gonna split the votes with these 2 posts!
rustyjr
7/1/2010-10:39am at 10:39 am (UTC -4)
Hanging Chad ?
stickguy
7/1/2010-10:49am at 10:49 am (UTC -4)
HIm and Dickey in the rotation together.
The women will love it!
GravediggerHebner
7/1/2010-11:07am at 11:07 am (UTC -4)
I hesitate to agree that Takahashi has shown that he deserves to stay in the rotation. Small sample either way but declining returns do not bode well for him. The more he pitches the more I think he is best suited in a bullpen “once around the order” role.
That and factoring in how much more money Perez is making than Takahashi and I think the move is Perez to rotation, Taka to pen. Not that I like that but I just don’t see them releasing or being able to trade Perez so I’m kinda stuck with it.
In my ideal world Perez shows in his rehab starts that there is still something wrong with him health-wise and remains on the DL for an extended period.
trs86
7/1/2010-11:10am at 11:10 am (UTC -4)
yeah that would work too.