Monday, August 24, 2009

No, its not a bad dream. Lose, 9-7

Yes, that did happen. The Mets lost with an unassisted triple play. Way to lose 103,476.
Oliver Perez went .2 innings, and gave up 6 runs. He was pulled with a 3-0 count on Pedro effing Martinez for christ sakes. However, Angel Pagan hit 2 homers off of Pedro Martinez, one inside the park, and one outside. Pedro went 6, gave up 4, walked 1, struck out 5. It is exactly the kind of start he would have for us last year. A day after his blown save, Pat Misch provided good 4 inning scoreless relief. Elmer Dessens pitched a scoreless 9th, but Sean Green gave up a run in the 8th, making it the 3rd straight game he has done that, and 7 out of the last 10. Nelson Figueroa went 2.1, and gave up 2 runs. He now has an ERA of 6.30, a 7.60 tRA and a 5.99 FIP. Jeff Francoeur tripled in the first, with one out, and it could've been 6-3, but both Sullivan and Tatis failed. Fast forward to the ninth, where Angel Pagan reaches third on a Ryan Howard error (BUCKNER!!!). Then Bruntlett boots Castillo's grounder to make it 9-7. Then Murphy does the same except it's an infield single. So there are none out, and the tying run at the plate is Jeff Francoeur. The count is 2-2, and then Jerry inexplicably sends the runners, and Francoeur lines it up the middle. Bruntlett, who is covering second catches it, tags second, and then tags Murphy for the unassisted triple play. It would've been a single if the runners don't go. And thats how the Mets lost. Jerry, trying to stay out of the double play, got the triple play.
Stupid Decision of the Day: Sending the runners. Oh why Jerry. You played the effing dice, Jerry, you played the effing dice. You seriously are a dice player with the way you manage.
Random Thought of the Day: Aren't you glad we have Oliver Perez for the next 2 years, at $24 mill/per. Ollie threw the same amount of pitches in the first, as Misch did in 4.
Clutch Play of the Game: Murphy single in 9th. +.144 WPA
Up Next for the Mets: The finale of the 4 game set with the Phillies
Bobby Parnell (3-5, 4.74 ERA 3.70 FIP 3.77 tRA) will attempt to picth more than .2 of an inning
Cliff Lee (4-0, 0.82 ERA 1.66 FIP .77 tRA) is awesome.
Take heart Mets fans. While me might have lost by a dropped pop up, walk off walk, grand slam, and go ahead wild pitch, we still have not lost on a walk off balk or catcher's interference. Or someone stealing home.

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