Talking Points to Take to Work:
Mike Pelfrey is a good pitcher now, but he's not half as good as he's going to be.
Oliver Perez does seem to be a "big game pitcher," though I think he got unlucky last night.
Marlon Anderson: .217/.259/.287 over 141 plate appearances. Is there any reason the Mets are still holding on to him? Fantasies about "clutch" and the like? And you do realize, of course, that Anderson is signed through next year. (I was right. I was right about him.)
Meanwhile, Valentino Pascucci, who hit .290/.410/.553 for New Orleans, is surfing or something.
I'm still hoping that Aaron Heilman and Duaner Sanchez become favored over Luis Ayala as "closer" before the season ends. We can't be in the playoffs (if we make it) with that kind of bullpen, no matter how well it's working now.
Wagner: Such an injury was always a risk with him, especially later in his career. I feel bad for him, but surely all his riches will be a consolation. (No, they won't.)
CARLOS DELGADO! I never proclaimed that he was done, but it's not like the thought didn't cross my mind. I openly wondered about it. Now he looks comfortable, slams two home runs a game, and is writing again.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
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On the bright side, we haven't had a crappy no. 2 hitter in a while.
Oh yea, I forgot to mention that! Things are good in Metsland.
Heilman. Guzman. Ball. Hit. Bullpen. Tied.
Keep hoping about Heilman, John. I just can't do it anymore (if I've ever actually done it in recent memory.)
And it's a damn good thing it looks like the Phils are trying their damnest to return the favor and help the Mets win the division this year.
Anderson's contract is guaranteed for 2009, but I'd be shocked if the Mets didn't simply release him. You'd have think Omar would've learned his lesson after the Julio Franco debacle, but nooooo ...
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