Game 4 Rehash

[soupcan]

Valadius wrote: ...Maybe he was trying to weasel his way out of admitting mistakes.

That's kinda what I was thinking.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm guessing (a) he forgot, and ( he assumed that spot would come up.

Much as I should like access and all, I don't like the intrusion of those in-game interviews. It feels like the Pro Bowl.

[Guest Edgy DC]

That single to left by Lo Duca with Reyes running... I'm guessing he was swinging on his own. That's where the battering began.

[Centerfield]

Some thoughts regarding Oliver Perez...Joe Buck and company, as Perez was working through the 6th, made it seem like he came up big, or at least, turned in an acceptable performance. 5 runs, 5.2 innings, that's not very good. The best thing he did was not suck until the Mets had scored a ton of runs. Perez seemed pretty upbeat about his performance too.

I'm hoping in the future he will not be as satisfied as he was last night with that kind of line.

[Valadius]

Look at it this way - 3 runs, 5.1 innings. That's all right.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Good point. If that's the best he can do, it's not very good.

But this isn't big picture time. He helped them win the game, and that's all that matters. And he hung in there into the sixth inning, which avoided putting a burden on the bullpen.

If the Mets advance to the World Series, hopefully the rotation will work out so that Perez doesn't get more than one start.

[HahnSolo]

Centerfield wrote: The best thing he did was not suck until the Mets had scored a ton of runs.

Pretty much. But, I look at it this way: he only walked one guy, which was unexpected to me. And also, he scattered his runs. No big innings to get the crowd into it.

[Guest Hillbilly]

Centerfield wrote: I'm hoping in the future he will not be as satisfied as he was last night with that kind of line.

I hope you're right, but with the big lead his approach was correct. He was in the mode of 'here it is - hit it', which is what you should with that kind of lead. If he was walking guys and nibbling, and in general not pitching to the situation, I would have been much more disappointed. All things considered, Ollie gave a nice solid effort. I'm not too troubled by the two late HRs.

[Gwreck]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: If the Mets advance to the World Series, hopefully the rotation will work out so that Perez doesn't get more than one start.

With the rainout today, the rotation for the WS sets up like this:

Games 1/5: Oliver Perez
Games 2/6: Glavine
Games 3/7: Maine
Game 4: ??

If Perez starts NLCS Game 7, he would move to the WS Game 4 slot.

Clearly this would be subject to roster changes (El Duque? Williams?) and whoever starts NLCS Game 7, if necessary.

[Willets Point]

Gwreck wrote: Games 1/5: Oliver Perez

No that's just not going to happen.

On a related topic, do we have ANY other starting pitchers to add to the WS roster? Bannister? Pelfrey? Soler? The Mets just seem to be short a starting pitcher.

[Gwreck]

Willets Point wrote: ="Gwreck"] Games 1/5: Oliver Perez No that's just not going to happen. On a related topic, do we have ANY other starting pitchers to add to the WS roster? Bannister? Pelfrey? Soler? The Mets just seem to be short a starting pitcher.

I didn't say it was going to happen; it's just how it sets up.

As discussed elsewhere, they can add Orlando Hernandez or Dave Williams to the roster by subtracting any player. (This also applies to Royce Ring, but he's not a starter).

Adding Bannister, Pelfrey or Soler would require removing a player currently on the roster (read: Trachsel) due to injury.

[Guest Hillbilly]

Willets Point wrote: ="Gwreck"] Games 1/5: Oliver Perez No that's just not going to happen. On a related topic, do we have ANY other starting pitchers to add to the WS roster? Bannister? Pelfrey? Soler? The Mets just seem to be short a starting pitcher.

The talk is El Duque will be ready if we get there.

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