Schaefer POTG 7/12/08 - Mets 3, Rockies sniffle

[Guest KC]

BOX

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Muniz 2
Schoeneweis 1
Wagner 1
Heilman 1
Martinez 1
Reyes 2
Schneider 0.80
Beltran 0.80
Tatis 0.25
Delgado .15

[Guest themetfairy]

Martinez - 1.25
Muniz - 1.75
Heilman - 1
Schoenweis - 1
Wagner - 1
Reyes - 1.5
Tatis - 1
Schneider - 1
Beltran - .25
Delgado - .25

[Gwreck]

Muniz 2
Schneider 2
Martinez 1
Wagner 1
Heilman 1
Schoeneweis 1
Reyes 1
Tatis 1

[Frayed Knot]

Martinez - 2.1
Muniz - 1.0
Heilman - 0.6
Schoeneweis - 0.6
Wagner - 0.6
Reyes - 1.5
Beltran - 0.9
Schneider - 0.9
Tatis - 0.9
Delgado - 0.9

[soupcan]

Martinez - 2
Muniz - 1
Reyes - 1
Schneider - 1
Tatis - 1
Wagner - 1
Beltran - .75
Delgado - .75
Heilman - .75
Schoeneweis - .75

[Benjamin Grimm]

Martinez 1.8
Muniz 1.5
Beltran 1
Reyes 1.3
Schneider 1.3
Heilman 0.7
Schoeneweis 0.7
Wagner 0.7
Tatis 1

[Guest Vince Coleman Firecracker]

Martinez 2
Muniz 2
Heilman 1
Schoeneweis 1
Wagner 1
Reyes 1
Beltran 1
Schneider 1

[Guest KC]

beltran 1.00
heilman 0.75
martinez 1.50
muniz 2.00
reyes 1.00
schneider 1.25
schoeneweis 0.75
tatis 1.00
wagner 0.75

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Muniz 1.50
Reyes 1.25
Schneider 1.00
Martinez 1.00
Tatis 0.75
Heilman 0.75
Schoeneweis 0.75
Wagner 0.75
Beltran 0.50
Delgado 0.50

[Elster88]

Martinez 2.75
Muniz 1.5
Reyes 1
Schneider 1
Delgado 1
Heilman 0.75
Schoeneweis 0.75
Wagner 0.75
Beltran 0.5

[Benjamin Grimm]

VOTING FOR THIS GAME IS NOW CLOSED
Totals for July 12, 2008 (10 votes)
New York Mets 3, Colorado Rockies 0

Name	Total Points	Points Awarded	Player Performance
Pedro Martinez	16.40	1.64	4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 3 SO.
Carlos Muniz	16.25	1.62	(W) 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO.
Jos� Reyes	12.55	1.25	1-4, R, HR, RBI, BB.
Brian Schneider	11.25	1.12	1-1, 2B, RBI, 3 BB.
Billy Wagner	8.55	0.86	(Sv) 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.
Scott Schoeneweis	8.30	0.83	1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.
Aaron Heilman	8.30	0.83	1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO.
Fernando Tatis	6.90	0.69	1-4, RBI, 2 SO, SB.
Carlos Beltran	6.70	0.67	1-4, R, 2B, SB.
Carlos Delgado	3.55	0.36	1-2, R, 2 BB, SO.

[Elster88]

Muniz pitched half as many innings but ends up with the same number of points.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I gave Muniz 1.50 pts. and Pedro 1.00 pts. For me personally, it has to do with expectations. Four innings of shut out ball from a starter is nice, but I truthfully expect my starter to go a minimum of five innings (I prefer six or more). Shorter stints from the starters lead to excessive use of the bullpen which can have a detrimental effect on their performance. However, two innings of no hit, shutout ball from a reliever easily meets my expectations of a good performance by a member of the pen.

You may not agree, but that is the rationale I used when assessing the respective performance of Martinez and Muniz.

[Benjamin Grimm]

That's pretty much how I looked at it too.

Pedro did less than was expected, although what he did he did well.

Muniz was asked for two innings and he fully accomplished his mission.

[Gwreck]

I agree with Rockin' Doc's analysis. Pedro's job is to go 6 innings or more; that's why he's only expected to pitch every 5 days. His 4 innings were excellent, but overall, it's not unfair to say that he didn't perform as well as he should have.