SCHAEFER METS PLAYERS OF THE MONTH, JULY 2009

[Benjamin Grimm]

SCHAEFER METS PLAYER AND PITCHERS OF THE MONTH, JULY 2009

The Schaefer Mets Player and Pitcher of the Month for July 2009 is JOHAN SANTANA. This is the sixth time that Santana has been Pitcher of the Month, and the fourth time that he's also been Player of the Month. In July, Santana was 3-2 in five starts, with a 1.82 ERA in 34.2 innings. His ERA led the team, and his 24 strikeouts and 3 wins tied Mike Pelfrey for the club lead. (Pelfrey had one more start than Santana, pitching 35.1 innings over 6 starts with a 4.84 ERA.)

July's leading position player is Luis Castillo. Luis finished a mere 1.07 points behind Santana in the Player of the Month race, and actually was in the lead prior to Santana's July 30 start. Castillo led the Mets in July with 28 hits, a .368 batting average, a .447 slugging percentage and a .478 OBP, as well as 4 stolen bases. He tied for the club lead in runs scored, 17, with David Wright.

And the Schaefer Mets Relief Pitcher of the Month is BRIAN STOKES. Stokes had a 1.54 ERA in July in 12 games, pitching 11.2 innings. He had no wins, losses, or saves. He finished only slightly ahead of Bobby Parnell, who pitched 10.1 scoreless innings over 12 games, and Sean Green, who had 1 save and a 3.65 ERA in 12.1 innings and 15 games. This is Brian's second win this season (he also won in April) and fourth since he joined the Mets late in the 2008 season.

Month-to-date totals for July 2009
Through game of July 31, 2009

Rank	Name	Points
1	Johan Santana	17.60
2	Luis Castillo	16.53
3	David Wright	14.06
4	Mike Pelfrey	13.34
5	Daniel Murphy	12.99
6	Jeff Francoeur	12.00
7	Angel Pagan	9.47
8	Fernando Tatis	9.38
9	Livan Hernandez	8.04
10	Brian Stokes	7.41
11	Bobby Parnell	7.22
12	Sean Green	7.19
13	Omir Santos	5.91
14	Ryan Church	5.71
15	Pedro Feliciano	5.43
16	Gary Sheffield	5.40
17	Oliver Perez	5.34
18	Pat Misch	5.04
19	Fernando Nieve	4.52
20	Jon Niese	4.46
21	Francisco Rodriguez	3.65
22	Brian Schneider	3.64
23	Jeremy Reed	3.42
23	Alex Cora	3.42
25	Elmer Dessens	3.06
26	Cory Sullivan	2.47
27	Nick Evans	2.12
28	Angel Berroa	1.38
29	Tim Redding	0.54
30	Argenis Reyes	0.14

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Woulda been sweet if Castillo had won. Maybe he can humiliate Wright and steal POTY honors from him.

[Valadius]

Biggest story of the year, in my opinion, below the boatload of injuries and the Bernazard/Minaya/Rubin fiasco: where the hell did David Wright's power go?

[seawolf17]

="Valadius":39ry25i3]Biggest story of the year, in my opinion, below the boatload of injuries and the Bernazard/Minaya/Rubin fiasco: where the hell did David Wright's power go?[/quote:39ry25i3] It's actually funny that it hasn't been a bigger issue.

Edgy DC Aug 11 2009 03:00 PM

I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.

Ashie62 Aug 11 2009 03:04 PM

="Edgy DC":146x4wwv]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:146x4wwv] only his wife? LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 11 2009 03:22 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 11 2009 03:34 PM Like any redblooded Met fan, I enjoy me a Johan start (with a side of Johan double, preferably). That said, his Schaefer wins have started to feel like the house taking down blackjack hands. ="Ashie62":1bo60rk5] ="Edgy DC":1bo60rk5]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:1bo60rk5] only his wife?[/quote:1bo60rk5] Wow. That's pretty repugnant, and-- perhaps worse-- not at all funny or enlightening. G-Fafif Aug 11 2009 03:34 PM ="Edgy DC":2tbev31w]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:2tbev31w] Twice in more or less full months. August 1999: .450 in 27 games. Also struck out 22 times, which he never again matched. May 2008: .472 in 22 games. That was the month of his last three homers. Frayed Knot Aug 11 2009 04:37 PM "Castillo led the Mets in July with 28 hits, a .368 batting average, a .447 slugging percentage and a .478 OBP, as well as 4 stolen bases. " OK, that's kind of disturbing. Centerfield Aug 11 2009 04:39 PM Wait until August when the slugging title goes to Santana. Nymr83 Aug 11 2009 04:39 PM ="Frayed Knot"]"Castillo led the Mets in July with 28 hits, a .368 batting average, a .447 slugging percentage and a .478 OBP, as well as 4 stolen bases. " OK, that's kind of disturbing. Mostly everything about this season has been disturbing. Edgy DC Aug 11 2009 07:39 PM ="Ashie62":vhq9ah1x] ="Edgy DC":vhq9ah1x]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:vhq9ah1x] only his wife?[/quote:vhq9ah1x] Anybody get this?

[Guest Edgy DC]

I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.

[ashie62]

="Edgy DC":146x4wwv]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:146x4wwv] only his wife?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 11 2009 03:22 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 11 2009 03:34 PM

Like any redblooded Met fan, I enjoy me a Johan start (with a side of Johan double, preferably). That said, his Schaefer wins have started to feel like the house taking down blackjack hands. ="Ashie62":1bo60rk5] ="Edgy DC":1bo60rk5]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:1bo60rk5] only his wife?[/quote:1bo60rk5] Wow. That's pretty repugnant, and-- perhaps worse-- not at all funny or enlightening. G-Fafif Aug 11 2009 03:34 PM ="Edgy DC":2tbev31w]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:2tbev31w] Twice in more or less full months. August 1999: .450 in 27 games. Also struck out 22 times, which he never again matched. May 2008: .472 in 22 games. That was the month of his last three homers. Frayed Knot Aug 11 2009 04:37 PM "Castillo led the Mets in July with 28 hits, a .368 batting average, a .447 slugging percentage and a .478 OBP, as well as 4 stolen bases. " OK, that's kind of disturbing. Centerfield Aug 11 2009 04:39 PM Wait until August when the slugging title goes to Santana. Nymr83 Aug 11 2009 04:39 PM ="Frayed Knot"]"Castillo led the Mets in July with 28 hits, a .368 batting average, a .447 slugging percentage and a .478 OBP, as well as 4 stolen bases. " OK, that's kind of disturbing. Mostly everything about this season has been disturbing. Edgy DC Aug 11 2009 07:39 PM ="Ashie62":vhq9ah1x] ="Edgy DC":vhq9ah1x]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:vhq9ah1x] only his wife?[/quote:vhq9ah1x] Anybody get this?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Like any redblooded Met fan, I enjoy me a Johan start (with a side of Johan double, preferably). That said, his Schaefer wins have started to feel like the house taking down blackjack hands.

="Ashie62":1bo60rk5] ="Edgy DC":1bo60rk5]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:1bo60rk5] only his wife?[/quote:1bo60rk5] Wow. That's pretty repugnant, and-- perhaps worse-- not at all funny or enlightening. G-Fafif Aug 11 2009 03:34 PM ="Edgy DC":2tbev31w]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:2tbev31w] Twice in more or less full months. August 1999: .450 in 27 games. Also struck out 22 times, which he never again matched. May 2008: .472 in 22 games. That was the month of his last three homers. Frayed Knot Aug 11 2009 04:37 PM "Castillo led the Mets in July with 28 hits, a .368 batting average, a .447 slugging percentage and a .478 OBP, as well as 4 stolen bases. " OK, that's kind of disturbing. Centerfield Aug 11 2009 04:39 PM Wait until August when the slugging title goes to Santana. Nymr83 Aug 11 2009 04:39 PM ="Frayed Knot"]"Castillo led the Mets in July with 28 hits, a .368 batting average, a .447 slugging percentage and a .478 OBP, as well as 4 stolen bases. " OK, that's kind of disturbing. Mostly everything about this season has been disturbing. Edgy DC Aug 11 2009 07:39 PM ="Ashie62":vhq9ah1x] ="Edgy DC":vhq9ah1x]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:vhq9ah1x] only his wife?[/quote:vhq9ah1x] Anybody get this?

Edited August 11, 2009 by Guest

[G-Fafif]

="Edgy DC":2tbev31w]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:2tbev31w] Twice in more or less full months. August 1999: .450 in 27 games. Also struck out 22 times, which he never again matched. May 2008: .472 in 22 games. That was the month of his last three homers.

Frayed Knot Aug 11 2009 04:37 PM

"Castillo led the Mets in July with 28 hits, a .368 batting average, a .447 slugging percentage and a .478 OBP, as well as 4 stolen bases. " OK, that's kind of disturbing.

Centerfield Aug 11 2009 04:39 PM

Wait until August when the slugging title goes to Santana.

Nymr83 Aug 11 2009 04:39 PM

="Frayed Knot"]"Castillo led the Mets in July with 28 hits, a .368 batting average, a .447 slugging percentage and a .478 OBP, as well as 4 stolen bases. " OK, that's kind of disturbing. Mostly everything about this season has been disturbing.

Edgy DC Aug 11 2009 07:39 PM

="Ashie62":vhq9ah1x] ="Edgy DC":vhq9ah1x]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:vhq9ah1x] only his wife?[/quote:vhq9ah1x] Anybody get this?

[Frayed Knot]

"Castillo led the Mets in July with 28 hits, a .368 batting average, a .447 slugging percentage and a .478 OBP, as well as 4 stolen bases. "

OK, that's kind of disturbing.

[Centerfield]

Wait until August when the slugging title goes to Santana.

[nymr83]

="Frayed Knot"]"Castillo led the Mets in July with 28 hits, a .368 batting average, a .447 slugging percentage and a .478 OBP, as well as 4 stolen bases. " OK, that's kind of disturbing.

Mostly everything about this season has been disturbing.

[Guest Edgy DC]

="Ashie62":vhq9ah1x] ="Edgy DC":vhq9ah1x]I wonder if Castillo had ever previously slugged .447 over a month in his life.[/quote:vhq9ah1x] only his wife?[/quote:vhq9ah1x] Anybody get this?