MFS62

Last night, pitching AT Las Vegas: 7 IP, 8 K, 0 BB, 0 ER, 4 H. Reportedly throwing 95-96. Later

It wouldn't be the first time a call was held up to get it right. In Joe Garagiola's book, Baseball is a Funny Game, he told a story about Hall of Fame umpire Bill Klem. The ball and the runner arrived at second base in a cloud of dust. The second baseman jumped up and asked, "Is he safe or out?" Klem said, "He ain't nuthin' until I call him". Just remembering. Back to the replay thread. Later

MMYF said the hero's mentor was a Corsair. That was a Navy fighter plane that had approximately the same performance as the P-38 Lightning. She gives it that score. Later

I'm all in favor of anything that can prove that Angel Hernandez really is incompetent. One of the "baseball experts" on ESPN radio tonight (missed the name) said that this will probably pass because Selig doesn't put something to a vote that he knows won't pass. Later

The starters took some time in LA to seek out some high priced Hollywood lawyers. They're getting ready to sue for non-support. Later

MMYF taking the grandson to see it today. I'll post her comments. Later

Ike Davis 3 Ruben Tejada 2 Lucas Duda 2 Daniel Murphy 3 Marlon Byrd 1 Omar Quntanilla 2 Juan Lagares 1 Eric Young 1 Jordany Valdespin 3 Kirk Nieuwenhuis 3 Josh Satin 2 Justin Turner 2 Anthony Recker 2 John Buck 1 Wilmer Flores 1 Travis d�Arnaud 1 David Wright 1 Jenrry Mejia 1 Jeurys Familia 2 Bobby Parnell 1 Jon Niese 1 Dillon Gee 1 Jeremy Hefner 3 Zack Wheeler 1 Noah Syndergaard 2 Matt Harvey 1 Later

Ceetar wrote: best hitter or not, it seems unwise for the Mets to invest large sums at first base. This. Plus, I know about Puig and Cespedes. But I also remember Jorge Toca. You never know. Later

Zvon wrote: WILMA!!!!!!! Keeping his consecutive game RBI string intact. Later

This guy Hill is a pain in the ass. Later

Heard on WFAN that to make roster room for Hawkman, they "deactivated" Heffner, to send him back to NY for some medical tests. No DL yet. Later

From the Mets minors blog: Hello, Seth Lugo. Making his second South Atlantic League start against the highest-ceiling lineup in the League, Lugo, who will turn 24 in November was outstanding: 7 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 11 K. He was in trouble once � when two singles and a sacrifice bunt in the fifth put runners at second and third before he struck out the 8 and 9 hitters to end the threat. Who? The Mets� 34th round pick out of Centenary in 2011, Lugo missed all of the 2012 season after lumbar fusion surgery. He was ordinary (4.19 ERA, 27/13 K/BB ratio) in 34.1 innings in Brooklyn. He�s been lights out in two starts with the Gnats. His two Gnats� starts combined: 13 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 21 K. This really came out of nowhere. He did not have a 10 strikeout performance in seven tries for Brooklyn. He�s struck out 10 or more in both of his Savannah outings. His game score (Bill James version) peaked at 62 for Brooklyn. His first SAL start was a 74 and Saturday was an 80. So, how�s he doing it? First and foremost, by spotting his fastball. He worked to both sides of the plate and was able to elevate, to a batter�s hands and then above the letters to induce a chase when he needed. He mostly lived 88-91 mph on his fastball accounting for 60 some-odd pitches. When he reached back there was more in there: he threw 11 pitches above 91, mixing in 92, 93 a couple 94s and one 95. His best off-speed pitch is a over-the-top curveball that he threw 72-79, but was mostly 74-76. He rung up Crawdads both looking (Jorge Alfaro and Lewis Brinson) and swinging (Chris Garia) at the curve. All four of his 85-86 mph sliders were strikes. At 81-85, his changeup, which he didn�t throw that much had enough separation from his fastball. I�m pretty skeptical of any right-hander that sits at 88-91. It�s just a really hard way to make a living at the higher levels of the minors, let alone the big leagues. That just does not play in today�s game as a Major League starter in the vast majority of cases. On the other hand, Lugo has size (6�4?, and north of 200 lbs), the ability to reach back for more and feel for a curveball and slider. Perhaps airing it out in short appearances, he can work in the low 90s and be a valuable bullpen piece. Later

Frayed Knot wrote: Wilmer has more RBI than A-Rod and Jeter combined! Yeah, but none in October so what good is he? Wet blanket. Later

Rafael had some early difficulty adjusting to pitching in the PCL. But his numbers for his last three starts in AAA (including 7 IP, 2 H last night at Las Vegas) 21 IP 12H 3ER 5BB 20K Later

Wilmer has more RBI than A-Rod and Jeter combined! Later

Zvon wrote: Jay Horwitz:"You�re not looking to make money, you�re hoping you build, get more next year, more the third year," he said. Then why not make it more affordable? Sheesh. Want affordable? A guy called in to WFAN this evening and said they are also having a sleep out tonight at the Brooklyn ballpark. Admission is free. Later

The MFYs won in 10. The game was delayed by rain. (channeling every fucking reporter shill) "It was as though the Heavens were crying because A-Rod was playing and Jeter wasn't." Later

Had been neglecting this kid for a while. He's still in rookie ball and hasn't gotten much better. But he's still young. http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=villas001edi Later

Edgy MD wrote: Everybody in baseball is gravitating toward first --- all non-pitchers anyhow --- and the job of coaches and trainers and team physicians is to keep that from happening as long as possible. Anybody that retires without having landed there is a small victory. No. It would be a great loss to the greatness of baseball. It would mean they became a DH. Later

I'd like to see Ike make it to the Mendoza line today. Later

The dash for home reminded me of Willie Mays Hayes. Later

Frayed Knot wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: I find myself hoping that he can be next year's first baseman. Ideally he could find a position elsewhere as whether he'll ever develop the power you'd like at 1B is a lingering question. I wouldn't mind if he turns into a righty hitting Wade Boggs. Later

Zvon wrote: Zvon wrote: A tap out by Wilmer. Oh yea, happy birthday rook. In the very least you are now part of Met trivia. Its my wife's birthday, too. She's not a part of Met trivia. Later She is now. Happy Birthday Mrs. MFS62! MMYF says "thank you". But she still Likes ARod. (sigh) Later

Zvon wrote: A tap out by Wilmer. Oh yea, happy birthday rook. In the very least you are now part of Met trivia. Its my wife's birthday, too. She's not a part of Met trivia. Later

Flores was originally penciled in to start the Las Vegas game at first base. Just before the start of the game, he and Lutz (originally to start at third) switched positions. It wasn't until the sixth inning that the official scorer noticed, and that's why the box score reflects Wilmer and Lutz playing both positions. Later