Padres Honor Pearl Harbor Veterans, Then Bomb Takahashi
The Recap: Padres 18, Mets 6
Yes, that is a "1" in front of the "8" in the Padres score, as they set a PETCO record last night for most runs scored in a single game against a woeful Mets bullpen consisting of Raul Valdez, Ryota Igarashi , and (gasp!) Oliver Perez, along with a pretty bad starting performance by Takman, who was mercifully bounced after just 4 innings of work.
THE GOOD: Despite the shellacking, it's hard to hate the Padres organization. Not only are they the "United States Armed Forces" team, but last night on Memorial Day was Military Night and they did it up in such a nice way, you have to give them a ton of credit. In fact, the team initiated a promotion a few days ago asking season ticket holders to donate their tickets to the game to give to veterans of Pearl Harbor and other wars - and the response was so great, they actually had season ticket holders on the waiting list! I wonder how that would have played out in New York.
And when the Padres put on those army fatigue uniforms, for some reason it really works, unlike the contrived throwback uniforms you see other teams pathetically wear on guilt-ridden occasions, like last week's Bears vs. Cubans game you saw at Milwaukee.
As for the good part for the Mets, hey, they did score 6 runs! And Gary Matthews Jr. did get a hit!
THE BAD: The following players appeared in the game for the Mets: Oliver Perez, Gary Matthews Jr., and Fernando Tatis. You don't need a degree in engineering to predict the outcome when that happens.
It's hard to get on Takman for his miserable outing, since he's been so inexplicably good for the Mets thus far. But what's really concerning is the brutal outings "Why, I oughta!" Igar is turning in since "coming back" from his injury. Pre-injury, Ryota Igarashi was unhittable. Post-injury, the Mets medical staff declared him "fine" to pitch. Well... maybe not, as he's giving up 11 runs already in just 3 combined innings of work. Check out last night's line on him: 6 runs, 4 hits, 2 walks in a third of an inning (and watching the game, it seemed worse than that!)
MetsFanClub.com, without any medical training whatsoever yet right on just about every medical issue facing this team so far in the past 2 years, will now issue the exact same diagnosis we did for John Maine - it's hard to come back from the type of injury WhyIOughta has sustained. He may never be the same pitcher again.
Also concerning is the brutal beating Raul Valdes took (4 runs, 3 walks, 2 hits, without retiring a single batter) and of course, the usual beating any team gives to Oliver Perez when he's on the mound.
THE UGLY: The Mets lost for the third time in four games. They have lost 13 of 17 road games in May. Jerry Manuel is still the manager and Omar Minaya is still having drinks at his beachfront oasis. The Oliver Perez situation is getting beyond disastrous. It's June 1st and we're about 33% into the season with the Mets in last place. I could go on and on...
Yes, that is a "1" in front of the "8" in the Padres score, as they set a PETCO record last night for most runs scored in a single game against a woeful Mets bullpen consisting of Raul Valdez, Ryota Igarashi , and (gasp!) Oliver Perez, along with a pretty bad starting performance by Takman, who was mercifully bounced after just 4 innings of work.
THE GOOD: Despite the shellacking, it's hard to hate the Padres organization. Not only are they the "United States Armed Forces" team, but last night on Memorial Day was Military Night and they did it up in such a nice way, you have to give them a ton of credit. In fact, the team initiated a promotion a few days ago asking season ticket holders to donate their tickets to the game to give to veterans of Pearl Harbor and other wars - and the response was so great, they actually had season ticket holders on the waiting list! I wonder how that would have played out in New York.And when the Padres put on those army fatigue uniforms, for some reason it really works, unlike the contrived throwback uniforms you see other teams pathetically wear on guilt-ridden occasions, like last week's Bears vs. Cubans game you saw at Milwaukee.
As for the good part for the Mets, hey, they did score 6 runs! And Gary Matthews Jr. did get a hit!
THE BAD: The following players appeared in the game for the Mets: Oliver Perez, Gary Matthews Jr., and Fernando Tatis. You don't need a degree in engineering to predict the outcome when that happens.
It's hard to get on Takman for his miserable outing, since he's been so inexplicably good for the Mets thus far. But what's really concerning is the brutal outings "Why, I oughta!" Igar is turning in since "coming back" from his injury. Pre-injury, Ryota Igarashi was unhittable. Post-injury, the Mets medical staff declared him "fine" to pitch. Well... maybe not, as he's giving up 11 runs already in just 3 combined innings of work. Check out last night's line on him: 6 runs, 4 hits, 2 walks in a third of an inning (and watching the game, it seemed worse than that!)
MetsFanClub.com, without any medical training whatsoever yet right on just about every medical issue facing this team so far in the past 2 years, will now issue the exact same diagnosis we did for John Maine - it's hard to come back from the type of injury WhyIOughta has sustained. He may never be the same pitcher again.
Also concerning is the brutal beating Raul Valdes took (4 runs, 3 walks, 2 hits, without retiring a single batter) and of course, the usual beating any team gives to Oliver Perez when he's on the mound.
THE UGLY: The Mets lost for the third time in four games. They have lost 13 of 17 road games in May. Jerry Manuel is still the manager and Omar Minaya is still having drinks at his beachfront oasis. The Oliver Perez situation is getting beyond disastrous. It's June 1st and we're about 33% into the season with the Mets in last place. I could go on and on...
posted by Mets Fan Club @ 8:06 PM
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