Last night in Washington, the Mets held off the Nats as Jon Niese went seven strong and gave up only one run. Niese has been the savior of this team, really stepping up when the Mets need a victory. This was definetly a big win, coming off of a loss thursday and the debacle in San Juan. Niese threw a career high 117 pitchers and stuck out eight.
One again we saw another dicey K-Rod outing as he let up two runs on two hits before picking off Bernadina at second to end the game.
David Wright stayed hot, smacking 3 hits and Alex Cora came up huge with a three run triple.
Mets split the first two games of this series and it would be a huge confidence booster to win today vs. God (Strasburg) going up against a guy who's completely opposite stuff (Dickey). Knuckler vs. the Ultimate Flamerthrower, Mets get their first taste of the chosen one this year. Game is 4:30 on Fox.
Lets Go Mets
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Time To Give Omar Some Dap!
It's time to give credit where credit is due. Two nice things Omar has done/is doing.
Tracy Ringolsby at FoxSports.com is reporting that the Orioles made an offer at some point to Holliday for 8 years/$130 million. If this is true and this is how the Holliday market is going to start shaping up, then the 5 year/$80 million deal to Bay that the Mets are rumored to be on the brink of was a good move. An 8 year commitment to any player that isn't Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin is in my opinion is completely nuts. I realize Crosby and Ovechkin play hockey, but the point here is that anyone getting an 8 year deal had better be a young stud who has yet to even reach the prime of his career, not someone currently in their prime. And although, I do think Holliday is currently in his prime, at 36 (year 6 of this offer) he will not be, and will be a heavy contract that will be tough to move. Also, in general I am hesistant to make any commitment to any player for longer than 5 years. The bottomline here is that a lot (injuries, depleted skills etc) can happen in 8 years, and to be linked to a player for that long, is not a smart move. Bay was the right choice if 8 years are going to be necessary to land this guy.
It looks like Omar Minaya is one of the 7 people who consistently read my blog and took my advice and looked into Carlos Zambrano, according to Metsblog.com. In the article, Matt Cerrone identifies Luis Castillo, Angel Pagan, Mike Pelfrey and others as being talked about in trase discussions between the Mets and Cubs.
I'm not going to get too excited over this, because many many rumors fall flat on their faces...BUT... if the Mets can get Zambrano while getting rid of Castillo, and not giving up TOO much, that would be quite a coup for Omar. At the least Omar deserves some serious dap for looking into the Zambrano market, but the question remains can he put the pieces together and get Carlos to ok the deal.
So, I'm not quite ready to give Omar my full confidence again, but signing Bay is looking better and better and at least looking into dealing for Zambrano is a good move too. Let's give Omar the credit he deserves for getting a left fielder before he'd have to pay out the nose for one, and doing his homework on potential number 2 starters.
UPDATE: According to the Baltimore Sun there is no truth to the Holliday rumor. I'm not going to take back the dap I gave Omar before, because I do believe the contract Holliday eventually will sign will be HUGE and not completely worth it. I am just not as excited about the Bay deal as I was 10 minutes ago.
Tracy Ringolsby at FoxSports.com is reporting that the Orioles made an offer at some point to Holliday for 8 years/$130 million. If this is true and this is how the Holliday market is going to start shaping up, then the 5 year/$80 million deal to Bay that the Mets are rumored to be on the brink of was a good move. An 8 year commitment to any player that isn't Sidney Crosby or Alex Ovechkin is in my opinion is completely nuts. I realize Crosby and Ovechkin play hockey, but the point here is that anyone getting an 8 year deal had better be a young stud who has yet to even reach the prime of his career, not someone currently in their prime. And although, I do think Holliday is currently in his prime, at 36 (year 6 of this offer) he will not be, and will be a heavy contract that will be tough to move. Also, in general I am hesistant to make any commitment to any player for longer than 5 years. The bottomline here is that a lot (injuries, depleted skills etc) can happen in 8 years, and to be linked to a player for that long, is not a smart move. Bay was the right choice if 8 years are going to be necessary to land this guy.
It looks like Omar Minaya is one of the 7 people who consistently read my blog and took my advice and looked into Carlos Zambrano, according to Metsblog.com. In the article, Matt Cerrone identifies Luis Castillo, Angel Pagan, Mike Pelfrey and others as being talked about in trase discussions between the Mets and Cubs.
I'm not going to get too excited over this, because many many rumors fall flat on their faces...BUT... if the Mets can get Zambrano while getting rid of Castillo, and not giving up TOO much, that would be quite a coup for Omar. At the least Omar deserves some serious dap for looking into the Zambrano market, but the question remains can he put the pieces together and get Carlos to ok the deal.
So, I'm not quite ready to give Omar my full confidence again, but signing Bay is looking better and better and at least looking into dealing for Zambrano is a good move too. Let's give Omar the credit he deserves for getting a left fielder before he'd have to pay out the nose for one, and doing his homework on potential number 2 starters.
UPDATE: According to the Baltimore Sun there is no truth to the Holliday rumor. I'm not going to take back the dap I gave Omar before, because I do believe the contract Holliday eventually will sign will be HUGE and not completely worth it. I am just not as excited about the Bay deal as I was 10 minutes ago.
Monday, December 21, 2009
While You Were Drinking...(Weekend Update)
For those of you who missed out on the hot stove this weekend, here's an update:
The Nats are apparently making a "strong run" at starter pitcher/innings eater Jon Garland, according to Ken Rosenthal on Twitter. Rosenthal also identifies Marquis and Doug Davis as others who interest the Nats. Not exactly a coup for the Nats, but one of these free agents, combined with Lannan, Zimmermann, Olsen and Stammen give the Nationals a respectable rotation. Oh yeah, and did I mention Stephen Strasburg?
According to Mark Sheldon, the Reds have agreed to an extension with Scott Rolen, and restructured his contract, which will save them about $5 million in 2010, and will provide a little financial relief for an organization rumored to be talking trades in an effort to cut salary.
Jon Morosi on Twitter, reported that the Cubs asked the Nats about Nyjer Morgan, as the Cubs work to find a new centerfielder. Meanwhile the NY Post, believes the Yankees have inuired about Carlos Zambrano as well as checking into the free agent market, in an effort to fill out their rotation.
It also looks as though the exodus from LA continues. First Figgins, Lackey and now Darren Oliver, have left Anaheim for "greener" pastures. ESPN is reporting that Oliver has signed a one year/$3.5 Million deal. A nice deal, for a quality bullpen arm.
Also ESPN is reporting that the A's are nearing a deal with free agent CF, CoCo Crisp.
And, finally, Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post, talks about the Mets back up left field options should they be unable to sign Jason Bay. He seems to think the team would not turn to Johnny Damon, but rather, may be more interested in Jonny Gomes.
The Nats are apparently making a "strong run" at starter pitcher/innings eater Jon Garland, according to Ken Rosenthal on Twitter. Rosenthal also identifies Marquis and Doug Davis as others who interest the Nats. Not exactly a coup for the Nats, but one of these free agents, combined with Lannan, Zimmermann, Olsen and Stammen give the Nationals a respectable rotation. Oh yeah, and did I mention Stephen Strasburg?
According to Mark Sheldon, the Reds have agreed to an extension with Scott Rolen, and restructured his contract, which will save them about $5 million in 2010, and will provide a little financial relief for an organization rumored to be talking trades in an effort to cut salary.
Jon Morosi on Twitter, reported that the Cubs asked the Nats about Nyjer Morgan, as the Cubs work to find a new centerfielder. Meanwhile the NY Post, believes the Yankees have inuired about Carlos Zambrano as well as checking into the free agent market, in an effort to fill out their rotation.
It also looks as though the exodus from LA continues. First Figgins, Lackey and now Darren Oliver, have left Anaheim for "greener" pastures. ESPN is reporting that Oliver has signed a one year/$3.5 Million deal. A nice deal, for a quality bullpen arm.
Also ESPN is reporting that the A's are nearing a deal with free agent CF, CoCo Crisp.
And, finally, Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post, talks about the Mets back up left field options should they be unable to sign Jason Bay. He seems to think the team would not turn to Johnny Damon, but rather, may be more interested in Jonny Gomes.
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