15 Jul
Extreme Game Thread: July 15, Mets at Braves
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Janish said Fredi has already pulled him aside to talk about bunting.
July 15th, 2012 at 10:24 amFrom the last thread:
Tommy’s career K/BB is 2.81. This year, it’s 2.45. In 2011 and 2010, it was 3.09. That’s a really steep drop.
He has succeeded striking out fewer batters than this, in 2010, but his control was impeccable that year.
HR allowed is clearly a problem, though. Even excluding the sweltering Yankee stadium game, where the weather clearly contributed to his and Hughes’ performances, he’s going to keep disappointing if he can’t strike out as many batters and flyball contact keeps resulting in HR at this rate.
July 15th, 2012 at 10:34 amBraves are the free game tonight (today on your side of the ocean) on mlb.com
July 15th, 2012 at 10:46 amHanson’s HR/FB rate this season is about 13%, higher than his career rate. I think that’s mainly attributed to that start where he gave up 4 HR in New Yankee Bandbox.
Otherwise, the walks are slightly up and the Ks are a bit down from his 2009-2010 seasons, but within random variation.
It would be nice if he rediscovered a few ticks of velocity, but other than that he’s basically the same guy as he was. Not an ace but a middle of the rotation starter, on a team that has 2 #3′s and 3 #5′s.
July 15th, 2012 at 11:16 amFangraphs (I’m so addicted to that site) says K/BB rate takes 500 batters faced to stabilize. So maybe Tommy’s 9.83 K/9 from 2011 exceeds his true talent level, and it is just a random spike.
But going from 9.83 last year to K’ing 7.88 per 9 this year, and then you see the velocity drop…I wish I could say that it felt random.
He’s still just turning 26 in August, but everything up until the injury pointed towards steady improvement. Now, with the exception of his BB/9 holding steady and some actual improvement at limiting SBs, he’s regressing when he should be hitting his peak.
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July 15th, 2012 at 11:49 amHas anyone noticed that Lowe has struck out 34 batters all year, in over 100 innings pitched?
July 15th, 2012 at 12:30 pmSo far so good for Sheets
July 15th, 2012 at 12:41 pmChip: “That’s gonna roll for awhile”
Half second later fielder picks up the ball.
July 15th, 2012 at 12:48 pm9- There’s never going to be a shortage of reasons to hate Chip, is there?
July 15th, 2012 at 12:58 pmYawn-ish.
Just kidding.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:06 pmSigning Sheets is looking pretty brilliant so far.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:18 pmSheets looks okay. It would be nice to score a few runs to take some pressure off of him.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:19 pmHe’s three innings into his Braves career. Three innings.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:20 pmSheets is an ON BASE MACHINE. lol.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:23 pmHe’s done an OK job hitting, too.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:23 pm“He’s three innings into his Braves career. Three innings.”
And yet, if Delgado was still here and pitching today, it’d probably be 2-0 Mets right now.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:27 pmWith Minor, it’d be 4-0 Mets.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:27 pmSo, seriously, Sheets’ stuff looks good. He knows what he’s doing out there. If he can stay healthy, he has a chance to become a very nice addition.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:29 pmSheets certainly knows how to pitch…Liking what I see so far
July 15th, 2012 at 1:31 pmLet’s get some runs.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:34 pmEven if he ends up kind of sucking, just getting four shutout innings out of him is a great value.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:34 pmFWIW It looks like Sheets knows what he is doing. But it is Los Mets
July 15th, 2012 at 1:45 pmCould Sheets be the best midseason pickup we’ve made in years?
July 15th, 2012 at 1:50 pmTime to get Ben some run support, guys.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:50 pm23- Agreed. Let’s not overestimate what Sheets would do against major league competition.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:50 pmSheets is doing a great job. Chip just said that he’s only had one ground ball out so far today, rest fly balls with 4 k’s. Its probably not correct coming from Chip, but its surprising.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:52 pmAnd Diaz with the leadoff double!!! let’s get him in boys!
July 15th, 2012 at 1:54 pm“Let’s not overestimate what Sheets would do against major league competition.”
The Mets are tied with the Braves for eighth place in all of MLB in runs scored in 2012, with 406.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/stats/team/_/stat/batting
July 15th, 2012 at 1:56 pmWell, no worse a bunter than Hanson.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:58 pmCome on, Michael.
July 15th, 2012 at 1:58 pmPay the man
July 15th, 2012 at 2:01 pm…as much as he wants
July 15th, 2012 at 2:01 pmWOOOOO!. All of the money, seriously.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:02 pmI love watching Mets coaches getting tossed.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:02 pmI wonder if Johan Santana leads the league in mental strikeouts?
July 15th, 2012 at 2:03 pmThanks, ump.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:03 pmDoes every Mets game involve them whining over something? Good grief.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:04 pm@38,
It’s OK by me as long as every Mets game also involves them losing. Here’s hoping.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:05 pmBunch of whining Mutts.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:05 pmWell done, Jason!
July 15th, 2012 at 2:06 pmYes sir, JHEY
July 15th, 2012 at 2:06 pmJ-hey still getting it done
July 15th, 2012 at 2:07 pmChipper tried to take Santana out there.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:09 pmI wouldn’t hate a rally-killing HR here.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:09 pmCB Bucknor is such a bad umpire: it’s good to see that it’s just incompetence, not bias.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:09 pmHAH! Chipper.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:09 pm#45 -DONE!
July 15th, 2012 at 2:10 pmWell, there it is. Too bad.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:10 pm45- YOUR WISH IS FREDDIE’S COMMAND!!!
July 15th, 2012 at 2:10 pmWow..way to go Freddie.. good call drewdat
July 15th, 2012 at 2:10 pmThat moment was not hated.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:10 pmOh, hell yeah!
July 15th, 2012 at 2:10 pmGo Fredward!
July 15th, 2012 at 2:10 pmI LOVE FREDDIE FREEMAN.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:11 pmWell done, laddies.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:12 pmthis inning has escalated in a hurry
July 15th, 2012 at 2:12 pmI like my meltdowns melty and Metty.
I see Santana still has a mental shutout going.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:12 pmmlb.tv has such a mets homer doing color. LOL
July 15th, 2012 at 2:13 pmOk…I feel you Janish
July 15th, 2012 at 2:15 pm58- As opposed to Melky. Melky meltdowns were no fun at all.
I think I can get used to this Janish guy, even if his name sounds like a bit character from Dracula.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:16 pmFreddie “Splits” Freeman.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:16 pmSantana two starts against ATL this year.
6.1IP 12H 10ER 3BB 3K – and we complain about Hanson
July 15th, 2012 at 2:17 pmShould Sheets go another inning?
July 15th, 2012 at 2:17 pmSheets is probably right around his pitch count so I’d expect a reliever next inning.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:18 pmSure. He’s not losing anything on his stuff or performance.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:19 pmBen is back, at least for today.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:19 pmI feel like we’ve done very well against Santana ever since he became a Met.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:19 pm88 pitches, 6IP 2H 0ER 1BB 5K – thank you Mr Sheets
July 15th, 2012 at 2:20 pmWell done, Mr. Sheets. My friends will be glad to hear about this.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:21 pmYou dont deserve to have a job if you walk Juan Fransisco
July 15th, 2012 at 2:23 pmClutch walk by Franciso with 6 run lead
July 15th, 2012 at 2:23 pmwhen chip does his skip impersonation, i just get sad.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:35 pm@73: Me too. Though his impression of his grandfather is no better. In fact, though it is perhaps not well known, ububba does a better Harry, Sr. than Chip. Much better.
Fortunately, I’m listening to Cohen and Darling today. They are doing their usual outstanding job.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:37 pmWhen Chip talks at all, I get sad
July 15th, 2012 at 2:38 pmDid JJ need an extra day off? Sheets did very well.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:48 pmIs Medlin being streched out? 3 inning save?
July 15th, 2012 at 2:50 pm9- Amazing. Chip just said that again, almost verbatim. And was just as wrong.
July 15th, 2012 at 2:50 pmHave I mentioned, pay the man?
July 15th, 2012 at 2:52 pmCan we just, like, not lose this game?
July 15th, 2012 at 2:59 pm#76 * No, the Braves wanted to split up Minor and Delgado from pitching back to back games. They didnt know if Sheets would be ready. Glad he was
BTW, hadnt heard of this 26 man rule. On double headers a team can add an extra player for that days game. Apparently Delgado is scheduled to come back and pitch next saturday. Did they eliminate the rule regarding players having to stay down for 10 days?
July 15th, 2012 at 3:06 pmMilwaukee have Livan and we gets Sheets? Seems fair to me.
July 15th, 2012 at 3:07 pmWash up 4-0…Miami has bases loaded no outs bottom 9
July 15th, 2012 at 3:09 pm@81 Likely an exception to the rule. It may be changed.
July 15th, 2012 at 3:09 pmnow 1 out, Reyes up
July 15th, 2012 at 3:09 pmReyes pops up the first pitch to the catcher, 2 outs
July 15th, 2012 at 3:11 pm84- They just explicitly said the 10-day rule is waived for the 26th man.
July 15th, 2012 at 3:11 pmNats win…but I hate the Marlins and Ozzie so in a glass half full kind of way, that makes me happy too
July 15th, 2012 at 3:12 pmAnd Miami fails to score.
July 15th, 2012 at 3:13 pmDiaz flashed the leather in the 9th!
The Mets flashed the ineptitude all weekend!
July 15th, 2012 at 3:15 pmMatty D, for defence.
July 15th, 2012 at 3:15 pmDoes Diaz makes the hard plays look easy or the easy plays look hard?
July 15th, 2012 at 3:16 pmThat’ll do Sheets…That’ll do.
July 15th, 2012 at 3:18 pmMatty D. As in giDp.
July 15th, 2012 at 3:29 pmI paid attention to precisely one AB in this game — which of course was the one in which Medlen gave up the run. I give up.
July 15th, 2012 at 3:34 pmDamn, Sheets is ugly. He looks like an opossum.
July 15th, 2012 at 3:37 pm@78 Hah. I noticed it that time, too.
July 15th, 2012 at 3:39 pmRecapped.
July 15th, 2012 at 4:23 pmWoo, Ben Sheets!
July 15th, 2012 at 4:37 pm