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It's All Over Now

batmagadanleadoff Jul 28 2013 06:01 PM

The series in Metrics (Mets at Nationals) By Mark Simon | ESPNNewYork.com The highlight for the Mets this weekend was watching Jenrry Mejia's newfound offspeed success. The Mets may look back at their inability to score late against Nationals pitchers Ross Ohlendorf and Rafael Soriano on Friday night as the opportunity that cost them their best momentum in a long time. Little went right after those failed chances when the Mets looked to be on the verge of sweeping a doubleheader. We look back at some of what did and didn’t happen in our series statistical review. Mejia dominates A couple of regular readers (Eric Hornick and Puneet Nanda) had good nuggets on Jenrry Mejia’s scoreless seven inning, seven-strikeout effort on Friday. They noted that at age 23, Mejia was the youngest Mets pitcher to have those numbers in a scoreless effort since Jason Isringhausen in 1996. What was most impressive about Mejia was his pitch location, specifically for his offspeed pitches. That is detailed in the image atop the article, which shows how Mejia kept the ball at the bottom of the strike zone, or just below it. Mejia threw 32 of 49 breaking balls and changeups for strikes. The Nationals did not miss on any of their swings against his fastballs, but missed 15 times against his offspeed stuff. Left is right for Harvey Matt Harvey’s dominance of left-handed hitters has reached ridiculous status. The Nationals' lefties were 0-for-11 in Game 2 of Friday’s doubleheader. Opposing left-handed batters are 2-for-38 with 16 strikeouts and one walk against him in his last three starts. Their season batting average against Harvey is .165. Only two Met pitchers have made 30 or more starts in a season and held lefties to a sub-.200 batting average. Amazingly, they are Steve Trachsel (.196 in 2003) and Oliver Perez (.158 in 2008) Harvey has struck out 94 lefties. The club record for strikeouts of lefty hitters by a righty is 134 by Dwight Gooden. As Adam Rubin noted, Harvey now has seven losses/no-decisions in games in which he’s allowed no runs or one run. That’s one shy of the Mets “record” for such games -- eight by Roger Craig in 1963. Murphy’s big day In the Mets rout in Game 1 of Friday’s doubleheader, Daniel Murphy became the third Mets second baseman to have a four-hit, two-homer, five-RBI game, joining Gregg Jefferies (1989 against the Cardinals) and Edgardo Alfonzo (his 6-for-6 game in 1999 against the Astros). There have only been 10 “4-2-5” games in Mets history. Alfonzo’s was the last before Murphy’s. The only player with multiple such games is Todd Hundley with three. Zimmerman does it again Friday’s walk-off home run by Ryan Zimmerman was his ninth, the most in the majors since 2005 (his rookie season). He’s one of two Nationals/Expos with multiple game-tying or go-ahead homers against the Mets in the ninth inning or later. His two are one fewer than Andre Dawson had with the Expos. Dawson totaled seven go-ahead or tying hits in the ninth or later against the Mets, the most of any hitter By allowing the homer, LaTroy Hawkins became the second Mets pitcher age 40 or older to allow a walk-off homer. John Franco allowed a pair, one as a 42-year old to Steve Finley of the Diamondbacks in 2003 and once as a 43-year old against Bobby Abreu and the Phillies http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/p ... ationals-3

batmagadanleadoff Jul 28 2013 06:05 PM Re: It's All Over Now

Nationals Show No Mercy for Mets in Blowout The Nationals enjoyed Wilson Ramos's grand slam in a five-run third inning that gave them an 8-0 lead. By ANDREW KEH Published: July 28, 2013 WASHINGTON — The ugliness here on Sunday was prolonged and profound. And after starting the season’s second half on a high — as the successful All-Star Game host and a team beginning to play some plucky, entertaining baseball — the Mets left Washington feeling an all-too-familiar sinking sensation. They were humbled, 14-1, against the Washington Nationals, who punished each stumble and miscue before 31,467 fans at Nationals Park. The blowout granted the series some symmetry, as the Mets crushed the Nationals, 11-0, during the Friday afternoon opener. But that game would be the last positive the Mets would have all weekend, as they dropped the four-game set, 3-1, and fell 10 games below .500. Any hope to win on Sunday dissipated early on. Carlos Torres, the Mets’ starter, got through the first inning unscathed but looked ragged thereafter, lasting only three innings, giving up eight runs and nine hits. Torres gave up his first run with one out in the second inning, when Wilson Ramos singled to right field to send Ian Desmond home from second base. After a sacrifice bunt placed two runners into scoring position, Bryce Harper drilled a single to left, scoring two. The contest devolved fully the next inning. Ryan Zimmerman doubled to left field to start the inning, and he scored three batters later, when Desmond singled to right. The bases were loaded when Ramos stepped to the plate. Torres sent his first three pitches low and away, but when he tried to sneak a fastball inside, Ramos slashed it over the left-center field wall, into the visitors’ bullpen, to give the Nationals an 8-0 lead. Ramos slapped his right thigh rounding the bases, as cheers swelled through the stadium tiers. The applause did not end until Ramos hopped back up to the top dugout step, one hand stretched above his head, acknowledging the crowd. The Mets sliced the deficit to seven when Marlon Byrd sent a ground ball single through the infield that scored Eric Young Jr. from second base. But Taylor Jordan, the Nationals’ starter, was effective — giving up five hits over six innings — and the Mets did not produce another run the entire game. All the while, the Nationals were merciless. Jayson Werth and Denard Span each singled home a run off the Mets’ Gonzalez Germen during the fourth inning. Span hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning, which also included a wild pitch from the Mets’ David Aardsma and a passed ball from John Buck. The Nationals were at it again during the eighth against the right-hander Bobby Parnell. Desmond smacked the ball down the right field foul line that slipped under Andrew Brown’s glove for an error. The misstep gave Steve Lombardozzi, who advanced from first to third base, sufficient leeway to run home for his team’s 14th run. INSIDE PITCH Manager Terry Collins gave third baseman DAVID WRIGHT the day off. JoSH SATIN made his first career start at third base and batted second. Satin struck out three times, walked once and made a fielding error. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/29/sport ... owout.html

Mets – Willets Point Jul 28 2013 06:48 PM Re: It's All Over Now

Are all your thread titles intentionally Rolling Stones' references?

batmagadanleadoff Jul 28 2013 06:51 PM Re: It's All Over Now

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Are all your thread titles intentionally Rolling Stones' references? Gee, I never realized.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 28 2013 07:30 PM Re: It's All Over Now

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Are all your thread titles intentionally Rolling Stones' references? Actually, I'm waiting for some opponent to step on Ike Davis's noggin (like who isn't?) and for Justin Turner to then demand playing time at first base. That would generate the Spike Right Through Ike's Head and Memo from Turner threads. Somebody already started the Alex Romero shoplifting thread. There went Sticky Fingers.

d'Kong76 Jul 28 2013 08:59 PM Re: It's All Over Now

Actually, it's ASS ... attention seeking syndrome.