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In case you were hoping for rain...

Centerfield Oct 06 2006 01:26 PM

...with Oliver Perez set to go Game 4 if necessary, I looked up the weather in LA to see if we had any chance of a rainout. Check out this forecast! http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USCA0638?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared Let's hope Trax can get it done in Game 3, because without rain, we're in trouble on Sunday.

Willets Point Oct 06 2006 01:34 PM

Reminds me of that clip from LA Story where Steve Martin pretapes the weather report because it's always sunny in Los Angeles.

MFS62 Oct 06 2006 01:45 PM

IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Got on a board a west bound seven forty seven Didn't think before deciding what to do All that talk of opportunities, TV breaks and movies Rang true, sure rang true. Seems it never rain in Southern California Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before It never rains in California But girl, don't they warn ya It pours man it pours. Out of work, I'm out of my head Out of self respect I'm out of bread I'm under loved I'm under fed I wanna go home It never rains in California But girl don't they warn ya, it pours, man it pours. Will you tell the folks back home I nearly made it Had offers but don't know which one to take Please don't tell them how you found me Don't tell them how you found me give me a break Give me a break Seems it never rains in Southern California Seems I've often heard that kind of talk before It never rains in California But girl, don't they warn ya It pours man it pours Later

Gwreck Oct 06 2006 01:47 PM

What's the easiest job in the world? Weatherman, in Los Angeles, California. "...and now to John Smith, our weather guy. What's the weather going to be like John?" "Ummm...nice. Back to you." (Courtesy Lewis Black)

sharpie Oct 06 2006 01:48 PM

I think we can prolly get by with Perez for 4 innings or so and then ride the Oliver/Bradford/Felciano/Hernandez/Mota/Heilman/Wagner train the rest of the way.

TheOldMole Oct 06 2006 01:53 PM

I'm not ready to concede a game with Perez starting.

cooby Oct 06 2006 01:55 PM

He'll do fine.

MFS62 Oct 06 2006 01:57 PM

sharpie wrote: I think we can prolly get by with Perez for 4 innings or so and then ride the Oliver/Bradford/Felciano/Hernandez/Mota/Heilman/Wagner train the rest of the way. If Perez is pitching well for 4 innings, it would indicate he has command of his pitches and he can pitch longer. If he is having problems, we'll see it way before then. When he's hot, he's hot. When he's not, he's not. Later

vtmet Oct 06 2006 01:59 PM

Willie has 8 relievers at his disposal...knowing the way that Trax and Perez can discombobulate, I would assume that Willie will be poised with a shorter leash than he used on Maine...Perez has the stuff to no hit a team, but also has the Trax-like power to let his head get in the way, so Willie has 2 Jekkyl/Hyde's...could work out that they stay focused, but if not, we have: Darren Oliver; Bradford; Feliciano, Mota, Heilman, RoboCop, Wagner, Ring available...

Yancy Street Gang Oct 06 2006 02:00 PM

In the past we've seen Perez go well for a few innings and then have the wheels fall off. In a playoff game, hopefully, he'd get yanked at the first sign of loose wheels. Or maybe he'd make it through nine innings like he did in that one game against the Braves. I'm really hoping, though, more than I would with a different pitcher scheduled for Sunday, that Trachsel and the Mets close this thing out on Saturday. We're sitting pretty right now, but that could change in a hurry.

metirish Oct 06 2006 02:06 PM

It's all mute,Trax will deliver saturday,in 12 starts at Dodger Stadium he has won 3 and lost 6...4.74 ERA...has given up 12 home runs.....still I have faith.

Edgy DC Oct 06 2006 02:06 PM

With a 2-0 lead, I think Trax gets a longer leash than Maine. Why fry the pen by trying to get extra innings out of them in am unlikely furious comeback, when the score is 0-0 again for a potential clincher tomorrow?

Yancy Street Gang Oct 06 2006 02:08 PM

It's funny, going into this series I was more afraid of Kuo, the 1-game winner, than I was of Greg Maddux. I think the Mets will score off Maddux. What remains to be seen is how well Trachsel holds the Dodgers. His September game against them was awful, but hopefully we won't see a repeat.

Frayed Knot Oct 06 2006 02:17 PM

metirish wrote: It's all mute. So that means we're not allowed to talk about it?

MFS62 Oct 06 2006 02:18 PM

If it isn't raining, maybe Beltran will be able to see he is in an away city, and remember how well he hits in those places. All I want is one of those so-called "Quality Starts" from Trax - 6+ IP and 3 ER or less. If he can deliver that, the Mets have a very good chance of not having to see what Perez could do in game 4. Later

sharpie Oct 06 2006 02:20 PM

We'll have to see Perez at some point, whether in this series or the next.

Yancy Street Gang Oct 06 2006 02:50 PM

True. But I'm less comfortable seeing him in a best-of-five than I am a best-of-seven. If they can arrange it so that he only gets one start each in the NLCS and the World Series the risk is lessened somewhat. If the Mets are able to win Game 3 tomorrow, they could open the NLCS with Glavine, Maine, and Trachsel and can defer Perez until Game 4.

Centerfield Oct 06 2006 03:04 PM

I'm hoping that if the Mets advance, Omar wakes up before the NLCS and decides to go with Williams instead.

soupcan Oct 06 2006 03:07 PM

"Ditto, Molly"

Yancy Street Gang Oct 06 2006 03:25 PM

Centerfield wrote: I'm hoping that if the Mets advance, Omar wakes up before the NLCS and decides to go with Williams instead. That's an even better idea.

Willets Point Oct 06 2006 03:42 PM

Is Perez really all that bad?

Yancy Street Gang Oct 06 2006 03:45 PM

Willets Point wrote: Is Perez really all that bad? Judge for yourself Other than that September 6 game, and the shortened outing on October 1, his outings range from poor to awful.

metirish Oct 06 2006 03:46 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 06 2006 04:02 PM

Perez has great stuff and can look brilliant at times,other times he looks lost...like a lot of pitchers really.

Johnny Dickshot Oct 06 2006 03:58 PM

The shortened outing on Oct. 1 though looks exactly like WWSB would plan a start, perhaps because he learned something from the "awful" starts -- a few IIRC, included several lights-out innings and a total meltdown. If Willie yanks Maine @ 4.1 IP, with 8 bullpenners and a chance to advance he'd surely not hesitate to do the same with Perez. And really, I don't put it past Traxy, or a Mets O which hasn't truly broken out yet, to make this discussion academic.