31
2011
Dickey Fights, Offense & Parnell Fail, Mets Lose 5-1
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R.A. Dickey was stellar today, even with his injured foot but the Mets offense couldn’t capitalize and Bobby Parnell in his first outing since his return from the DL gave up two runs in the eighth inning.
Game Notes
R.A. Dickey went out today, after injuring his foot in his last start and looked no worse for the wear, going seven and two third innings, giving up three runs on five hits, walking two and striking out a career-high ten. Dickey looked excellent up until the eighth inning, when he gave up a single, got two key outs and then hit a batter and gave up an RBI single, a walk and a two-RBI single.
Izzy came out to finish the inning, and got a deep flyout in his one-third of an inning of work. Bobby Parnell, for the first time since he hit the DL came out and didn’t have very good control, as his fastball was consistently 95+, but it was everywhere. Parnell was hittable, giving up singles, two runs, one walk and striking out one in two-thirds of an inning. Dale Thayer and his mustache came out, and three more fastballs later, a fly out to shallow center for his one third of an inning.
The offense today struggled to bring men home, despite getting runners on base. The only RBI of the game was knocked in by Jason Bay after a double by Angel Pagan in the first. Small hits never expanded into larger hits, and the absence of a true power hitter or Jose Reyes is fairly evident in this lineup. The last ten Met hitters all went down without a fight, and that is what wound up killing the Mets.
Nick Evans – 0 for 2 with a walk and two strikeouts, including one with men on first and second.
Daniel Murphy – 2 for 3 with a strikeout and a great defensive play at third.
Angel Pagan – 2 for 4 with a run. Angel has looked good since coming off the DL, and nothing is surprising.
Turning Point
R.A. Dickey’s eighth inning. So close, but so far.
Game Ball
Despite the loss, R.A. Dickey gets the game ball. With an injury, seven and two-thirds of quality baseball.
On Deck
The Mets will look to grab the win in the third of four games, sending Chris Capuano to the mound to face Kevin Correia and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Game time is 7:10 P.M.
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About the Author: Sean Kenny
Sean Kenny is a student/writer currently attending school at the City College of New York. For more Mets news, notes and thoughts follow him on twitter @TheSeanKenny
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Do not use the word “offense” to describe this met lineup. And when does a team finally give up on a guy who throws 100 mph? You have to be able tothrow it where you want to, but you have to know where that spot is as well. Parnel misses on both counts. Have to agree on Collins tonight, although I like what he has done on the whole. I have never liked pressing my luck with Dickey. You get 7 from him-you count your blessings and you get out. He seems to throw hangers when they go real deep with him.
I would use the word “offensive” to describe the current Mets lineup. When did Bay become a singles hitter?
Mets bats fall silent as R.A. Dickey’s brilliant start is all for naught. Read all about it: http://tiny.cc/lq0mc
Evans blows. Send him packing.
Considering the fact that Dickey was already hurt it probably made more sense to have a quicker hook on him, But regardless of the decision you have to give Dickey credit for having the heart of a lion, Clearly pitching in some pain and giving that performance that he did.
I have no problem with Dickey. I just remember last year he got beat after the 7th a few times and lost some hard luck games. I am a big fan of a player’s history. I don’t think pitch counts are all that important with a knuckleballer, although in this case there was his foot to consider. But He still got beat in those games. I’ll take 7 from my starter every game. No heroics please. If I get my 7 I am dancing with joy.
I will pour my heart out here. After reading the diagnosis about one of my favorites Gary Carter, baseball is just a game played bt grown men living a dream and the fans who love their players and teams. The Mets are my team and I realize that what “The Kid” and his family face in battling his cancer has put the Mets and the game of baseball in it’s rightful place, a game, and nothing more. As a fan I want the Mets to win but they could lose every game the rest of the season and it means nothing compared to Gary Carter’s disesse and his upcoming battle. I PRAY HE BATS 1,000.00-he and his family deserve nothing less. We recently lost a great person and golfer in Seve Ballesteros and when he passed his golfing prowess was put in the background while everyone talked about what a great person he was. These are the comments I here about Gary Carter. Gary Carter is a Hall of Famer, yes in baseball but more importantly in LIFE!
i put this on collins, dickey gave you 7th innings, take him out, he just came out of minor injury, he’s due to get tired. then to top it all, he brings the biggest POS in the bullpen since aaron heilman/guillermo bobby parnell… what the f*** was he thinking?? thank god the miami heat were playing last night, otherwise i would’ve been madder. that’s why this team sucks the way it does, we’ve given out at least 10 wins already this season on poor managerial situations, is a damn shame, because if we wouldn’t have we’d be at least 500, terry collins is fiery and have done a good job with the players i give him that, but he’s game managing is just terrible…
also, can we please just admit parnell SUCKS!!!!!
He also pulled Chris Capauano after 6 and the kid was pitching great. We immediately lost. Does he get this stupid advice from Werthen or does he do these bonehead moves on his own?
lou,
the difference is dickey was hurt, he did his job, give him a break, with capuano was more like “ok, we don’t wanna over work him” so i understood that, but come on collins, after the 3 runs don’t bring parnell, he’ll light up that fire even more.. runs are at a premium.. is a shame that even 7.1 ip and 3 runs allowed don’t win us games
Bobby Parnell is starting to look a lot like Eddie Kunz, another closer of the future who busted out because he cant control his pitches.
Not sure it’s time to pull plug on Parny just yet, but I sure as heck would not use him in a tense situation in late innings when trying to keep a game close–not just yet, anyway.
He is our fireballer, but have to begin using him in situations where he isn’t squirting lighter fluid on us.
Hard to just dump a kid who consistently gets his fast ball over in high nineties. When he masters the speed w/ a little control, he will be really hard to hit.
In hindsight easy to have just gone w/ the formula. Remove Dickey after seven for Izzy and K-Rod, but I get why Collins pushed his luck; Dickey was doing so well. Still, Collins needs a rule, such as if even one guy reaches base in this eighth your night is over.