Sep
21
2011

Pelfrey Has Become Too Aggravating To Watch

Watching the Mets last night wasn’t frustrating as much as it was annoying and aggravating.

How does a team receive nine walks and still lose?

Oh yeah, when its starter – its supposed No. 1 pitcher – gives up five runs on ten hits in six innings and the bullpen gives up six runs. With pitch counts the defining stat of starting pitchers, 100 in six innings won’t get it done for Pelfrey.

It is a sign he’s never in command, always struggling and usually one pitch away from imploding.

He said he was getting his fastball up last night. If it’s not one thing it is another. Either his command is bad or his pitch selection or he’s not challenging hitter. It is always something.

He’ll be cruising, then fail to put away a hitter, and soon after an inning unravels. Run support should only be an occasional alibi, because winning pitchers find a way to escape and make the best with what they are given.

It appeared he turned the corner last summer, but has regressed this season. Only the Mets’ lack of pitching depth and his reasonable salary will likely keep Pelfrey in the rotation next year.

However, eventually the Mets must decide if he’ll ever make it and should they bail on him.

Quite frankly, he’s aggravating to watch and makes you wonder how he’ll lose it this time.

Post your thoughts on Pelfrey and vote in the poll.

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About the Author: John Delcos

I am an active member of the BBWAA and have covered Major League Baseball in several capacities for over 20 years, including ten in New York working the Mets' and Yankees' beat. I covered the Baltimore Orioles for eight years and the Cleveland Indians before that. I currently serve as an editor and senior staff writer for Mets Merized Online. Follow me on Twitter @jdelcos.

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  • don’t think he will ever be any good has too many bad games and his era is way to high i also think warthem is a terrible pitching coach

  • this team is full of excuse makers, my pitch is high tonight, my pinky hurts, my back hurts, my neck is stiff tonight, i thought the runner kept going, i couldn’t get a grip, he’s anxious at the plate, he made a “great” 3-2 pitch.. i mean.. lol.. is just comical.. excuses, excuses, and more excuses for their lack of production on the field..

    • Always an excuse with these guys.Wright-He made a great pitch on 3 and 2,even though my eyes told me it was a foot outside.Crapuano-I made good pitches and the balls had eyes,yes they saw their way over the wall.Pelfrey he of many excuses.They need to get rid of the loser mentality that these players have.Wright,Pelf,Pagan and Parnell must go if this team is ever going to get to the next level.That’s right Wright lovers.It’s time for a change of scenery for Mr’s Wright.He along with the above names mentioned have no mental toughness.Half the guys on this team have terrible instincts.Not one guy is ever willing to knock a catcher on his ass.They try to dance around him insead of running one over.Can Wright at least walk out towards a pitcher when he gets dusted.He doesn’t have to charge the mound but can he at least show a pitcher that he’s not going to get knocked on his ass without retribution.A few weeks ag in Philly,Wright gets caught in a rundown between 3rd and home,gets tagged out and the Phils pitcher trips over him and goes down.Wright instead of just going back to the dugouut waits to go see if the pitcher is okay after tripping.Are you kidding me.Do you ever see Chase Utley wait to see if one of our middle infielders are okay after one of his take out slides knocks one of ours into LF.No,he gets up and goes back his dugout.We don’t have those type of guys and until we get some,we’re going to continue to be the NL East’s bitches.While we’re at it,ship Murphy to the AL so he can do what he was born to do.DH.I’m sickof watching these pu$$y’$ every year.

      • It doesn’t help when the broadcast booth perpetuates the apologies and excuses. Keith is the worst at that. He is so predictable, whenever a Met screws up, I always wait for Keith to come up with some kind of excuse for the player. And there it is like clockwork. Thanks Keith, for the in-depth analysis. Darling and Gary do it too, only not as sickeningly predictable. Meanwhile, the radio guys never make excuses for players, unless they are legitimate factors in the play.

        • So true Pete! I love Keith but he adds nothing in the booth except like you said excuses and stories about himself.Ron is the best of the 3 IMO.Gary Cohen should go back to radio.He still calls games as if he’s on radio and we at home can’t see the play.I hate when he yells out that a ball is deep and doesn’t make the warning track.His corny jokes,fake laugh and oxymorons,awfully good and pretty ugly make me long for the days of Ralph,Murph and Nelson.

  • Hey Delcos, Pelfrey tough to watch? What gave you the first clue? Another incredibly insightful post from the master of the obvious.

    • LOL.. calm down man, is almost friday..

  • Did you see the picture with this article. I swear he looks like he has aged an extra 10 years this season. Talk about pressure?

  • This headcase is diving us all crazy….!

  • Only the Mets’ lack of pitching depth and his reasonable salary will likely keep Pelfrey in the rotation next year.

    Are you kidding me with that statement? He will earn 7-8 mil on arbitration in offseason and Boras is his agent.

    NON TENDER THIS BUM!

    • I am with you actually Met Maniac. If he thinks this team is going to pay him 6 million dollars in arbitration for what he has done this season, its not going to happen. Non-tendering him will probably be the most likely scenario.

  • He should go back to that mouth piece he used to wear

    • He should just pitch with a hockey mask on.

  • I say he will not be a Met next yr. Sandy knows gutless.

    • We have quite a few gutless players on this team.Still waiting for someone in a Met uniform to knock a catcher on his ass.God forbid we takeout a catcher trying to tag someone out.

  • YES

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TeamWLPct.GB
Braves2318.561 -
Nationals2319.5480.5
Phillies2022.4763.5
Mets1623.4106.0
Marlins1131.26212.5

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