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06:37 AM ET 04.27 | Oliver Perez has stuff. That is all he has. He does not have an impressive pitching IQ. He has little craft. He generally has no clue where the ball is going once it leaves his hand. This is not like, say, Johan Santana, who through athleticism or intellect or will can still unfurl ways to win even when his repertoire is not sharp. Take away the stuff from Oliver Perez and you have a warrior on the battlefield without a weapon. And that is why manager Jerry Manuel says he is "really, really concerned." Because Perez has no weapons right now. His fastball lacks zip, the breaking ball has limited bite. Perez struck out two Nationals in the first inning, and then did not whiff another non-pitcher in 4 1/3 innings. Manuel is used to seeing Perez lack command. But the tease with Perez is that he often has the arsenal to walk guys or pitch from behind and still survive. Nevertheless, even the tease is gone now, and Manuel said, "No stuff and no command is a recipe for disaster." So this is what the Mets have at present: A $36 million disaster. They re-invested in Perez in the offseason under the belief that Dan Warthen, who became the pitching coach last June, had -- in the words of Manuel -- "unlocked [Perez] and he became pretty consistent."
Oliver Perez, AP
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Another year of deception for the Mets.
josueusmc
Davenport, FL
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only "really, really" concerned????
jctoo, Gywn's cult…
Coolsville, TX
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Sweet!
Ahem, there's a little matter we need to discuss. Specifically, this phaiggy avatar. Iffin I don't have something with a little more testosterone soon, I'm gonna need therapy.
Rex Racer
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They're working on a "Girardi on the hot seat?" article as we speak....
Johnny B.Goode
Blue Point, NY
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oliver perez was always a nobody good investment mets
wanna get blank!!!
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sounds about right...unorignallity will always rule the day on t&r...
gigi_iv
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This is a funny comment!!
Good morning all!!
Red Sox Sweep The Yankees!!!!
Yee-Haw!!!!
becca e. praying for…
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Not that Lucy isn't cute backing away from that kiss from Snoopy but I want my I heart Boston avatar back...
becca e. praying for…
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Who writes this stuff.... SI puts out these stupid articles....They are concerned about their pitching....not Ollie....Yesterday he pitched against washington....since when does a he pitch good against bad teams? Almost never...
HellAwaits!!
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HaHa!!! I'm not the only loser wanting to change:))
becca e. praying for…
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morning cat, and becca. sounds like you both have had good weekends. :)
gigi_iv
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perez stinks, he was inconsistent last year and stinks it up this year. but what were the mets supposed to do? middle rotation starters are so very hard to come by when you're talking about 32 teams x 5.
in modern baseball its no longer about finding guys to win games at the back, its about finding guys to eat up innings.
the only thing the mets can do now is bite the bullet, bring up niese and work through his growing pains.
brooklynbomb
Brooklyn , NY
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i think this will be the story of the year, by the way..last year the big story was "quality starts", pitchers who barely get through 5 innings giving up three runs.
this year it will be pitchers who get hammered and chased out of games early and teams unwilling to use their bullpens, we've already seen two teams use position players to close out games.
this is what comes from a culture of super specialized, one inning pitchers. if more teams train their bullpens to go long relief there would be more starting quality guys and less tax on bullpens.
brooklynbomb
Brooklyn , NY
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I had a great weekend!!
And how was yours? How was your birthday?
becca e. praying for…
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i think this will be the story of the year, by the way..last year the big story was "quality starts", pitchers who barely get through 5 innings giving up three runs.
this year it will be pitchers who get hammered and chased out of games early and teams unwilling to use their bullpens, we've already seen two teams use position players to close out games.
this is what comes from a culture of super specialized, one inning pitchers. if more teams train their bullpens to go long relief there would be more starting quality guys and less tax on bullpens.
brooklynbomb
Brooklyn , NY
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not too bad. it was a bit hot for me, but it was beautiful & relaxing (dispite my sisters frantic packing). and yours?
gigi_iv
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nice:)) I got a little too drunk but it all worked out!!
becca e. praying for…
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I got to see Jacoby Ellsbury steal home on Andy and Hor-Hay.... :)))
becca e. praying for…
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I was happy to see Fukudome hit a three run home run (5 RBIs total) on our birthday. :) it's nice to share a birthday with a Cub...
gigi_iv
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EVIL IS HERE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and I happen to like the avatar ... ;)
jctoo, Gywn's cult…
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