Results tagged “pedrofeliciano”

• Nationals 3, Yankees 2: Chien-Ming Wang pitched as if he belonged in the Major Leagues, but the Yankees' batters didn't. They got shut down by John Lannan -- of Long Beach and Chaminade High School fame -- and fell when Robinson Cano grounded into a double play to end the game with the tying run on third. Cano and Johnny Damon went deep, but those were the only two runs the Yankees scored. Wang, whose wife had a baby Tuesday, pitched five innings, allowing three runs and striking out four. He should live to see another start, but that was the Nationals' seventh road win this season

• Padres 6, Mets 5: For a first game in Citi Field, this contest had a lot. A leadoff home run, a balk, a cat -- just like Shea! -- and a loss for the Mets. Jody Gerut became the first person in Major League history to homer in the first at-bat at a new stadium. The Mets rallied from a 5-1 deficit with a four-run fifth that was capped by a David Wright home run. That happened right before Pedro Feliciano balked in the winning run -- which got to third base after Ryan Church dropped a fly ball for a three-base error. Ex-Met Heath Bell -- traded for Jon Adkins and Ben Johnson -- got the save for San Diego. Think the Mets could have used him in their bullpen the past two seasons?
• Rays 15, Yankees 5: Chien-Ming Wang -- one inning pitched. Nick Swisher -- one inning pitched. That is not good. Swisher even pitched better, striking out one and not allowing a run. Wang allowed eight runs without getting an out in the second. That makes two sloppy outings in a row for Wang. When is it time to worry about him? The Yankees are 3-4.
• Nets 91, Bobcats 87: Jarvis Hayes hit two late 3-pointers as the Nets rallied from a 12-point deficit in the fourth quarter. But all this did was hurt their draft lottery position, so was it worth it?
Continue reading "Last Night's Action: Citi Era Begins With a Loss"

Marlins 8, Mets 7 (10 innings): Taking a three-run lead into the bottom of the ninth against the Marlins should be no problem right? Not when Billy Wagner is mysteriously absent -- the Mets later said he was having back spasms -- and his replacements are the not-so-capable Pedro Feliciano and the highly inflammable Jorge Sosa. They combined to cough up the lead in the bottom of the ninth, ruining a dramatic comeback posted by the Mets in the top of the inning. Then Sosa gave up the winning run all by himself in the 10th. Why is Sosa in there? Because everyone else stinks or had been used, frankly. After seeing the right-hander struggle so frequently of late, Manager Willie Randolph still didn't look for another option.

• Yankees 3 Blue Jays 2 (10 innings): This was a wild one. Andy Pettitte and Roy Halliday pitched brilliantly each allowing only one run before turning it over to the bullpens and that’s when things really got interesting.
  Continue reading "Last Night's Action: Balking In The Bronx"

-Pirates 11 Mets 1: This one was just embarrassing. Sure, the Mets were forced to start John Maine because Pedro’s hip is bothering him (uh-oh), but Pittsburgh is the worst team in the National League and New York is the best. On Monday it looked like the roles had been reversed as every Pirate position player had a hit and Jason Bay drove in three runs.

-Yankees 6 Indians 1: Make no mistake; Jorge Posada made a mountain out of a molehill. Jason Johnson wasn’t trying to hit him, but when Johnson started barking at Posada to get down to first, the Yankees needed to respond. Randy Johnson took it from there, buzzing Eduardo Perez and earning an automatic ejection since both teams had been previously warned. No matter, it was great to see Randy stand up for his team and especially his catcher.

Met fans had to be disappointed with their team's 5-3 loss to the Phillies Thursday afternoon, but they likely got a kick of out WFAN personalities Chris Russo and Mike Francesa in their role as commenators. The hosts of Mike and the Mad Dog won't make Gothamist forget Bob Murphy, but they didn't disgrace themselves either. Russo did seven innings of play by play, and he brought his usual energy and trademark cackling laugh to the booth. He developed some catchphrases (each inning ended with "and that's that") and pointed out the absurdity of the contest which awarded a listener if the Mets turned a triple play in a particular inning. Francesa's play by play did not match Russo's, but they worked well together and gave basic and tolerable color commentary.

Billy, it’s Metallica on the phone, they want their song back. Actually, you have bigger problems than a stupid song, you just threw your manager under the bus after blowing a 4-0 lead in the ninth. You were “surprised” to be used in that situation? Don’t you think for $11-million a year Willie Randolph should be able to choose when and how often he uses you?