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LeftyLeroux · 01-01-2004, 04:22 PM

5/19: On a roll, given up one ER and one walk in 12 innings this month. 5/20: Carlos Alaniz (1-1 5.60) was injured so Joe Stanford was called up to fill his spot. I was moved into setup and Mark Liedtke was hired from the Independents to fill my spot. 5/23: I like how when you are turned down for a date, your mood suffers, but it’s nothing a couple beers can’t fix, pretty realistic. 5/23: Another injury to the Mets bullpen: Philip Benbow (3-1 3.20). This time, Jamie Bayless got the call over me. Joel Blanche was hired to fill his roster spot.

End of May 2008 (Mets-AAA 26-25)
Stuff 30/30 Control 77/90 Velocity 20/20 Poise 63/90
4.00ERA 0-0 1SV 18IP 21H 3BB 18K

6/1: I had 16K’s and only one BB in May. 6/2: Sixth round pick in 2004 Orlando Pastrana (1-1 2.83) was promoted to AAA. 6/6: Got a start today and it was my longest appearance ever (3.2IP 1H 1ER 1BB 5K). 6/23: Stanford and Bayless return from filling in for the injured Mets relievers, but neither of them could bump me from my setup slot. Mark Liedtke was released. 6/29: SP Guy Mulford (4-7 5.90) was injured, but again, Joseph Stanford got the call, not me.

End of June 2008 (Mets-AAA 42-37)
Stuff 30/30 Control 79/90 Velocity 20/20 Poise 65/90
2.93ERA 1-0 1SV 27.2IP 27H 6BB 28K

7/1: With more than 4K’s per BB, my control is starting get good. 7/5: Three Mets (38-43) made the all-star game: 1B John Marquette (.295 15HR 52RBI), RF Tyrell Mettler (.303 16HR 58RBI) and SP Berry Barnard (3.02 10-3). SP Ryan Masujiro (4.30 4-10) had a terrible start but has recently been picking it up. 7/16: All-star RF Tyrell Mettler was traded to the A’s for SS Billy Marriott (.284 3HR) and 21 year old RF Darrell Cooper who will play in AAA. 7/18: Joseph Stanford was sent down, probably because of his 10.71ERA, and guess what, I GOT THE CALL. My 2.48ERA in AAA was too low to ignore. I’m flying in to meet the Mets at Shea and will be in MR with Carlos Alaniz (1-2 6.83) and lefty starter Pedro Campos (2-4 5.72). They deposited about 160K in my bank account. Woo-freakin-hoo, I can buy something! Looks like it will be 5 years before I’m a FA. 7/19: More interesting news, they dealt reliever Walter Matta, who had an ERA under 2, to the Padres for a promising young SP Vicente Aston (7-2 2.74). 7/19: Already in the game vs. the Dodgers, starting the 6th inning, we are down 6-3, facing D Lynch (.290 7HR). LF Scott Stutz makes a great sliding catch to preserve my first out as a major leaguer. Thanks Scotty! Three singles a K and a ground out later and I’ve given up one run. Not awful. Next inning, Stutz makes another nice catch. A walk and a double play later and I’m back in the dugout again. Philip Benbow (3-3 3.53) comes out for the next inning and I’ve survived my debut. The Mets players get a kick out of the look of relief on my face as they congratulate me on my debut. 7/24: Got smoked by the D’Backs for 2HR’s and 5ER. 7/25: The Mets finally deal 1B Joe Byram, who was stuck behind John Marquette (.284 17HR 61RBI), to L.A. for LF Joseph Veiga (.309 4HR) who will play in AA. Spent $225k to buy the “Pitching Mind” book to work on my poise. 7/30: SS Billy Marriott (.290) had his hitting steak snapped at 16 games. Gave up a 3-run walk off homerun in the bottom of the 12th against the Expos for my first loss.

End of July 2008 (Mets 48-55)
Stuff 30/30 Control 80/90 Velocity 20/20 Poise 68/90
15.19ERA 0-1 5.1IP 13H 2BB 2K

8/1: No trades at the deadline, but extensions were given to SP Guy Mulford (6-7 5.23), CL Francis Enders (4-2 3.92 14SV) and SS Sean Swiderski (.249 14HR 11SB) who looks to have been beaten out of his starting job by Billy Marriott 8/9: Well, the fun is over. I’ve been sent back to AAA and my mood is zero. Can’t blame them really, my 2 losses and 12.47ERA didn’t impress anyone. 8/11: Joel Blanche was released from AAA where I am back in my setup role. 8/25: Orlando Pastrana was promoted today, he was drafted in 2004 and it’s his first shot at the bigs. Maybe I’ll see him in September. 8/31: I’m back up on the Mets roster again. My ERA was down to 2.27 in AAA.

End of August 2008 (Mets 64-66)
Stuff 30/30 Control 81/90 Velocity 20/20 Poise 69/90
12.27ERA 0-2 7.1IP 14H 2BB 2K

9/1: For the first time, I am pitching in September, instead of getting drunk. I join Pastrana in the mop up spots, Joseph Stanford is here as well. 9/11: Finally finished that darn book. 9/12: SP Benicio Fernandez (6-12 3.61) is on a six game hitting streak and is batting .327 in 52AB. For a pitcher he has a career .220AVG with 6HR’s (4HR’s in 2006). 9/15: The Mets are nearly out of the playoff hunt, 7 games behind the Expos and with the Marlins and Phils one game back. 9/22: My first major league AB comes in the 12th inning of a 4-4 game against Houston. The pitcher is Daniel Siders, who has pitched all of 1.2 innings all year. I flew out to LF, well, at least I got my bat on it. Oh My God, they are putting me into the game at catcher. Catcher? I don’t know how to play that position! My second AB, the pitcher seems pretty wild, so I put the bat on my shoulder and draw a walk. What the? Am I reading that sign wrong? They want me to steal? OK, the pitch….head down and GO! I made it! The catcher threw high and I snuck in there! Wheee, that was fun! I caught 4 innings, no errors and no one tried to steal. Oh geesh, they’re calling me “Pudge” in the dugout now. Shut up, guys.

End of September 2008 (Mets 80-78)
Stuff 30/30 Control 81/90 Velocity 20/20 Poise 73/90
11.74ERA 0-2 7.2IP 15H 2BB 3K

10/3: I finally won a fight. Brewers RF John Glover (.288 37HR 119RBI) started with me in the bar and I broke his nose. 10/7: The Mets (81-81) finished out of the playoffs and 11 games behind division winning Montreal. RF Derek Duran (.324 10HR 26SB) ended the season on a 21 game hitting streak. 1B John Marquette (.263 20HR 92RBI) had a sub-par year for him. The year was a disaster for Ryan Masujiro (7-18 4.41), while Berry Barnard (15-7 3.49) and Vicente Aston (16-6 2.97), acquired in the Matta trade, were consistently good. 11/3: Montreal repeated as Champs defeating the Yankees 4-2. Starring for Montreal was 3B Ronald Holleman (.226 43HR 129RBI) and SP David Chon (16-8 3.26).

End of 2008 (Mets 81-81)
Stuff 30/30 Control 83/90 Velocity 20/20 Poise 73/90
8.44ERA 0-2 10.2IP 15H 2BB 3K

01-01-2004, 04:22 PM	#16 (permalink)
LeftyLeroux Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 47	5/19: On a roll, given up one ER and one walk in 12 innings this month. 5/20: Carlos Alaniz (1-1 5.60) was injured so Joe Stanford was called up to fill his spot. I was moved into setup and Mark Liedtke was hired from the Independents to fill my spot. 5/23: I like how when you are turned down for a date, your mood suffers, but it’s nothing a couple beers can’t fix, pretty realistic. 5/23: Another injury to the Mets bullpen: Philip Benbow (3-1 3.20). This time, Jamie Bayless got the call over me. Joel Blanche was hired to fill his roster spot. End of May 2008 (Mets-AAA 26-25) Stuff 30/30 Control 77/90 Velocity 20/20 Poise 63/90 4.00ERA 0-0 1SV 18IP 21H 3BB 18K 6/1: I had 16K’s and only one BB in May. 6/2: Sixth round pick in 2004 Orlando Pastrana (1-1 2.83) was promoted to AAA. 6/6: Got a start today and it was my longest appearance ever (3.2IP 1H 1ER 1BB 5K). 6/23: Stanford and Bayless return from filling in for the injured Mets relievers, but neither of them could bump me from my setup slot. Mark Liedtke was released. 6/29: SP Guy Mulford (4-7 5.90) was injured, but again, Joseph Stanford got the call, not me. End of June 2008 (Mets-AAA 42-37) Stuff 30/30 Control 79/90 Velocity 20/20 Poise 65/90 2.93ERA 1-0 1SV 27.2IP 27H 6BB 28K 7/1: With more than 4K’s per BB, my control is starting get good. 7/5: Three Mets (38-43) made the all-star game: 1B John Marquette (.295 15HR 52RBI), RF Tyrell Mettler (.303 16HR 58RBI) and SP Berry Barnard (3.02 10-3). SP Ryan Masujiro (4.30 4-10) had a terrible start but has recently been picking it up. 7/16: All-star RF Tyrell Mettler was traded to the A’s for SS Billy Marriott (.284 3HR) and 21 year old RF Darrell Cooper who will play in AAA. 7/18: Joseph Stanford was sent down, probably because of his 10.71ERA, and guess what, I GOT THE CALL. My 2.48ERA in AAA was too low to ignore. I’m flying in to meet the Mets at Shea and will be in MR with Carlos Alaniz (1-2 6.83) and lefty starter Pedro Campos (2-4 5.72). They deposited about 160K in my bank account. Woo-freakin-hoo, I can buy something! Looks like it will be 5 years before I’m a FA. 7/19: More interesting news, they dealt reliever Walter Matta, who had an ERA under 2, to the Padres for a promising young SP Vicente Aston (7-2 2.74). 7/19: Already in the game vs. the Dodgers, starting the 6th inning, we are down 6-3, facing D Lynch (.290 7HR). LF Scott Stutz makes a great sliding catch to preserve my first out as a major leaguer. Thanks Scotty! Three singles a K and a ground out later and I’ve given up one run. Not awful. Next inning, Stutz makes another nice catch. A walk and a double play later and I’m back in the dugout again. Philip Benbow (3-3 3.53) comes out for the next inning and I’ve survived my debut. The Mets players get a kick out of the look of relief on my face as they congratulate me on my debut. 7/24: Got smoked by the D’Backs for 2HR’s and 5ER. 7/25: The Mets finally deal 1B Joe Byram, who was stuck behind John Marquette (.284 17HR 61RBI), to L.A. for LF Joseph Veiga (.309 4HR) who will play in AA. Spent $225k to buy the “Pitching Mind” book to work on my poise. 7/30: SS Billy Marriott (.290) had his hitting steak snapped at 16 games. Gave up a 3-run walk off homerun in the bottom of the 12th against the Expos for my first loss. End of July 2008 (Mets 48-55) Stuff 30/30 Control 80/90 Velocity 20/20 Poise 68/90 15.19ERA 0-1 5.1IP 13H 2BB 2K 8/1: No trades at the deadline, but extensions were given to SP Guy Mulford (6-7 5.23), CL Francis Enders (4-2 3.92 14SV) and SS Sean Swiderski (.249 14HR 11SB) who looks to have been beaten out of his starting job by Billy Marriott 8/9: Well, the fun is over. I’ve been sent back to AAA and my mood is zero. Can’t blame them really, my 2 losses and 12.47ERA didn’t impress anyone. 8/11: Joel Blanche was released from AAA where I am back in my setup role. 8/25: Orlando Pastrana was promoted today, he was drafted in 2004 and it’s his first shot at the bigs. Maybe I’ll see him in September. 8/31: I’m back up on the Mets roster again. My ERA was down to 2.27 in AAA. End of August 2008 (Mets 64-66) Stuff 30/30 Control 81/90 Velocity 20/20 Poise 69/90 12.27ERA 0-2 7.1IP 14H 2BB 2K 9/1: For the first time, I am pitching in September, instead of getting drunk. I join Pastrana in the mop up spots, Joseph Stanford is here as well. 9/11: Finally finished that darn book. 9/12: SP Benicio Fernandez (6-12 3.61) is on a six game hitting streak and is batting .327 in 52AB. For a pitcher he has a career .220AVG with 6HR’s (4HR’s in 2006). 9/15: The Mets are nearly out of the playoff hunt, 7 games behind the Expos and with the Marlins and Phils one game back. 9/22: My first major league AB comes in the 12th inning of a 4-4 game against Houston. The pitcher is Daniel Siders, who has pitched all of 1.2 innings all year. I flew out to LF, well, at least I got my bat on it. Oh My God, they are putting me into the game at catcher. Catcher? I don’t know how to play that position! My second AB, the pitcher seems pretty wild, so I put the bat on my shoulder and draw a walk. What the? Am I reading that sign wrong? They want me to steal? OK, the pitch….head down and GO! I made it! The catcher threw high and I snuck in there! Wheee, that was fun! I caught 4 innings, no errors and no one tried to steal. Oh geesh, they’re calling me “Pudge” in the dugout now. Shut up, guys. End of September 2008 (Mets 80-78) Stuff 30/30 Control 81/90 Velocity 20/20 Poise 73/90 11.74ERA 0-2 7.2IP 15H 2BB 3K 10/3: I finally won a fight. Brewers RF John Glover (.288 37HR 119RBI) started with me in the bar and I broke his nose. 10/7: The Mets (81-81) finished out of the playoffs and 11 games behind division winning Montreal. RF Derek Duran (.324 10HR 26SB) ended the season on a 21 game hitting streak. 1B John Marquette (.263 20HR 92RBI) had a sub-par year for him. The year was a disaster for Ryan Masujiro (7-18 4.41), while Berry Barnard (15-7 3.49) and Vicente Aston (16-6 2.97), acquired in the Matta trade, were consistently good. 11/3: Montreal repeated as Champs defeating the Yankees 4-2. Starring for Montreal was 3B Ronald Holleman (.226 43HR 129RBI) and SP David Chon (16-8 3.26). End of 2008 (Mets 81-81) Stuff 30/30 Control 83/90 Velocity 20/20 Poise 73/90 8.44ERA 0-2 10.2IP 15H 2BB 3K Last edited by LeftyLeroux : 01-01-2004 at 04:27 PM.