The season is over.
I will keep writing that until someone in Flushing figures it out.
Jerry needs to be re-signed or dismissed. It is good for nobody to let him manage to save his job.
On a similar note, since the Mets won’t eat Ollie’s money then why not let him start.
Send him out there every 5th day and let Misch or someone back him up.
He sure won’t get better by not pitching.
The season is in garbage time. Let the garbage play.
Ollie _should_ pitch. It’s the logical choice. I think they feel it may be a wee bit early, or maybe they’re waiting for expanded 9/1 bullpens.
I don’t think he should be released. Even if you get a handful of crap for him, that’s better than releasing him. If you can start him 3-4 times (and maybe shut Niese down for the last two for an innings limit?) pitch him in winter ball and maybe he’ll be back to semi-normal by Spring Training. Eat half/most of his contract and someone will take him if his velocity has risen (which it will with regular work) back to 90+.
Releasing him now is an all-lose situation. if it comes to April and he’s still sucking or no one wants him and there haven’t been a rash of SP injuries in camp, then you dump him.
It is a good idea, they should have a Roman themed night, where they feed Ollie to the lions, against the Phils or Atlanta. Make him go 9, hand out tomatoes at the front as part of the promotion.
the Mets won’t admit that it actually IS “garbage time” yet. they did the same thing last year, and they’re doing it again. if they do decide to start him, it had better be at a road game.
Nah, it should be a home game. It’s pretty obvious many fans would get more excited to boo Ollie than they would to see Niese go 8 and strike out 10. Give the fans what they want right?
Come Sept. 1, I’d pull Pat Misch and Jon Niese from the rotation and replace them with Ollie and Jenrry Mejia.
Let’s take a look at what we’ve got.
Simultaneously accepting that the season is over yet still maintaining hope that Oliver Perez will ever “get better,” “return to semi-normal,” or otherwise ever be a serviceable major league pitcher is a huge, huge inconsistency in one’s acceptance of reality.
That said, if management won’t eat the contract, put his butt out there and let him embarrass the club until they do.