Grounded: Cardinals 3, Mets 0
Amazin' Avenue —
... As for tonight's game, I wish there were more to talk about but the Mets did literally nothing of any consequence. Elmer Dessens tossed two perfect innings of relief, so there's that. By request, I've added a link to a traditional game recap in the "SB Nation Coverage" section below, so if you want a blow-by-blow account of the game instead of whatever it is I do here, you can check that out by clicking below. ...
Can't Watch: Brewers 10, Mets 6
Amazin' Avenue —
... -- Nieve was lit up for another eleven hits, this time in just 3.1 innings. He only allowed three runs, though, so some imbecile might have you believe that he "gutted" his way through the jams, or that he "dug deep", "bore down" or "pitched to his defense". In reality, he "was just plain awful", he "sucked big time" and "embarrassed himself and his whole family". He had the good fortune of pitching in front of Daniel Murphy's glove and had the good sense to be relieved by Elmer Dessens, who was likewise grateful for Ryan Church's arm and ...
Phillies vs. Mets: July 3-5
The Good Phight —
... 1.2 HR/9 gb: 44% pitches: 66% fb, 22% ch, 12% cb, 1% sl r/l: .827 vs .736 ops; 1.8 vs 2.9 k/bb h/a: .756 vs .869 ops; 2.0 vs 2.3 k/bb Misch vs Phillies: Victorino: 0/6, 0 BB, 0 K Feliz: 4/5, 1 2B, 1 HR, 0 BB, 0 K Howard: 1/5, 0 BB, 1 K Utley: 1/5, 1 HR, 0 BB, 2 K Werth: 1/5, 0 BB, 1 K Rollins: 1/3, 1 HR, 0 BB, 0 K Ruiz: 1/2, 1 BB (IBB), 0 K Bako: 0/2, 0 BB, 1 K Bruntlett: 1/1, 1 BB< 0 K Coste: 0/2, 0 BB, 1 K Elmer Dessens (R): 3.86 ERA, 5.1 BB/9, 3.9 K/9, 2.6 HR/9, 8.46 FIP, 58% ...
Rodrig-D'oh!: Phillies 7, Mets 2
Amazin' Avenue —
... and Elmer Dessens threw five scoreless innings, allowing just one hit and one walk and throwing just 64 pitches in the process. Hernandez took 81 pitches to finish three innings. Hernandez's game score was 9! He started with 50! He was 41 points worse than if he had done nothing at all! How many consecutive sentences can I end with exclamation points?! ...
Rox need to dispose of battered, bruised, dying Mets
Purple Row —
... By fangraphs values, the Mets' staff is ranked 23rd in overall value, 24th in the rotation and 22nd in the bullpen.
Jerry Manual's lefties are Pedro Feliciano and Pat Misch. Joining closer Francisco Rodriguez are uninspiring righties Sean Green, Elmer Dessens, Bobby Parnell, Tim Redding, and Brian Stokes.
The D: D
New York has made 62 errors, good for 11th in MLB. However, by UZR, they have the worst range in the majors, which fangraphs takes into account to ...
Reviewing Dayton Moore at the Trade Deadline: 2006
Royals Review —
... 2008 Cortes was highly regarded as a pitching prospect. Considering that both Cortes and Lumsden are both gone now, having never contributed at the Major League level (Lumsden stayed in the KC system until last November, when he was claimed by the Astros) it remains mostly a good trade in only in an alternative universe. Of course, according to the party line, Cortes was used to acquire a great everyday shortstop with lots of upside. So another victory.
July 25, 2006: Elmer Dessens traded to Dodgers for Blake Johnson, Julio ...
Friday's Frosty Mug
Brew Crew Ball —
... The Brewers dropped from 18th to 20th in Yahoo's Power Rankings.
Around the league:
Astros: Released Russ Ortiz.
Braves: Released reliever Jeff Bennett.
Cubs: Acquired John Grabow and Tom Gorzelanny from the Pirates for pitchers Kevin Hart, Jose Ascanio and a minor leaguer.
Dodgers: Acquired George Sherrill from the Orioles for two prospects.
Mets: Designated Elmer Dessens for assignment.
Rays: Claimed catcher Jose ...
My Video Game Is Smarter Than The Mets' Front Office
Amazin' Avenue —
... should be based on talent. Knowing that, during my first offseason, I began looking-up players who have played either for the Mets or the Bisons this year. The results are extremely funny, yet depressing.
Livan Hernandez: Ace of the single-A Quad City River Bandits (Cardinals). Strikeouts left something to be desired.
Oliver Perez: Mariner's fifth starter.
Fernando Nieve: AAA
Tim Redding: AAA
Elmer Dessens: retired after a somewhat productive season in AA ...
Still Unwatchable: Padres 3, Mets 1
Amazin' Avenue —
... allowed four singles and three walks while striking out one and hitting a batter. He threw first-pitch strikes to nine of the 15 batters he faced, collected three groundball outs and three flyball outs, and had just one swinging strike (1.5%).
Parnell was relieved by Nelson Figueroa, who tossed 1.2 scoreless innings before ceding to Tim Redding, who went three scoreless innings himself. It took the combined efforts of Sean Green, Pedro Feliciano and Elmer Dessens to make it through the eighth inning, allowing the third ...
Spoilage: Mets 9, Braves 4
Amazin' Avenue —
... in the second accounted for most of the damage. He only walked one, though he did throw first-pitch balls to 13 of the 20 batters he faced. Elmer Dessens, ...
You Can't Make It Up: Phillies 9, Mets 7
Amazin' Avenue —
... inexplicably) the runners were going with the pitch. We all love the hit-and-run when it works, but how often is that? Twice a season?
It was a little weird to see Pedro Martinez in a Phillies' uniform, but I got over it pretty quickly. He was about what I expected: five strikeouts, one walk, four runs in six innings.
Luis Castillo went 3-for-4 with a walk and has an OBP of .411.
Brian Schneider went 0-for-4 and has an OBP of .268.
Elmer Dessens has been far from awful. There, I said it.
Francoeur ...
Mets should provide stepping stone for bounceback
Purple Row —
... Bullpen: K-Rod is fine as the closer, but there's no real help otherwise. Manuel still has two lefties in the bullpen with Pedro Feliciano and Ken Takahashi. Joining closer Francisco Rodriguez are righties Sean Green, Elmer Dessens, Lance Broadway and Brian Stokes. Feliciano, Green and K-Rod are worth worrying about, but the others are not.
The D: D-
New York has made 80 errors, good for 10th-most in MLB. However, by UZR, they have the worst range ...
Carlos Beltran Returns, Mets Still Terrible: Marlins 4, Mets 2
Amazin' Avenue —
... fell off the horse of a few straight decent starts and laid an egg, giving up four runs on five hits and four walks while striking out four. Bullpen MVP (?) Elmer Dessens pitched a scoreless inning of relief, while the ...
New York Mets Too Much For Washington Nationals, 6-2 Mets Sunday.
Federal Baseball —
... Elmer Dessens takes over for the Mets in the sixth inning. David Wright and Wilson Valdez converge on a foul pop from Willie Harris, but they both let it drop. Harris flies out to short left. Ian Desmond’s robbed on a scorched single to second that Daniel Murphy dives for and stabs. Two down. Ryan Zimmerman flies out to Pagan to end a quick sixth...Daniel Murphy pops out to Ian Desmond in short left. Desmond throws out Jeff Francoeur on a weak grounder to short. Mock walks Thole with two down. Wilson Valdez flies out to Dukes in right. Still 4-0 ...
2009 Mets Transaction Register, Part 2
Amazin' Avenue —
... Signed Elmer Dessens to a minor league contract. Dessens should never have seen the light of day, but with injuries and ineptitude swallowing the Mets' 2009 season, Dessens managed to appear in 28 games in relief, showing decent control and a proclivity for groundballs (yet he still allowed five homeruns in 32.2 innings). He wasn't the worst pitcher the Mets had, and was probably quite a bit better than expected, but more playing time should expose him as a below-average reliever. ...
2004 NL West Draft Review
Purple Row —
... and other to the Royals for Elmer Dessens in 2006. Yeah, Elmer Dessens. Has played Double A the last two seasons. ...
Replacement Level Mets Update: Elmer Dessens and Wilson Valdez
Amazin' Avenue —
... are close to re-signing 38 year-old right-handed pitcher Elmer Dessens. Next logical question: why? Dessens posted a 3.31 ERA and 1.04 WHIP in 32.2 extremely low-leverage innings in 2009. Fortunately, we know not to look at ERA and WHIP as useful statistics for pitcher evaluation. The numbers that matter (3.86 K/9, 5.33 FIP, 4.93 tERA) tell a much different story, a story of luck fueled by an unsustainable .196 BABIP. Given his underwhelming stuff and 89 mph fastball, there's really no reason to bring him back for a major ...
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