tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33134161.post8614412989431519765..comments2023-10-30T06:29:44.277-04:00Comments on Mets Prospects: Minor League StartsKylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100214233713420229noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33134161.post-18900989573155668252008-04-06T00:58:00.000-04:002008-04-06T00:58:00.000-04:00You wrote:"if Nelson Figueroa continues to pitch p...You wrote:<BR/><BR/><I>"if Nelson Figueroa continues to pitch poorly (I say this because he has given up 2 runs in 2 innings) for the Mets, Bostick or Armas Jr will be called up. I think the smarter decision would be Bostickā¦"</I><BR/><BR/>In his first inning he retired the Marlins in order: strike out, fly out, pop up.<BR/>In his second inning against the Braves, he allowed 2 runs on a two-out double to right center that got past Beltran who was playing left center.<BR/>To you, that's "<I>continuing to pitch poorly</I>"...you can't "continue" to do something unless you first started to do something. And Nelson Figueroa did not even pitch poorly <I>today</I>: his inning was not poorly pitched - not when one catch would have retired the Braves without a run.<BR/><BR/>It's rare to find a pitcher who can start, pitch long relief, and pitch short relief. I predict he will pitch at least seven innings next Saturday against the Brewers. Let's see what happens.hdarvickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069370036185372749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33134161.post-90683654502484813792008-04-05T21:47:00.000-04:002008-04-05T21:47:00.000-04:00please define "pitch poorly" when referring to Nel...please define "pitch poorly" when referring to Nelson Figueroa so far for the Mets. He had a perfect first outing and today, had Willie not chosen to play the batter to pull, would have had another scoreless inning. Instead the outfielders were unable to get to a routine fly ball and two runs scored. Figueroa has pitched as well as any other pitcher so far since he was recalled just three days ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com