Found May 04, 2009 on Mets Fever: Yardbarker Blogger Network
In regards to Oliver Perez the Mets had three options; get him to accept assignment to the minors, place him on the disabled list or use him out of the pen.....Once again this group of individuals showed why the Phillies continue to be a better team.As if Jose Reyes trying to bunt for a hit that resulted in a strike out, in a tie game, with two on and no outs, instead of a sacrifice bunt that would have moved the runners over wasn't enough, now we have Oliver Perez.Two year ago, Brett Myers, couldn't figure things out when he returned to the rotation after being the closer the year before, Myers selflessly accepted an assignment to the minors and came back a different pitcher. Ollie is in the same position but instead of thinking of the team first, it appears he's staying with the team and thinking of only himself.I'm sure we'll hear that this was the club's decision and that they felt they needed Ollie to be close to Dan Warthen and build his confidence agai...
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