Ken Takahashi Debuts for Mets
Ken Takahashi put up a good line in his MLB debut:
| Â | IP | Â H | Â R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Takahashi | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38-26 | 0.00 |
Mets fans — how’d he look?
My profile on Takahashi can be found here.
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Ken Takahashi put up a good line in his MLB debut:
| Â | IP | Â H | Â R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Takahashi | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38-26 | 0.00 |
Mets fans — how’d he look?
My profile on Takahashi can be found here.
03/05/2009 at 11:52 pm Permalink
Ken Takahashi was GREAT. I was hearing it on my iPhone.
K. Takahashi came in to relieve SP Oliver Perez (Line Score: 2.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R & ER, 6 B [ugh], 2 SO).
Talk about thrown to the Wolves, Fire, and a sand box ballpark with the Phillies’ leading 4-2 at the 3rd inning & Bases are Loaded & 1 out and Mets’ Ken Takahashi first MLB debut appearance looks like that. Big Pressure Situation, right?
K. Takahashi got a lucky double play to get out of the Bases Loaded jam. Then, kept the Phillies score less for two inning and got his 1st MLB StrikeOut was from Phillies [Former NL MVP] Ryan Howard. Also got his 1st At Bat, too.
If the Mets would have won this game, Ken Takahashi, would & is have been the savior for Oliver Perez’s mess.
Thinking Out Loud: 1st appearance doesn’t count for too much for me but Ken Takahashi performance was extraordinary. Need to see how the 2nd, 3rd, and so on looks like.
I don’t think K. Takahashi will remain with the Mets too long because Roster spots that are in DL will have to be brought up to replace him. Unless something goes crazy. This week I think will be very important to see if he can give the same performance.
Here a side story on K. Takahashi, from the NYtimes.com Bats Blog
The Mets’ 40-Year-Old Rookie: By BEN SHPIGEL (May 3, 2009) http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/the-mets-40-year-old-rookie/
04/05/2009 at 12:01 am Permalink
Here another Link about Ken Takahashi.
Ken Takahashi: by samt (May 3, 2009) Amazin Avenue
http://www.amazinavenue.com/2009/5/3/863553/ken-takahashi
04/05/2009 at 4:08 pm Permalink
New York Mets LHP Ken Takahashi will get start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday – May 08, 2009
Souces:
1) “New York Mets send Oliver Perez to bullpen, Ken Takahashi to get start against Pirates”: by Brian Costa/The Star-Ledger (Monday May 04, 2009, 5:24 PM) NJ.com:
http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2009/05/new_york_mets_oliver_perez_sen.html
2) “Ollie to remain with Mets”: by Mike Rose (May 4, 2009 5:25 PM) On the Mets beat / newsday.com:
http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/blog/2009/05/ollie_to_remain_with_mets.html
3) “Ollie headed to the ‘pen”: by Adam Rubin (May 4, 2009 5:27 PM) Surfing the Mets / nydailynews.com:
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/2009/05/ollie-headed-to-the-pen.html
04/05/2009 at 8:48 pm Permalink
“New Arms of the Week (4/27-5/3)” by Harry Pavlidis (May 4, 2009 10:41 PM EDT) Beyond the Box Score:
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2009/5/4/865095/new-arms-of-the-week-4-27-5-3
“Ken Takahashi (NYM) – Lefty veteran pitched 14 years for the Hiroshima Carp as a swing man.” [Baseball Pitching data]
05/05/2009 at 2:21 pm Permalink
Yea… he was great. He got out us out of a very tough situation with the basses loaded in a home-run hitters park. And he continued for two more innings. He throws very slow and although he’s scheduled to start at least two games, I think (and hope) he will do well. I’m also really excited b/c i just recently became a Carp fan after going to a few of their games last month and really wanted a Japanese player on my team. I even went to that crazy Carp/Hanshin game where the tigers came back from 7 runs but we left between the 7th inning and missed it all. But I’m a Carp fan now so i wouldn’t of been happy…lol.
06/05/2009 at 9:47 pm Permalink
Baseball Update: NY Mets LHP Ken Takahashi will NOT start against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday – May 08, 2009. He will go back to the Bullpen.
Souces:
1) New York Mets place Oliver Perez on disabled list with knee injury, Jon Niese to start Friday against Pirates By Brian Costa/The Star-Ledger (Wednesday May 06, 2009, 10:23 PM EST) nj.com:
http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2009/05/new_york_mets_place_oliver_per.html
2) Mets place Perez on DL By Adam Rubin (Wednesday May 6, 2009 10:49 PM) Surfing the Mets / nydailynews.com:
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/2009/05/mets-place-perez-on-dl.html
3) Perez put on DL, Takahashi goes to pen By David Lennon (Wednesday May 6, 2009, 10:53 PM EST) newsday.com:
http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/ny-spmnotes0712741067may06,0,2357102.story
07/05/2009 at 12:33 am Permalink
Thanks for all these updates Nelson.
09/05/2009 at 1:45 am Permalink
Baseball Update: NY Mets LHP Ken Takahashi was in the game (as a Reliever) against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday (May 08, 2009)
K. Takahashi – *Line Score: IP 0.1, H 0, R 0, ER 0, BB 0, SO 0, HR 0, PC 1-1, ERA 0.00
*ESPN.com Mets 7, Pirates 3 Box Score (May 08, 2009)
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=290508121
Somehow, I get the feeling that the NY Mets are just going to send Ken Takahashi, when there are just Runners In Scoring Position (RISP) for opposing teams every time, he’s out there? Well, with just one pitch against Pirates’ CF *Nate McLouth. Ken Takahashi, again, gets out of jam with two men left on base for the Pirates with a ground out at the Top of the 7th Inning. Now with two appearances, Mets K. Takahashi has kept (3 Phillies + 2 Pirates =) 5 inherited runners from not scoring any Runs.
*Pirates’ CF Nate McLouth = Bats: Left ’08 NL Gold Glover + ’08 NL All Star
Souces:
1) Mets 7, Pirates 3: Niese stays By Adam Rubin (Friday May 08, 2009; 11:47 PM EST) Surfing the Mets / nydailynews.com:
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/2009/05/mets-7-pirates-3-niese-stays.html
2) Post-Game: Mets 7 Pirates 3 By Mike Nichols (Saturday May 9, 2009; 12:15 am) MetsBlog – metsblog.com:
http://www.metsblog.com/2009/05/09/post-game-mets-7-pirates-3/
09/05/2009 at 10:33 am Permalink
Somehow, I get the feeling that the NY Mets are just going to send Ken Takahashi, when there are just Runners In Scoring Position (RISP) for opposing teams every time, he’s out there?
That actually sounds like a good strategy. This is a guy that opposing won’t have seen in the majors, won’t have seen in the minors, and won’t have _that_ much scouting data on. Pitchers are at an advantage when facing a hitter for the first time, so the Mets using their advantage with Takahashi in high leverage situations makes sense.
09/05/2009 at 11:05 pm Permalink
Good Point, Patrick.
NY Mets LHP Ken Takahashi was in the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday (May 09, 2009). And making his 3rd Relief appearance of the season. K. Takahashi came into the start of the 7th Inning with no men on base or Runners In Scoring Position (RISP).
K. Takahashi – *Line Score: IP 2.0, H 1, R 0, ER 0, BB 0, SO 2, HR 0, PC 25-18, ERA 0.00, Batters faced: 7
*ESPN.com: Mets 10, Pirates 1 Box Score (May 09, 2009)
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=290509121
11/05/2009 at 9:16 pm Permalink
NY Mets LHP Ken Takahashi Vs. Atlanta Braves on Monday (May 11, 2009).
4th Relief Appearance: Came in Top of the 9th Inning, Score ATL 6, NYM 2
K. Takahashi – *Line Score: IP 1.0, H 3, R 2, ER 2, BB 1, SO 2, HR 0, PC 23-13, ERA 3.00, Batters faced: 7
*ESPN.com: Final; Braves 8, Mets 3 Box Score (May 11, 2009)
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=290511121
11/05/2009 at 9:27 pm Permalink
Takahashi may have done something noteworthy tonight. The double he surrendered to McCann was McCann’s 500th career hit.
11/05/2009 at 10:16 pm Permalink
Mop-up time for Ken tonight, I see. One thing I’ve noticed from Takahashi’s lines is how many strikes he throws. Nelson, is he getting all of his pitches over? Do you think that will catch up with him as time goes on?
PWH, Kenshin put up a better line yesterday. I actually watched part of the game on TBS, but by the time I turned it on Ed O’Flaherty was in.
15/05/2009 at 2:33 am Permalink
Nelson, is he getting all of his pitches over? Do you think that will catch up with him as time goes on?
Patrick: I’m not seeing the Mets games on TV but I’m hearing the games on my iPhone and if I’m lucky, I’ll see a video replay, which is a HR or RBI hit.
Looking at the some “Pitch-By-Pitch” sequence count (A, B, C, D – ESPN) from his pervious Relief Appearances. Ken Takahashi usually starts with the first pitch for Ball, majority of the his appearances. I’m guessing, he like to, first, set up outside the high & low, and outside corners of Strike Zone. Then, he’ll Pitch around the Strike Zone, that’s not outside, when necessary.
NY Mets LHP Ken Takahashi Vs. Atlanta Braves on Wednesday (May 13, 2009).
5th Relief Appearance: Came in Top of the 12th Inning, Score ATL 7, NYM 7
K. Takahashi – *Line Score: IP 1.0, H 2, R 1, ER 1, BB 0, SO 2, HR 1, PC-ST 19-11, ERA 3.86, Batters faced: 5
Gave up the Game Winning HR. Also, First MLB Loss.
*ESPN.com: Final in 12th Inning; Braves 8, Mets 7 Box Score (May 13, 2009)
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=290513121
17/05/2009 at 10:18 pm Permalink
NY Mets LHP Ken Takahashi Vs. San Francisco Giants [of New York] on Sunday (May 17, 2009).
6th Relief Appearance: Came in the Bottom of 7th Inning, Score SFG 2, NYM 0
K. Takahashi – *Line Score: IP 1.0, H 1, R 0, ER 0, BB 0, SO 0, HR 0, PC-ST 10-7, ERA 3.37, Batters faced: 3, Ground Balls-Fly Balls: 3-0 [1 Double Play]
*ESPN.com: Final; Giants 2, Mets 0 Box Score (May 17, 2009)
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=290517126
NOTE: There is going to be a Roster Change / Transaction tomorrow (May 18) for One player on the New York Mets (Versus Los Angeles Dodgers [of Brooklyn]). Ken Takahashi is One of Three Mets’ players maybe *DFA’d tomorrow. (*Designated For Assignment : wikipedia.org)
18/05/2009 at 2:02 pm Permalink
Good News, NY Mets LHP Ken Takahashi wasn’t Designated For Assignment (DFA). He’s safe for now…
* “…the Mets have designated Nelson Figueroa for assignment in order to clear roster room for Tim Redding. The only other option was Ken Takahashi, and the Mets valued the second lefthander in the bullpen…”
Souce:
*Figgy DFA’d By Adam Rubin: Surfing The Mets – NY Daily News (Monday May 18, 2009 4:03 PM EST) nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/:
http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/2009/05/figgy-dfad.html
20/05/2009 at 12:39 pm Permalink
NY Mets LHP Ken Takahashi Vs. Los Angeles Dodgers [of Brooklyn] on Tuesday (May 19, 2009).
7th Relief Appearance: Came in the Bottom of 6th Inning, Score LAD 5, NYM 3
K. Takahashi – *Line Score: IP 0.2, H 1, R 0, ER 0, BB 0, SO 0, HR 0, PC-ST 4-4, ERA 3.12, Batters faced: 2, Ground Balls-Fly Balls: 2-0 [1 Double Play]
*ESPN.com: Final; Dodgers 5, Mets 3 Box Score (May 19, 2009)
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=290519119
Random: I saw a article in the nytimes.com about, Chiba Lotte Mariners Manager Bobby Valentine, (headline story) “Japanese Fans Mobilize to Try to Keep Valentine as Their Manager”. Will you (Patrick) be talking about this?
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/21/sports/baseball/21valentine.html?ref=sports