Jerry's Juice

With the Mets recently putting together a long winning streak, it's been a while since the last "Jerry's Juice" (Remember, they only come after losses). Here is a double dose, and hopefully the last two we see for a while:

When asked what he thought about Matthews, Tatis, and Catalanotto, Manuel said the following:

"That's a real tough one. I think the thing that would be somewhat encouraging to them is that it's still May and they have accumulated some at-bats, probably haven't been as successful as you'd like to have been."

Jerry is absolutely right, folks. Sure, neither Matthews, Tatis, or Catalanotto has been any good for a few years, but it is still only May. It will only be a matter of time before all three have heated up to at least the Mendoza line. And they have to be encouraged that their manager thinks they PROBABLY haven't been AS successful as we would have liked, rather than not successful at all. All told, things are looking up for these three valuable bench players.

"The weather was good for him. It was warm. He likes this weather. He let some pitches go, and that's what we needed to see from Ollie."

Again, Jerry's words give us reason to believe. Ollie likes warm weather, and it will be getting warmer the next few months. Put two and two together, and what you get is a big summer from Ollie Perez. We can only hope that once the cooler days of September and October come around, he will still be dominating opposing hitters.