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Perez’s fastball topped out at 87 miles an hour, and Warthen said Capuano showed how a pitcher could be successful at such a speed. But Perez had no command.
The Mets beat the Washington Nationals, 7-4,
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“Sandy and I are going to talk about it,” Collins said, referring to General Manager Sandy Alderson. “We’ll compare notes and come up with a plan for the next step.”
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The question now is whether Perez’s next day will be in a Mets uniform, a prospect that seems increasingly dim.
“You have to be able to locate and move the ball a little bit,
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Entering in the seventh inning with two on, Perez allowed a long homer to left on a hanging slider to the right-handed Jeff Frazier. The next hitter, Brian Bixler, also homered. Perez faced only one left-handed hitter,
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Perez has pitched in seven games, allowing 9 earned runs,
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The Mets cited fans’ discontent as a reason they released Castillo. Yet Perez may be even less popular.
“We have other guys in here that are working hard and doing a good job from the left side,
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Perez,
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“We’re still human beings,” Collins said. “If you walked through your office every day and people are booing you as you go through,
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