The only way Oliver Perez will get another opportunity to start a major league game is: a) He accepts a minor league assignment (which he doesn’t appear willing to do), b) He pitches in a series of “mop up” games and is flawless (this could take months) or c) He is traded (meaning, another organization is looking for an inconsistent, overpaid pitcher).
If Perez cannot improve on the inconsistent numbers that he produced over the past two and a half seasons with the Mets — that is, if he can’t ditch his maddening Jekyll and Hyde act — then the Mets may come to regret their investment. – Mets.com, February 3, 2009
If anyone, and by anyone I mean Mets fan, beat writer, New York columnist, sports talk show host, chief operating officer (Jeff Wilpon), general manager (Omar Minaya), manager (Jerry Manuel), can say without hesitation they honestly had no idea Oliver Perez was capable of this, you’re lying.
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