Random shots from the 2010 season featuring some ex-Mets and a St. Louis Cardinal who is out for 2011.
Oliver Perez works against the Los Angeles Dodgers during Game 2 of a doubleheader at Citi Field April 27. David Wright is at third base.
Perez follows through on a pitch.
Perez gets ready to unload another offering.
Perez walks off the mound after the pitch.
Perez has a conference with second baseman Luis Castillo and shortstop Jose Reyes. Only Reyes is back with the Mets for 2011. Perez and Castillo have been released with Castillo now trying to catch on with Philadelphia after signing a minor league deal.
Hisanori Takahashi comes on in relief of Perez after Perez was booed off the mound for surrendering a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning.
Takahashi gets ready to throw a changeup. The Japanese southpaw would earn the victory as the Mets would pound the Dodgers 10-5 to complete a doubleheader sweep. Takahashi signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels during the off-season.
Adam Wainwright in action against Toronto at the Dome June 24.
Wainwright gets ready to throw one to the plate.
Wainwright wound up taking the loss in a 5-0 setback to the Blue Jays. He'll miss the entire 2011 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow.
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