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As reported in today's Bergan Record…
After the game, Martinez said, “I don't know what's going to happen [Wednesday against Atlanta], so I can't say anything.”
When asked if he could be pushed back from Game 1, Martinez responded, “There's always a chance.”
Martinez at least was in good spirits. The clubhouse phone next to
his locker rang, and he picked it up and said, “Kentucky Fried Chicken.
How can I help?”
Before the game, Randolph also indicated that Tom Glavine would make
his final regular-season start Saturday or Sunday against Washington,
but that could change depending on how Martinez comes out of his final
regular-season start.
Willie Randolph spoke to Christopher Russo on WFAN yesterday and when asked if Pedro would be number 1 and Glavine would be number 2, come playoffs, Willie said “not necessarily”
Could Willie have something else in mind or was he just yanking Mad Dog's chain?
Discuss on the Metsmerized forums.
Sphere: Related ContentWillie Randolph announced that he intends to start Tom Glavine on Friday in Houston.
Sphere: Related ContentTom Glavine worked out in a bullpen sesssion, throwing on Saturday and on Sunday reported that he felt good. He is shooting for a Friday
start at Houston, but its not confirmed just yet.
Ken Rosenthal on Fox Sports is reporting that Tom Glavine will return to pitch on Friday in Colorado.
Sphere: Related ContentNY Post : Glavine and Pedro Could Return Next Week
Posted by Anthony De RosaAugust 22, 2006 at 2:33 pm
22 Aug
The New York Post today is reporting the Tommy Glavine's numbness issue due to a clot in his shoulder is able to be treated with medication and not surgery.
Glavine, whom the source said is expected to be
treated with medication, had been feeling a coldness in his left ring
finger. The southpaw said on Sunday that if he needed surgery, he might
not be on a mound again in 2006. If there were no operation, he said,
he might be able to return quickly.
The source did not specify the cause of Glavine's problem.
The Post also reports that Pedro could return as early as next week. Despite what some people have said that shutting down Pedro for the remained of the season to prepare him for the playoffs, Pedro needs to pitch to retain his velocity, as Matt Cerrone's Mets Blog explained citing a former major league pitcher who said that a pitcher will lose speed on his fastball with lack of activity.
him and Pedro Martinez slotted into the rotation next week. Martinez is
on the DL with a strained right calf but is eligible to come off next
Wednesday.
The Mets showed why they have one of the tightest clubhouses in baseball. David Wright and Tom Glavine stood by his side when Paul Lo Duca read his statement to reporters on Tuesday. Here are some quotes out of Adam Rubin's Daily News Blog by some of Paulie's teammates…
- “I think it is important for everyone to know that there are 25 guys in this clubhouse who are like brothers to Paul.”
- “For us to stand behind Paul meant a lot to Paul and meant a lot to the organization.”
- “I think it's unfortunate for his wife, I think it's
unfortunate for his daughter that he has to go through this. But he's
got 25 guys in here that have his back and a front office and
organization that has his back.” - “Hopefully this will blow over very quickly and we'll go from there.”
- On why he and Glavine were at Lo Duca's side: “We wanted to
do it as a team, let everybody know, let the fans know this isn't just
Paul Lo Duca's problem. There are 25 guys in here who have his back.” - “If that place was big enough for 25 guys we would have had the whole team in there.”
Paul Lo Duca appeared on WFAN on Tuesday morning, you can hear the audio here.
Sphere: Related ContentSeveral of Mike Piazza's ex-teammates on the Mets were excited about his return to Shea, here are some comments from today's New York Post…
Trachsel will pitch carefully to the greatest Mets hitter of
all-time when he steps to the plate tonight, likely to a raucous
ovation from a thankful fan base.
“It's still Mike Piazza,” Trachsel said. “He's still a power threat. He drives in runs and gets a lot of clutch hits.
“All the things you think of Mike Piazza, he's still capable of doing.”
Former teammates still hold the 37-year-old future Hall of Famer in high esteem.
“He did a lot of beautiful things here,” Jose Reyes said.
“Hopefully he gets a nice ovation when he comes back in,”
manager Willie Randolph said. “He's meant a lot to this organization
and the city. And he's having a nice year.”
Willie had more nice things to say about Mike in The New York Daily News.
“He has a champion's heart and know-how,” Randolph said. “When a guy
has been a great player, he has a way of challenging himself to get as
much out as possible. I never thought he was done.”
David Wright expects a huge ovation for Mike.
“There aren't too many (former) Mets who have come back and been
cheered,” David Wright said. “They should be, especially if they did
great things. Mike is one of those and deservedly so. He's done
tremendous things for this organization and for this city. I think fans
will show their appreciation for what he's done.”
Mike's numbers, .297 with 16 home runs and 49 RBI, are good enough to keep him in the upper echelon of catchers in baseball, but as Tom Glavine points out, Mike will always be compared to himself in his prime, which few players at any position can keep up forever.
“His biggest obstacle is that he is compared to himself,” Glavine said.
“He is compared to Mike Piazza in his prime. He's not that player. None
of us are. Compare any of us to what we were in our prime when we are
past it and we're not the same.
Here's what some of our favorite bloggers are talking about today…
Faith and Fear in Flushing was happy at least it was over quickly.
Matt @ Mets Blog discusses the state of the Mets rotation.
Mets Guy In Michigan on his sudden fear of Taxi's.
Mets Walkoffs tells us the Mets have only one pinch hit, come from behind walk off home run by a rookie, cause well, Mets Walkoffs knows these things and the Marlins did it against the Mets last night.
Metsquire quotes one of my favorite Jeff Buckley songs and reminds us that love is not a victory march.
In case you missed it, check out Mike's Mets thoughts on the fallout from the trade deadline.
The Metropolitans sing the praises of Phil Humber.
Pick Me Up Some Mets advises Billy Wagner to get out the kinks.
With a heavy heart, Mets Grrrl removes X from her i-pod.
…and Mets Geek is concerned about Tommy Glavine.
Sphere: Related ContentEddie Coleman spoke to Chris Russo with his Mets report on WFAN…
Coleman started off announcing that Duaner Sanchez was undergoing surgery as we speak, ending his season.
Coleman heard that Duaner and his cousin went to get something to eat at 1AM, in hindsight he wished he would have taken room service instead.
Exiting 62nd street, the accident occurred. He was not wearing his seatbelt, put his arm up to brace himself from the partition.
The injury is a severe seperation with torn ligaments.
Nady was upset about leaving, essentially a south florida cab driver sends him from a playoff bound team to the celler dwelling Pirates. The Mets should be better defensively in right field.
Roberto Hernandez said he's fully rested in a good place right now, they scaled back on him in the last few weeks in Pittsburg.
Milledge will get the games Nady ordinarily played. He will also fill in for Floyd as well. Coleman thinks they can get by and match the Nady numbers. Sanchez was a guy that surprised the Mets, and he pitched very well for them.
Giants said today, the Mets didnt put Milledge in a package for Jason Schmidt.
Discussing Glavine, he was not happy with being taken out early. Coleman said he thinks he lacks confidence right now. He needs to command things a bit better.
Coleman said he could see a situation when Pelfrey pitches tonight and goes back to the minors, so they can get Maine another start. Unless Pelfrey wows the Mets, he see them going with the veteran arms in the playoffs, Pedro, Glavine, Trachsel and El Duque.
Pitch count was down for Pedro last outing, which was a good sign. He's going to back out there on Thursday. He sees plenty of opportunites to scale back his starts to give him more rest in September.
Sphere: Related ContentManager Willie Randolph said the Mets' plan is to use
all six starters over the next six games and weed out one based on how
they do, reports the New York Post.
Here's how the rotation with shape out over the next few days…
Tuesday, July 24th - Tom Glavine vs. Cubs
According to Randolph, whoever doesn't stay in the rotation out of
Wednesday, July 25th - John Maine vs. Cubs
Thursday, July 26th - Off Day
Friday, July 27th - Pedro Martinez @ Braves
Saturday, July 28th - El Duque @ Braves
Sunday, July 29th - Mike Pelfrey @ Braves
Pelfrey, Maine and even El Duque could end up in the bullpen.
“It could be anybody,” Randolph said
Single Season HR Record: 41 (1996) - Todd Hundley
Carlos Beltran's pace: 48
Carlos Delgado's pace: 42
David Wright's pace: 37
Single Season Runs Record: 123 (1999) - Edgardo Alfonzo
Jose Reyes' pace: 139
Carlos Beltran's pace: 128
Single Season RBI Record: 124 (1999) - Mike Piazza
David Wright's pace: 136
Carlos Beltran's pace: 132
Single Season SB Record: 66 (1999) - Roger Cedeno
Jose Reyes' pace: 72
Single Season OPS Record: 1.024 (2000) - Mike Piazza
Carlos Beltran: .994
David Wright: .961
Single Season SLG Record: .614 (2000) - Mike Piazza
Carlos Beltran: .606
Single Season Doubles Record: 44 (1996) - Bernard Gilkey
David Wright's pace: 40
Carlos Beltran's pace: 37
Single Season Triples Record: 21 (1996) - Lance Johnson
Jose Reyes' pace: 22
Single Season Win Loss Perecentage Record: .870 (1988) - David Cone
Tom Glavine: .846
Wow. Its been a long time since I felt this bad after a Mets loss. Its been a season of mostly good times and happy recaps but tonight felt like a punch in the gut. I am of the belief that you need to prove yourself against a team like the Red Sox. I know this is a short series, and its tough to judge this over a small sample but the Mets just looked outclassed over these past two games and I would be lying if I didn't say I was worried. Lets hope this is an abberation, and they can make the proper adjustments to prepare themselves next time they're put in the position where they need to step up and beat upper level competition. Its only the end of June but if the Mets plan on taking this season as far as it can go, they're gonna have to show they can hang with the big boys. Lets go over a few things…
Milledge. Maybe its a little overwhelming to throw a guy just out of AAA into a situation like this. I have to say though, I didn't really like his body language when Beltran saved his ass and nearly hurt himself diving for a ball Milledge should have caught. I might have misread it but it looked like he was uneffected. Carlos looked annoyed.
Pedro might have been a little too emotional, I hope thats the case and not something more. The only way to tell is to see how things go next time around. He didn't have it from the second pitch of the game on. It was really sad to watch, in a game where he could have made a nice statement.
Oliver continues to do a great job in long relief. Hats off to him for doing a great job at keeping the pen fresh as he eats up innings.
Mets get a F for their first big test against the Varsity. Heres to hoping they do better next time around. Theres plenty more games to play, plenty of time to learn from the lessons and make the changes necessary. It would be huge to see Glavine step up and stop this from being a real mess. Its tough to call it a must win tomorrow in the middle of the season with a huge lead, but it kind of is. For the sake of showing they're worth their salt and with the Highlanders on deck, this is a big game for keeping our pride.
Sphere: Related ContentThe Mets, speaking from a position of power, take a different approach to the Braves series.
Julio Franco…
“After all that winning they believe in themselves. … I think we believe in ourselves too, though.”
“Every game counts, but the ones against the teams in your division
have a way of feeling different or more important, Maybe it has to do with how well the teams know each other. … I
think we all know plenty about the Braves.”
Willie Randolph…
“Those are the guys we have to go through to be where we want to be, We're looking forward to that challenge.”
“I know the struggles we've had with the Braves in the past, but this
is a whole new team. We have a lot of new faces, We don't have too many guys who were around for the struggles. We're
going into this with a fresh outlook.”
“We've gotten off to the start we wanted. Now it gets down to this: We
have an understanding that the NL East championship is going to have to
go through Atlanta. To be the best, you have to beat the best. They've
been on top for a while. We have all the right tools. If we play good
baseball, we're going to win.”
Sounds like we've got a real battle on our hands, and the Mets seem ready to take on the challenge. Should be an interesting couple of days to say the least.
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