Still no word on the progress of Orlando Hernandez, but even if there was, not sure who would deliver it. Just know that El Duque's foot is still hurting and he can't pitch off a mound until the soreness goes away.Or at least becomes easier to bear.
Good thing about Duque, though. He's like a box of frozen pizza rolls. Or Han Solo in Carbonite (see picture). Just defrost him a few days before Game 1 and he should be ready to go. With the 52-year-old Hernandez, the less he pitches, the less opportunity there is for him to get hurt, so no need to rush him back. Put him in the freezer, thaw him in time for October.
The good news? Carlos Delgado has been sneaking some batting practice in the indoor cages. The not-so-good? Manager Willie Randolph gave him the thumbs-down for the DC series and a maybe for Florida.
The Mets need some runs from this lineup. Not sure Brian Lawrence (6.31 ERA) has a three-hit shutout in him tonight.
Reyes ...... SS
Castillo ..... 2B
Wright ...... 3B
Beltran ..... CF
Alou ......... LF
Green ....... 1B
Lo Duca ... C
Milledge .... RF
Lawrence ...RHP
Comments (7)
Why the heck didnt they pitch Pelfrey tonight!
What were Willie and Omar thinking. Please dont send Mota into night at all.
Just in time to get Pedro. Just in time to lose El Duque? I hope he can cryogenically unfreeze before the playoffs. Until then, yeah, you're right...no biggie.
It would be nice for Delgado to get back into a rhythm before the playoffs too. He was on a roll before he got hurt. Shame.
Yeah, I don't think Lawrence is going to pitch the first Mets no-no tonight. C'mon offense!
Good moves starting Lawrence when you have Pelfrey and Humber rested, and keeping Delgado on the bench. Willie's setting up for the playoffs except, if they keep making errors, pitching Mota and managing like it's May 17th and not September 17th, the Mets will NOT make the playoffs.
UGH! Who was it who once said: 'Can't anyone here play this game?" (Casey said it in 1962)
It feels like deja vue all over again.
Willie needs to do a little Gil Hodges impersonation, similiar to when he pulled Cleon Jones out of right field for not hustling. Willie has a lot of candidates in front of him and something needs to be done to wake this team up. They are far to talented to just be showing up and not playing with some hustle.
Lets see some running out balls, running to positions, playing crisp baseball, knowing where to throw the ball, trying to use two hands (even if it doesnt look good on ESPN) to catch a fly ball.
Enough already...
Omar - say something!
Where is our brand of Georgie Steinbrunner...??
UGH! Who was it who once said: 'Can't anyone here play this game?" (Casey said it in 1962)
It feels like deja vue all over again.
Willie needs to do a little Gil Hodges impersonation, similiar to when he pulled Cleon Jones out of right field for not hustling. Willie has a lot of candidates in front of him and something needs to be done to wake this team up. They are far to talented to just be showing up and not playing with some hustle.
Lets see some running out balls, running to positions, playing crisp baseball, knowing where to throw the ball, trying to use two hands (even if it doesnt look good on ESPN) to catch a fly ball.
Enough already...
Omar - say something!
Where is our brand of Georgie Steinbrunner...??
UGH! Who was it who once said: 'Can't anyone here play this game?" (Casey said it in 1962)
It feels like deja vue all over again.
Willie needs to do a little Gil Hodges impersonation, similiar to when he pulled Cleon Jones out of right field for not hustling. Willie has a lot of candidates in front of him and something needs to be done to wake this team up. They are far to talented to just be showing up and not playing with some hustle.
Lets see some running out balls, running to positions, playing crisp baseball, knowing where to throw the ball, trying to use two hands (even if it doesnt look good on ESPN) to catch a fly ball.
Enough already...
Omar - say something!
Where is our brand of Georgie Steinbrunner...??
No words to describe what can be one of the biggest upsets ever.
Willie and every player she be eating some humble pie today and hanging their head real low.
Unacceptable Embarrassment!