Tuesday Applesauce
Joel Sherman breaks down the Mets' three options to remedy the bullpen situation, as suggested by Jerry Manuel in his post-game news conference yesterday. Those options are:
1. Have Eddie Kunz, who has all of three major league appearances, reprise his Double-A closing role. This is the most likely choice.
2. Keep Brian Stokes in the rotation and call upon either John Maine or Oliver Perez to serve as a multi-inning fireman. For now the Mets don't want to mess with Mike Pelfrey by requesting a rotation-to-pen change.
3. Summon top pitching prospect Jon Niese for the rotation and use Stokes plus either Maine or Perez to serve as the main late-inning relievers.
Sherman goes on to discuss why these are all potentially horrible ideas, particularly the ones that involve moving young starters to the bullpen. The Kunz move makes the most sense to me, at least in that he hasn't yet completely proven himself to be a failure like everyone else in the bullpen.
Billy Wagner expects to return on Monday, which is six whole games away. He is scheduled to make at least one rehab appearance with the Brooklyn Cyclones between now and then.
Jerry Manuel called Ramon Castro a pussy, in so many words.
At MetsGeek, Alex Nelson looks at the pitchers the Mets will face against the Nationals.
I don't want this to get political or anything, but this is funny as hell. And it's Olympic-themed!
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Baseball players in general seem to be pussies. When you come out of games for things like quad injuries, and blisters that name will tend to stick.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on
Aug 12, 2008 10:52 AM EDT
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pound town
i need to visit there more often. way more often.
by kendynamo on
Aug 12, 2008 1:39 PM EDT
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More Olympic-themed shenanigans
This is not a productive work-day for me:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/gallery/2008/aug/12/bushlol?picture=336501051
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on
Aug 12, 2008 2:15 PM EDT
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