Redding will start against Dodgers Monday--NY POST

Who goes down to make room for Redding? The clear candidates are Taka, Figgy and Angel Pagan.

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Is Pagan out of options?

He really has no business on this roster right now. I just don’t see what his usefulness is. Jeremy Reed and Ryan Church can basically do whatever Pagan does, only at least a little bit better.

Though, Green has options left if I’m not mistaken, does he not? If you want to keep Figgy in the pen, Green’s probably the logical choice of pitchers to send down, since you don’t risk losing him and you can keep the second lefty around.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on May 17, 2009 2:53 PM EDT reply actions

Totally agree

Pagan should go down, the Mets don’t need 7 OF. I’m not sure if Green has options.

by Major on May 17, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions

I vote down Pagan, Livan, and Green, and bring up Niese, Redding, and someone else.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on May 17, 2009 2:58 PM EDT reply actions

Livan is doing just fine for 5th starter so far but his demotion is inevitable.

Until Livan implodes, I say ride the old savvy vet until he breaks down

by Major on May 17, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions

Yup

I’m fairly certain you’ll see Livan and Redding in the rotation for the duration of this road trip, at the end of which, I’m hoping/assuming one or the other will be replaced by Ollie or Niese.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on May 17, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Niese can't come back up

for 15 days after he’s sent down, unless someone goes on the DL(a la Jeff Francouer last year)

by twon8 on May 17, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Unbelievable

Livan and Tim Redding in a purported championship-caliber team. And if they fail to make the playoffs—which they probably will—it will be blamed on Wright and Reyes.
I’m positive some broadcasters are going to spin the Mets’ recent winning streak sans Reyes as an indication that Reyes is expendable. Some of the more idiotic ones, Mike Silva perhaps?-have already done so.

I will not allow the denigration of the life essence

by GenJackRipper on May 17, 2009 6:06 PM EDT reply actions

Ah, Mike Silva.

Not been very good lately. In fact, if I’m correct, I see James K. correctly reprimanded him there. Good job, cap’n. And the idea that Wright and Reyes aren’t great players is absurd.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on May 17, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions

There's only a handful of active Mets blogs still worth reading

I removed FAFIF from my RSS after that recent trade nonsense. Plus their “Mets are hipster post-punk sublimely deviant legerdemain” shtick was starting to piss me off. Silva is to be removed next – that post was the last straw. All writers/blogs deserve some leeway, but the consistent lack or rationality at these two blogs and others has been appalling.

The Mets could win the World Series in a sweep, and some fans will complain that Wright wasn’t MVP of the Series.

by James Kannengieser on May 17, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions

What do you have on your RSS at this pont?

I mean, I keep Metsblog on there if only for the news aggregation (don’t read the comments), and I think I still have Hotfoot too.

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on May 17, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions

HotFoot makes Cerrone look like Joe Posnanski

Just sayin

by All Shook Down on May 17, 2009 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions

yeah...

"I dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf"
-Tug McGraw

by squid92 on May 17, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Great point.

Wright, Reyes and Beltran are expected to overcome a bogus bullpen two years straight and suspect 2-5 starters or they are worthless, under-performing, heartless egomaniacs.

by Major on May 17, 2009 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions

you should have heard the idiots on the FAN today

I was listening to Richard Neer (easily their best broadcaster—smart, calm, rational, and I like his radio style), and every other wacko who called in was saying “trade Reyes.” It was nuts.

We've got ourselves a ball club, the Mets of New York town!

by kingcritical on May 17, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions

2006 Cardinals rotation

Carpenter (144 ERA+)
Marquis (74)
Suppan (108)
Anthony Reyes (88)
Jeff Weaver (86)

oh, and Mark Mulder threw 93.1 innings with a 7.14 ERA.

How the HELL did they win a world series?!

by gogomets on May 17, 2009 7:11 PM EDT up reply actions

all you have to do is get in the dance

after that it’s small sample size variation

by rob neyer for prez on May 17, 2009 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Because they played in an awful division

And by the time the NLCS came around the Mets weren’t much different.

Tom Glavine (131)
John Maine (121)
Steve Trachsel (88)
Oliver Perez (67)

That and because the Tigers pitchers couldn’t field.

"All energy flows according to the whims of the great magnet

What a fool I was to defy him"

-HST

by Mark Himmelstein on May 17, 2009 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Yep

if they had been in a division that’s going to be as close as ours they would have never gotten in.

by Gina on May 17, 2009 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Gina's metsblog rant of the day

This is what drives me crazy more than anything about metsblogs commentors. The team makes one big move in the off-season and they decide we’re going to win 100 games and head straight to the world series. Then when you try and tell them thats not realistic because of delgado’s age/church’s lack of track record/issues in the rotation they say you’re wrong and they delgado will be an MVP candidate church will be the church we had for like 2 months last year all season and perez and maine and pelfrey will all pitch like 2-3s. Then when Delgado is injured/Church struggles/ the rotation implodes and we don’t win 100 games they blame edge/grit/heart and demand for Wright to be traded.

by Gina on May 17, 2009 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions