Mike Nichols

News: Pedro To Miss Start
By Mike Nichols - Jul 17, 2008 4:28 pm

Speaking on WFAN a few moments ago, Jerry Manuel stated Pedro Martinez received an injection in his hip today and will miss his scheduled start on Sunday versus the Reds.

Manuel said Mike Pelfrey will start in Martinez’s place on Sunday.

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Comment by thornton
2008-07-17 15:48:27

Too early for Jon Niese?

Comment by krumbledkookie
2008-07-17 15:54:51

Omar did say in Spring Training that he wouldn’t hesitate to use him this year if he was needed. Put as much stock in that as you like, but my bet is that it won’t be necessary. Give him a cup of coffee in September.

 
Comment by Ametfan
2008-07-17 17:00:56

A good time to perhaps slot El Dookey in and see what he’s got.

 
 
Comment by MajorLeagueSarcasm
2008-07-17 15:49:11

so Johan, Maine, Perez for Philly?

Comment by metaje
2008-07-17 23:23:19

yes ,,,guaranteed its planned to set the rotation that way

 
 
Comment by sheaheykid
2008-07-17 15:49:36

and so it begins…

 
Comment by krumbledkookie
2008-07-17 15:50:16

F***ing shocker.

Comment by MajorLeagueSarcasm
2008-07-17 15:53:37

what letters fill in the *’s?

Comment by mrose
2008-07-17 15:54:48

a and r

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Comment by krumbledkookie
2008-07-17 15:55:26

lol

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Comment by dominicanboy08
2008-07-17 15:50:58

el duque time!

 
Comment by bhill410
2008-07-17 15:51:50

did they happen to say what the injection was for? Groin or shoulder. Can you even get an injection on your groin?

Comment by OnTheOutsideCornerStrikeThreeCalled
2008-07-17 15:56:34

i hope not

Comment by krumbledkookie
2008-07-17 15:58:51

You can technically get an injection in any muscle/tissue that’s inflamed or causing you difficulty, but they are sometimes hesitant to give injections in certain areas - the groin being one of them.

But you figure that Clemens took quite a few in the butt, so why shouldn’t Pedro take one in the groin.

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Comment by DAK442
2008-07-17 17:05:27

“Clemens took quite a few in the butt”

Yet Piazza was the one who got accused!

 
 
Comment by kistics
2008-07-17 16:03:00

i need a shot of HGH in my groin area

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Comment by krumbledkookie
2008-07-17 16:08:25

lol

holy crap, that caught me off guard…

not really that funny, but i shot iced tea out of my nose :-)

 
Comment by DK
2008-07-17 16:19:38

cialis might be less painful lol

 
Comment by gameball
2008-07-17 16:51:25

I thought it was “see Alice”

 
Comment by kistics
2008-07-17 17:07:35

cialis helps in growth? didn’t know that

 
 
 
Comment by TheBigStapler
2008-07-17 15:57:27

It was in the hip, he said, and was related to his groin. Pedro’s shoulder is fine, apparently.

 
Comment by DjDeF
2008-07-17 16:22:31

he said it was for the hip

 
 
Comment by chicagometfan
2008-07-17 15:52:07

Give Pedro all the rest he needs. Pitch Santana ,Maine and Perez against Philly followed by Pelf Friday against St Louis. We won’t need Pedro (or whoever) until Sat July 26TH

Comment by dominicanboy08
2008-07-17 15:54:17

agree perez should be pitching against the phllies

Comment by ravi3
2008-07-17 15:57:39

He has dominated them, but I’m just afraid of the Phills getting too many looks at Ollie…Though its been only 2-3 starts max, its compounded by seeing Santana earlier in the series who gives you basically the same look.

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Comment by krumbledkookie
2008-07-17 16:01:21

The same look? By virtue of what, the fact that they’re both lefties? They both have good stuff, and both are reputably very uncomfortable to face, but is that really a fair comparison? I’m asking genuinely, not in jest.

 
Comment by gameball
2008-07-17 16:56:49

You’d rather break up the two lefty flyball pitchers, who have similar release points and movement (though Santana has better command, and of course that changeup).

They pitched back-to-back under Willie, as you know, and when Manuel took over he broke them up in the rotation first thing.

Pelfrey would be the perfect guy to put between those two, because he’s a righty and he has such a different style.

 
Comment by ravi3
2008-07-17 17:08:10

They both throw the same pitches, (FB, CH, SL), which each break similarly, given the left-handedness…Since they have the same arsenal, they both tend to attack hitters in a similar fashion (with Johan admittedly utilizing his CH more). Compare that to Maine who gets guys out with that rising fastball, or Pelfrey who uses the sinker.

In addition, Wagner also throws in a very similar manner as well.

 
 
 
Comment by krumbledkookie
2008-07-17 15:56:25

Good call. Let’s get him healthy for the pennant chase.

Comment by krumbledkookie
2008-07-17 15:56:44

or race… whichever.

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Comment by GravediggerHebner
2008-07-17 16:10:23

Oh geez someone played the race card :-)

 
Comment by Tina
2008-07-17 19:27:27

you all are punchy today.

 
 
 
 
Comment by gipper82475
2008-07-17 15:52:15

And it begins.

Comment by Danny1986
2008-07-17 15:56:58

dammit. I had “soreness” in my office pool. Also had ‘Personal Reasons” and “Rehab Start”. You know…..to hedge my bet.

OK…what lucky b*stard had “injection”.

Comment by CaseStreet
2008-07-17 16:01