Comments on: News: Pedro will Miss Start on Saturday

By: KFS

KFS — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:10:23 +0000

Showcase? While we’re at it, why don’t we also showcase Holt? What is there to show this kid can go 5 innings without giving up half a dozen runs?

It’s one thing with a batter where he only gets 3 or 4 ABs but with a starter, you’re talking pretty much the game.

By: KFS

KFS — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:04:54 +0000

He is available. Of course, if he’s called up, he’ll have to miss the Olympics. The White Sox did that with Clayton Richards when they called him up recently.

By: HoJoWright

HoJoWright — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:00:02 +0000

be strong Pedro. and when you get back pitch even stronger now that your dad is watching over you.

Can Nelson Figuera be called up for a start? I liked watching him work

By: Nate W.

Nate W. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:50:48 +0000

Salvador Aguilar was a AA all star this year and could be a nice choice. He is repeating AA this year and was demoted to the pen to start the year, but has been a starter most of his career.

He would be an unlikely choice, but he is rested and is just as likely as any other choice to give a respectable start.

By: Nate W.

Nate W. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:47:42 +0000

as the Mets have off days on July 31st and August 4th I dont think they will need Pedro or a replacement again until August 9th-ish.

They do play 23 consecutive days after Aug 4th, so they may want to get some extra rest of the starters somewhere. I dont like the idea of this rotation pitching a 5-6 weeks all on four days rest. They arent used to it due to the babying.

By: Nate W.

Nate W. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:42:39 +0000

Bostick had season ending knee surgery on 5/28/08

Collazo has only one start in July, having moved to the bullpen at the start of the month.

I would see 4-5 innings from him, and 2-3 from Muniz to get through the 7th. That would be good enough I guess.

By: Nate W.

Nate W. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:36:57 +0000

Is Knight still available? He was set to join team USA for the olympics sometime soon…

By: CaseStreet

CaseStreet — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:34:51 +0000

Pedro, lo siento mucho. Estamos rezando por ti y tu familia.

By: Nate W.

Nate W. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:31:22 +0000

Niese is scheduled to pitch today in one game of the double header Bingy will be playing starting at noon. Keep an eye on the AA box scores to see if he pitches or is pulled.

By: Nate W.

Nate W. — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:23:18 +0000

Pelfrey can make the start on Friday. For some reason the Mets were slotting Pedro in ahead of Pelfrey, probably because Pelf pitches better on an extra day of rest.

my guess is that Pelf will start on Friday, and Rugy Lugo or Willie Collazo will start on Sat… yikes. This is because they have an off day 5 days after Sat, meaning they can skip Pedro’s fill in the next time around.

Claudio Vargas just pitched yesterday, and Nelson Figueroa pitches the day before that, so count them both out. Not very smart of the Mets to have the two of them pitching back to back after the AAA all star break which was 4 days long…

Brandon Knight has been hot lately, but isnt on the 40 man roster, and is headed to the Olympics soon anyway…