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Prior to yesterday’s game, the Mets told reporters that Pedro Martinez will start against the Astros on Friday in Houston.
According to pitching coach Dan Warthen, Martinez will either pitch one inning in relief on Tuesday, or throw a bullpen session earlier in the day.
Either way, he will pitch on Friday with an 80 pitch limit.
Martinez has not pitched in a game since July 12.
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Although I’m sure everybody realized Pedro would be on a pitch count when he returned–after all, it’s been a couple of weeks since he last started–I have no idea why the Mets felt the need to share the number with everybody. It’s just like when the Yankees kept doing that with Joba, as he made the transition from reliever to starter. It makes no sense to let the other team know that, if they wait Pedro out, and run his pitch count up to a relatively low number, he’ll be coming out, without question. It’s almost guaranteed now that the Astros will take a ton of pitches and will likely get Pedro out around the 4th inning–5th at most.
Just say something like, “we will be watching him, and making sure he doesn’t overdo it,” and leave it at that.
Agreed.
Oh, and get Manny.
GO GET’EM PEDRO!! Throw a 80 pitch perfect game !!!! Mow them down like you are a mower and they are the grass. If ever we needed Pedro its now!! LETS GO METS !!!!
I hope Pedro has gotten rid of the injury bug this season but something tells me this will be an ongoing thing throughout his entire career and will prevent him to ever throw at least half a season with the Mets and whichever else team he goes to next.
maybe 5-6 innings. I’m PUTTING MY FOOT DOWN. pedro martinez, is back, if he can pitch effectively, he needed confidence and a couple a good starts, and i can tell you, he will DOMINANT during the course of 13-14 starts. but one thing, what happend to his hair. remember he had that thingy in 05, that looked cool
you mean the jheri curl
maybe it is a head trick?
Tell them 80 pitches, expecting them to take a lot, then just pump FBs in to go 0-2