Castillo Leaves Game
Luis Castillo left today’s game in the fifth inning due to soreness in his right knee. Anyone surprised? Not me.
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Wise DLed
The Mets have placed Matt Wise on the DL. Wise was not available for the Saturday and Sunday game of the Atlanta series due to soreness on his right forearm. The Mets are calling the injury a contusion.
Carlos Muniz has been recalled to replace Wise. Muniz is a right hander with 2 years of minor league experience. He pitched in 2 games for the Mets last year with lackluster results. He won’t be around long anyway.
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Mets Get Rickrolled
The Mets were introduced to an internet phenomenon when they were Rickrolled. For those who are not familiar Rickrolling is when you send someone a link purporting to be something the reader would be interested in but instead it links to the music video for Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up”. (For more on Rickrolling click here.) The gang at fark.com thought it would be funny if they Rickrolled the Mets poll that asked fans to pick the song for the 8th inning sing along at home games. It was a multiple choice question but allowed write in votes. Apparently more than 5 million people wrote in “Never Gonna Give You Up” and it will be the sing along today when the Mets open the home season against the Phillies.
The sing along schedule through the weekend looks like this:
Wednesday – Bon Jovi “Living on a Prayer”
Thursday – The Monkees “I’m a Believer”
Friday – Billy Joel “Movin’ Out”
Saturday – Neil Diamond “Sweet Caroline”
Sunday – The Foundations “Build Me Up Buttercup”
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Wright on Letterman
David Wright will be on Late Show with David Letterman next Monday April 14.
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Home Opener Tomorrow
No news today. The off day is really off. The Mets schedule picks up again tomorrow with the last home opener at Shea Stadium. Members of William Shea’s family will be on hand as a new logo is added to the left field wall of retired numbers to commemorate the man who helped bring National League baseball back to New York.
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Mets Waste Santana Start
It was a sad day for the Mets offense yesterday. The closest they came to scoring through much of the game was when Johan Santana reached third base after hitting a double. They would end up scoring one run in the ninth inning of the 3-1 loss but Santana’s two bagger would be the only extra base hit the Mets would hit in the game.
What a waste.
Santana gives the Mets a great chance of winning every fifth game but they can’t get complacent when he’s on the mound. A loss with Santana on the mound is a wasted opportunity. Many people say you can’t put too much weight in early season games but the last time I checked each of the 162 games in the regular season count the same. A win in the early going can help in the endgame. So even though it was only the fifth game of the season and Santana’s second start it is one more game in the loss column at the end of the year where every game figures equally into the win percentage that determines who wins the division and who doesn’t.
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Tonight’s Lineup
| # | Name | Position | ||||
| 7 | Jose Reyes | SS | ||||
| 1 | Luis Castillo | 2B | ||||
| 5 | David Wright | 3B | ||||
| 15 | Carlos Beltran | CF | ||||
| 21 | Carlos Delgado | 1B | ||||
| 16 | Ryan Church | RF | ||||
| 19 | Angel Pagan | LF | ||||
| 23 | Brian Schneider | C | ||||
| 33 | John Maine | P | ||||
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Davidoff on Pedro Replacement
Ken Davidoff writes on his baseball blog for Newsday about one possible replacement for Pedro Martinez while he mends his strained hamstring: recently DFAed Texas Rangers righthander Robinson Tejada. Davidoff’s suggestion is worth reading.
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Wright On James
Dan Graziano at NJ.Com Mets Main Blog discusses stats pioneer Bill James’ appearance on 60 Minutes this past Sunday and David Wright‘s reaction to it.
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Pedro’s Pop = 4-6 Weeks
The pop in Pedro Martinez‘s left hamstring turned out to be a strain that will keep the Mets number two starter on the disabled list for 4 to 6 weeks. That answers the question of making room for Nelson Figueroa who was recalled from AAA yesterday.
Figueroa, who pitched an inning in relief in the Mets 13-0 win over the Marlins last night, is likely to remain in the bullpen for now. With the Mets having 2 off days in the next 8 days they plan on keeping a 4 man rotation for now. The next date to watch is April 13. That’s the day Orlando Hernandez is eligible to come off the DL. The way the Mets handle the rotation through Pedro’s absence could hinge on El Duque’s readiness to return. Hernandez makes his first of three scheduled rehab starts today. There is also the possibility of signing a free agent like Claudio Vargas or Matt Morris but the team is likely going to try to avoid adding another contract unless they really have to.
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