How the Rotation Sets Up

[metirish]

] BY ADAM RUBIN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER ATLANTA - Steve Trachsel will be included on the division series roster - a decision reached even before Pedro Martinez's ill-fated start last night. The 15-game winner hasn't been guaranteed a start in the NLDS. But if Martinez is unavailable for the opening round - which now seems a fair assumption - Trachsel would appear the likely Game 3 starter, behind Orlando Hernandez and Tom Glavine. Minus Martinez, John Maine likely would emerge as the fourth starter - though whether the Mets open the playoffs on Tuesday or Wednesday, and whether the Mets are leading or trailing in the series, will factor into whether he's used. Regardless, Maine has a strong chance to make the roster in relief.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

So what's the pitching rotation look like for the closing series in Washington?

I'm thinking it'll be Maine, Glavine, Trachsel.

That would leave Hernandez and Glavine on track to start the first two games of the NLDS.

Trachsel would have the appropriate rest for a Game 3 start on Friday of next week.

[Gwreck]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: So what's the pitching rotation look like for the closing series in Washington? I'm thinking it'll be Maine, Glavine, Trachsel. That would leave Hernandez and Glavine on track to start the first two games of the NLDS. Trachsel would have the appropriate rest for a Game 3 start on Friday of next week.

Exactly. Except Game 3 is on Saturday, not Friday.

[metirish]

It;s confirmed....El Duque in game 1 anf Glavine in game 2,Pedro back in NY with team Doctors.

[Elster88]

I bashed the hell out of the Benson/Julio deal.

And now I'm praying for El Duque to be a stud in the postseason.

If he pitches studly I'm going to give Omar a big sloppy kiss.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

And John Maine may be the fourth starter in the playoffs.

That Benson deal may have netted the Mets half of their postseason rotation.

[Elster88]

Of course if the Mets had their heads on straight they never would've given up Ty Wigginton for Benson.

I hope I don't need to post my SC that accompanies this statement.

[metirish]

So does Trax move into the 3rd spot?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I would assume so.

[Gwreck]

National League Division Series
Game 1: (Wed) Orlando Hernandez vs. Derek Lowe or Jake Peavy
Game 2: (Thu) Tom Glavine vs. Greg Maddux or Chris Young
Game 3: (Sat) Steve Trachsel vs. Hong-Chih Kuo or Woody Williams

[metirish]

Glavine V Maddux....very cool.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

And the Braves at home watching.

[Valadius]

Have Glavine and Maddux faced each other since they went their separate ways?

[Gwreck]

Yes, once. Mets vs. Braves, May 30, 2003. Maddux won.

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[HahnSolo]

Anybody hear anything about Trax's trip home? I know "personal reasons" is the stated reason...but is there concern that he might not make a start?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I'd be equally okay with Maine starting Game 3 as with Trachsel.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

HahnSolo wrote: Anybody hear anything about Trax's trip home? I know "personal reasons" is the stated reason...but is there concern that he might not make a start?

No idea. I just hope it ends with a photo of the mysterious Sarah Traschel getting published.

[Frayed Knot]

And, if nothing else, Trax is already in the part of the country (SoCal) where games 3 & 4 are to be played.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Okay, for the NLCS, I'd go Glavine in Game 1, Trachsel in Game 2 (he'd be on his usual four days rest, which he seems to need) and Maine in Game 3.

Unless the Mets lose the first three, I'd let Perez pitch Game 4, gnashing my teeth the entire time. (I'd much rather they gave his roster spot to Bannister or Williams, but I don't see that happening.)

The danger there is that if the Mets win in seven games, you're looking at Perez in World Series Game 1 and 5. A win in six games and you could at least open with Maine. Perez would be the Games 2 and 6 guy, but by Game 6 you could possibly pitch Glavine on three days rest in Game 6 and Maine on three in Game 7.

[soupcan]

HahnSolo wrote: Anybody hear anything about Trax's trip home? I know "personal reasons" is the stated reason...but is there concern that he might not make a start?

I got the dope on Trax's absence at the end of the regular season.

His wifey served him with divorce papers and he totally freaked out and had to fly out to the west coast to see her/deal with it.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

]I got the dope on Trax's absence at the end of the regular season. His wifey served him with divorce papers and he totally freaked out and had to fly out to the west coast to see her/deal with it

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More more more. And put it in the neglected Wifey Watch thread!

(where there's a Snooze story where she denies).

[soupcan]

I don't have much more except that he had no idea it was coming and left because he was caught completely by surprise.

How much would that suck?

I got something else on someone else but don't want to post it lest Metly opponents get hold of it.

(Psst. Meet me behind the loge section, I'll be the lonely guy with the beer...)