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[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Marty Noble on Mets.com:

]Manager Willie Randolph wouldn't speculate on Tuesday who might pitch in Martinez's spot on Saturday when the Mets play Colorado. None of the possible and familiar substitute starters the Mets have seem likely. Mike Pelfrey is assigned to the disabled list, Alay Soler still hasn't resumed pitching since his demotion, Brian Bannister is struggling against Triple-A hitters and Jose Lima is not likely to get a third second chance. Oliver Perez, acquired with Roberto Hernandez for Xavier Nady on July 31, pitched on Monday night -- he allowed one run in six innings for Triple-A Norfolk against the Yankees' Columbus affiliate -- and would have ample rest.

This surprised me:

]Alay Soler still hasn't resumed pitching since his demotion

Why hasn't Soler been pitching?

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

ScarletKnight41 wrote: ="metirish"] The team has recalled reliever Heath Bell from Triple-A Norfolk to take Martinez's roster spot. Ugh!

It's only gonna be for a few days, till we need a starter again, and then he or Ring will ride back to Norfolk.

Soler hasn't pitched due to the same injury that ineffective'd him here, I think.

Perez is on the same day as Pedro and IMO is most likely to throw a 2-hit, 14-K kinda game. Let's see him!

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

I agree. I'm happy to give Oliver Perez a shot.

[Elster88]

]Perez is on the same day as Pedro and IMO is most likely to throw a 2-hit, 14-K kinda game. Let's see him!

I'll take a friendly wager of 5 cyberbuxx that he doesn't.

[Guest sharpie]

I'm with Johnny and Yancey. I want to feel better about the Nady tradey and the only way that is gonna happen is if Perez helps out.

[Guest martin]

bannister dominated his last start in triple A, a 1-0 victory, 8 shutout innings.

[Elster88]

I want it too. But it ain't happening. Prediction archive it: Perez will not make a meaningful contribution to the Mets either this year or next. I hope I'm wrong. But I'm not.

[Guest martin]

here is the story about bannister, i dont what marty noble is tallking about.

http://norfolktides.com/news/?id=10943

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Elster88 wrote: ]Perez is on the same day as Pedro and IMO is most likely to throw a 2-hit, 14-K kinda game. Let's see him! I'll take a friendly wager of 5 cyberbuxx that he doesn't.

Well, I meant, most likely of the candidates we could use, but let's make it interesting. Let's do it for a Michelob Light.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

martin wrote: here is the story about bannister, i dont what marty noble is tallking about. http://norfolktides.com/news/?id=10943

Look at the stats page; Bannister has an ERA of 5.71.

Maybe he was knocked around in his first start or two after he came off the DL. (I have no idea.) But he at least pitched well in his last outing.

I'd like to see him pitch for the Mets again this year. I don't see him getting into the playoff mix for this year, but he should be a candidate for the 2007 rotation, so I do hope he gets promoted before the season is out.

[Elster88]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: ="Elster88"] ]Perez is on the same day as Pedro and IMO is most likely to throw a 2-hit, 14-K kinda game. Let's see him! I'll take a friendly wager of 5 cyberbuxx that he doesn't. Well, I meant, most likely of the candidates we could use, but let's make it interesting. Let's do it for a Michelob Light.

Feel free to change the terms....14 K is a little high. And 2 hits is a little low.

[stevejrogers]

I'll be at the game as well, though I'm a Sam Adams drinker

I shall raise you a Met win, scattering 3 runs on 7 hits with 10 Ks

[Elster88]

I actually won't be at the Saturday game. I'll be there Sunday.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

Elster88 wrote: ="Johnny Dickshot"] Elster88 wrote: ]Perez is on the same day as Pedro and IMO is most likely to throw a 2-hit, 14-K kinda game. Let's see him! I'll take a friendly wager of 5 cyberbuxx that he doesn't. Well, I meant, most likely of the candidates we could use, but let's make it interesting. Let's do it for a Michelob Light. Feel free to change the terms....14 K is a little high. And 2 hits is a little low.

OK. I'll bet Perez has 10 K's or more, and also a Quality Start (6 IP, 3 ER at a minimum). If he doesn't get both, I owe you a Michelob Light.

[Elster88]

10 K? Wow.

Done. I hope I lose.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

I'm aiming high. WWSB suggested tonite that Dave Williams may get the start but I suspect that's misdirection.

[duan]

I get kinda of excited in an unnatural way about the idea of Oliver Perez turning it around for us.

Don't forget in 2004 he was Scott Kamir in 2006 with big shiny bells on.

[stevejrogers]

From what Howie was saying today, all bets are off and its Davey Williams coming up Sat.

Either way, it seems for the second time in a row we are debuting a starting pitcher on the day we don the 1986 style jerseys in a retro-day

[Guest Edgy DC]

Who has broken the team while I'm away?

And whose dumb idea was it to offload Eli Marrero? Our fourth outfielder tonight is supposedly Julio Franco.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

Edgy DC wrote: Who has broken the team while I'm away? And whose dumb idea was it to offload Eli Marrero? Our fourth outfielder tonight is supposedly Julio Franco.

What happened to Ledee?

[Guest Edgy DC]

I dunno. They announced it in the booth earlier.

Maybe I misheard.

I'm a little cold. I think I'm overswinging.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

I think they said infielder, because there's no one else to take over at 2B, SS, or 3B.

[Guest Edgy DC]

That sucks also.

Actually, it sounds right, since Woodie could certainly play the outfield even if Ledee was avialable.

Whose dumb idea was it to offload Xavier Nady?

[Frayed Knot]

Julio came up as a middle infielder

Of course that was during the Civil War

[metirish]

Sorry for Cliff....from the NYT.

] Notes:@ Mets OF Cliff Floyd, recovering from an Achilles' injury, is expected to start working out at the spring training complex Tuesday. Floyd is returning to workouts following the death of his sister, Mets general manager Omar Minaya said

[Guest Edgy DC]

She was reported to be battling brain cancer as early as spring training 2005.

Judging by his bio, his only sister was Shanta, who can't be older than 21.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

]Ramon Castro, scheduled to make a rehab start for Brooklyn last night, experienced discomfort in his left knee before the game and was taken to the Hospital for Special Surgery. The injury was severe enough that he was seen on crutches.

Not good.

[Gwreck]

No kidding. With Ramon, at least a possibility existed that you might get some hits, occasionally. There's gotta be somebody else besides DiFelice out there for backup catcher...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Pee

At

Tsah.

[Guest Johnny Dickshot]

]TOM'S TERRIFIC SOURCE: TEST SAYS GLAV CAN RETURN IN WEEK By MARK HALE August 22, 2006 -- Tom Glavine will be taking the mound again. A source told The Post last night that the Mets' All-Star left-hander - feared done for the season, maybe even for his career with a possible blood clot in his pitching shoulder - underwent an angiogram yesterday and will not require surgery. The source said Glavine could be pitching sometime next week. Glavine, whom the source said is expected to be treated with medication, had been feeling a coldness in his left ring finger. The southpaw said on Sunday that if he needed surgery, he might not be on a mound again in 2006. If there were no operation, he said, he might be able to return quickly. The source did not specify the cause of Glavine's problem. Glavine's news indicates that the Mets could possibly have both him and Pedro Martinez slotted into the rotation next week. Martinez is on the DL with a strained right calf but is eligible to come off next Wednesday. Sunday, Glavine addressed his situation, saying "everything feels great." "Basically, what they are telling them is that there is something in my artery that concerns them. At this time, we don't know exactly what it is and we are not going to know until I get the angiogram done. Once that's done, we will have a much clearer understanding of what is going on," Glavine said. Added the pitcher, "For me, personally, you get scared. You start worrying about the rest of your career and if there is going to be one." Glavine's agent, Gregg Clifton, declined to comment on the news about Glavine's health last night. Glavine is tied for the Mets' team lead in wins this season with 12, but maybe more significantly, he also has started more games that the Mets have won than any other pitcher on the team. The Mets are 19-7 in Glavine's 26 starts. Steve Trachsel is tied with Glavine with 12 wins, but not only does he have a worse ERA but the team is a little worse percentage-wise in Trachsel's starts (17-7 in his 24 games). As for Pedro Martinez, the Mets are 11-9 in their ace's 20 starts this season. They're 9-6 with Orlando Hernandez on the mound. With Glavine potentially on the hill for the Mets next week, the importance of a replacement is obviously not as integral. That being said, two Met minor-league starters - Oliver Perez and Brian Bannister - had strong outings this past weekend for Triple-A Norfolk against Charlotte. On Friday, Perez permitted only one hit over seven shutout innings (he walked two and struck out 11), and Charlotte manager Razor Shines said yesterday that the former Pirate left-hander "could have easily no-hit our ballclub." "Threw the ball in and out. We didn't know he could command like he did. He commanded the ball well," Shines told The Post yesterday. Bannister, who faced Charlotte on Sunday, gave up one run on six hits in six innings. He struck out five. "He did a better job at keeping us off balance. It wasn't his velocity [sunday] night. It was more his command," Shines said. -Additional reporting by Andrew Marchand mark.hale@nypost.com