Duque's Calf

[Guest vtmet]

ESPN is certainly making it sound like Doomsday for el'duque...I believe they have already said that it's not going to be: El'Duque, Trax, or even Glavine tomorrow...

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

We Don't Really Know Yet

[Guest cooby]

Yep, that's what I just went and read

Maybe we're getting ahead of ourselves. Maybe it'll be a false alarm, like Glavine

[Guest Hillbilly]

What about Oliver in game 1?

[Willets Point]

Johnny Dickshot wrote: ="Willets Point"]Dickshot predicted the Mets would win with a rotation of John Maine, Mike Pelfrey, Phil Humber, Oliver Perez and Bobby Parnell. Let's hope he's on to something. Seriously: How cool would that be? And not that farfetched, which is why (along with being a retarded optimist) the Pedro injury doesn't worry me too much either. As long as the lineup is healthy & the bullpen is solid, if we make the plays in the field and limit the bad guys to 3 or 4 runs over 6, we'll win. We've done it like that all year. Offense offense offense.

I'm with you there. There's nothing left to do but let it ride and hope for miracles (and maybe an angry God might smite the Yankees).

[stevejrogers]

]Gunn: Any word on Wes? Illyria: Wesley's dead. I'm feeling grief for him. I can't seem to control it. I wish to do more violence. Spike: Well, wishes just happen to be horses today. Angel: Among other things. Gunn: You take the 30,000 on the left. Illyria: You're fading. You'll last 10 minutes at best. Gunn: Then let's make it memorable. Spike: In terms of a plan? Angel: We fight. Spike: Bit more specific. Angel: Well, personally, I kind of want to slay the dragon. Let's get to work...

[HahnSolo]

Eddie C told FAN that the decision won't be made until tomorrow morning. They want to see how Duque feels.

[stevejrogers]

]Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Jake: Hit it.

[stevejrogers]

] D-Day: War's over, man. Wormer dropped the big one. Bluto: Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! Otter: Germans? Boon: Forget it, he's rolling. Bluto: And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough... [thinks hard] Bluto: the tough get goin'! Who's with me? Let's go! [runs out, alone; then returns] Bluto: What the fuck happened to the Delta I used to know? Where's the spirit? Where's the guts, huh? "Ooh, we're afraid to go with you Bluto, we might get in trouble." Well just kiss my ass from now on! Not me! I'm not gonna take this. Wormer, he's a dead man! Marmalard, dead! Niedermeyer... Otter: Dead! Bluto's right. Psychotic, but absolutely right. We gotta take these bastards. Now we could do it with conventional weapons that could take years and cost millions of lives. No, I think we have to go all out. I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part. Bluto: We're just the guys to do it. D-Day: Let's do it. Bluto: LET'S DO IT!

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Steve's off his medication again.

[Willets Point]

="Yancy Street Gang"]Steve's off his medication again.

NOT COOL!

[stevejrogers]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Steve's off his medication again.

What, you don't like the inspirational quotes?

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Is that what they are?

How about write more, paste less?

[stevejrogers]

Picture an image of a thigh slapping Tug McGraw:

YA GOTTA BELIEVE!
YA GOTTA BELIEVE!
YA GOTTA BELIEVE!
YA GOTTA BELIEVE!
YA GOTTA BELIEVE!
YA GOTTA BELIEVE!
YA GOTTA BELIEVE!
YA GOTTA BELIEVE!
YA GOTTA BELIEVE!
YA GOTTA BELIEVE!

[Guest vtmet]

I think what Steve was trying to illustrate was....regardless of the obstacles against the Mets...they are on a mission from God...as John Belushi would say...

[metirish]

God must have a sense of humor then, I think this is all mind games from Willie and El Duque is fine....

[Guest vtmet]

According to ESPN:

Dodgers are 0 for 4 in NLDS game 1's...

Mets are 4 for 4 in NLDS Home games...

Mets are on a mission from God...

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'm thinking of a different SNL actor --- Bill Murray --- and his attitude toward's women in the military. He said something along the lines of letting them into the infantry, then if there's a war, and we win, great. And if we lose, we say, "So what? You beat a bunch of girls."

[Willets Point]

I don't think the Mets can add any girls to the lineup for the playoffs since there were no girls on the team prior to Sept. 1st.

[Guest cleonjones11]

Just saw El Duque limping pretty bad on FOX..Kennedy says its Maine tomorrow..

[Guest cooby]

] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I don't think the Mets can add any girls to the lineup for the playoffs since there were no girls on the team prior to Sept. 1st.

For a brief shining moment, Yancy thought I was on the pitching staff

[Elster88]

vtmet wrote: ="OlerudOwned"]John Maine has balls. John Maine is unstoppable. Unsinkable. He will lead us to the promised land. Maine's main problem has been the HR ball, however: the Dodgers don't hit alot of HRs (26th in MLB in HRs this season) & Shea/Dodger Stadium are not great parks for HR hitters... so hopefully, he'll be fine...

That's what I thought before the Maine/Kuo game. And then we got murdered.

[Elster88]

Yancy Street Gang wrote: Mets record in 2006 in games started by Pedro Martinez (11-12) and Orlando Hernandez (11-9): 22-21 (.512) Mets record in 2006 in games started by Steve Trachsel (20-10), Tom Glavine (24-8) and John Maine (10-5): 54-23 (.701) I don't think the Mets should throw in the towel just yet.

This makes me feel better too, and I hate to pee on the parade and on people's hopes.....but a lot of that is the coincidence of the Mets averaging about 25 runs in Traxxx's wins.


IIRC, that is.

[Elster88]

cleonjones11 wrote: Just saw El Duque limping pretty bad on FOX

I'm thinking this is not a live shot and means absolutely nothing.

]Kennedy says its Maine tomorrow

This may mean something.

Edits 1 and 2: FOX still saying that no decision has been made...and I heard on the radio that the Mets won't announce until tomorrow....rendering the post about "Kennedy" a pile of shit. Which I shouldn't have to reason out, shoulda known because cj posted it.

[Guest vtmet]

even if El Duque isn't pitching tomorrow, that doesn't mean that he won't be able to pitch game 3 or game 4...game 4 is still almost 120 hours away, if it's just a tweak, that should be plenty of time (hopefully)...

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

From Newsday:

]Initially, Hernandez was not optimistic about today's start, saying at the hospital, "This is not good." But after returning home, and icing the calf, El Duque sounded more optimistic. "Hopefully I can pitch," he said last night. "My plan is to go out there. I think I can do it. Let's see."

It's 6:41 a.m. Is Orlando awake yet? Let's call his house! Get him a ham and cheese sandwich. If that won't fix his calf, I'll try faxing him some Pop-Tarts.

[Guest cleonjones11]

Elster88 wrote: ="cleonjones11"]Just saw El Duque limping pretty bad on FOX I'm thinking this is not a live shot and means absolutely nothing. ]Kennedy says its Maine tomorrow This may mean something. Edits 1 and 2: FOX still saying that no decision has been made...and I heard on the radio that the Mets won't announce until tomorrow....rendering the post about "Kennedy" a pile of shit. Which I shouldn't have to reason out, shoulda known because cj posted it.

The video was from Shea was that after noon with El Due walking off after running. and Kevin Lenedy DID say MaineTry and know what your talking about. Thank you for the kind words.

[seawolf17]

I think Elster's point was that Kevin Kennedy doesn't decide the Mets' rotation, the Mets do, and that since Willie said they wouldn't make a decision until the morning, Kennedy was basically just blowing smoke.

[Guest Yancy Street Gang]

Latest update: Orlando Hernandez is brushing his teeth. Possibly flossing as well.

No word on the calf yet.

[metirish]

Get this exchange Hernandez had at the hospital.

] Earlier, in a waiting room at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan, Hernandez sat with Ramirez, waiting for the MRI. "It's not good," he said, holding his outstretched right leg. "It's tightening up." "Mr. El Duque, Mr. El Duque, please write you name for us on this piece of paper," said a hospital worker who entered the room. "Mr. Hernandez," El Duque corrected her. He signed his name. "That doesn't say El Duque," she said. "El Duque is not his real name," someone told her. "Excuse me, is he who I think he is?" asked an older man sitting in the waiting room, looking at Hernandez and holding a newspaper opened to the sports section. "Yes," someone said. The man stood, stepped toward Hernandez and shook the pitcher's hand. "Good luck to you," said the man. El Duque was told that the woman in the hospital lobby was overheard saying she was leaving because an injured Yankee was being treated at the hospital. "I'll never be seen," she said in a huff. Hernandez laughed. "A Yankee would have had his MRI already," he joked. El Duque was tired of waiting. He was getting hungry. "I haven't eaten," he said, limping away from his chair. "Let's go get something to eat. This leg is tightening up on me again." A receptionist stopped him on his way out the door. "Mr. El Duque," she said, "we're ready for you." Last night, Hernandez said he felt a little better. He watched the Yankees' playoff game on television. "I'm taking it easy," he said. "Let's see how it feels in the morning."