Pitch Santana Tomorrow?

[Elster88]

Your thoughts...

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Rain.

[Elster88]

Hypothetically

[Benjamin Grimm]

I voted no. The Mets have to win twice. Saturday's game isn't any more important than Sunday's.

Unless the plan is also to pitch Perez on three days rest on Sunday. Then maybe I'd go for it.

[Frayed Knot]

I'm sure it is.
The idea is to not watch your season go down the drain while pitching Joe Sixth-Starter in game 161.

It's the only move to make IMO.

[metirish]

I'd start Santana but what do i know.

[metirish]

I didn't hear but it's announced that he will start.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

I'd start Santana today and wish that he could somehow start on Sunday as well.

[nymr83]

Santana couldn't have been better, but part 2 of the "move him up" experiment still has to work, Perez needs to get it done on 3 days rest tommorow.
And if theres a 1-game playoff I can't imagine not using Pelfrey on short rest monday. desperation sucks.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Pelfrey on two days rest on Monday?

That's a bit scary. But I guess it's him or Pedro. Or Jon Niese or Nelson Figgy or Brandon Knight...

I think I'd go with Pedro on a VERY short leash.

Let's hope it doesn't come to that. Of course, if the Brewers win today, we'll have to hope that it DOES come to that.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Jerry just said: It's Pedro on Monday if necessary.

[Zvon]

Since Maine is there whats his role supposed to be?
I hope its not just warming the bench....

[nymr83]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Jerry just said: It's Pedro on Monday if necessary.

We'd better hope the Brewers lose today AND tommorow. The Mets will not beat the Brewers with Pedro on the mound on Monday.

[Guest AG/DC]

Part of the upside of Perez on three is that the Marlins seem to be lefty vulnerable.

[nymr83]

Perez on 3 is not terrible, but Pedro on 3 Monday is scary and a good reason to have gone "scrub"-santana(4)-perez(4) instead of santana(3)-perez(3)-pedro(3).

I'd pitch Pelfrey Monday on 2 days rest, with Parnell warming up in the first inning, Niese in the third, and Knight in the 5th incase Pelfrey can't get it done and we need to switch FAST.

[Guest AG/DC]

Pedro is so bad, Scrubbie will get his chance.

[nymr83]

yeah, i just hope its not too late by the time Pedro leaves Monday's (potential) game to a chorus of BOOs at Shea.

[Guest AG/DC]

That's an if.

You've got to get to the play-in to pick a pitcher for it. I'm all for the way the Mets have played it, and I'm all for Pedro taking the ball if it comes to it.

[Elster88]

Let's win the wildcard tomorrow and not worry about Monday.

[Gwreck]

I'll own up to voting "no" in this poll.

[Centerfield]

I hope Johan gets a good night's sleep tonight and comes ready to pitch tomorrow.

(I'm kidding, not even to save this season would I risk that arm.)

[metirish]

Some perspective on what Santana did.

] It was the Met' first complete game on three days' rest since David Cone in 1990. It was the team's first shutout on short rest since Dwight Gooden did it in 1987.

Source - several media outlets.