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TransMonk wrote: You can count me in for swapping Takahashi and Maine. I'd give Perez a start or two more as he hasn't been as horrible as Maine. I look at your avatar and just wish he was here as he does know.

Costa today on Maine and the rotation: DENVER -- Think about how John Maine looked against the Rockies Tuesday night. Think about how his fastball looked. Then think about how it would look Sunday night against Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday and the Cardinals on national television. It has the potential to be a pretty ugly sight, and you might not see it at all. Maine�s rotation spot is in jeopardy after he gave up eight runs in three innings in Tuesday�s 11-3 loss to the Rockies. He has made only two starts, but the results have been unsettling both for him and the Mets. He has a 13.50 ERA, and that�s not even as troubling as the numbers on the radar gun. Now, manager Jerry Manuel said the team will consider its options. When asked after the game whether Maine is in danger of losing his spot in the rotation, Manuel said, �I think those things we have to talk about. Right now, right after this game, you have to kind of sleep on that and see how you feel tomorrow, and hopefully he feels okay. But you have to have dialogue about it. That�s just the business that we�re in.� The problem is, there aren�t any good options for the Mets, at least not internally. They could move either Fernando Nieve or Hisanori Takahashi from the bullpen to the rotation, but that would weaken an already shaky bullpen, and neither of them are stretched out for starting duty. With Nelson Figueroa now a Phillie, that leaves Pat Misch as the likely best option at Triple-A Buffalo. And, really, if Pat Misch has to save the day -- two weeks into the season, no less -- the Mets are in for a long summer. Their best hope is for Maine to turn things around. Health does not appear to be a concern for Maine, who has dealt with shoulder injuries the last two years. But his velocity, or lack thereof, is a big concern. Maine topped out at 90mph Tuesday, a tad better than in his first start but still way down from the mid-90s stuff he had before the shoulder injuries. �Historically he�s been able to get by with being able to miss location and have a little fly ball or something like that because he had a little extra on it,� Manuel said. �But right now that�s not the case.� Maine said he can be effective with lower velocity, but he has to keep the ball down in the strike zone much more than he did three years ago. �You don�t have to throw 95,� Maine said. �You just have to get the ball down, and I haven�t done that.� Maine has also relied more on his off-speed pitches, but that can only compensate so much for a fastball lacking both in velocity and movement. �When you�re working behind in counts and you have to throw that fastball, these hitters are going to be jumping all over it,� catcher Rod Barajas said. �It�s hard to get these guys out when the counts are 2-0, 3-1. You want to work ahead. You want to be able to get ahead of the count and make these guys hit your pitch, and right now that�s just not happening with John.�

The Bullpen should have a very large dumpster marked 'recyclables"

Everything said so far is fair. The pitching should have been addressed in the off season, not between now and July. We all watched Maine pitch. In my opinion his arm is shot. Pitching & defense win.

Jeter should brand the logo on Minka kelly's ass

Personally, I don't know if I can take another year of this shite

8-0 Rockies Remember the maine

The Mets suck. game 7..they suck

I like Ike

Clem Labine died in 2007 one week after exploratory brain surgery. He had been employed by the Finkelstein Sporting Goods company Vinegar Bend Mizell had a heart attack in 1998 which contributed to his death in 1999. Vinegar had been working in the Dept. of Agriculture in the Reagan Administration.

Skip Ollie, Niese has skillz

metirish wrote: I think part of the issue here is that Santana wants to pitch on his regular day and not get that extra rest. Then let him. Move the other Mooks around

Well, the Mets couldn't take the Nationals. The media is circling. This is a nice time to get it together on the road. If this trip goes poorly a call to Bobby V's cell phone would be a start.

Centerfield wrote: Why would anyone go into McFadden's at Citi and watch the gave on the same LCD TV I have at home? http://www.nleastchatter.com/realdirtymets/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/mets-boobs-bar1.jpg> OK, I get it now..nice rack

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: In the wake of discovering Green's [crossout]vaginal[/crossout] ribcage tear, the options were: -- Bring up somebody already on the 40-man (Parnell, Stoner, Dessens... or, hell, Everts) to replace him. -- Push Escobar back to the 60-day DL (retroactive to the season's start), giving him more time to rehab at a relaxed rate (by all reports, he's nowhere near ready to go), and clearing a 40-man space until midseason (when, if he's healthy and rarin' to throw, you might be comfortable releasing a Jacobs, Matthews, or bullpen detritus that's proven to be useless). -- Do it the way they did it, and lose Everts, Stoner or some other guy from the 40-man, before they see what he/she/it can do in the majors. Like I said, it's likely a relatively minor mistake... but there seem to be at least two better ways to have handled it (and that's just off the top of my amateur, non-baseball-man head). I doubt Minaya gave it as much thought as you did. You're hired.

I need a colonic first

Francouer 1 Tatis 0.25 Blanco 0.25 Perez 0.50 Feliciano 0.25 Igarashi 2 Mejia 0.25

Edgy DC wrote: Wait, Manuel has resigned? one could only hope

They would all look better without the uniforms, especially third form left

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: metirish wrote: I don't like Manuel all that much but I would that no player would have the power to be rid of a manager . I'm sure I am naive but I would hate to even think that a player is going to ownership with such nonsense. If Pujols wanted LaRussa-- HOF manager credentials and all-- to manage the rest of the season in a Cardinal-red gingham pinafore, management would be all, "Come on, Tony-- just think about it." As for Manuel, I hope he doesn't need to be fired, but when he comes out and says that the team looked unprepared against a guy who pitched (and sucked) for them last year, he's condemning himself. The postgame comment about being "unprepared" yesterday-- I thought I was the only one who caught that-- smacked to me of Manuel being both unadvisedly candid and somewhat resigned. Even if Jerry thought his team was unprepared there was no reason to present it to the media. If Jerry is going to do these 'resigned" press conference's he will wear out those who aren't already fed up with him. Chip Hale on deck

Valdez 1.25 Igarashi 0.25 Wright 0.25 Francouer 0.25