El Duque off Mets' roster; Maine to start Game 1

[bhs4life]

First Pedro Martinez, now Orlando Hernandez.

The Mets lost a second starting pitcher as the postseason starts as El Duque was left off the roster with a torn calf muscle. John Maine will get the start for New York in Game 1 Wednesday afternoon against the Dodgers. Oliver Perez will take Hernandez's spot in the Mets' postseason rotation.

Hernandez felt discomfort in his right leg while he was jogging in the outfield Tuesday and was pulled off the field and went for an MRI exam, which diagnosed a Grade 2 proximal gastroc tear of his right calf.

[DIRK]

I here Traschel pitching game 4 instead of game 3 makes no sense, Mets should try and go all out in 1st two games at home and win them. Then they obviously have a great shot to wrap up the series in LA. Oliver and Traschel on the road don't look so bad then.

Also Pedro is out till the summer of next year wow they better ante up for Zito. Maybe Sox Gm actually new what he was doing in not offereing Pedro that big contract.

[joshuab1]

sort of blessing for the mets if u look at it this way...we r going to sign Zito almost for sure now, and ship off that punk ass milledge for dontrel...
dontrel zito maine glavin trachsel then when pedro comes back have dontrel zito pedro..i like it for next yr

[DIRK]

i doubt they give up willis he's locked with a reasonable contract still.

[10DimeBry]

how many EL Dork A threads are we gonna open??

[thaikarate1]

Zito going home next year.

San Diego

[DIRK]

pads yeh right might as well stay in oakland or go to dodgers much better teams and dodgers can pay him.

[dirtymike]

Zito going home next year.

San Diego

Could go to Boston

[DIRK]

is El Duque out entire playoffs or just 1st round.

[10DimeBry]

is El Duque out entire playoffs or just 1st round.

all the playoffs.


if you want i can make it official by opening a "happy trails" thread for you? choice is yours let me know


tough break

[wayne1218]

Maine pitching???

Didn't i tell you this last night?