Category Archives: Pitching Staff

Dave Williams Opens the Door

The biggest news is that we’ll be without lefty Dave Williams until at least May. That said, I’ll stick to the old saying “no news is good news”, and hope that there isn’t any more news at all from the … Continue reading

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Desperately Seeking Pitching

For a guy who is “comfortable” with his pitching staff, Omar Minaya sure is making the moves of an uncomfortable GM. The signing of Jorge Sosa appeared to be the last piece of the pitching staff re-stock project. Though he … Continue reading

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John Maine: Split the Difference?

What a difference a year makes … this time last year, John Maine was considered a bust by the Baltimore Orioles, and being shopped around as a throw-in as “Genius Jim” Duquette tried to make his team less competitive and … Continue reading

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Mota Busted

Well that answers some questions … Guillermo Mota has been suspended for the first 50 games of the 2007 season for violating MLB’s drug policy. After pitching like crap for the Cleveland Indians for much of 2006, Mota came into … Continue reading

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More Thoughts on Postseason Pitching

While basking in the afterglow of yesterday’s double-dip sweep of the despised Braves, an issue seems to have developed: what to do about Dave Williams and Oliver Perez? Sure, it’s easy to get unrealistically excited about the shutout thrown by … Continue reading

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Postseason Pitching Plans

So we found out Tom Glavine does not need surgery. How does this affect the Mets’ postseason pitching plans, if at all? It probably doesn’t affect the postseason pitching at all, but his absence from a few starts might actually … Continue reading

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Why Heilman Must Start

No doubt you think I sound like a broken record; it seems every other post I’m whining to put Aaron Heilman in the rotation. Well now there is a more critical reason for my request: his health. After the New … Continue reading

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Pitching Options

Two things are very clear: the Mets must do something with their starting pitching immediately if they wish to stay on top of the division, and they refuse to exercise the most logical option (put Heilman in there). LimaTime is … Continue reading

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