Wednesday’s Mets News: Good Job by Pedro
What a difference a day makes. One night after Ollie did his Glavine impersonation, Pedro made his first start in two months and was pretty effective. Martinez had good command and got his fastball up into the 90s. And look at all of the buzz about Petey below. Dozens of articles were written by the media. The Star-Ledger put out an inning-by-inning breakdown of his first game back. This guy barely pitches anymore, but he gets a ton of hype. If he pitches a little less, which is not at all, then he can replace Mr. Met as the official mascot.
Mets.com:
Bats help lift Pedro in return - Marty Noble summarized last night’s game between the Mets and the Giants.
Schedule provides Mets opportunity - Marty Noble put together a pregame analysis for today’s Mets-Giants game.
Gnats have five-homer first inning - Rob Jemella pointed out that the Savannah Sand Gnats cranked five homers in a seven-run opening frame.
Newsday:
Pedro leads Mets to 9-6 against Giants - David Lennon also summarized last night’s game between the Mets and the Giants.
Alou says return to Mets in this trip is ‘50-50′
THIS DAY AT THE OLD BALLPARK - Newsday lets us know what took place at Shea Stadium and Yankee Stadium on June 4 of a year in the past.
New York Daily News:
Pedro Martinez goes six innings in return as Mets beat Giants, 9-6 - Adam Rubin wrote up a game summary for last night’s Mets-Giants game.
Pedro happy to get his feet wet - Adam Rubin put together a great analysis of Pedro’s return last night.
Despite denials, it looks like Brian Schneider is caught in a platoon
John Smoltz to have season-ending shoulder surgery - The AP reported that John Smoltz will have season-ending shoulder surgery. He hopes to return in 2009, but it may be the end of his career. As much as I hate watching the Mets face Smoltz, the guy has been the best pitcher in the Majors for about two decades. Hopefully he recovers and gets to pitch again. I always thought he was a classy guy.
New York Post:
THIS TIME, SCOTT’S NO RELIEF - Bart Hubbuch discussed how Scott Schoeneweis got knocked around in the ninth inning last night.
PELFREY GRATEFUL METS STICKING WITH HIM - Mike Pelfrey stated, “I was prepared mentally for whatever they wanted me to do. If that meant going to New Orleans or the bullpen, it would have been nothing new. To be able to stay in the rotation is a great feeling. I want to show them they made the right decision.” Going into the season, I wanted him to be in the rotation over El Duque because I wanted to know how good or bad he really is if he goes into the season knowing he’s a starter rather than a fillin for somebody on the DL like in years past. Now, it is obvious that he’s just not that good. The Mets don’t have many short term options so we’ll have to see what Omar does in the upcoming months.
New York Times:
Martínez Gives Mets Lift, and Some Life - Ben Shpigel summarized last night’s game between the Mets and the Giants.
Last Season’s Success Hard to Duplicate for Mets’ Pérez - Oh yes it is. I hope that the Mets bring Ollie in front of the arbitrators so they can explain how poorly he has performed after the first two months of the season and get a partial refund.
The Star-Ledger:
