Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
August 15, 2006
Pedro's Calf

Pedro Martinez strained his calf warming up in the bullpen Monday night, leading to his disasterous first inning:

Two starts ago, in Florida, Martínez wore an ice pack on the same calf, of his push-off leg, before taking the mound. But questions about his health subsided after he pitched six impressive innings, allowing one run while striking out nine and surrendering no walks in a no-decision.

On Monday night, Martínez was vulnerable from the beginning and lasted only one inning. This was his briefest appearance since June 20, 1995, when, with Montreal, he lasted two-thirds of an inning while allowing six hits and five runs against Houston. Never before had he given up six runs in the first inning.

When Martínez said he felt tightness in the bullpen, nobody informed Randolph. Martínez thought the muscle would loosen up, Peterson said, and nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

This is one of those things that's not going to bother the Mets standing the rest of the season. What it could do, however, is effect their playoff chances. The Mets goal right now should be getting Pedro healthy for October.


Posted by David Pinto at 11:12 AM | Injuries | TrackBack (0)
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I love the Mets get 1 little bump in the road and it is on PTI and SportsCenter. Let relax and let the season play out. The Mets need to play hard the rest of the way, while staying fresh.

Posted by: Chris Hutchins at August 15, 2006 05:51 PM
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