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Saturday, May 10, 2008
With a Friday rainout, now two games are scheduled for Saturday in a "day-night" doubleheader. The first game will be at 1 PM, the second at 7:30. That makes for a long day at Shea Stadium. Kent Mercker has gone on the DL with lower back pain, so Bill Bray is back in the bullpen. Dusty Baker has defended his action of letting Edinson Volquez throw 118 pitches on Wednesday, saying that with Mercker hurt he only had three relievers (Affeldt, Weathers, and Cordero) available, and he didn't want to use Cordero. Weathers and Affeldt each ended up pitching an inning. Hmm. Well, we could understand Mercker not being available because of being hurt, and Mike Lincoln had pitched the two previous days. What about Jared Burton? He had pitched an inning on Tuesday, but had not pitched on Monday. Why not Burton for an inning? And why not Cordero? He had pitched Monday, but not Tuesday, and Thursday was an off day. Josh Fogg, the mop-up man? He had pitched 2 2/3 on Sunday, but had two days rest since. As is often the case, Baker's remarks seem disingenuous, especially with the Thursday off-day. Either Burton or Cordero should have been good for an inning on Wednesday. Fogg could have pitched if necessary, but perhaps Baker has lost confidence in him. 1 o'clock pitchers are Matt Belisle and Johan Santana, a mismatch on paper. 7:30 pitchers are Bronson Arroyo and Mike Pelfrey. |
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