Notes: Pedro 'sharp' in 'pen session
07/20/2006
CINCINNATI -- To gain the three pounds he lost from the illness he has battled the past few weeks, Pedro Martinez has put himself on a different sort of eating regimen.
"Lots of ice cream," Martinez said, laughing. "It's the Julio Franco diet."
The Mets right-hander has been battling sickness and right hip inflammation all month, but appears to be on the mend.
Martinez threw a 60-pitch bullpen session on Wednesday, his second since going to a Chicago hospital on Friday complaining of a high fever. His recovery schedule has been to rest two days between each bullpen session.
The right-hander reported being "a little sore" on Thursday.
"He was sharp," pitching coach Rick Peterson said of Martinez's performance. "He was Pedro."
Martinez is scheduled to throw 60-80 pitches in a simulated game on Saturday. If all goes well, he could start in Atlanta on July 28 or 29.
"Rick has a schedule," Martinez said. "[I'm] just sitting down and doing what I have to do."
Batting bits: Carlos Delgado is one Met who will be thankful to see the current seven-game road trip come to an end.
Entering Thursday's game, the Mets first baseman was batting just .190 (4-for-21) with two doubles and one RBI through the first six games.
However, Delgado did reach a milestone on Wednesday. His ground-rule double in the eighth inning was the 400th double of his career.
"Anytime you get a hit, you feel good, especially when you're not swinging the bat good," Delgado said. "Hopefully I can take that into [Thursday's] game."
As with many hitters mired in a slump, Delgado knows he just has to remain patient to regain his swing.
"[There's] too much movement, so I've got to slow everything down," Delgado said.
Lineup changes: Mets manager Willie Randolph used a similar lineup for the series finale on Thursday, with a few minor changes.
Endy Chavez started in right field in place of Xavier Nady, and Ramon Castro spelled Paul Lo Duca behind the plate. The two positions were flip-flopped in the order, Nady hit second, and Castro batted eighth.
Down on the farm: Leading, 2-1, entering the eighth, Triple-A Norfolk allowed four runs in the inning as it fell to Indianapolis, 5-2, on Wednesday night.
Jorge Padilla hit a solo home run in the first for Double-A Binghamton, but it would not be enough as the Mets fell to Trenton on Wednesday afternoon, 4-3.
Philip Humber recorded nine strikeouts over five shutout innings as Class A St. Lucie downed visiting Lakeland, 4-1, on Wednesday.
Class A Brooklyn mustered just three hits off of Oneonta starter Matt O'Brien, who struck out four over seven innings of shutout ball to down the Cyclones, 6-0.
On deck: The Mets will send Orlando Hernandez to the mound when they return home to start a three-game series on Friday against the Astros at Shea Stadium. Houston will counter with right-hander Taylor Buchholz. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. ET.
Source: http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/
CINCINNATI -- To gain the three pounds he lost from the illness he has battled the past few weeks, Pedro Martinez has put himself on a different sort of eating regimen.
"Lots of ice cream," Martinez said, laughing. "It's the Julio Franco diet."
The Mets right-hander has been battling sickness and right hip inflammation all month, but appears to be on the mend.
Martinez threw a 60-pitch bullpen session on Wednesday, his second since going to a Chicago hospital on Friday complaining of a high fever. His recovery schedule has been to rest two days between each bullpen session.
The right-hander reported being "a little sore" on Thursday.
"He was sharp," pitching coach Rick Peterson said of Martinez's performance. "He was Pedro."
Martinez is scheduled to throw 60-80 pitches in a simulated game on Saturday. If all goes well, he could start in Atlanta on July 28 or 29.
"Rick has a schedule," Martinez said. "[I'm] just sitting down and doing what I have to do."
Batting bits: Carlos Delgado is one Met who will be thankful to see the current seven-game road trip come to an end.
Entering Thursday's game, the Mets first baseman was batting just .190 (4-for-21) with two doubles and one RBI through the first six games.
However, Delgado did reach a milestone on Wednesday. His ground-rule double in the eighth inning was the 400th double of his career.
"Anytime you get a hit, you feel good, especially when you're not swinging the bat good," Delgado said. "Hopefully I can take that into [Thursday's] game."
As with many hitters mired in a slump, Delgado knows he just has to remain patient to regain his swing.
"[There's] too much movement, so I've got to slow everything down," Delgado said.
Lineup changes: Mets manager Willie Randolph used a similar lineup for the series finale on Thursday, with a few minor changes.
Endy Chavez started in right field in place of Xavier Nady, and Ramon Castro spelled Paul Lo Duca behind the plate. The two positions were flip-flopped in the order, Nady hit second, and Castro batted eighth.
Down on the farm: Leading, 2-1, entering the eighth, Triple-A Norfolk allowed four runs in the inning as it fell to Indianapolis, 5-2, on Wednesday night.
Jorge Padilla hit a solo home run in the first for Double-A Binghamton, but it would not be enough as the Mets fell to Trenton on Wednesday afternoon, 4-3.
Philip Humber recorded nine strikeouts over five shutout innings as Class A St. Lucie downed visiting Lakeland, 4-1, on Wednesday.
Class A Brooklyn mustered just three hits off of Oneonta starter Matt O'Brien, who struck out four over seven innings of shutout ball to down the Cyclones, 6-0.
On deck: The Mets will send Orlando Hernandez to the mound when they return home to start a three-game series on Friday against the Astros at Shea Stadium. Houston will counter with right-hander Taylor Buchholz. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. ET.
Source: http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/
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