[EmpireWF]

That's a pretty strong thing to say.

I don't like Clemens and well...I think it's refreshing to see him paid $18 mil for a half season and end up not earning an eighth of that.

[legend]

And the Mets will pay Pedro and he probably won't pitch at all.

[EmpireWF]

I said it before and it still rings true, if Pedro were never to pitch again in a Mets uniform, the energy he brought to the team, the fan base, the organization will all be worth it.

He truly did turn the culture around the day he signed. He's only been a Met for 2 1/2 years (and pitched for maybe a year and a half), and he's still probably the third favorite player on the team.

Anything he provides down the stretch and in the post-season is just gravy. And who can say they'll be getting an ace back to their staff as they head into October?

[bears9]

Pedro needs to be a 4-2 starter if the Mets want to make the playoffs other wise the Mets may be in trouble.

[EmpireWF]

Where'd you get that figure from Bears?

[bears9]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

Where'd you get that figure from Bears?

My brain .

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by bears9

My brain .

That's a dangerous area !!!

[bears9]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

That's a dangerous area !!!

Well I'm not old and wise like some of us here

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by bears9

Well I'm not old and wise like some of us here

Good things like that take time.

[EmpireWF]

The Mets probably don't technically need Pedro to make the playoffs. They're getting some great outings from Glavine, Hernandez and Maine. But a boost from Pedro would give the team a boost psychologically.

[bears9]

The way the Mets look against the Cubs today Pedro couldn't come sooner.

[EmpireWF]

If the ump didn't miss that call at first, perhaps the game would've started differently.

Besides, the game is long...

[bears9]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

If the ump didn't miss that call at first, perhaps the game would've started differently.

Besides, the game is long...

aah but he didn't and the Cubs won and Maine was crap.

[EmpireWF]

The Mets say Pedro will start his first rehab game in the minors on Wednesday. No word yet on which level of the minors it will be for though.

[EmpireWF]

Pedro started his first game two days ago for the (Single-A) St. Lucie Mets. He only threw 63 pitches (44 strikes), allowed five runs on six hits, and served up two homers, in three innings. He struck out five and didn't allow one walk.

Some quotes from Pedro afterwards (from MLB.com):

"Results don't matter right now," Martinez said after giving up five runs and six hits, including two home runs, in pitching three innings for Class A Port St. Lucie against the Lakeland Flying Tigers at Tradition Field.

"My arm and my body are recovering good," Martinez said. "Making adjustments is going to take me a little while because I haven't pitched in so long."

Martinez was particularly concerned about his sinker. That was the pitch that led to both home runs, he said, and five of the hits.

"I was very stubborn in trying to establish it, establish it, and it didn't work out," he said. "I have something to work on now."

Otherwise, Martinez was pleased with his cut and four-seam fastballs and his curve. He struck out five and walked none.

"I've been away so long, I'm trying to think about so much: covering the bases and doing things I haven't been doing lately and I didn't get to do in Spring Training," he said. "For me, it's a little weird to have to face those little things instead of just pitching."

"I'm aware of what I did wrong, because I used to be able to pitch the right way," Martinez said. "It's unfair to expect me to be sharp in my first time out."

"The more I get into games, the more adjustments I'm going to make," he said. "I'm going to make the adjustments I have to make to get back to New York. I'm bored. I don't want to be here in Florida any more. I just want to get it over with. When I get out of here, I want to go to New York."