Subway Sandwich
It's finally upon us (drum roll please) ... the Subway Series.
Here's a few early tidbits from the Mets clubhouse:
-- Brian Bannister's MRI this morning indicated that he had re-aggravated his strained right hamstring. The Mets immediately sent him back to Port St. Lucie, where he will continue his rehab, with GM Omar Miniaya saying "we're going to be more conservative this time around." Translation: don't expect to see Bannister in the rotation anytime soon.
-- Only two days after manager Willie Randolph said he would not platoon Cliff Floyd, that's what it looked like today when he benched him for Jose Valentin against Yankees lefthander Randy Johnson. Randolph bristled when questioned by reporters during a pregame news conference, but there was no need to be defensive. Floyd is hitting.202 after all.
Here are the numbers vs. Johnson.
Floyd .000 (0-5) 3 Ks
Valentin ..000 (0-13) 6 Ks
Tough to make an argument either way.
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If this was the Randy Johnson of old, I could understand sitting Floyd tonight. But the Unit's circuitry is slowly going haywire. Leave Floyd in the lineup and let him swing his way out of the slump.
(By the way this MetsBeat feature is the bomb!)
How is it a platoon if Floyd sat for another lefty, against a lefty?
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