The big news from today's pregame session was that Endy Chavez would be starting in rightfield and Cliff Floyd in left -- with Shawn Green the odd man out. Chavez, whose .333 average against lefties was second only to Paul Lo Duca during the regular season, figured to start against Dodgers lefthander Hong-Chih Kuo. But Floyd getting the nod over Green was a bit of surprise, and manager Willie Randolph reasoned that he would provide more protection for David Wright.
"Hopefully I'll get a chance to contribute," Green said before last night's game. "I'm just here to win this [series] and go on to the next one. Whatever it takes, I'll do."
The whole Endy debate prompted a humorous exchange between Randolph and Newsday's own Bob Herzog in the interview room.
Zog: Just an explanation for why Floyd is still playing and Endy for Shawn instead of the other way around?
WR: Endy is a part of the team. He's done a good job for us this year and deserves to play. He should play. Don't you like Endy?
Zog: I would have wanted a better answer from you. I like him (crowd of reporters crack up).
WR: I just feel he's a part of our team and he's done a great job. Why not? I'm not mad at him, anything like that.
That brought more laughter ...
In other news, Randolph suggested that he could have John Maine return on short rest for Game 4 rather than start Oliver Perez, thought that would seem unlikely. Pedro Martinez made it through today's rotator cuff surgery without any surprises and GM Omar Minaya expected that his initial estimate of eight months for rehab would hold true.
Comments (8)
Bob Herzog:
Humorist, baseball savant, and a complete Yankee fan.
Two out of three ain't bad,
and I am still in an uproar over your comedic stylings. Please stop already.
I think that Willie would have karate chopped you down but he was probably already fixated on WALLACE MATHEWS.
MET STARTERS:
2006 PLAYOFFS, 2 GAMES-
10.1 INNINGS PITCHED.
1 EARNED RUN.
DAVID LENNON PREDICTED IT.
YES HE DID. HE PREDICTS EVERYTHING.
HE IS A GENIUS.
THATS WHY NEWSDAY HIRED HIM.
YOU SHOW 'EM DAVID. TELL EM WHAT THE WEATHER WILL BE LIKE ON SATURDAY.
METS WIN. ONE MORE. ONE MORE
AND THEN IT'S BAD NEWS FOR THE CARDINALS.
IF TRACHSEL THROWS A SHUTOUT I THINK I MAY NEED A BEER.
BRING THEM ON.
BRING THEM ON.
Bob Herzog--
You're over-writing. Cut down on your SAT words, will you?
In today's Jose Reyes story, in the fifth graph, you write, "His enthusiasm and effervescence are as much a part of his baseball persona as his myriad skills."
Bad. Sounds like somebody trying too hard to write. Reads like you're writing about a can of lemon soda. Try something like this next time:
"His animated enthusiasm matches his numerous skills."
Shorter, to the point.
Let Bob Herzog expose himself as a thesaurus owner, I for one use the word effervescence at least five times a day. Doesn't everyone? "THE EFFERVESCENCE OF THE BEAN DIP AND NACHOS WAS IMMENSE".
Why didnt mets persue David Wells when he was placed on waivers. It would look like a real nice move right about now.
Persue?
persue, thats right, thats how you spell it