Well, I'm not batting too well so far. Santana lost at home for the first time this season. The Padres were beat. The Tigers couldn't do enough, but that's not really a surprise.
Now my Mets are hamstrung. Everything depends on El Duque's calf muscle MRI now. Expecting the worst, I assume he won't be able to pitch during this series, and I think they should retain either lefty Dave Williams or rookie Brian Bannister as the potential fourth starter/long man. I'm also expecting to see John Maine get the start today. I vaguely recall Bob Walk starting game one of the 1980 NLCS for the Phillies, so it's not unprecedented to have a rookie in such a pressure-packed role, and Maine has been solid.
While I'd prefer to have the proven El Duque, I'm hopeful Mr. Maine will give us a performance that Mets fans will look back on fondly for many years.
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