Mets Notebook: Alou Tries to Prop Up the Slumping Mets With His Aching Left Leg
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If the Mets were not on the verge of an historic collapse, Moises Alou would have rested his ailing left quadriceps. But Alou does not have time to get better.
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Baseball Alex Rodriguez hasn't decided whether he will play in Tuesday's All-Star Game or use the three-day break to rest his strained hamstring. The New York Yankees slugger, who topped fan voting for the game in San Francisco with 3.89 million votes, hurt his left hamstring Monday night when he tripped over Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau's ankle while ...
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NEW YORK - Seeking some short-term bullpen reinforcement, the Braves made a 2 am phone call to Richmond and got left-hander Dan Meyer to New York in time for Tuesday night&#39;s game against the Mets.
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JosÃ© ValentÃ­n fractured his right tibia when he fouled a Brett Tomko pitch off his shin, but Oliver PÃ©rez pitching seven and one-third splendid innings to lead the Mets.
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Baseball New York Mets pitcher Orlando Hernandez has arthritis in his neck and will be sidelined three or four days after receiving a cortisone shot. El Duque, 41, slated to be the No. 2 starter behind Tom Glavine in the Mets' suspect rotation, left spring training yesterday and returned to New York to have his neck examined. He underwent an ...
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KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. -- One of Pedro Martinez's dreams has been to pitch again for Felipe Alou, who managed him in Montreal and now guides the Giants.
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When Mets Manager Willie Randolph takes the field Thursday with his right arm in a sling, it will not be the first time a New York manager has led his team in that condition.
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Marlon Anderson went a little too wide with his slide. Anderson's hard takeout attempt might have been enough to bust up a double play in the ninth inning and allow the tying run to score for the New York Mets. Instead, Anderson went far outside second base, knocked down Philadelphia's Tadahito Iguchi, and was ruled out on a game-ending interference ...
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Carmelo Anthony is becoming impatient with his injured left ankle.
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Mets left-hander Al Leiter filed provisionally for free agency Friday, awaiting a decision by the team on its $10 million option. New York has until Nov. 15 to exercise the option or elect to pay a $2 million buyout.
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The New York Mets may have more postseason pitching issues to deal with after Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez, scheduled to start Game One Wednesday against the Dodgers, hurt his right calf during Tuesday's practice.
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Curt Schilling&#39;s gimpy right ankle, which still could alter the course of this World Series, caused Schilling to limp across the clubhouse yesterday, one day after the Red Sox ace led Boston to the 6-2 win in Game 2.
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John Olerud hobbled out of the clubhouse on crutches, his left foot heavily wrapped. The New York Yankees' first baseman sat out Sunday night with a bruised instep, and might be sidelined for a while.
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Moises Alou might not be roaming left field at Wrigley Field anymore.
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After clearing roster space for Endy ChÃ¡vez, the Mets must decide who will assume Brian Lawrenceâs start Saturday in Atlanta.
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Pedro Martinez struggled in his first start in more than a month and the New York Mets missed a chance to clinch the N.L. East on their own.
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Paul Lo Duca, after a two-week stint on the disabled list, rejoined the Metsâ lineup for Mondayâs game against the Phillies. Luis Castillo also returned.