John Maine is a gamer. He plays down every injury he might have. Most pitchers do.
He went 5 innings yesterday and gave up no runs. His shoulder was stiff and he did not have much life to his fastball. He obviously is not himself and probably will be bothered by the shoulder stiffness the rest of the year.
Well Dan Warthen this where you make the money they pay you. Don’t let John Maine dictate what goes on from here. If he is going to be a 5 inning pitcher then you need to make a move by getting him out of the rotation. Why? Because the bullpen has proven that keeping a game tied or close is not something they have been excelling at. Yes Brian Stokes pitched 4 good innings the other day to get a save. Then gave up a 2 run home run last night.
Once September hits and John Maine is still only to give 5 innings he needs to be replaced in the rotation or just go with 4 pitchers since there are 3 days off for the Mets next month.
We want to make it to October this year. Don’t let Maine be the reason we don’t
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