Pregame, Mets vs. Astros, Game 2
mets.lohudblogs.com 8/23/2008 — Luis Castillo will not be activated today. He spoke with Jerry Manuel just before we met with the manager. Manuel said Castillo said he needed a few extra days to get up to speed. He didn't want to join a team that was playing so well if he didn't ...

CASTILLO: KEEP ME OUT, COACH
nypost.com 8/24/2008 — In Jerry Manuel's nearly seven years as a big-league manager, no player had ever come to him and begged out of the starting lineup. Until yesterday. Manuel said Luis Castillo, in a surprising move that actually could benefit the Mets, asked to...

Saving Terry Felton
seamheads.com 8/24/2008 — I wasn’t a normal kid growing up. I still remember leafing through my brother Bob’s worn copy of the first edition of The Baseball Encyclopedia looking up strange statistics, reading player’s nicknames and searching for players born in the city where I grew up. Although I can’t remember the first player I found in the book from Chester, Pennsylvania, I know there ...

inGame: Astros 6, Mets 4
newyorkmetsdaily.com 8/24/2008 — Pedro Feliciano surrendered two 10-inning home runs to give the Houston Astros (66-64) a 6-4 win over the New York Mets (72-59).

Health: John Maine made be Shut Down
metsblog.com 8/25/2008 — Prior to today’s game, Jerry Manuel told reporters that while John Maine is tentatively schedule to make his next start, he could be shut down for the remainder of the season if the team does not like what it sees in Maine’s throwing session later ...

AYALA MAY RECEIVE MORE CLOSE(R) CALLS — NY Post: Sports 8/24/2008
Luis Ayala breezed through a save situation Friday night, pitching a perfect ninth inning. He didn't get a chance to close last night - but it may have been only because the Mets lost to the Astros 8-3. Manager Jerry Manuel said before the game...

Growing concern over Maine — Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs 8/24/2008
Jerry Manuel acknowledged growing concern this morning over John Maine, who was roughed up in Saturday’s 8-3 loss to the Astros. Maine, who’s been avoiding throwing between starts and dealing with decreased velocity because of ...

Maine pain is no gain for rotation — NYDailyNews.com - Baseball 8/25/2008
John Maine could be facing a "complete shutdown" for the rest of this season if the Mets don't like what they see in the days leading up to his next scheduled start Friday in Florida, Jerry Manuel admitted Sunday.

Mets blow lead in game, loss column — Subway Squawkers - NY Daily News Blogs 8/25/2008
First the Mets blow leads of 3-0 and 4-3 and lose the game against Houston on another bullpen meltdown. Then the Philies rally in the ninth and win in the eleventh for their third straight over L.A. So much for a great August - suddenly the Mets are ...

If Mets starters can't last, season will be short — Newsday.com - Mets 8/25/2008
For a change, the Mets' biggest headache did not wait until the end of the game when the bullpen coughed it up. This time, what really had them going to the medicine cabinet was the talk before the first inning, when manager Jerry Manuel admitted ...