Mets' pitching coach has no comment on recent woes

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PHOENIX - Mets manager Willie Randolph defended Rick Peterson and denied there was a gag order to prevent the pitching coach from talking with the media. Beyond Pedro Martinez and Orlando Hernandez being on the disabled list, the Mets' pitching staff has more issues than five years of Sports Illustrated, and that's Peterson's responsibility. Flip a coin when Oliver Perez pitches; Mike Pelfrey ... [link]

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Buzz: Mets discussing Turnbow
Published 5/5/2008 by Matthew Cerrone at MetsBlog.com
... According to John Delcos of the Journal News, the Mets are discussing whether to sign reliever Derrick Turnbow, who was recently designated for assignment by the Brewers. ...

Mets Discussing Turnbow
Published 5/5/2008 by Tim Dierkes at MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com
... According to John Delcos of The Journal News, the Mets are "discussing whether to sign Derrick Turnbow" (hat tip to ...

HANDWRITING ON THE WALL
Published 5/5/2008 by kranepool at Kranepool Society :: A New York Mets Blog
... of stories in the papers today on the gag order placed on Rick Peterson. In order to speak to Peterson you have to go through Jay Horowitz to get which means you don’t get to speak to Peterson to ask him what his routine is with Mike Pelfrey and Oliver Perez? What kind of work has he done with Aaron Heilman and Jorge Sosa to get them on track? What is the problem with those underachieving players since it doesn’t look to be physical? Is he able to relate to them? Has he reached a wall with the guys like John Maine, Perez and Pelfrey? We will never find out because of the gag ...

Talk of Turnbow
Published 5/5/2008 by Ed Ryan at Mets Fever
... The Mets are discussing whether to sign reliever Derrick Turnbow, recently designated for assignment by the Milwaukee Brewers source Lo Hud journal ...

Just say no
Published 5/5/2008 by Andrew Vazzano at The 'Ropolitans :: NY Mets Baseball Blog
... To Derrick Turnbow...

Turnbow, OPea, and Other Pitching Questions
Published 5/5/2008 by joe at Mets Today
Supposedly, the Mets are internally considering Derrick Turnbow (hat tip to MetsBlog). As mentioned last week, the Mets have no room for him on their 25-man roster, and considering there are a number of teams in need of arms, it would be surprising to see Turnbow pass through waivers without a claim. However, if he does clear waivers, and is amenable to spending time in AAA, the Mets would be crazy NOT to consider signing Turnbow. For one, you can never have enough arms — particularly ones that can propel a baseball 95+ and has a ...

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