Lil Bit Special Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/baseball/mets/blog/2008/05/nelson_figueroa_designated_for.html Nelson Figueroa won't have to worry about the "softball girl" antics of the Nationals anymore. Figueroa was designated for assignment by the Mets on Tuesday as part of a flurry of moves. Figueroa was the losing pitcher in Monday's 10-4 loss to Washington and got frustrated by his own pitching. He took issue with the Nationals' bench chanting and clapping "Let's go, Austin" during Austin Kearns' third-inning at-bat with the bases loaded. "They were cheerleading in the dugout like softball girls," Figueroa said. "I'm a professional like anybody else, so I take a huge offense to that. If that's what a last-place team needs to do to fire themselves up, so be it. I think they need to show a little more class and professionalism. They won tonight, but in the long run, they're still what they are ... For the manager and coaching staff to let that kind of stuff carry on, it's truly unprofessional. That's why they are who they are." Figueroa retired Kearns on a fly ball to centerfield. As he returned to the dugout, he clapped in the direction of the Nationals' bench. The game continued without incident. In other moves, Jorge Sosa was also designated for assignment, and Angel Pagan was placed on the disabled list. Claudio Vargas and Fernando Tatis were called up, and Matt Wise was activated from the disabled list. Vargas will start Wednesday against the Nationals. Manager Willie Randolph confirmed Johan Santana will start Friday vs. the Yankees. The club was trying to trade Sosa on Monday, according to a person familiar with the club's thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Vargas will be the next in line to try to be a decent Mets 5th starter. Good that Joe Smith was not sent down undeservingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Vargas will be the next in line to try to be a decent Mets 5th starter. Good that Joe Smith was not sent down undeservingly. Yes. Last year he got a bit of a raw deal I thought when they sent him down. I'm happy as a clam that Sosa's gone. What a truly lousy pickup he was for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Vargas and Pelfrey pitching the next two games-watch out. The hitting better be on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Vargas and Pelfrey pitching the next two games-watch out. The hitting better be on. Vargas pitched fairly well tonite 61/3 2 runs but good old Heilman made sure he took the loss. Andy : 1/3 of an inning, 3 earned runs. Thank you very much ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted May 16, 2008 Author Share Posted May 16, 2008 Figueroa clears waivers Nelson Figueroa has cleared waivers and is expected to report to Triple-A New Orleans, Surfing the Mets has learned. No word yet on Jorge Sosa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Vargas and Pelfrey pitching the next two games-watch out. The hitting better be on. Vargas and Pelfrey allowed 2 ER in 13 innings pitched, Pelfrey bringing a no-hitter into the 7th. Neither get victories. Unreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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