According to Adam Rubin at the Daily News:
“At first, I was a little bit disappointed,†Broadway said about returning to the minors. “But once I talked to the Mets brass and what they had in mind for me, it makes complete sense. They want me to start. If they want me to start, well, I’ve only thrown a few innings here and there. So the only rational idea would be to go back to the minors and do so. And I have no problem with it.
“There will be a slight build-up process. The most I’ve gone is three innings a week ago, and before that it would be like an inning here, two innings there. But I don’t expect it to be a long process. My whole body is used to being a starter for so many years that it will be an easy transition. I’d say two starts and I’d be back to normal. That’s not a concern whatsoever.â€
“My curveball and my changeup are both my ‘out’ pitches,†Broadway said. “My changeup has always stunk most of the time, except for this year for some reason it’s been really good. So I throw that more so than I ever have in my life. And I’ve started to throw a cutter. It’s not really that great, but at times it’s a good pitch for me.â€
113 comments
darknova306
6/4/2009-10:02am at 10:02 am (UTC -4)
I like his candor about his pitches. Hopefully he can be a decent spot starter as we try to find a replacement for Redding.
Joe R
6/4/2009-10:33am at 10:33 am (UTC -4)
Test
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-10:43am at 10:43 am (UTC -4)
tickles…
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-10:37am at 10:37 am (UTC -4)
…or Figgy.
darknova306
6/4/2009-10:46am at 10:46 am (UTC -4)
Agreed. Gotta love Figgy. Too bad the Mets don’t seem to want to use him.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-10:05am at 10:05 am (UTC -4)
I know he was a 1st round pick, but does anyone know which pick he was?
GravediggerHebner
6/4/2009-10:07am at 10:07 am (UTC -4)
# 15 in 2005
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-10:12am at 10:12 am (UTC -4)
That’s a pretty good pick. But considering that he was picked in 2005, he sounds like a bust… i hope not though
CaseStreet
6/4/2009-10:13am at 10:13 am (UTC -4)
some guys just take longer to figure it out
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-10:16am at 10:16 am (UTC -4)
I hope that’s the case, but he hasn’t exactly impressed anyone in the minors (from what I hear)…
trs86
6/4/2009-10:27am at 10:27 am (UTC -4)
He was traded for Ramon Castro. Of course he is a bust. LOL. We just hope he can be a reclamation project.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-10:30am at 10:30 am (UTC -4)
well… not really expecting anything from him. it looks like he was a mop-up guy in Chicago. Trade makes sense. Mop-up guy for a backup catcher…
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-10:38am at 10:38 am (UTC -4)
Lord Helmet started last night for the ChiSox. Wonder how he’s been doing. I can see him retiring after this year after flaming out there.
AL to NL moves sometimes work out for pitchers.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-11:07am at 11:07 am (UTC -4)
he went 0 for 3
trs86
6/4/2009-10:07am at 10:07 am (UTC -4)
Draft: 2005 – 1st round (15th pick) by the Chicago White Sox
GravediggerHebner
6/4/2009-10:13am at 10:13 am (UTC -4)
Other 2005 1st round picks:
1-Justin Upton
2-Alex Gordon
3-Jeff Clement
4-Ryan Zimmerman
5-Ryan Braun
6-Ricky Romero
7-Troy Tulowitzki
8-Wade Townshend
9-Mike Pelfrey!!!
10-Cameron Maybin
11-Andrew McCutcheon (taking over in Pitts. for McLouth)
12-Jay Bruce
13-Brandon Snyder?
14-Trevor Crowe
and some other notables
16-Chris Volstad
23-Jacoby Ellsbury
25-Matt Garza
28-Colby Rasmus
GravediggerHebner
6/4/2009-10:15am at 10:15 am (UTC -4)
Snyder is the only one of the top 15 I’ve never heard of. The guys I didn’t list after pick 15, most I’ve never heard of, all haven’t reached the majors to the best of my knowledge but I didn’t research that, just going off memory. I wouldn’t call Broadway a bust yet.
trs86
6/4/2009-10:30am at 10:30 am (UTC -4)
Slow rising Baltimore prospect. 22 years old now and doing this in AA .342 .418 .595 1.013
GravediggerHebner
6/4/2009-10:33am at 10:33 am (UTC -4)
Wow. I’d like to have that guy in the system. Nice numbers.
trs86
6/4/2009-10:35am at 10:35 am (UTC -4)
Gotta expect him to be up in AAA soon. Baltimore has some nice prospects.
GravediggerHebner
6/4/2009-10:36am at 10:36 am (UTC -4)
Considering the years of futility, they should.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-10:41am at 10:41 am (UTC -4)
Daniel Murphy?
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-10:40am at 10:40 am (UTC -4)
Wasn’t Eddie Kunz that year too?
CaseStreet
6/4/2009-10:12am at 10:12 am (UTC -4)
u guys are on top of it, I just posted a comment about this on the open thread.
So we can expect to see Broadway after a few more poor starts by Redding?
ceetar
6/4/2009-10:14am at 10:14 am (UTC -4)
It depends on Perez. And Niese I would suppose.
If his changeup is his ‘weakest’ pitch however, he might benefit greatly from a week or two up with Santana.
dirtysanchez
6/4/2009-10:40am at 10:40 am (UTC -4)
agreed…im tellin you if i was a met pitcher i would be that guys shadow…
darknova306
6/4/2009-10:16am at 10:16 am (UTC -4)
Hopefully no more starts for Redding, but Manuel’s not that smart.
GravediggerHebner
6/4/2009-10:24am at 10:24 am (UTC -4)
I believe that he’ll get at least 1 more, tomorrow against the Nats, to see if any of that “team that let me go adrenaline” takes over.
trs86
6/4/2009-10:31am at 10:31 am (UTC -4)
Yeah, he is going to get at least one more start. Something is wrong with him. He can’t go from what he did the last half of 2007 and first half of 2008 to what he has been since.
GravediggerHebner
6/4/2009-10:35am at 10:35 am (UTC -4)
If he doesn’t completely bomb against the Nats tomorrow night, he lines up next to close the Phils series, which given his career numbers against them doesn’t scare me to death.
darknova306
6/4/2009-10:41am at 10:41 am (UTC -4)
The way he’s pitching right now, we could be down 6-0 in the first inning of that game against Philly…
darknova306
6/4/2009-10:40am at 10:40 am (UTC -4)
Why not? Lots of pitchers have fluke season or stretches then fall completely off the map. Either way, he stinks right now and is currently doing nothing other than hurting the team.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-10:42am at 10:42 am (UTC -4)
Yea. If that adrenaline takes over, we could probably get: 4.1, 8H, 6R, 3BB, 130 pitches out of him.
darknova306
6/4/2009-10:44am at 10:44 am (UTC -4)
I don’t know… is his stuff really THAT good, even with adrenaline? :p
rustyjr
6/4/2009-10:14am at 10:14 am (UTC -4)
Why is ” Miami 2018″ going through my head :-p
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-10:21am at 10:21 am (UTC -4)
Has he pitched in the Majors yet?
CaseStreet
6/4/2009-10:23am at 10:23 am (UTC -4)
he was in the pen
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-10:28am at 10:28 am (UTC -4)
His stats are not all that impressive…
CaseStreet
6/4/2009-10:29am at 10:29 am (UTC -4)
all he needs is a little bit of luck
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-10:33am at 10:33 am (UTC -4)
need a little bit~~ need a little bit~~ need a little bit~~~
GravediggerHebner
6/4/2009-10:38am at 10:38 am (UTC -4)
If he wants to date a supermodel or something he needs lotsa luck.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-10:43am at 10:43 am (UTC -4)
If he was that lucky, he’d be Guisseppe Franco and hugging Gary Busey on your home of all things New York.
trs86
6/4/2009-10:34am at 10:34 am (UTC -4)
IF YOU STAYED IN A HOLLIDAY INN LAST NIGHT, COULD YOU PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT JOSE REYES LEG? LOL, great title from Kranepool Society
ceetar
6/4/2009-10:37am at 10:37 am (UTC -4)
Shame the greatness rarely extends pass titles over there. Oh well, they can’t all be winners.
GravediggerHebner
6/4/2009-10:39am at 10:39 am (UTC -4)
That would be “past titles.” Do you write for Metsblog?
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-10:47am at 10:47 am (UTC -4)
yes! and i do to!!!
trs86
6/4/2009-10:40am at 10:40 am (UTC -4)
LOL, yeah I did not read the article. Just saw it pop up on the sportsypder widget. I love that damn thing.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-10:41am at 10:41 am (UTC -4)
Seriously, Mets medical staff is a joke! I would not be surprised if Reyes needs a surgery after this debacle.. A MONTH AFTER HIS FIRST INJURY THEY CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT’S WRONG WITH HIS LEG…
This is so frustrating. Just look what they did with Church and Delgado. Medical staff said that Delgado cannot injure himself anymore, it’s just how much pain he can tolerate… and what happened? IDIOTS!
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-10:49am at 10:49 am (UTC -4)
I’m sure the Phillies are keeping a close eye on it. They like thinking about, talking about, dreaming about, and spaking it to us.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-11:01am at 11:01 am (UTC -4)
I think Phillies are secretly paying off the Mets medical staff…
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:03am at 11:03 am (UTC -4)
I’m sitting in right field again on Tuesday against them. I’ll be sure to give Werth the injury report and what’s going on in Mets-ville.
Imagine this: Jimmy Rollins guest spot on Francessa. It would be the first time in broadcast radio history that two people that have never been wrong in their lives are on the air at the same time.
fongy2
6/4/2009-11:06am at 11:06 am (UTC -4)
more like when omar took over he brought
in bufoons in
the medical
staff as
well as
some of his front office
people.
fongy2
6/4/2009-11:09am at 11:09 am (UTC -4)
not to mention,
billy wagner and el duque. Oh,I just did.
wannybackstra
6/4/2009-10:58am at 10:58 am (UTC -4)
I like Broadway’s confidence… Moses Smell the Roses!!
By the way, for those who have killed Omar for trading Bannister for the murderer with the powerful arm, check Bannister’s box line from last night.
fongy2
6/4/2009-11:03am at 11:03 am (UTC -4)
great wanny,so a bad start
tells more than the full body
of work?
wannybackstra
6/4/2009-11:18am at 11:18 am (UTC -4)
I didn’t realize the full body of work was so good.
With his 5.76 ERA last season he should have been an All-Star! Not to mention the 1.5 WHIP, the more than 10 hits/9 and the under 2:1 K:BB ratio!
What a stud, I was wrong!!
This season his peripherals are as bad as last season’s even though his ERA is “lower” at 4.8.
darknova306
6/4/2009-11:08am at 11:08 am (UTC -4)
So trading a decent young back-end starter for a reliever with no command and a 7+ERA was a great move, all because he had a bad start…
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-11:14am at 11:14 am (UTC -4)
At least Bannister is not Kazmir…
fongy2
6/4/2009-11:15am at 11:15 am (UTC -4)
true dat!
darknova306
6/4/2009-11:15am at 11:15 am (UTC -4)
Amen!
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:19am at 11:19 am (UTC -4)
Agreed. Burgos was a young power arm. This was after Zumaya became a household name in Detroit. Having a flamethrower at the back end of your bullpen can be key, but it didn’t work out.
fongy2
6/4/2009-11:21am at 11:21 am (UTC -4)
True.
Really
it didint
look like a bad deal at all at the time.
BUT doesnt
Omar check these guys make-up?
like jorge julio.
darknova306
6/4/2009-11:23am at 11:23 am (UTC -4)
It only matters if the flamethrower has some kind of control, which Zumaya had and Burgos didn’t.
wannybackstra
6/4/2009-11:26am at 11:26 am (UTC -4)
And the guy you traded for him still manages to let on as many baserunners while not striking anyone out.
If you’re going to let runners on, the least you can do is strike some out.
Burgos seemed like the better bet at the time.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:36am at 11:36 am (UTC -4)
…and he was relatively the same age, if not younger.
wannybackstra
6/4/2009-11:22am at 11:22 am (UTC -4)
When did Burgos have a 7+ ERA? Are you referring to 9 AAA innings in 2007 (6.75 era)? Or are you completely ignoring the facts?
And he actually pitched alright for the Mets that same year with a 3.42 ERA as a 23 year old with 18 big league saves already under his belt.
Burgos had a lot of promise and much more upside than Bannister, except for that violent temper and his criminal behavior. But, hey, no one’s perfect.
darknova306
6/4/2009-11:34am at 11:34 am (UTC -4)
No, I remembered seeing him have a 7 ERA in 06 with the Royals… that’s my memory’s fault. He still had an awful year in KC. Sure, 18 major league saves… to go along with his 12 blown saves. Hated the trade at the time, and still do. One bad start by Bannister won’t change that.
wannybackstra
6/4/2009-11:48am at 11:48 am (UTC -4)
Did you also forget Bannister’s season last year? The 5.76 ERA?
And this season is not so hot either with more than 10 hits per 9 innings, less than 2 strikeouts per walk and a 4.8 ERA.
There are very few Tom Glavines out there who can succeed despite giving up baserunners and not striking anyone out.
wannybackstra
6/4/2009-11:52am at 11:52 am (UTC -4)
And Burgos’s horrible year in KC was a 22 year old closer, following a strong season in middle relief as a rookie.
I don’t see how any coul have quibbled with trading a guy who is more likely a AAAA starter for a young guy with a big arm.
Bannister barely made the Royals rotation this season and probably only makes a handful of others, if any at all.
fongy2
6/4/2009-11:02am at 11:02 am (UTC -4)
Heres hoping Omars working the phones
right now searching for a bat not
posing for a GQ photographer or in
Africa scouting soccer players.
Again,Wren just picked up a young
all-star for 3 suspects.
As of today we may not be competing
so much w/the phils but the braves
for the wildcard.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:05am at 11:05 am (UTC -4)
Phils have a 3 game lead while we have been without our regulars for how long now? We are certainly in striking distance, have played well against them thus far this year, and have a 3 game series coming up.
fongy2
6/4/2009-11:07am at 11:07 am (UTC -4)
prob is we’re STILL
w/o half our team
while those phillies
who got off to bad
starts are all coming
around now.AND they wer
better than us to start
out with.
darknova306
6/4/2009-11:15am at 11:15 am (UTC -4)
We’re going to lose one of those games by default with Redding pitching. With no offensive production from 1B, a rook in RF that could get overmatched easily, a SS with a busted thumb, a 2B that’s a bad base-turn away from season ending something, a 3B that can’t hit, a catching platoon that’s half useless, a CF that just lost 5 pounds due to virus and just got back to eating solid food, and a limping Sheffield… how do we win a game in that Philly series? Just askin’…
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:16am at 11:16 am (UTC -4)
In a word…Johan. 8)
fongy2
6/4/2009-11:18am at 11:18 am (UTC -4)
Don’t
mess with
him!
darknova306
6/4/2009-11:21am at 11:21 am (UTC -4)
Just like we won a game against the PIRATES with Johan on the mound…. (sorry to be so negative, but this team doesn’t give me much to work with)
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:26am at 11:26 am (UTC -4)
Oh come on! castillo,fmart,murph,sheff,cold wright,reed,santos,valdez doesn’t get you excited?
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-11:12am at 11:12 am (UTC -4)
Missing Reyes to any longer extended period will hurt the team really bad.
fongy2
6/4/2009-11:13am at 11:13 am (UTC -4)
Ya Think?
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-11:17am at 11:17 am (UTC -4)
sorry for stating the obvious, but it’s just very frustrating to see how this medical staff works….
fongy2
6/4/2009-11:19am at 11:19 am (UTC -4)
Agreed!
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:15am at 11:15 am (UTC -4)
Unless they are missing him because he is part of a deal that brought Roy Halladay to New York. Guy threw 140 pitches in a complete game on Tuesday.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:18am at 11:18 am (UTC -4)
Murphy batting 6th? I’ve never seen a guy that can bat 6th-7th-8th one day and 3rd the next. It’s amazing. I feel like we’re back to the days of Matt Franco batting 3rd.
fongy2
6/4/2009-11:19am at 11:19 am (UTC -4)
Or Bruce Boisclair!
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-11:20am at 11:20 am (UTC -4)
I think he hit in every spot in the line up except for 4th and 9th…
wannybackstra
6/4/2009-11:24am at 11:24 am (UTC -4)
He probably hasn’t hit in all those spots… but he’s batted in all of them!
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-11:26am at 11:26 am (UTC -4)
yeah..that’s what i meant…
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:28am at 11:28 am (UTC -4)
I think Murph should get a solid month to prove he belongs. If he shows he doesn’t have more pop than Luis Castillo, we need to move on.
wannybackstra
6/4/2009-11:30am at 11:30 am (UTC -4)
Agreed. He should just be left alone, batting 7th and playing 1B v. L/R, transexuals and anyone else.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-11:31am at 11:31 am (UTC -4)
LOL… yes!
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:32am at 11:32 am (UTC -4)
OK, I’m sitting at my computer at work and cracking up. That was too much dude. Glad you’re here.
wannybackstra
6/4/2009-11:29am at 11:29 am (UTC -4)
I apologize to Matt Cerrone for any posts that I have contributed to that are off topic and I would like to ask him that if he could choose any one of Charlie’s Angels to have dinner with, which one would it be and why?
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:30am at 11:30 am (UTC -4)
For what it’s worth, Matt is a Daisy Duke fan.
P.S.-I’m not Matt, but I write like him.
CaseStreet
6/4/2009-11:50am at 11:50 am (UTC -4)
the one that agree w/ everything he says
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-12:00pm at 12:00 pm (UTC -4)
The ones that approve of the standings with LB instead of GB.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:29am at 11:29 am (UTC -4)
Reyes and a package for Halladay in less than a second.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-11:32am at 11:32 am (UTC -4)
hmmmm…. i don’t know about that…
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:34am at 11:34 am (UTC -4)
I think if anyone rejects that trade, it’s Riccardi. He’ll most likely say, “most people don’t know this, but Jose Reyes doesn’t even like playing baseball. He told me that.”
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:35am at 11:35 am (UTC -4)
Do we have a place to comment during games?
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-11:40am at 11:40 am (UTC -4)
The real dirty dugout…
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:43am at 11:43 am (UTC -4)
is it streaming chat?
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-11:44am at 11:44 am (UTC -4)
yeah it’s a chat…
wannybackstra
6/4/2009-11:53am at 11:53 am (UTC -4)
which, according to mattsblog.com is different than a blog and serves a totally different purpose.
DNDJohan aka kistics
6/4/2009-12:08pm at 12:08 pm (UTC -4)
so.. based on what he said, he just wants to post his blog and we can do whatever on this site…
wannybackstra
6/4/2009-11:54am at 11:54 am (UTC -4)
by the way, mattsblog.com also favors posting an incorrect lineup quickly over posting the correct lineup moments later.
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-11:59am at 11:59 am (UTC -4)
Well that’s always better. Here’s some information which is ahead of its time, but incorrect:
“Mets trade Daniel Murphy to Orioles for two Single A prospects. Murphy then designated for assignment by Baltimore.”
GravediggerHebner
6/4/2009-12:05pm at 12:05 pm (UTC -4)
Dude, you are on FIRE!
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-12:07pm at 12:07 pm (UTC -4)
Your picture still makes me laugh. Actually, both of your pictures are amazing.
GravediggerHebner
6/4/2009-12:14pm at 12:14 pm (UTC -4)
Imagine what it’s like going through life looking like that, all bald and mustard yellow. I’m like The Real Dirty Mets Blog’s Mustard Yellow Mr. Clean! (remember Mr. Clean?)
There's Always '27
6/4/2009-12:24pm at 12:24 pm (UTC -4)
I remember him. (wink, bling earring, bling clean floor, bling shiny head)
For what it’s worth, the reply button is gone. Lookin more like Mattsblog every day.
darknova306
6/4/2009-12:07pm at 12:07 pm (UTC -4)
That’s something that always bothered me. I’d routinely load up the site and see a different lineup than one I just saw somewhere else that turned out to be correct.
Of course I’ll never forget ‘Catlos Delgado’. Way to proof-read, or even just pay attention to what’s on your screen as you type.
stickguy
6/4/2009-12:24pm at 12:24 pm (UTC -4)
THe Mets should be worrying about the Braves now, to go along with the Cubs , Brewers and Cards, for the WC.
Unless the Phils get slaughtered by injuries (hmm, where have I seen that before?), or their regulars wear out from playing all the time (they get away with an amazingly set lineup), they are going to run away with the division, and probably push 100 wins (say, 95 since they had a slow start).
stickguy
6/4/2009-12:26pm at 12:26 pm (UTC -4)
And why can’t the Mets have a FO that can plan ahead, and pull off a deal like that? COuldn’t they have come up with 3 suspects to pawn off on the Pirates? Or did Omar never even think to ask?
Wren and his cornies always seem to be 1 step ahead of the pack (and to have a plan that they are actually executing).