GaryMrMets
02-28-2004, 08:31 PM
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A closer look at the Mets' 2004 starting staff
Feb 27, 2004
By MSGNetwork.com
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Tom Glavine
Experience
17 seasons: 1987-2002: Braves 2003-present: Mets
Won World Series in '95, named MVP 2003: 9-14, 4.52 ERA, 82 strikeouts
Pitching skinny
Career Best: Take your pick of four 20-plus win seasons in '91, '92, '93, '98 or 2000; career-low 2.47 ERA in 1998; nine CG in 1991
Career Worst: Seven straight losses in 1988, 14 losses in '03 worst since '88
Career Totals: 251 wins - ninth all-time among lefties, 22 shoutouts, 2,136 strikeouts
Awards: Cy Young, 1991, 1998; All-Star Game, 1991-93, 1996-98, 2000, 2002
Check this out: Drafted by NHL L.A. Kings in 1984
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Steve Trachsel
Experience
11 seasons: 1993-1999: Cubs 2000: D-Rays, 'Jays
2001-present: Mets 2003: 16-10, 3.78 ERA, 2 CG, 111 strikeouts
Pitching skinny
Career Best: 16-10, 3.78 ERA in 2003; 160 strikeouts in 1998
Career Worst: 8-18, 5.56 ERA in 1999, with Triple-A stint
Career Totals: 106-118, 1299 strikeouts, 4.26 ERA
Awards: All-Star Game, 1996
Check this out: First Mets pitcher to throw two one-hitters in one season in 2003 (6/15 vs. Anaheim and 8/18 vs. Colorado)
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Al Leiter
Experience
17 seasons: 1987-89: Yanks 1989-95: Toronto 1996-97: Florida
1998-present: Mets Won World Series in '92, '93, '97 2003: 15-9, 3.99 ERA
Pitching skinny
Career Best: 17-6, 2.47 ERA, 4 CG in 1998
Career Worst: 5.08 ERA in 1994; 13 losses in 2002; career-high 10 earned runs, in a 11-3 loss, at San Francisco on May 15th
Career Totals: .564 winning percentage (145-112), 3.69 ERA, 1,760 strikeouts
Awards: All-Star, 1996, 2000
Check this out: Al is the first pitcher in major league history to earn a victory against all 30 major league teams
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Jae Weong Seo
Experience
1 season: 2003-present: Mets 2003: 9-12, 3.82 ERA, 110 Ks in 188.1 IP
Pitching skinny
Season Best: Allowed just one hit and no runs vs. the Marlins in a June 17 win.
Season Worst: Was shelled by Yanks for nine hits and six runs in 5.1 IP, spawning an 0-4, 6.61 ERA July.
Career Totals: 9-12, 3.82 ERA, 110 Ks in 188.1 IP
Check this out: Seo's led NL rookies with 188.1 IP in 2003, and was the first Mets rookie to start over 30 games since 1984; also didn't walk any of his first 103 major-league batters.
And competing for the No. 5 starter's spot...
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Scott Erickson
Experience
12 seasons: 1990-95: Twins 1995-2003: Orioles 2004-present: Mets Won World Series in '91 2003: Did not play
Pitching skinny
Career Best: Went 20-8 in his second season, 1991; fanned 186 batters in 1998
Career Worst: 8-19, with a 5.19 ERA in 1993; AL-worst 266 hits allowed
Career Totals: 140-128, 4.51 ERA, 51 complete games
Awards: Second in Cy Young voting in 1991
Check this out: Erickson averaged 220 innings pitched per year from 1991 to 1999.
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Grant Roberts
Experience
4 seasons: 2000-present: Mets 2003: 0-3, 3.79 ERA, 1 save in 18 games
Pitching skinny
Career Best: Solid 3-1 in 34 appearances, with 2.20 ERA, 31 strikeouts in 45 innings
Career Worst: Missed most of 2003 season with 60-day DL stay with shoulder tendinitis
Career Totals: 4-4, 3.62 ERA, 1 game started (2000), two career saves
Check this out: Pitched two no-hitters in the 1994 Colt League World Series for Grossmont
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Aaron Heilman
Experience
1 season: 2003-present: Mets 2003: 2-7, 6.75 ERA, 51 strikeouts in 65.3 IP
Pitching skinny
Season Best: Threw six innings of two-hit, one-run ball vs. the Padres, but got no-decision
Season Worst: Lasted just 4.1 innings Jul. 11 vs. Philly, giving up eight earned runs on eight hits
Career Totals: 2-7, 6.75 ERA in 13 starts
Check this out: Aaron was the Big East's pitcher of the year in 2000 and 2001 while at Notre Dame
A closer look at the Mets' 2004 starting staff
Feb 27, 2004
By MSGNetwork.com
http://www.msgnetwork.com/mediaStore/l/logo_mets50.gif Experience Pitching skinny
http://www.msgnetwork.com/mediaStore/g/glavine_022704bs.jpg
Tom Glavine
Experience
17 seasons: 1987-2002: Braves 2003-present: Mets
Won World Series in '95, named MVP 2003: 9-14, 4.52 ERA, 82 strikeouts
Pitching skinny
Career Best: Take your pick of four 20-plus win seasons in '91, '92, '93, '98 or 2000; career-low 2.47 ERA in 1998; nine CG in 1991
Career Worst: Seven straight losses in 1988, 14 losses in '03 worst since '88
Career Totals: 251 wins - ninth all-time among lefties, 22 shoutouts, 2,136 strikeouts
Awards: Cy Young, 1991, 1998; All-Star Game, 1991-93, 1996-98, 2000, 2002
Check this out: Drafted by NHL L.A. Kings in 1984
http://www.msgnetwork.com/mediaStore/t/trachsel_022704bs.jpg
Steve Trachsel
Experience
11 seasons: 1993-1999: Cubs 2000: D-Rays, 'Jays
2001-present: Mets 2003: 16-10, 3.78 ERA, 2 CG, 111 strikeouts
Pitching skinny
Career Best: 16-10, 3.78 ERA in 2003; 160 strikeouts in 1998
Career Worst: 8-18, 5.56 ERA in 1999, with Triple-A stint
Career Totals: 106-118, 1299 strikeouts, 4.26 ERA
Awards: All-Star Game, 1996
Check this out: First Mets pitcher to throw two one-hitters in one season in 2003 (6/15 vs. Anaheim and 8/18 vs. Colorado)
http://www.msgnetwork.com/mediaStore/l/leiter_022704bs.jpg
Al Leiter
Experience
17 seasons: 1987-89: Yanks 1989-95: Toronto 1996-97: Florida
1998-present: Mets Won World Series in '92, '93, '97 2003: 15-9, 3.99 ERA
Pitching skinny
Career Best: 17-6, 2.47 ERA, 4 CG in 1998
Career Worst: 5.08 ERA in 1994; 13 losses in 2002; career-high 10 earned runs, in a 11-3 loss, at San Francisco on May 15th
Career Totals: .564 winning percentage (145-112), 3.69 ERA, 1,760 strikeouts
Awards: All-Star, 1996, 2000
Check this out: Al is the first pitcher in major league history to earn a victory against all 30 major league teams
http://www.msgnetwork.com/mediaStore/s/seo_022704bs.jpg
Jae Weong Seo
Experience
1 season: 2003-present: Mets 2003: 9-12, 3.82 ERA, 110 Ks in 188.1 IP
Pitching skinny
Season Best: Allowed just one hit and no runs vs. the Marlins in a June 17 win.
Season Worst: Was shelled by Yanks for nine hits and six runs in 5.1 IP, spawning an 0-4, 6.61 ERA July.
Career Totals: 9-12, 3.82 ERA, 110 Ks in 188.1 IP
Check this out: Seo's led NL rookies with 188.1 IP in 2003, and was the first Mets rookie to start over 30 games since 1984; also didn't walk any of his first 103 major-league batters.
And competing for the No. 5 starter's spot...
http://www.msgnetwork.com/mediaStore/e/erickson_022704bs.jpg
Scott Erickson
Experience
12 seasons: 1990-95: Twins 1995-2003: Orioles 2004-present: Mets Won World Series in '91 2003: Did not play
Pitching skinny
Career Best: Went 20-8 in his second season, 1991; fanned 186 batters in 1998
Career Worst: 8-19, with a 5.19 ERA in 1993; AL-worst 266 hits allowed
Career Totals: 140-128, 4.51 ERA, 51 complete games
Awards: Second in Cy Young voting in 1991
Check this out: Erickson averaged 220 innings pitched per year from 1991 to 1999.
http://www.msgnetwork.com/mediaStore/r/roberts_022704bs.jpg
Grant Roberts
Experience
4 seasons: 2000-present: Mets 2003: 0-3, 3.79 ERA, 1 save in 18 games
Pitching skinny
Career Best: Solid 3-1 in 34 appearances, with 2.20 ERA, 31 strikeouts in 45 innings
Career Worst: Missed most of 2003 season with 60-day DL stay with shoulder tendinitis
Career Totals: 4-4, 3.62 ERA, 1 game started (2000), two career saves
Check this out: Pitched two no-hitters in the 1994 Colt League World Series for Grossmont
http://www.msgnetwork.com/mediaStore/h/heilman_022704bs.jpg
Aaron Heilman
Experience
1 season: 2003-present: Mets 2003: 2-7, 6.75 ERA, 51 strikeouts in 65.3 IP
Pitching skinny
Season Best: Threw six innings of two-hit, one-run ball vs. the Padres, but got no-decision
Season Worst: Lasted just 4.1 innings Jul. 11 vs. Philly, giving up eight earned runs on eight hits
Career Totals: 2-7, 6.75 ERA in 13 starts
Check this out: Aaron was the Big East's pitcher of the year in 2000 and 2001 while at Notre Dame