Listen it isn't 2007 anymore. John Maine is no longer the pitcher he once was. He was once a pitcher with electric stuff. The guy had a 94-95 MPH fastball with movement. He pitched that one hitter down the stretch in 2007, only to have Tom Glavine go a third of an inning the next day. John Maine won 15 games that year and it seemed he would be the ace in the hole. Fast forward three seasons of arm problems and a bad attitude, and you have a problem.
John Maine might turn out to be a serviceable major leaguer. It just can't be with this team or in this clubhouse. I'm not in the dugout everyday, but it is easy to see JM is unhappy. The whole showing up Jerry Manuel thing bothered me. He was throwing 80 mph and started bitching when he got the hook. If he was a great pitcher I would understand, but he won 15 games once, and hasn't won shit since.
I don't want the Mets to cut him because injuries happen way too often. Let him go to the Bisons or St. Lucie and let him work out his arm and head problems. When the time is right give him the spot start and trade him. He is just not good enough to be in the rotation or the bullpen.
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