Mike Pelfrey has tendinitis in his pitching forearm that could cause the New York Mets right-hander to miss his next scheduled start. 

Mike Pelfrey has tendinitis in his pitching forearm that could cause the New York Mets right-hander to miss his next scheduled start. 

WHEN last season began, Mets fans knew little about Daniel Murphy, who would go on to hit . 

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MET NOTES 

--Wayne Westerfield of Leonardo, N. 

RHP Tim Redding (rotator cuff strain) expects to face hitters for the first time this week and should be activated in early May. 

Luis Castillo opened the season in a 1-for-10 rut and already looked as if he might be losing his grip on the everyday second-base job with the Mets. 

Litsch put onJays' 15-day DL 

Firing Cecil Cooper wouldn't be unreasonable, but it wouldn't turn the suspect Astros into contenders, Ken Rosenthal says. 

Mistakes played a key role in the New York Mets losing their first official game at Citi Field. 

Talk about not knowing when to leave well enough alone. 

It certainly was not the scriptMets management wrote over the last few days while they were slapping the final coats of paint on Citi Field. 

Prosecutors say former New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos (am-bee-OR'-iks BUR'-gos) has been sentenced to 9 months in jail for throwing his girlfriend against a wall and pummeling her in a hotel near Shea Stadium. 

--LHP Johan Santana missed the regular-season debut of Citi Field on Monday.