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Piazza Might Be Done For Season, Done In QueensMike Piazza will be sidelined until mid-September and perhaps the rest of the season because of a broken bone in his left hand. After Piazza was hit by a foul tip during a game against Pittsburgh on Aug. 16, New York Mets manager Willie Randolph said his catcher would miss at least a few games. Piazza had a CT scan Monday, and the 12-time All-Star said doctors determined the hand needed six-to-eight weeks to heal from the time of the injury. "I know we don't have a lot of season left, but I'm still optimistic that I'll be able to try to come back and help as much as I can," Piazza said. Mets general manager Omar Minaya said Piazza was day to day but probably wouldn't be back until mid-September. Piazza tried his hand out in recent days but wasn't able to catch or hit. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Boston Close To Bringing In TrachselThe Red Sox continued to make changes to their beleaguered pitching staff in anticipation of the September stretch yesterday by claiming right-handed reliever Chad Harville off waivers from the Houston Astros. Another significant move could be coming today with the addition of Steve Trachsel. Sources from multiple teams said the Sox and New York Mets were involved in serious discussions last night about a deal that would bring veteran right-hander Trachsel to Boston for one or two minor leaguers. Trachsel returned to the mound for the first time in five months (following surgery to repair a herniated disc in his back) Friday and allowed only two hits in eight scoreless innings against the San Francisco Giants, but he learned shortly thereafter that he was being skipped the next time through the Mets' rotation. Trachsel and New York GM Omar Minaya denied Sunday that a trade was being mulled, but that apparently changed yesterday. One source said that the Sox and Mets were close enough to a deal that they were simply settling on the minor leaguer(s), but another said that the sides weren't close but were still talking. Trachsel, 34, has cleared waivers, which facilitates a deal. Players need to be in an organization by the end of August to qualify for inclusion on postseason rosters. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Trachsel Won't Start Again For 12 DaysHis ego and sensibilities bruised, Steve Trachsel boarded the Mets team bus Sunday afternoon, smarting from the developments of the day, developments that left him as the sixth man in a five-man rotation and suggested to him that the Mets don't have high regard for his work. Displeased but calm in the late morning after learning he wouldn't start for at least 12 days and probably longer, Trachsel had become clearly agitated by the time he showered following the Mets' loss to the Giants. Initially, he was irked by the Mets' decision to maintain the rotation as it has been since Jae Seo replaced Kaz Ishii. After meeting with manager Willie Randolph and pitching coach Rick Peterson before the game, Trachsel looked at the situation logically and from a team standpoint, as Randolph has asked his players to do, and he concluded, "It works this way" and offered scant commentary, none with rancor. "October 2," he said with a smirk. It was his facetious guess of the date of his next start. "But even that's tentative," he said. But afterward, he was miffed and sarcastic. "It might be tough to stay sharp, pitching with 12 or 14 days' rest," he said. He referred to the circumstances as "my crisis" and "my situation or whatever you want to call it." He acknowledged being surprised by the decision and said, "It's not right. I guess I should've given up one hit." He also said. "I understand they're getting it worked out. Talk to my lawyer." By that time, Mets general manager Omar Minaya had spoken with Trachsel's agent, Seth Levinson. Minaya said the club has no plans to deal Trachsel. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Mets Plan Matsui ExitThe Mets' front office already is planning an offseason exit strategy for Matsui if a willing taker for at least half of his $8-million contract for 2006 can be found. One team official scoffed at an ESPN report last week that had Matsui being claimed on waivers, which meant that another team would have been willing to take on the Japanese infielder's contract, currently among the worst in baseball. Matsui cleared waivers, with no team even nibbling for a potential trade, according to a person familiar with the situation. The oft-injured Matsui has had a miserable time with the Mets, and moving to second base for this season hasn't been the remedy many thought it would be. Instead, Matsui lost his job to Miguel Cairo, who had been signed to be a bench player, and the Mets have no interest in keeping Matsui around next season as a substitute. Although Matsui has a limited no-trade clause that allows him to be dealt only to the Yankees, Angels or Dodgers, the Mets believe he might be open to negotiation, especially if another team is thinking about giving him another try at shortstop. "I think he'll be a better player outside New York," one National League executive said. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Doc Turns Himself InFormer baseball star Dwight Gooden, sought by police since he fled a DUI traffic stop three days ago, turned himself in at a county jail Thursday, police said. Gooden, 40, showed up at the jail warrants facility about 5 p.m., police spokeswoman Laura McElroy said. He had been missing since early Monday, when an officer pulled over his 2004 BMW near downtown Tampa on suspicion of drunken driving. Dwight Gooden was booked Thursday on a felony charge of fleeing police, misdemeanor charges of DUI and resisting arrest without violence. (Chris O'Meara / Associated Press) He twice refused to get out of the car for a field sobriety test, then drove away suddenly, police said. Gooden, who has a history of substance abuse and currently has a domestic violence charge pending in the court, was booked on a felony charge of fleeing police, and misdemeanor charges of DUI and resisting arrest without violence. He was being held under a $3,000 bond, a jail spokeswoman said. McElroy said Gooden is scheduled to appear in court Friday morning for a hearing to revoke his bond on the March domestic violence charge. "We're relieved that he has come forward, and this may be the first step toward him getting the help he needs," McElroy said. 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