His 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.