Daily Archives: March 7, 2008
The Mets beat the Indians, 8-6, in a Grapefruit League game in Winter Haven, Fla. this afternoon. Oliver Perez started for the Mets, allowing six runs — three earned — in 2 2/3 innings of work.
Argenis Reyes had three hits for the Mets, including a double. Olmedo Saenz hit a home run and a double in four at-bats, and Angel Pagan added two hits and a double of his own.
Nelson Figueroa pitched 3 1/3 scoreless innings for the Mets, earning the win. He was followed by scoreless innings from Matt Wise, Pedro Feliciano and Carlos Muniz.
The Mets travel to Winter Haven, Fla. this afternoon to take on the Cleveland Indians in a Grapefruit League matchup. Oliver Perez takes the mound for the Mets against Cliff Lee of the Indians.
This game is being broadcast on ESPN and via the Web at MLB.tv.
Ezequiel Carrera (LF) leads off for the Mets, followed by Anderson Hernandez (SS), Angel Pagan (CF), Olmedo Saenz (DH), Raul Casanova (C), Fernando Martinez (RF), Robinson Cancel (1B), Dan Murphy (3B) and Argenis Reyes (2B).
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…well, i’m at the airport – heading home after spending the last six days in Port St. Lucie blogging about the Mets…
…before hitting the highway, i swung by Tradition Field in hopes of catching Pedro Martinez’s simulated game…
…unfortunately, he was on pedro time, and i needed to hit the road before he took the mound…so i missed it…
Martinez threw 53 pitches to four hitters and told reporters afterwards that he felt good, but was disappointed to not be pitching in a real game.
Brian Schneider did the catching.
For more on his simulated game, check out the Star-Ledger, Newsday, the New York Post and the Daily News.
…i was able to catch pedro making his way to the field, during which he was laughing and talking and talking…seriously, he’s always talking…he seems very comfortable in camp, to say the least…he strolled to the outfield and did some stretching, while Billy Wagner and Aaron Heilman pitched simulated innings…most interesting was watching Johan Santana play outfield, protecting martinez who did some stretching and long tossing…santana and pedro joked around, gave each other the fist bump and johan fielded the position…he seemed in to it…by the time pedro took the mound, Fred Wilpon, Rick Peterson, Willie Randolph, Omar Minaya, tons of reporters and players, including Jose Reyes, all stood by and watched him work…
…ok, that’s it from me…i’ll be in the air through most of the afternoon…thank you for the support, compliments and kind words throughout these last few days…i appreciate it…and Lets Go Mets…
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At his ESPN.com blog, Buster Olney believes it time for the Mets to discuss signing Barry Bonds following the recent wave of injuries.
Olney writes:
“Among all of the alternatives the Mets will discuss, the acquisition of Bonds would be the only way the team would acquire a high-impact hitter without gutting a farm system already depleted by the Johan Santana and Brian Schneider trades. Landing Bonds would be a cash-only proposition. You pay and he plays, and hits, at an extraordinarily high level.”
On the trade front, Olney thinks the Mets match up with the Tigers, who need relief depth, for Marcus Thames.
By comparison, Bonds had an OBP of .480 and hit 28 HR in 340 at-bats last season, while Thames had a .278 OBP and hit 18 HR in 269 at-bats.
According to Olney, here is what the 2008 Mets lineup would look like with each player:
WITH THAMES
SS Jose Reyes
2B Luis Castillo
CF Carlos Beltran
3B David Wright
1B Carlos Delgado
LF Marcus Thames
RF Ryan Church
C Brian SchneiderWITH BONDS
SS Reyes
2B Castillo
CF Beltran
LF Bonds
3B Wright
1B Delgado
RF Church
C Schneider
…i am not sure what to make of either one of these guys…just seeing bonds’ name in between beltran and wright is very intriguing…however, with too many issues to list, i just don’t see the Wilpon family pursuing him…
…added to by Matthew Cerrone…
During a talk with reporters yesterday, it was pointed out to Omar Minaya that Sammy Sosa and Barry Bonds are still on the market, to which he smiled and said, “Well, we are happy with the guys we have.”
In the Daily News, Adam Rubin explains why Omar Minaya is not panicking over the team’s recent run of injuries.
In the Journal News, John Delcos takes a closer look at Angel Pagan and Brady Clark, who are suddenly quite relevant.
…both players are very easy to pull for, and delcos captures that…they’re intriguing…they’re certainly not long-term answers, but that’s not necessarily what the Mets need…
In the Bergen Record, Bob Klapisch talks with Jose Reyes, who vows to be ‘all business,’ this season.
According to Bart Hubbach in the New York Post, a conversation between Pedro Martinez and Duaner Sanchez at lunch the other day has Sanchez eager to back on the mound.
At MLB.com, Anthony DiComo profiles Mets prospect Robert Parnell, who is the Mets sixth-best pitching prospect according to Baseball America’s Top 10 Prospect List.
For other notes from yesterday’s day in camp, read Adam Rubin’s report in the Daily News.
