PSL: Pedro’s Simulated Game
…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…
