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Willie Randolph told reporters yesterday that Orlando Hernandez will throw another simulated game, before pitching in a live game.
…meaning, we should not expect to see him on a mound in a real game until the last week of spring training…which is why i still believe he’ll remain in St. Lucie, when camp breaks for opening day…
Brian Schneider is back on the sidelines with a tight, right hamstring. However, he told WFAN yesterday that he expects to be back in action when the team returns home this weekend.
Scott Schoeneweis is battling a tight hamstring as well, though it has yet to keep him from pitching.
Luis Castillo told reporters on Tuesday that he intends to play at home on Saturday.
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Ohhh…No incorrect Duaner Sanchez comments today….
I am still shocked that you have yet you correct your blunder from yesterday Matt.
It is so uncharacteristic of you to provide false information to your readers and not at least make an attempt to correct your mistake later on in the day.
Very disappointing.
a) I didn’t watch the game, nor did I ever say I did – so I didn’t see sanchez pitch, or hear the broadcaster’s comments – again, nor did I say I did.
b) when I was in st. lucie, i asked a person with team if they were worried at all about sanchez’s results, and i was told it’s no big deal because he is not using his change-up very much, which is what i wrote.
if i made an error, it was in relaying week-old information. however, since i didn’t watch sanchez pitch the day before, who hadn’t pitched since i talked to the person in st. lucie, it seemed fair to relay the comment.
my question is: why are you SOooo excited to call me out on something?
BAM!
Because I started by very civilly letting you know that your statement was inaccurate. A 30 post discussion then went on regarding the fact that your statement was incorrect. In the past, I feel you would have been on top of that mistake and would have corrected it promptly.
Only when the situation was ignored did I get “excited”.
I feel much better now that you have finally addressed your error.
By the way…I see you changed the comment by inserting the words “AS MUCH”….just to those being alerted to this for the first time, Matt’s original comment did not include these words…he explicitly stated originally that Duaner was not using his changeup and was just throwing fastball after fastball…
Of course I altered the post. You made a valid point, so I addressed it.
Again, your level of excitement for ripping on me and calling me out is a bit alarming, friend.
Also, I do not read every comment posted to this site. If I did, there would be no time to write content to it’s main page.
What you see as ignoring you, was actually me not even knowing you were upset about this.
In the future, e-mail me directly with this sort of concern – all of which I am happy to address.
Stop wasting your time on this guy. We want you out doing what you do, not dealing with deadbeats.
Seriously…while I agree with Moze pointing out the “error” yesterday, I disagree with his glee and excitement in calling Matt out on this. Great, you noticed an error that everyone else noticed. Give us your email address and all of us will send you out congratulatory e-cards commending you for your effort and intuition.
Calm down dude.
schneider also mentioned that the injury wasn’t bad enough to keep him out of a regular season game, they were just playing it safe…he also mentioned that he made it through the red sox game fine the other day and hurt himself on the back fields “trying to get faster” so he can meet his goal of 10 stolen bases. Evan and Joe proceeded to tell him, “just catch for us ok?” Pretty funny stuff, I’d recommend listening to the interview
I’d prefer his goal to be ‘beat out 10 double plays’ than ‘10 stolen bases’… although of course ‘hit zero double play balls’ would be even better.
Good point about ST in general. Guys sit out with lots of minor stuff that they wouldn’t miss a regular season game for.
So when opening day hits, a lot of th eminor aches/pains seem to miraculously dissappear.
The likely reason that Duque will pitch a simulated game is that for some reason the Mets have no game on March 18th. (I guess they expect a lot of hangovers?) So there is no game for Pelfrey or Duque to pitch in, so we will at least see Duque in a simulated game and maybe Pelfrey as well if they want to keep him on a specific day.
Duque threw 60 pitches in his last session, so he isnt behind in that regard. However with no test of his effetiveness against real hitters they are not giving him much time to correct potential problems. My guess is that Duque will be good to go for the opening day roster, or retire because his new delivery is ineffective at getting batters out.
Adam Rubin’s morning notes.
In a.m. news before the Mets headed to Jupiter to face the Marlins:
Carlos Delgado and Carlos Beltran were late additions to the trip after Willie Randolph invited them into the manager’s office this morning. The Marlins plan to have the teams use a DH today. It’s still unresolved whether Beltran will play center or DH. Angel Pagan will fill whichever role Beltran doesn’t. … Brian Schneider said it should be a few days before he returns to a game, although he’s doing everything during workouts except running. Schneider’s right hamstring tightened again running after Monday’s game against the Red Sox. While he needs to get at-bats, Schneider said it’s better to sit out now because aggravating it with overactivity could affect the season. “I don’t see myself missing any time in the regular season,” Schneider said. … Marlon Anderson (bruised sternum/rib cage) hopes to return tomorrow. Luis Castillo still hopes to play tomorrow as well.
grrrr. newsday:
“Mets’ Schneider may miss start of season”
“I don’t see myself missing any time in the regular season, but that’s something I don’t know about,” he said. “That’s why I’m taking it as slow as possible right now.”
yea, typical.
Though almost anyone at this point could miss opening day.