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The Mets will face the Orioles at 1 pm today in Fort Lauderdale.
Orlando Hernandez will start for the Mets, followed by Mike Pelfrey, both of whom are competing for the final spot in the team’s starting rotation.
…in fact, Billy Wagner and Jorge Sosa will throw only a bullpen session, so that pelfrey and el duque can battle it out, mano a mano, on the mound during the game…
SS Jose Reyes will bat leadoff, followed by 2B Luis Castillo, 3B David Wright, OF Carlos Beltran, 1B Carlos Delgado, OF Ryan Church, OF Fernando Tatis and DH Brady Clark.
For more on Pelfrey vs. El Duque, check out the following clip from SNY’s Loud Mouths, featuring Adam Schein and Chris Carlin:
Hey! Adam Schein found my grandmother’s glasses!
hahaha hilarious!
Lineups:
Mets (18-10-1):
Jose Reyes – SS
Luis Castillo – 2B
David Wright – 3B
Carlos Beltran – CF
Carlos Delgado – 1B
Ryan Church – RF
Fernando Tatis – LF
Brian Schneider – C
Brady Clark – DH
Orlando Hernandez – P
Mike Pelfrey to follow
Orioles (9-16-2):
Brian Roberts – 2B
Melvin Mora – 3B
Nick Markakis – RF
Kevin Millar – 1B
Aubrey Huff – DH
Ramon Hernandez – C
Luke Scott – LF
Adam Jones – CF
Brandon Fahey – SS
Daniel Cabrera – P
Notes:
- Billy Wagner, Jorge Sosa, and Matt Wise will pitch in a minor league game today in Jupiter
- The Mets are going for a 5-0 mark against the Orioles this spring
I’m pretty sure this is the first time our opening day lineup has taken the field, pitchers notwithstanding
I like Angel over Tatis though.
I’d agree, but I dont think Willie will
How come there is sometimes a great emphasis on defense (reason for demoting Gotay) and sometimes they don’t seem to care about defense at all (Shawn Green last year, Tatis in LF)?
Well they have been stressing up the middle defense over everything, and that is why they are more concerned about 2nd Base than RF or LF
Tatis isnt any worse than Pagan in LF. Pagan makes everything an adventure much like Milledge when he played the corners. Tatis is just slower but seems to take proper routes and gets there just the same.
We already know Endy cant play every day or Willie would use him for his defense over everyone else.
when they got church, they mentioned that his superior defense in RF was a reason the trade helped the team.
I know, and they insisted on playing Green in RF while Endy or Milledge played LF with superior range and throwing arms.
The Mets are very open about thier contradictory logic and reasoning, so it shouldnt really surprise us anymore.
The Mets are very open about thier contradictory logic and reasoning, so it shouldnt really surprise us anymore.
i love it
:)
Hope they both do well, esp. pulling for the Duke, he’s got something left in the tank, I’m sure.
Pelfrey needs a good outing too. Should be a great game (I can’t watch!) :(
“so that pelfrey and el duque can battle it out, mono y mono, on the mound during the game…”
LOL! You just wrote they can battle it out monkey to monkey!
Actually, he wrote “monkey AND monkey.” Matt, with all the Latinos on this team, you might want to check up on your Spanish a bit before using it. The phrase is “mAno A mAno.” But we all knew what you meant anyway, so I guess it doesn’t really matter.
we did all get it, but for someone who dedicated a post a couple days ago to correct Tom Verducci on a grammatical error, Matt might want to be a bit more careful, considering he has a grammatical error nearly every other post.
it wasnt even a grammatical error in the true sense. what verducci wrote makes sense. its just a matter of HOW it was read.
Well….I mean technically it could be considered spanglish, couldnt it? Mono(as in english for single) y (spanish ‘and’) Mono…Like ‘One on One’
Cleary he meant mano, Im just curious. I’m not exactly fluent in spanish…
mano->hand
“Monkey to monkey.” That’s funny.
I’m no one to comment about spelling, grammar, etc. I have enough trouble keeping my posts correct. The day I start to correct someone else, I had damned well better do it via email, and I better make 110% sure that I never have a slip-up.
Does anyone else have Comcast? Last night was the 1st time(or at least 1st time I just noticed), that SNY now how its own fully dedicated HD channel, versus last year when games were just assigned to a random HD station, and taken off as soon as the game ended. Fantastic….
I have comcast in CT and just checked my TV and no SNY in HD.
if in CT what channel #?
For me HD’s are 201-235(ish)…
SNY HD is(trying to remember here, have only watched once so far)…I believe 189….
You should call them and ask wassup?
Im in NJ though. Dont see why that would make a difference. Same network, no?
My Comcast/Patriot Media has it on channel 188.
I just spoke to Comcast and they have added SNY in HD for the Norwich area of CT, which for those who dont know the geography, is at least 60 miles further away from NY than New Haven.
Norwich is closer to Boston than Queens by a long shot.
when I asked a svc rep when they would add it, I was told there were no plans. I asked to speak with a supervisor, who told me privately that he did not think they would add it NEXT YEAR because they are so far apart on negotiations that they are not even discussing bringing it to Lower CT.
I told him that I wanted someone with more information and they put me on to another Joker who told me that it was not being added because Time Warner has a stake in that channel and they are a competitor. I told him that it was already being broadcast on Comcast in No Jersey and CT, and he told me that was misinformed, so i emailed him one of their lineups showing it.
SNY is unwatchable on regular TV, so here comes the dish
Going to be interesting to see if Tatis can comeback and produce in the majors
As for starting lineup……….kinda
I look at today as more of a battle between Pelfrey vs Duque for the 5th spot aaaaand Tatis vs Clark…………
Hopefully Clark excepts the minor league option if he goes down for Tatis……….I know Tatis still has options
probably connected with SNY’s decision to broadcast every game in HD.
why do ESPN and MSG insist on broadcasting 24/7 in HD? Does anyone really care if NFL live is in HD?
Wait…are you complaining that they are broadcasting in the highest possible format? You have to explain yourself…
Besides, they use that ESPN border on the sides for non-HD stuff…
Its just that it makes no difference for a majority of their programming, so its a little silly imo.
Since I dont have HD myself it really doesnt matter one way or the other, I just dont see the point.
i think it’s awesome… watching anything in HD is a step in the right direction as far as I am concerned.
I want the best possible product at all times. But again, I’m an audiophile, so I’m biased. To be honest, I really dont get people that say “I cant see the difference”, or “I dont care one way or another” if broadcasts are in HD or 5.1…I mean 2×3 times as clear and surround sound? Really? Dont care? You can buy a whole setup these days for like $1500…I dont care if its chess, I need HD…….
Its like its not even the same broadcast to me…I have to force myself to watch 3×4 at this point…
While I don’t always agree with the analysis, I have to say that I really like the direction SNY is going. I hardly turn on ESPN anymore. SNY gives you sports news and then has some interesting “discussion” shows with some colorful personalities. Obviously some people probably can’t stand this format, however, compared to the programing (or lack thereof) on Yes, I think SNY is doing a great job.
Maybe I missed something but is it confirmed that Pagan is our starting RF?
*LF
I’d guess Willie and Omar are still deciding on Tatis and Brady. Or are both those guys on the 25? maybe neither of the two have made the 25 yet.
I think so, Clark is the odd man out according to the beat reporters, but the team hasnt told Clark yet…
so that leaves room for Tatis, Endy, and Pagan in the LF and bench mix.
the Marlins are starting a lefty on opening day so I expect Tatis to be in there. I expect Endy to play more often when Maine and Perez are in there because they allow more flyballs. Pagan will get a share of time, but probably less than half.
Santana is also a fly ball pitcher.
Endy should play every day. Is is superior defensively to everyone else on the team and hitts better against lefties than righties.
If Endy gets on a tear with the bat then he will play most of the time until Alou gets back. If he’s his typical .250 self then no…
I think Tatis comes closest to giving them any RBI production in LF, so he’ll get chances. But I expect mixing and matching with all three of them.
Endy should not play everyday! In about 2 weeks you’ll be booing him. He’s great as a 4th outfielder and late defensive replacement but that’s about it. Problem is he hits like a middle infielder… He does not hit for power like a corner outfielder should.
i know that theres a partnership with SNY on metsblog now, but can we try to limit the amount of times we have to listen to/look at carlin?
talk about a face for radio… that guy looks like some sort of love-child between butterbean and miss piggy.
Nice.
And on the money.
chirs carlin is a fat whiner.
My son asked me why Carlin had a big bowl on his head
Americans always say “mano y mano”…. In your article you wrote “mono y mono” that means “Monkey and Monkey”.
The correct phrase that means a confrontation between two people alone is “mano a mano” not using “y” using “a”.
Regards,
PD: Sorry for my english.
“Sorry for my english.”
thank you for your spanish though. :)
Here comes Dookie. Lets the audition begins.
Reyes doubles off the warning track
Castillo bunted Jose over to third
Wright groundout to SS plates a run
Beltran Walks (one on, two out)
Wild pitch brings Beltran to second
Delgado K’s
Middle of the first, Duque coming onto pitch
looks like a typical inning for both the Mets and Orioles…
Thank you, Nate! I’ve really abused the Net here at work this month, so I can’t do the updates . . .
Double for Reyes, who is driven in by Wright…Mets up 1-0
I feel like I should have a macro for that phrase
You should have one for “Delgado K’s” as well.
1, 2, 3 for El Duque, mostly strikes too
What’s the velocity at?
don’t know, listening to orioles announcers on XM, they say it’s not fast though, big surprise, i was curious too……. throwing a lot of breaking stuff
bot 1st:
“1-2-3 inning. He threw around 12-13 pitches if that. Induced two grounders and a pop-up that Mora was off-balanced on. Sounded good. I have no idea of the velocity, but he got Roberts, Mora and Markakis out so that’s three nice players to get.”
So IF Duque goes 5 strong does that mean we assume he still gets the spot?……………I think most of us feel that he will be on the DL but he is pitching sooooooo I think he still gets it WITH Sosa ready to come in if he blows…………..also I think Stokes gets the final spot in place of the DL’d Sanchez……………..Smith would be better served as the closer at AAA for a bit
Oh and Matt Murton for Scho still makes alot of sense if the Mets eat some salary
anybody else wondering why stokes is getting such strong consideration? he sucked last year and hasn’t exactly impressed this spring
his ability to pitch longer outings is probably his only good quality.
If no one steps up for the 5th spot they will need a regular mop up guy every fifth game, but other than that I dont really know what he provides.
I think they will go with Duque or Pelfrey even if they are both just ok today, and Sosa will be the long man forcing Stokes to be waived..
i think sosa is a much better long man option and spot starter
agreed.
without Dauner they may look at Sosa as a short man, but I think he can serve both purposes.
top 2nd:
Church hits a deep flybal to the warning track that was dropped. It’s called an error, but Church is definitely driving the ball lately.
great reyes got beaned and isn’t getting up
Church reaches on an error, Scott dropped the ball on the warning track. Church on second. Tatis flies to right on the first pitch. Schneider steps in takes strike one on the knees, Flies it to shallow right. 2 outs. Brady Clark takes a fastball high, 1-0. Clark fouls off the pitch, 1-1. Pitch inside nearly hits Clark in the head, 2-1. Clark fouls off another one, 2-2. The 2-2 pitch is a high fastball, 3-2. The 3-2 pitch is fouled off. Ball 4, Church steals third base. Runners at the corners 2 out for Reyes. Reyes takes low and in, 1-0. The 1-0 pitch is a fastball at the letters, 1-1. Jose take s a called strike two, 1-2. Reyes gets plunked. Bases loaded for Castillo. Reyes is getting checked out by the trainers, but then goes to first. Castillo takes a fast ball for a strike, 0-1. Fouls one off, 0-2. Check swing appeal, no swing, 2-1, Castillo takes a strike, for strike 3.
Duque gets a quick fly ball to right, 1 out. Aubrey Huff singles. Ramon Hernandez steps in with 1 on 1 out. He takes a breaking ball inside, 1-0. Breaking ball catches the inside corner, 1-1. Fouled off, 1-2. Double play ball 4-6-3 ends the inning.
check the main page, Duque is back to using his high knee lift delivery according to witnesses.
really? sweet, i was hoping RP was going to have him go back to that……. i’d rather have an effect duque pitch 20 times on and off the DL than a crappy duque ptich 30 games
yea, looks like we could be in for a routine of 3-4 starts, DL time for rest, few more starts, more DL time, etc maybe a shot or two for faster returns.
Who knows how many starts he’ll make but I would sign up for 20 right now.
Maybe Pedro gave him the number of his shoemaker
MLB Gameday is back after being down a few days. New look, pretty nice. You won’t find it linked from the front page, but just go to mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday.
it looks pretty slick…kinda like that double play turned by Reyes and Castillo to catch Jones napping
not working for me… wtf?
Wright steps in takes a breaking ball down and away, 1-0. Wright lines one into right for a single. Beltran steps in grounds into double play. 2 away. Delgado comes up to the plate and takes a fastball strike, 0-1. Delgado takes down and in, 1-1. Breaking ball in the dirt, 2-1. 2-1 pitch is fouled off, 2-2. Carlos takes upstairs, full count. The 3-2 pitch is a breaking ball high, ball 4. Church comes up to bat, takes strike, 0-1 Fastabll misses, 1-1. Another one misses, 2-1. Church swings and misses, the bat flies into the stands and hits a Orioles fan 5 rows deep into the stands. Ouch. The count is 2-2. Church grounds out to second but his bat leaves his hands again and flew into the stands again, this time avoiding contact with a fan. 3 outs.
you hit two of our players, we hit two of your fans. sounds fair to me, lol!
Church just knocked out half of their fanbase!!!
2 bats in the stands by church. dangerous!
Duque gave up 3 hits and counting??? in the 3rd
Duque looking good through 3.
Luke Scott is up, slow breaking ball upstairs 1-0. Fastball inside, 2-0. Another pitch inside, 3-0. Hit hard into right, base hit. Adam Jones steps in wit one on. Breaking ball lined down the left field line for a double, runners on 2nd and 3rd, no outs. El Duque in a bit of trouble. First pitch is a high strike called, 0-1. Fastball misses inside, 1-1. Popped foul, 1-2. Looped towards shorts, Reyes catches it and quickly throws to second after Jones thought Reyes wouldn’t catch it, double play, 2 away. Brian Roberts takes a breaking ball for a strike, 0-1. Brian hits one foul, 0-2. The 0-2 pitch is inside, 1-2. Roberts lines it down the left field line, Huff scores, Roberts into second. Orioles tie it at 1. Mora steps in, breaking ball down, 1-0. The delivery is high, 2-0. El Duque’s pitch is on the inside corner for a strike, 2-1. The 2-1 is outside, 3-1. El Duque is having trouble locating his breaking ball. Fastball up and in, ball 4. 2 on 2 out, 1-0 pitch is inside, 2-0. The 2-0 pitch is a breaking ball for a called strike, 2-1. The 2-1 is fouled off, 2-2. El Duque is really taking his time between pitches. Checks Roberts at 2nd, now delivers to the plate, fouled off, still 2-2. Schneider is out to talk to Orlando after that foul ball was hit a mile. The 2-2 is fouled off again. Breaking ball is low, full count. 3-2 pitch is lifted to Center for out number 3. Thank God.
lots of fouls, no swings and misses… thats no good.
i think duque days of striking many batters out is long over with his stuff
1-1 tie game.
El Duque gave up a single, then a double, but then Fahey LINED into a double play. Roberts doubles in a run. Mora flies out.
1-1 after 3
top 4
Tatis leads off and take a strike, 0-1. Grounds it out towards short, 1 away. Schneider is up now and takes a strike at the knees, 0-1. High and away, 1-1. the 1-1 is grounded out to second, 2 quick outs. Here’s Brady Clark. Takes a fastball outside 1-0. Clark grounds out to third, a very quick inning from the Mets.
Middle 4
Mets 1 Baltimore 1.
thats not the way to help your pitcher who just threw a ton of pitches. Lets see what Duque has left in the tank…
Im going to take a break from the play-by-play and go make some lunch. Take it away Nate.
I’ll see what I can get. I think the NYFS guys are reading you today instead of updating themselves…
Thanks for the play by play!
Bottom 4: El Duque just had a 1-2-3 inning on a K to Kevin Millar, flyout by Aubrey Huff, and line drive snagged by David Wright.
nice bounce back inning. He needed a quick one.
Something tells me the Orioles are first pitch swinging. They play in DC tomorrow so its thier last day in ST too…
the Braves have claimed Ruben Gotay – Adam Rubin
damn it… i saw this coming… i had a feeling it’s either gonna be the Phillies or the Braves
I thought he would make a nice platoon partner for Cantu on the Marlins actually. Wishful thinking maybe..
where did you see this? i can’t find it. ugh.
scratch that. sorry.
Top 5
Reyes lines first pitch for a single. Castillo takes inside, 1-0. Luis takes a fastball for a called strike, 1-1. Now takes a little low, 2-1. Reyes runs, Castillo takes a ball, 3-1, Reyes is safe at second. The 3-1 to Castillo misses ball 4. Runners on 1st and 2nd for David Wright, 0 outs. Wright takes a fastball up and in, 1-0. Cabrera bluffs a throw to second. Reyes runs, pitch inside, 2-0, Reyes is safe at third uncontested. The 2-0 pitch is a fastball in on the hands, 3-0 now. Orioles begin to warm up a pitcher in the pen’. Wright gets the green light on 3-0 and fouls it off, 3-1. Swing and a miss, full count. The 3-2 pitch to Wright misses, ball 4, bases loaded for Carlos Beltran, 0 outs. Carlos takes a strike on the inside corner, 0-1. The 0-1 misses outside, 1-1. Beltran takes up and away, 2-1. The 2-1 is fouled off, 2-2. Fastball JUST misses inside, full count. The 3-2 to Beltran is popped up to deep second. 1 away. Delgado comes up in a tough spot with the bases-loaded, 1 away. He checks his swing on a high fastball, ball 1. Swing and a miss, 1-1. The 1-1 is a fastball at the hands, ball 2. Carlos pops it into left center, the ball is dropped by Scott for the second time, Reyes scores, Castillo is out on a force to third. 2 away. Runners on 1st and second for Church, he takes ball one. 1-0. Now a fastball catches the corner, 1-1. Fastball inside, 2-1. Swing and a foul off to right. 2-2 to Church. The 2-2 is bounced towards first who underhands it to Cabrera, side retired.
Middle 5
Mets 2 Baltimore 1.
bases loaded and no outs… only one run home?
and they needed the error to score the run, pathetic!
rather the drop and force play. I doubt it would have allowed Reyes to tag up.
not sound whatever, but chris carlin looks absolutely disgusting. like he sweats vegetable oil or something. there is a reason for radio, and its for guys that look like him.
plus the fact that he really doesnt make any sense when he blubbers on and on.
this format is better for him. Giving him three hours on radio leads to a lot more time for nonsensicle babble.
I’m loving the Mets chances to score 1 run any time Reyes leads off an inning. The rest of the lineup doesnt look like it will contribute much. I see a lot of big inning and rally killers in the lower middle…
* by rest of lineup I mean after Beltran.
once we get alou back he will give us an additional run-productive spot i believe
what’s duque’s pitch count?
Not that I’m convinced El Duque should be given the #5 starter despite his well-pitched game today, but is there anything Pelfrey is going to be able to do in these last four innings to win the job? it’s a lose-lose situation for him……… especially if he gets lit up, whatever confidence he has left is gone
Nope. The FO already made it clear the job was Duque’s to lose. Big Pelf could strike out the last 12 batters on 36 pitches and Duque would still be 5th starter.
i agree with that……..i just think it could be bad for pelfrey if he knows he’s not going to make the rotation and takes the mound
Quotes from Pelfrey this spring suggest that he knows the situation, and accepts that the organization prefers Duque to him.
It’s good that he’s not all bent out of shape about not making the team, but I’d prefer it if he showed more determination to force his way onto the roster. It’s not like the FO have been 100% wedded to the idea of Duque being 5th starter throughout the whole of this spring.
1-2-3 bottom 5.
Ladies and gentlemen, a round of applause for the Mets 5th starter – Orlando ‘El Duque’ Hernandez.
He’s dealing today.
Bottom 5
Luke Scott is up, takes strike one at the knees, 0-1. Scott hits the 0-1 deep but foul, 0-2. Pelfrey begins to warm up in the pen’. The breaking ball is bounced to first, Delgado throws to El Duque, 1 away. The breaking ball misses to Adam Jones, 1-0. The 1-0 pitch is swung on and fouled away, 1-1. Jones swings and pulls it foul again, 1-2 now. The 1-2 pitch is a slow curve swung on and missed strike 3, 2 away. Breaking ball low to Fayhey, 1-0. The 1-0 catches the corner 1-1. Now he takes inside, 2-1. Ground ball hit to Delgado who takes it to the bag himself. 7 straight retired by El Duque. His day should be over with Pelfrey warming up in the bullpen. This was a very strong outing for Hernandez, Mets’ fans should be happy.
End 5
Mets 2 Baltimore 1
four good innings out of five and he limited the damage in his bad inning. However the compelete lack of swing and misses by a rather bad Orioles line up worries me.
Against the Braves I would see something like:
3 2/3, 5 runs, 8 hits, 1 BB, 1 K, ~80 pitches with lots of foul balls.
He did get 2 swinging Ks, so you might be a little overconcerned.
My main worry remains control – he was working from behind a lot today. That’s what the better hitting lineups will punish. Only one walk though, so it could’ve been worse.
But he always works from behind. I dont think his stuff is good enough to get away with it anymore. Lots of decent pitches being fouled off that would otherwise be his out pitches.
Top 6
New pitcher for The O’s
Tatis takes high, 1-0. The 1-0 is bounced to short, 1 away. Tatis is 0-3 on the day.
That brings up Schneider who grounds out, 2 quick outs.
Clark steps in. The count is 1-2 these guys are talking over the game, so I don’t really know what is going on. Clark takes a 2-2 right down the middle, backwards K.
Middle 6
Mets 2 Baltimore 1
Pelfrey coming on to pitch
Pelf: Ball, ball, ball, ball.
What is his deal? Seriously, what is the matter with this kid?
Welcome back to El Bunion, I guess.
here we go with pelfrey walking everyone, this is going to get really ugly fast
i stand corrected, way to battle out of it
The Mets have given up trying to hold onto Steven Register. He’s headed back to the Rockies, and will pitch for Triple-A Colorado Springs. – Adam Rubin
Bottom 6
Pelfrey on the mound.
Roberts leads off, takes a strike at the knees, 0-1. Pelfrey misses 3 straight, 3-1. The 3-1 misses, ball 4. Pinch runner for Roberts.
These guys are taking a break from play-by-play and are talking about nothing.
Pelfrey throws 4 straight out of the zone, runners on 1st and 2nd, pinch runner for Mora.
Pelfrey throws strike 1, 0-1. Another strike, 0-2, The 0-2 is way inside, 1-2. The 1-2 is fouled off still. 1-2 swung on and missed 1 away, runners still on 1st and 2nd.
1-1 to Millar. The 1-1 is grounded to short, double play ball, reyes to Castillo on to first double play. Inning over
End 6
Mets 2 Baltimore 1
Heh, 8 balls in 9 pitches then 6 good pitches out of 8. I’m glad he woke up somewhere in the middle of that inning…
Top 7
I just learned that they gave Delgado an rbi for the ball that was dropped by Scott.
Jose Reyes leads off and takes a strike, 0-1. Now takes low 1-1. The 1-1 catches the corner 1-2. Reyes shoots one right back to the pitcher. 1 away. Nice play by the pitcher.
Castillo up. He takes a breaking ball low, 1-0.
The play-by-play people are interviewing who I think is the GM of Baltimore and are not updating the game.
Castillo was retired.
Wright and Beltran walked.
Delgado lines one into right, Machado, who pinch ran for Wright scores. 3-1 Mets.
Ryan Church is up with runners on 1st and 2nd. Church takes 2 straight balls, 2-0. Church grounds out on a close play. Inning over.
Middle 7
Mets 3 Baltimore 1
thanks for the breaks, much easier to read this way. :)
The play to Scott was a 7-4 force out, so he gets an RBI. weird play, weird scoring, but correct…
Delgado or Marlon get that hit? The box score says it was Marlon. Also, would the dropped fly ball have scored the run from third if caught? If so he should definitely have gotten that RBI. Thanks for all the updates
Delgado leading the offense, yes!
;)
it was marlon anderson.
the baltimore announcers were too busy talking to trembley to pay attention.
a lefty batter came up, they assumed it was delgado.
clearly the fact that he hit a rope into rf, should be evidence enough to assure you the box score is correct.
yes that would make more sense…
Bottom 7
Pelfrey’s first pitch to Huff is in there 0-1, Second pitch misses, 1-1. Huff swings and misses, 1-2. The 1-2 is fouled back. Huff fouls another one off. The pitch is inside, 2-2. The 2-2 is a breaking ball downstairs, full count. The 3-2 is sliced towards left, Marlon Anderson is there to make the grab, 1 away.
Ramon Hernandez is up and takes a fastball strike at the knees, 0-1. Swing and a miss, 0-2. The 0-2 is a breaking ball that misses outside, 1-2. The 1-2 delivery is inside, 2-2. The 2-2 is inside ball 3. The 3-2 is out of the zone, ball 4.
Luke Scott comes up with 1 on. Luke takes down and in, 1-0. The 1-0 is down and in again, 2-0. Luke swings and misses at a low and inside pitch, 2-1. The 2-1 is bounced towards 2nd should have been two but Reyes dropped the transfer, runners out at second, 2 away.
Jay Payton is up takes a fastball low, 1-0. Payton hits it hard to third where Easley is patrolling, he throws to second to get the force, side retired.
End 7
Mets 3 Baltimore 1
So it wasn’t Delgado?
No It was not
memo to sny: you are not espn and “loudmouths” is not and never will be “pti”
Top 8
Birds bring in a new pitcher.
Tatis fouls the first pitch off, 0-1. The 0-1 is a called strike 2. Check swing apeal, no swing, 1-2. The 1-2 is swung on and missed, 1 away. Tatis is 0-4.
Now Casanova is pinch hitting and takes a ball, 1-0. The 1-0 is low, 2-0. The 2-0 is hit high and deep but in play, 2 away.
Brady Clark steps in for the 4th time with 2 away. He swings and hits a foul ball which almost hit the broadcasters, too bad it didn’t, 0-1. Now the count is suddenly 1-2. Clark ground out to short. Inning over.
Middle 8
Mets 3 Baltimore 1
So Marlon is on a tear.
Is Schneider alright? It seems pretty dumb to take an at-bat away against major league pitching. I know its spring training but this guy has faced no real competition.
Hopefully they are just trying to be cautious and not get him hurt before opening day.
I got that, but take him out in the next inning, he could use any at-bats he can get
Running to first is probably a bigger injury risk than fielding for Schneider right now.
I guess they figure they don’t count on anything from his bat anyway.
Bottom 8
Luis Hernandez takes outside ball 1. The 1-0 is fouled off, 1-1. He takes an inside fastball, 2-1. The 2-1 is low and inside, 3-1. Now a called strike, full count. The 3-2 pitch is grounded to second, Argenis Reyes took over for Castillo, he throws to first, 1 away.
Torres takes a fastball for a ball , 1-0, The 0-1 is fouled off, 1-1. Now a strike, 1-2. Torres loops one over short for a base hit.
Now Scott Moore pops one up on the first pitch but it is out of play just out of Easley’s reach, 0-1. The 0-1 is swung and driven deep to right center, Clark makes a nice running catch, 2 away, runner on 1st.
Roberson takes a strike as the runner steals second, 0-1. The 0-1 is bounced to second, throws to first, side retired.
End 8
Mets 3 Baltimore 1
Top 9
Easley leads off, the pitch misses low, 1-0. The 1-0 is a breaking ball that misses, 2-0. 2-0 is popped up into shallow right, 1 away.
Now Endy Chavez will come to the plate for the first time today. He takes a fastball low and inside, 1-0. The 1-0 pitch is a change-up sung on and missed, 1-1. The 1-1 is taken for a ball, 2-1. The count is 2-2 after a foul ball. Cahven grounds one off the pitchers glove, the third basemen tries to recover and throw out Chavez but he beats it out.
That brings up Anderson Mochado who takes ball one low. Chavez runs, pitch swung on and missed, Chavez thrown out at second, 2 away. The count is 1-1 to Mochado. Now the breaking ball is outside 2-1. Now another one misses 3-1. Mochado flies one out to right for the third out.
Middle 9
Mets 3 Baltimore 1
was the pitcher injured?
mlb box is stuck on 1 out in the top of the 9th…
Looks like a nice job by Pelfrey, but it seems like the Orioles are swinging at most everything after those initial walks.
btw, debates about Gotay and Register are raging all over the blog. Its funny how those two guys are getting more attention than who the 5th starter will be, which seems to be at least 10 times more important than who the 24th and 25th guys on the team are…
3-3 Pelfrey just punched his ticket to the big easy
Duque punched Pelfrey’s ticked to NO four innings ago.
I think he might actually LIKE AAA, judging by all of his comments, attitude, and performance. He makes plenty of money anyway, why not have no pressure?
Pelfrey blows a two run lead in the 9th, Mets lose 4-3
Bottom 9
First pitch swinging, base hit into right. 1 on.
Jay Gibbons is Pinch Hitting. Takes strike one called. The 0-1 is fouled away, 0-2. The 0-2 pitch is up and away for a ball, 1-2. Now Gibbons swings and misses at the breaking ball. 1 away.
Pelfrey delivers inside ball 1. The 1-0 is low ball 2. The 2-0 pitch is a broken bat pop up to third, the shortstop makes the catch, 2 away. Who is number 94? Whoever he is is playing Shortstop.
Scott fouls the first pitch off, 0-1. The 0-1 is outside for a ball. The 1-1 pitch fouled off, 1-2. Scott checks his swing on a breaking ball in the dirt, 2-2 to Scott. Casanova goes out to talk to Pelfrey and calm him down. Now the 2-2 pitch is in the dirt, full count. the 3-2 pitch is flied out to right center, Chavez can’t get it, a run scores on a two-out rbi doubt for Scott. 3-2 Mets.
Jay Payton comes up with a chance to tie it. Fastball down the middle, 0-1. The 0-1 is lined into left for a base-hit, tie game. 3-3
Luis Hernandez comes up and takes strike 1. The 0-1 pitch is a ball up and away, 1-1. The 1-1 is a fastball inside, 2-1. Now a throw to first, Payton is back standing. Another throw forces Payton to dive back. The 2-1 pitch is fouled away as the runner goes. 2-2 count, Payton back to first. The 2-2 is lined into right a base-hit as the runner was running. Payton is at third. Base-hit would win it for the O’s.
Torres is up with runners on the corners. He fouls the first pitch back, 0-1. A looper falls behind third in fair territory. Base-hit, Game over. Pelfrey blows it.
Final Score
Mets 3 Baltimore 4
Pelfrey cant seem to handle the 9th inning.
He couldnt do it the other day under similar cercumstances, and today he cant get the last out. That sould end and discussion about making him a late inning reliever.
Noone pitches the 9th as their 4th inning of work, so not too much conclusion should be drawn from Pelfrey’s 9th innings this spring.
Not being willing&able to throw strikes and manage the count is why Pelfrey is no late-inning reliever… or any kind of major-leaguer right now. He’s far too passive to make it as a late-inning guy.
Pelfrey, good luck in NO.
at least they both didn’t suck today.
at some point, the Mets will need Pelfrey this year. I hope he can get his work in and figure it out in NO.
no, pelfrey clearly does not possess the makeup to be a late inning reliever (at least not yet)…or for that matter a high end starter.
as for him starting the year in aaa…it is definitely for the best.
he needs to go down there and be told to worry more about improving his approach and his secondary pitches, and less about results (an impossibility if he was the 5th starter).
it would also probably be for the best if he didn’t even see the big leagues before the all-star break, that is probably unlikely as he’s most likely going to be needed when injuries arise.
to that end, i’m sure the mets will still hold off on making the final call on duque and the 5th starter until they see what effect, if any, returning to the high leg kick has on him come tomorrow.
though today’s results are certainly promising for el duque (who cares what the radar gun reads…if he can get on the mound every 5th day and give you 5-6 innings and give up no more than 3-4 runs).
I’m impressed with El Duque’s outing today. Hopefully he feels good tomorrow.