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This is such a cool time of day, in the stadium.
The pitchers are out 
taking batting practice, dropping down bunts, hanging out around the cage, and in the case of Oliver Perez, slightly dancing to the music that is blaring from the stadium’s speakers.
It’s always interesting to watch these guys practice – not play, but practice – in the same way that it would be interesting to listen to Eric Clapton practice chords, or watch Ernest Hemingway work on his penmanship.
To me, the ability to hit a baseball is amazing – to these guys, it’s just what they do, even the pitchers.
By the way, Mike Pelfrey actually has a pretty good swing – and he seems proud of it.
Also, Perez just pulled a ball on to the warning track in right field, which is something you don’t see every day.
Hey Matt, where’s our “every Wednesday” Manuel poll?
too busy today to run it.
it’ll have to wait until tomorrow, or next week i would think.
also, why are you so eager? just curious?
haha…yea it seemed a little insistent.
Just wondering . . .
perez makes me laugh every time he is at bat
“or watch Ernest Hemingway work on his penmanship.”
You’d actually like to watch ink dry?
It’d be more interesting than listening to “Francesa on the Fan”
Cool post, Matt–wish we could be there with ya!
And Hemingway used a typewriter. I’ve seen it in his study in Key West ;-)
Beautiful house, and the first in-ground pool in Key West I believe. Cost him a fortune to break into that coral Cayo Hueso is made from. I think they said the pool alone was 20k and that was back in the thirties.
Were you doing research for the J. Peterman catalog?
I was icognito in my urban sombrero . . .
In between writing 400 word sentences, I doubt hemingway practiced much.
Big Pelf’s batting average may be low, but he always has decent ABs, and doesn’t strike out often. I see some hits in his future.,
oh thank god, now I can rest.
What did I tell ya!
Now I want some XBH! Pelf did slug a couple of those in the minors in ‘06.
Man reading this makes me want to go hit up some batting cages after work now. Its been awhile since I swung a baseball bat (whiffle ball on the other hand is a whole different story).
Maybe I’ll go to one of those crappy little mini-golf, go-kart, driving range places where they have those cages that every 4th pitch there is no ball, you have to duck out of the way to avoid being pegged every once in awhile, and the intervals between each pitch is about 2 seconds so you’re all worn about half way through the token.
why doesn’t sny brodcast bp like that other channel no one watches. It would be fun to watch sometimes.
it’s obvious you have to watch that other channel sometimes to know that they air BP. They only time NO is on my television is when the skanks are losing, and that means it has been on quite frequently.
I was at the Pirates game on Sunday and arrived 2 hours early, the earliest I have ever arrived at a game.
The Pirates were just finishing up BP and the Mets were starting stretches, then warm ups, ball toss, then BP of their own.
I agree it was great to watch. You see another side of the players, all very relaxed and some goofing around