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Update: Live Intrasquad Game

by Matthew Cerrone on February 23rd, 2009 at 11:54 am

The game has started.

I won’t be able to live blog this pitch by pitch, but I’ll do my best to upload video, photos and key moments as the game goes in.

For live, in-game updates, read Adam Rubin’s blog for the Daily News.

I’ll post notes, photographs and video below…

Notes:

11:45 am: Jerry Manuel watches the game from behind second base, like the roamer in softball, as you can see in the pictures below.

12:04 pm:There is an older lady behind me, who is actually booing during an intrasquad game.  Ya gotta love baseball.

12:13 pm: Most of the coaches, specifically Howard Johnson and Dan Warthen, sit behind home plate, on plastic chairs, behind two giant metal cages, talking, scribbling on note pads, and giving instruction to players as they walk to the mound or th ebatter’s box.

12:33 pm:  There is no score, in case you’re wondering, with not a whole lot of action going on.  But, who cares, it’s just great to see live baseball finally.

1:10 pm:  I needed a drink, so I walked back to the media room, where I noticed Luis Castillo taking extra batting practice in the cage, after he left the game.

1:15 pm:  Most of the regular, every-day players are done.  I didn’t spend to much time photographing and video taping them, as I wanted to provide some footage of new guys, who some people may not know about.

Photographs:

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Video:

Luis Castillo running from first to second:

Cory Sullivan facing Brandon Knight:

Conor Robertson throwing to Daniel Murphy:

Daniel Murphy striking out against Robertson: