The Game:
The Mets (3-4) continue their Grapefruit League schedule against the Cardinals (4-2-1) today at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida, starting at 1:05 p.m. EST.
The Lineup:
- 2B Luis Castillo
- 3B Jose Valentin
- LF Daniel Murphy
- DH Bobby Kielty
- CF Angel Pagan
- 1B Michel Abreu
- RF Jeremy Reed
- C Brian Schnieder
- SS Reese Havens
The Pitchers:
Jon Niese starts for the Mets. Duaner Sanchez, Carlos Muniz, Rocky Cherry, Adam Bostick. Michael Antonini and Heriberto Ruelas are also scheduled to pitch,
Chris Carpenter is scheduled to start for the Cardinals
How To Catch It:
Today’s game will not be broadcast locally. However, you can follow the live boxscore by clicking here.
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I love seeing Murphy in the top half of the order
reyes
murphy
wright
delgado
beltran
church
schneider
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castillo
The woman who does the Nooner is hot.
hot- yes. hotter than julie alexandria- no.
She has got a little “Dana Gordon” from Entourage thing working. Hot.
No one touches Julie A.
while both hot, i’ll take the nooner girl, and you can have julie alexandria. then we can both be happy with hot girls.
agreed. and udontmesswiththejohan can have lori rubinson
Ha – I love me some Julie A. Remember Donaldson, she was pretty. I think she got a little freaked out during the clubhouse celebration in 06, that was an international incident waiting to happen.
Billy D, I’m surprised at you. As a world renowned lothario, I would think your tastes would be more refined.
I’ve just got a thing for her. She caught my eye. I’d have to say she’s definitely got the cute factor going, and I’m all about that.
Plus, I loves me some white women.
I bet you do Billy D, I bet you do.
In order for Nooner to take on Julie A though she will have to come out of a deep bracket – her next round opponent: the beautifully quaffed Teddy “ballgame” Berg.
Berg +58 1/2
LMFAO udontmess!! I will wait for the line on Ted to go up a little though…
And I agree on Julie Donaldson…I miss her on Nets games…and that postgame thing in 06 was indeed a riot.
Yeah, you could just see her getting visible uncomfortable while everyone was starting to party.
But you know what they say “If you can’t partaaay, don’t cover the partaaay”.
Billy D knows what I’m talking about, don’t you Billy D.
damn right i do. i’ve been preaching it all my life.
agreed 15. nooner chick is cute..julie a is hot.
Matt…can we get a “Hotter Chick” poll?
i’ve got another one…anyone ever seen jill martin on msg for knicks games? she too makes my synapses go buck wild. still give the overall edge to julie tho cuz i have a thing for brunettes
Julie A takes it going away.
I’ve got a thing for Hazel Mae on the MLB Net.
not a huge fan. shes just awkward
Psssssssss. I say nuts to u number15.
It seems like every spring training game is against the Cardinals or Team Italy.
Yesterday I heard some announcer on WGN say that starting next year there will be 15 teams in AZ and 15 teams in FL for spring training. I guess there will be more games against colleges or international teams, because otherwise some team is going to be off every day.
Split Squads…
Excellent point.
TRS where are you?????
Trying to find the gameday but I can’t.
IF YOU SEE THIS PLEASE POST IT.
(if you can find it)
TRS where are you?????
In the principal’s office getting yelled at for spending all day long on metsblog instead of watching his students…
LMFAO!!
Careful man, he’s the president of this blog.. or so he thinks..
Careful man, he’s the president of this blog.. or so he thinks..
Haaa, true. There is also a vice president, a secretary of state, speaker of the house… or so they think…..
i nominate myself for vp of the site…i promise to do the people of metsblog proud and be a voice of the people….we can bring CHANGE to metsblog..yes we can
lol, dirrty.. i think wanny has that cover, he’s TRS back up in case someone diasgree..
Just because I think you’re a fool and en embarrasment to Mets fans doesn’t mean I am in cahoots with TRS.
If you were literate you’d find plenty of examples of he and I in disagreement.
na alex. Its every man/woman for themselves on here.
Just because I think you’re a fool and en embarrasment to Mets fans”
SEE?? u feel like u need to talk for the entire blog.. therefore is settle. VP of the mets blog.. WANNY2..
I’ve been analyzing writing styles and after lengthy deliberation I’ve come to the conclusion that Mr. Bill uses more than one handle and often times posts and then re-posts as his alter ego. I will not reveal all of my findings at this time, but rest a$$ured that there will be a day when he will be exposed as the charlatan that he is.
I said “I think,” not “We think.”
I don’t speak for anybody but myself.
udontmess, again LOL….thank you for the humor…it is sincerely appreciated!
Mr. Bill uses more than one handle and often times posts and then re-posts as his alter ego. I will not reveal all of my findings at this time……
HAAA, this is hilarious inspector Clouseau
Yeah, laugh it up now Mr. Bill while you still can. You won’t be laughing when I bring the full weight of Metsblog authority down on you like a fat woman sitting on a rickety bench. The time for hounoring yourself will soon be upon you. In the meantime, if I were you, I would ready myself for the reckoning.
lmao…
Yeah, laugh it up now Mr. Bill while you still can. You won’t be laughing when I bring the full weight of Metsblog authority down on you like a fat woman sitting on a rickety bench. The time for hounoring yourself will soon be upon you. In the meantime, if I were you, I would ready myself for the reckoning.
now, THIS is scary oh noooooooooooooooooooo
lol, udont ARE YOU SERIOUS?? lol.. come on man..
Wow, I apologize to every tool in the world for calling MrBill a tool…that was mean and inappropriate to ALL tools, even the old, worn-out and useless ones.
Can you think of one original sentence, just one?? Even the oh noooo response is lifted from someone far more original and creative than you, a 30-year old puppet whose claim to fame was getting destroyed on a weekly basis.
alex buddy, I think being an ally of mrbill is already starting to corrode your brain….
Can you think of one original sentence, just one?? Even the oh noooo response is lifted from someone far more original and creative than you, a 30-year old puppet whose claim to fame was getting destroyed on a weekly basis.
Kingman is obsessed…
Dude of course I’m kidding. I do think he re-posts as another name though.
alex buddy, I think being an ally of mrbill is already starting to corrode your brain….”
no kingman, not at all, if someone has the same pov as me i concur with that person, i’m nobody’s ally..
Oooooo mrbill, you got me there! ALMOST an original thought….but, as with all of the thoughts you share with us, a silly and false one…..
Wow, you are FUN!
Now roll over and give RodKan*hl a kiss already!
udont:
LOL.. Ok man.. sorry quite wasn’t sure for a sec..
Just kidding around alex, as I know quite well that you are very much your own person….
lol, got you kingman..
According to some people here I am a baiter and those same people take the bait EVERY TIME..
Bait these Mr. Bill, Baite these.
According to some people here I am a baiter and those same people take the bait EVERY TIME..
LMAO..
one i thing i do know is that if the blog have everybody posting in agreement and happines-s there wouldn’t be a METSBLOG..
Bait these Mr. Bill, Baite these.
See? you fall for it every time clouseau
“According to some people here I am a baiter and those same people take the bait EVERY TIME..”
Don’t flatter yourself man…
And alex, having sincere disagreements, as you and I and MANY folks on here do on an almost daily basis, is FAR different than just being an annoying troll like mrbill, who comes on here and spews nonsense solely to get attention.
is FAR different than just being an annoying troll like mrbill, who comes on here and spews nonsense solely to get attention.
And you make sure i get plenty…
And you make sure i get plenty…
lmao, sorry kingman, i think u got baited.. again.. look, what i do is this, if someone is being a “troll” i just ignore it, and u shall do the same is my advice…
Mr Bill Post:
is FAR different than just being an annoying troll like mrbill, who comes on here and spews nonsense solely to get attention.
And you make sure i get plenty…
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Let’s see a big performance from Niese! Make this 5th spot competition a good one!
Agreed. Would love to see him win it. With injuries and lack of performance, it’s there for the taking.
JOHN NIIIESEE…
yup..your boy…hope doesnt get lit up.
yup..your boy…hope doesnt get lit up.
LOL, wow, if i would’ve said that i’d have been called a troll and all that other stuff..
lol…i was just kidding alex. As much as people disagree on here ive learned theres one thing in common is that we want this team to succeed..just people have different viewpoints on how to accomplish that. You like niese for #5…i prefer someone else and give niese some more time in the minors before giving him a full time job.
THANK YOU!!
well said dirty..
According to mets.com, via amazin avenue, Santana’s schedule has been moved up, by a lot, so that it’s more likely he makes his opening day start.
Does anyone else feel like this doesn’t make sense?
He was behind schedule due to stiffness/tightness/pain/w/e in his pitching elbow because he overworked himself trying to come back earlier from knee surgery.
So now we’re going to continue to overwork him so that he can come back ONE start earlier?
gotta love the suits huh…
He wasn’t far behind at all. The media blew that story out of proportion.
He never said himself that he was overworked trying to come back early from knee surgery. He said he was not used to Warthen’s pitching plan which is what caused the stiffness/soreness.
If the Johan says he’s ready to go then he’s ready to go. The guy knows his body.
Santana actually did say the stiffness probably came from trying too hard to come back for the WBC. And how often do players say they’re not ready to go? Church said he was fine last year, so did Maine before the team officially shut hum down.
Also according to Mets.com he’ll be 6 days ahead of schedule.
Well, comparing Santana who was sore, to someone who suffered two concussions and someone who had a bone spurr in his shoulder is unfair.
Soreness/stiffness, whatever you like to call it, is completely normal early in ST. ESPECIALLY if you’re on a pitching program that you aren’t used to.
Of course it would have been less nerve-racking if he had a MRI but, I am confident in our doctors who said he’s fine and confident that Johan knos his own body. He would not pitch 2 bp sessions if there was something seriously wrong with him.
Santana and Warthen both said that Santana has been throwing for a while.
I don’t think he can be considered behind other than that he has not had game action.
Tightness is nothing to go crazy about in February.
mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2009_03_06_nynmlb_slnmlb_1
Grave,……U the Man!
I second that.
i home run that..
Once you load this one, bookmark it. Then the next day you want to use “gameday” use this bookmark. When this game loads, at the upper right of the page is a link for “today.” Click on “today” and mini-linescores for all today’s games load across the top of the page. Then click on the Mets game mini-linescore and the gameday page will load. Voila! Or in the case of the Mets, Viola.
I salute u for your craftyness!
LOL on that last line Grave…I always salute you….
Why in the world is Abreu playing over Evans, maybe they should let the fans get some time at firstbase. They have just as good a chance to make the team as Abreu does.
I wish today’s game was on TV. I know that Reese Havens is going to be in the minors this year but he’s in the lineup today and I would like to see him play. As long as he’s not in a trade I think he’s going to be one of the guys in the minors that becomes a big part of this team over the next couple of years.
It says in the boxscore that Coronado is at short, not Havens. Is this true?
According to David Lennon’s blog at newsday, Havens was scratched from the game today with tightness in his left hamstring.
I know…. here we go again…..
ok, uh.. what’s the score??
None yet. top of the 2nd. Niese struck out Pujols to end the first.
NIEEESEEEE…
Niese striking out Pujols is the good news. The bad news is, Castillo doubled leading off and was on 3rd with one out, and didn’t score.
No score entering the top of the 2nd.
Just throwing this out there cause I’m bored. I know this would never happen.
Right now the Yankees could really use someone to play 3B cause a-rod isn’t going to make the whole season without surgery. They would also like another catcher and there was already rumors they were looking at Castro who we would like to move. Omar should see what kind of package he would have to put together to get Cano.
He can send the Yankees Castro, Castillo, Valentin(2nd & 3B) and Cora to(2nd, SS & 3B). If he has to put one of the many OF’s or RP’s that we won’t have room for in the deal. If the Yankees take all of Castillo’s contract we will just take Cano and nothing else in the deal.
Brian Cashman would laugh at that. You want to send him our washed up expendable players for a young second baseman who had one below average year and 2 all star seasons, one of which where he almost won the batting crown? To get Cano, you’d have to at least start with Murphy.
Cano isn’t worth half of what yu’ve suggested! lol
IMO I don’t see why the Yankees would give up on Cano, especially considering ARod’s extended absence.
I said that I know the Yankees wouldn’t do it but you never know unless you ask. Sometimes people hit the panic button and make dumb moves. Its not going to happen I was just throwing stuff out there cause I was bored.
What’s the story with Game Day?
Won’t it be available in the way it used to be, ie, free?
I don’t know why it’s not readily available on mlb.com, but I left a link for today’s game above. Bookmark that and you can use that bookmark to get to future gameday pages.
If past years are any indication, MLB.com doesn’t do too many Gameday feeds for spring training. They should ramp it up again for the regular season.
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No score middle of the 2nd.
Havens is NOT in the starting line-up, Matt. Coronado is starting SS, or at least that is what’s listed on GameDay.
grave:
uh.. update.. please.. what niese did?
Nothing yet alex. Right now gameday is stuck in the “middle of the 2nd.” I promise as soon as they update, I will.
thank grave.. ur the man..
i thought havens was going to start…it looks like coronado instead.
Yeah, that’s no fun!
GameDay only seems to update after every half inning.
2-0 St. Louis…
Seriously though, we can’t beat this team in the Spring. Thank God these games don’t count.
ah damn.. thanks grave.. is niese pitching still??
2008 first-round pick Reese Havens has been scratched from Friday’s lineup with a strained left hamstring. Jose Coronado has replaced him at shortstop, batting ninth.
UPDATE: Angel Pagan also has been scratched, with a sore right elbow. He’s been replaced by Cory Sullivan.
This is from Adam Rubin’s Blog. That’s why Havens isn’t starting
thanks, cousin!
can one of our starters get through a two innings without giving up runs?
Yes, 2-0 Stl. Gameday “wiped” how they scored too fast for me to note it, and I can’t copy and paste it. Seemed like a double and a pa$$ed ball by Schneider were involved. Niese still pitching as far as I can tell yes.
Neise gave up a two-run single to Greene, after Schneider let let the runners move to second and third with a pas*sed-ball
Bottom 2nd, Niese pitching:
Walked Ankiel, K’s Ludwick, Duncan gets a hit, Greene 2 RBI hit, Larue gets out somehow, Rasmus walks, and then Schumaker is out.
Khalil Greene looks very good so far.
Carpenter is out for the Cards. Kyle McClellan on the mound for the top of the 3rd.
Manual is starting to get me upset, he continues to play a bunch of Scrubs insted of giving some young guys a shot………….
We’re unfortunatley counting on these scrubs to fill the bench and save us when somebody hits the DL.
well, those scrubs are part of the ML roster squad.. good luck to us then..
the problem is that the “scrubs” are fighting for the last couple spots on the team, and it’s more important for him to see these guys than the kids who won’t see the big show at all this year.
i shareyour frustration, but the reality is some of the scrubs are going to make the club while none of the kids are going to get that shot.
Valentin singled, Murphy and Kielty struck out, Sullivan flied out. Niese out, Antonini in.
2-0 Cards going into the bottom of the 3rd.
I realy hope Murph stays within himself. If he tries to do to much he will have a tough time.
he’ll be fine.. he’s very mature and seems to understand the game.. he’ll be a good player for us.. or so i hope..
Thanks Grave!!
And Rusty told me to tell you that Roy Lee Jackson and Kelvin Chapman said hi….
to borrow a line from Joe Beningo, “Oh the pain.”
it looks to me like it’s going to be either livan hernandez or tim redding for 5th spot and neither of them exactly inspires a lot of confidence in me.
Niese’s line:
2IP 2H 2R 2ER 2BB 2K
Wow, what a line for liar’s poker!!
22 two’s
“That’s 22 twos for y’all gangstas out there”
Jerry-Z
LOL, that’s better than “keepin it gangsta”
LMAO..
I would like to know what team abreu and kielty are making, maybe the long island duckes.
Bobby Kielty is a dangerous right handed hitter… something this team could use on the bench. He’ll go to AAA and will likely play for the Mets at some point.
Remember, 15 players played in the OF for the Mets last season…
And relax, it’s March 6, 2009… split squad games haven’t even started.
Also, Michel Abreu will likely be the starting 1B in Buffalo. He’s got a chance of a call-up if Delgado gets hurt, especially if Evans is already here.
Bobby Kielty is a dangerous right handed hitter”
wow.. WOW.. too much praised for a guy who didn’t even played last year.. hmm..
Career as a RH hitter: .296 .379 .503
Is he washed up? Maybe. But that’s what Spring Training is for… to find out.
By the way, you still haven’t answered my question in the other topic.
u still with that huh? ur not gonna make me change my opinion, with that being said that was last year, and we should focus on what’s going on THIS year ok..
There is no one here more full of (you know what) than you.
see.. i just came to the coclusion u plain and simple don’t like me and that’s ok, but do me a favor don’t reply or post on anything wit my name on it ok..
1. you replied to my post.
2. this is a public forum. if you don’t like it when people tell you that you are f.o.s. then don’t post here.
ok wanny, again, speakin as if ur the VP of this blog..
After you told me that I should not respond to your posts…?
Do you see something hypocritical there?
no i don’t..
By the way, are you going to explain to me how David Wright was “un-clutch” despite how well he late in close games, in high leverage situations and in games within 1 or 2 runs?
Of course, you don’t… I asked you to think. I shoul dhave known better.
Mather singled, Pujols DOUBLE PLAY, Ankiel ground out.
2-0 Cards entering top 4.
Abreu, Reed and Schneider all grounded out.
2-0 Cards entering bottom 4.
lol, pujols DOUBLE PLAY got me dying over here.. lol i take it u DON’T like him either huh..
Well, I’d love him if he was playing for the Mets. There is no denying his talents….
agree, but he rubs ppl as a jerk.. idk what it is about him, i don’t like him, but he’s the best hitter in the gam right now..
He just has that certain something that comes across as being cocky. Hanley Ramirez rubs me the same way that Pujols does.
Just knocking him down a peg.
Another 1-2-3 inning for the “b” Mets.
you mean the “c” mets?
“B-” Mets, be nice.
i thought i was being nice. i was going to call them the “F” mets.
The yankees have no problem giving brackman a look even though he hasnt pitched in the minors yet.But we cant give Brad holt a look in spring. If we would of given Matt lindstum a look a few years ago maybe we would still have him.
From the Daily News:
“Holt isn’t in camp, but he should now begin making limited Grapefruit League appearances on loan from the minor-league side as the Mets reopen after an off-day.”
what i want to know is why is f-mart even in camp when he never plays?
He’s on limited duty with an arm injury. He has DH’d in intrasquad games.
I know about his injury, but why not DH during real ST games?
Beats me.
You’re wrong. He has DH-ed or PH in all but two games this ST. (The only two he missed was this Wed @ Wash and last Thursday vs Fla)
Im the kind of person that has great faith in developing young players, however I continue to get the feeling that murphy just isnt going to cut it. for a person that has tremendous discipline at the plate the mans average contibues to drop game in and game out. Hes not even getting on base, does anyone else have something to say about this?
Yes. It’s March 6.
you have a point Wanny, but it is ST and hes facing all kind of bumb pitching. for all the hitting this guy does hes not showing alot for it. I kinda hope Pagan makes it, I loved waching him last year and I had the chance to meet him while at the bar (holiday inn) on the corner up the block from shea. he was eating there with is family, good down to earth kind of guy. Good Luck Pagan !
how many at bats has he had?
I will say this as nicely as possible. If you don’t think D. murphy can cut it as a major leaguer, yet want Angel Pagan on the team instead, you may be clinically insane. Pagan stinks. He has no baseball IQ and is a complete waste of talent. Pagan is garbage.
Alwayswright,
What, pray tell, is a bumb? I know what a bum is….but bumb???
As for your overall point, it is way too early to tell with Murph.
Murph triples in two runs, then scores on a ground out. 3-2 Mets….
Murph just tripled to drive in two runs.
I don’t get that feeling. At least not yet anyway. Wright is a great hitter and he goes into long slumps where he looks like he has no clue, so you should give it more time.
Ludwick fly out, Duncan and Greene ground out.
2-0 Cards entering top 5.
Atleast Castillo continues to draw walks, and thats what we want from him, gettin on base no matter how it happens. I glad we didnt get rid of him, For all ou guys out there wanting to get rid of him, IN YOUR FACE! you call yourselves met fans but dont know how to stick with its players when they’re down and out. Way to root for your team! once again im glad we didnt get rid of him!
your comment would have had more weight if it was September 6 and not March 6.
not that i don’t want him to succeed or anything…it’s just so early.
If you want to use that logic, Cory Sullivan blasted a game tying walk off 2-run home run the other day. So does that mean that Omar is a genius for signing him for having a huge clutch hit in an exhibition game in March?
Chan, Sullivan isnt exactly playin everyday like Murphy. and thers no hype surrounding Sullivan, better luck next time buddy
Regardless, saying “in your face” to the doubters simply because Castillo has looked better than last year in less than 20 spring training at bats doesn’t hold water.
Coronado ground out, Castillo walk, Valentin single’s Castillo to 3rd, Murphy triples in Castillo and Valentin, Kielty grounder scores Murphy, Sullivan flies out.
3-2 Mets entering bottom 5. Kunz replaces Antonini.
NIce Murphy got a triple!
Hmmmm.. what does that remind me of… hmm i wonder
whats your point alex? its not like i said the kid is done, i juss wonder if hes not all that hes cracked up to be!
He’s reminding us that Murphy hit a leadoff triple in a game last season yet didn’t score. This being a 2RBI triple, I think the comparison is a stretch.
lol, jeez man relax. i was just kidding as in that triple reminded me of that “at bat” dwright had last year after murphy triple.. again i was kidding..
lol, jeez man relax. i was just kidding as in that triple reminded me of that “at bat” dwright had last year after murphy triple.. again i was kidding..
uh oh alex, you just hit that nerve….
LMAO..
man..
For your info casey, it doesnt really matter if its march or sept, the man is showin that he is returning to his former self. lets be realistic here. castillo not such a great hitter but he gets on base. and for him to come out ST and do it says alot on his behalf. Come on Castillo show them your worth the 6 mil a year!
Getting on base is nice and all, but he needs to hit too. At least .280 or above. The .245 average he had last year is not going to cut it, even if he has close to 100 walks.
yea your right Chan, he needs to hit. and i believe he will be at .285 atleast. the man has done it constantly through out his career(hit 300)
.285 would be just fine. I hope he does it. He just looked so horrible last year that I have a hard time envisioning him hitting .300, even though he’s done it throughout his career (only because I never really watched him that closely until last year).
yea Chan, i dont blame you, i was actually pretty shocked when i checked his stats,
I am reasonably confident that Castillo will give us a .280/.360 line this year, with more speed. That is what he has always done, and last year was horrible, but I think it was pretty flukey. Honestly I wouldn’t even be shocked with a .300/.375 line either. He looks to have his legs back right now and that is a big part of his game.
for my info, huh? what do you think i’m a 12 year old or something?
it’s ST. his issues are about health. let’s see him hold up over the season and be productive.
i don’t know why i had to spell that out.
Kunz getting his first action of the Spring.
And he gave up a run on a double and triple.
At least Pujols is out of the game now. He can’t score the game winning run – lol.
Kunz gives the run right back. 3-3
La Rue ground out, Rasmus double, Schumaker triples in Rasmus, Mather grounds out, Pujols walk, Ankiel strikes out.
3-3 tie entering top 6.
5 substitutions for the Cards, not going to list them except new pitcher Ian Ostlund.
Boy, Kunz just seems to be one of those pitchers who is just hittable.
Bases loaded 0 outs
for the Mets*
3 walk bases loaded no outs
You mean, a single and 2 walks
Top 6 Abreu singles, Reed walks, Evans PH for Schneider walks, bases loaded Ostland out, Manning on the mound for Cards.
maybe a hit and 2 walks, my bad
Does anyone else think that the fact that Nick Evans looks like a bada-ss in his game day picture is funny, considering how he looks like a scared child who just wet himself when he is up at the plate?
Jerry Manuel can only do so much with his Photoshop Gangsta 2.6 program.
LMAO hes a poser
damn this gameday is moving so slow!!!!!!
1 run out of it…4-3 Mets.
Coronado lined out, Green singled in Abreu, Valentin struck out, Murphy flew out.
4-3 Mets entering bottom 6. Adam Bostick on the mound for the Mets.
Adam Bostick in now.
wow can this friday just end already?
how is bostick doing?
No udates yet.
While waiting to see how many runs Bostick is giving up, I’ll practice my sportscaster schtick:
Minnesota up 2-0 on Cincinnati in the 8th;
Boston over Florida 5-2 in the 6th;
Tampa Bay big over Pittsburgh 8-2 in the 6th;
and in the Beltway Brawl, Baltimore leads Washington
6-1 in the 5th.
4-4 tie
Ludwick pops out, Barton walks, Khalil Greene grounds into fielders choice, 2 out, Brendan Ryan running for Greene steals 2nd and to 3rd on Rivera throwing error, PH Allen Craig singles in Ryan 4-4 score, Craig caught stealing to end the inning.
4-4 tie, Mitchell Boggs on the mound for the Cards top 7.
Looks like Bostick gave up 1’s: 1 H 1 BB 1 R. 0 K.
And 0 chance of making the team.
Bostick let up a single, runner advanced to third after an error on a throw down to the second baseman on a steal attempt, let up another single to drive him in. Caught stealing ends the inning.
Anderson PH for Kielty singled, Sullivan and Abreu flew out, Reed grounded out.
4-4 middle 7. Duaner Sanchez takes the hill.
i know it’s early in spring training and a lot of these guys won’t even make the team, but if there are this many walks when the regular season comes around, i’m gonna punchasize someone’s face.
just order a large, farva
NO! I want a LITEROCOLA!
The video footage of Farva jumping over the counter and going nuts on the wise a-s-s worker is hysterical.
I gotta try that poke a hole in a drink move
Bottom 7, Sanchez pitching. Rasmus walks, Schumaker lines out, Barden flies out, Jay walks (yeah I said it), Ankiel lines out.
4-4 heading into the 8th.
Should be a big inning for the Mets with Rivera, Coronado and Green scheduled to bat.
Is anyone watching? Curious to see how Coronado “looks” since he’s being fast tracked through the system somewhat, despite a performance that hasn’t realy justified it.
Plus defenders (especially at SS) always get special treatment, though he’ll likely hang back in AAA unless Reyes or Cora get injured and we need a new backup. Think Argenis Reyes or Anderson Hernandez.
I wish I could watch, too!
It may also have to do with making room at Binghamton for someone else. Good glove or not, .260 .335 .314, does not warrant a promotion.
.260 is way better than what he did before being promoted through the lower levels. His fast-track makes it look like F-Mart and Pelfrey were brought along slowly…
I think Coronado does have some potential though- definitly more than A. Reyes ever had. Also if you look at his splits from last year he had a much better second half and a good winter-league showing. Its possible his bat is just catching up to the speed he’s been rushed through the org at.
If Castillo goes down for an extended period I could see Coronado being brought up- and I think he’d be a much better option than A. Reyes was last year.
At the minor league page Toby Hyde has him ranked somewhere in the 20’s his prospect list- you should read the write up on him if your interested.
In the VWL this year he hit .308/.373/.429 in 27 games.
Rivera and Green strike out sandwiched around Coronado’s line out. Big inning indeed.
4-4 middle 8. Carlos Muniz takes the mound.
Apologies to my vast audience but I must go, remember to bookmark the gameday link posted close to the top of this thread to help make me obsolete. Let’s Go Mets!
Muniz: 1-2-3 bottom of the eighth. 1 K, two ground outs.
Top of the ninth.
Valentine singles, goes to second on a ground out back to the pitcher by Murphy, Marlon singles Valentine home.
That’s it for the top of the 9th. Going to the bottom.
5-4 Mets.
Nice. Marlon huh?
Nice job – to you and to the Mets for winning.
Dont think the games over though. It was going into the bottom of the 9th, no?
Correct but it’s over now. 5-4 Mets.
Put it in the books game over Mets win 5-4
2 games in a row they win it in the 9th.
Maybe 2009 will be an “up” year for clutchness? Will have to check with Alex…
Troubling factoid, Mets fans. I know it’s early, and I know many of the regulars are playing hookey with the rest of the world, but…
Mets pitching is issuing 5 walks per game, dead last in the majors.
I’m just saying…
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