Daily Archives: March 26, 2009
In this week’s edition of New York Baseball Today, for SNY, I talked with Mike Siano, co-host of Fantasy 411 on MLB.com, about what to expect from Carlos Delgado in 2009, as well as from Jorge Posada and Robinson Cano.
To watch the entire three-minute video, click play below:
By the way, Fantasy 411 will be on MLB Network this Sunday.
Lastly, for additional Mets videos, go here.
Tagged Mets Spring Training |SNY finally announced today Bob Ojeda will be their lead studio analyst and Chris Carlin will be the new host for pre- and post-game.
…ojeda once let me wear his 1986 World Championship Ring, while i waited 
in line to buy Opening Day Mets tickets at Shea Stadium back in 1999… back then, in the ‘old days,’ fans would line up around the stadium and be moved like cattle from bin to bin, in an orderly fashion, in advance of reaching the ticket window, where you’d lock up tickets… anyway, former players would often work the line, signing autographs, passing out hot chocolate and talking with fans… i miss that experience, as cold as it was…
Also, according to the press release, “In addition, SNY will produce a comprehensive post-game show following every Mets game this season – including Mets games on PIX11, FOX and ESPN. Darryl Strawberry will also be a contributing analyst.”
Tagged SNY |According to David Lennon on his blog for Newsday, “Oliver Perez denied this morning that he is out of shape.”
Perez is quoted as saying, “I feel good.”
To read more on Perez, including additional quotes from him on his schedule and overall health, read Adam Rubin’s blog for the Daily News, Steve Popper’s blog for the Bergen Record, and Bart Hubbuch’s blog for the New York Post.
…his weight and conditioning is still the least of my concerns… i trust he will whip in to shape before Opening Day, if he isn’t already… i am still far more worried about his head, and his mental state, and whether he can stick with what is working for him, whenever it starts working, instead of going off the deep end…
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The Game:
The Mets (10-13-1) continue their Grapefruit League schedule against the Cardinals (16-7-2) today in Jupiter, starting at 1:05 p.m.
The Lineup:
- SS Jose Reyes
- 2B Luis Castillo
- CF Carlos Beltran
- 1B Carlos Delgado
- LF Daniel Murphy
- RF Ryan Church
- 3B Jose Valentin
- C Brian Schneider
- P John Maine
The Pitchers:
John Maine (0-1, 10.38 ERA) starts for the Mets. J.J Putz, Bobby Parnell and Nelson Figueroa are also scheduled to pitch
Adam Wainwright (1-2, 3.68 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Cardinals.
How To Catch It:
Tagged Mike Nichols |Today’s game will not be broadcast. However, you can follow the live boxscore, by clicking here.
On YouTube, there’s an interesting video from 1982 Opening Day at Shea Stadium.
…the cars and the clothes remind me of when i was five years old, great stuff here…something questionable is going on however around eight minutes in, hmmm…
Brooklyn Met Fan wonders who Oliver Perez is, writing, “If Perez and Maine both perform below expectations we’re in BIG trouble.”
Amazin’ Avenue offers up their fantasy review for Mets players, noting, “The Daniel Murphy-means-business hype machine hasn’t hit fantasy circles yet, but there’s sure to be a handful of crazy Mets fans who draft him. If Murphy starts to spell Castillo at second, however, his value quadruples.”
Finally, new SNY addition Dan Graziano discusses how, although the Mets have fixed their bullpen, their biggest concern now lies surprisingly in their starting rotation.
…their performance so far is a bit concerning, but i never take spring training results too seriously…that being said, they need to get their acts together in a hurry as there are only eleven days until the games actually count…
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In yesterday’s game, Oliver Perez gave up six runs on six walks 
and five hits in just 3.2 innings pitched.
Dan Warthen, speaking about Perez, as quoted by Peter Botte in the Daily News:
“I think he’s out of shape, the arm is out of shape. It’s a combination. Since he’s come back we really haven’t seen the life out of the hand, the ball is just not jumping out right now… I think he’s gained a little weight and needs to start pushing himself a little more.”
Warthen said that Perez did not do his workouts at the WBC, which has led to these problems.
…maybe he’s buying too many fine pastries with that $36 million contract, in an attempt to become the ace of cakes…
…bad Food Network reference, i apologize… those cakes don’t even look that delicious, as impressive as they are…
Meanwhile, the Daily News also reports that the team’s two other big off-season pitching acquisitions, Francisco Rodriguez and J.J. Putz, both looked good in tossing scoreless innings during a minor-league intrasquad game – Sean Green tossed two scoreless innings as well.
By the way, the Mets released LHP Valerio De Los Santos.
However, if the need for help in the pen does arise, former Met reliever Royce Ring, who was acquired in the Roberto Alomar trade, is now available on waivers after being outrighted by the Cardinals.
Tagged Oliver Perez |Yesterday, after the game, Jerry Manuel told reporters that David Wright will return to the lineup on Friday.
He also noted Ryan Church will play later today, when the team travels to Jupiter to face the Cardinals.
In yesterday’s game, Oliver Perez gave up six runs on six walks and five hits in just 3.2 innings pitched.
Speaking about Perez, Manuel said, “When you don’t have command, and you don’t have extra velocity, you’re gonna struggle.”
Manuel said he will need to pay close attention to what happens with Perez during the rest of spring training, again saying, “We’ve just got to pay close attention to him.”
Today will be Maine’s first start using a new and improved, longer stride in his delivery, and a different grip for his slider.
He said he is very happy with the bullpen, adding how he saw five ‘really good’ relievers today.
Lastly, Manuel said the final spot on the bench will mostly depend on the make up of rest of team, though the final decision will not be made until the team travels north to New York.
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