Daily Archives: March 27, 2009
Following his rough start on Wednesday, after which pitching coach Dan Warthen called him out of shape, Oliver Perez was given a stern talking to by fellow LHP Johan Santana.
Santana, speaking to MLB.com‘s Marty Noble, said, “I talked to him. … He’s got to get into pitching again and get going. He knows that… He’s got to get his mechanics and his command.”
Perez acknowledged that he was behind schedule, blaming it on his having thrown less during the World Baseball Classic. According to Steve Popper at the Bergen Record, Perez said:
“I feel good. I feel healthy. Right now I’m just behind these guys. So I just have to on these days try to get back. I feel good. I feel stronger. So I just have to keep working in my bullpens and try to throw a lot more innings.”
…Perez was clearly defensive when asked about Warthen’s accusations, and you really don’t want a guy so dependant on his pitching coach to distrust him… hopefully he’s back to full strength soon and they put this whole thing behind them…
Tagged Oliver Perez |John Maine allowed one earned run on three hits with 95 pitches, while walking three and striking out five.
According to Steve Popper, in the Bergen Record, “He got himself in trouble with a pair of wild pitches – each one scoring a run.”
Maine told reporters, “I think, start by start, you’re kind of piecing things together, and that’s what I did today… I feel fine out there, and that’s the biggest thing.”
Jerry Manuel added, “For the most part, he had a lot of life on the fastball and he threw some offspeed pitches behind in the count for strikes. So, I think he’s coming… I thought it was a big outing for him today.”
To learn more about Maine’s new delivery, which he told reporters still feels ‘awkward,’ read the New York Times.
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