Notes: Pre-Game Info from Pittsburgh
Update, 4:55 pm:
Jerry Manuel told reporters that J.J. Putz will now pitch in the seventh inning, with Bobby Parnell shifting up to the eighth-inning set-up role, Newsday’s David Lennon recently wrote on Twitter.
Manuel will be a guest on WFAN at 5 pm, which you can listen to here.
Update, 4:42 pm:
According to eyewitnesses, it is now raining in Pittsburgh.
Update, 4:38 pm:
Ricco told reporters Jose Reyes experienced pain again in his calf during an extended spring training game today.
Reyes will return to New York for additional tests.
…in other words, it’s back to square-one for reyes… unbelievable…
Church also played in the game and felt better.
Oliver Perez pitched from flat ground today, though there is still no timetable for when he will pitch in a game again.
Update, 4:29 pm:
Beltran told reporters he lost between five and 10 pounds, while dealing with his recent illness, adding, “I feel skinny, very skinny.”
Mets assistant GM John Ricco will soon speak with reporters.
By the way, on Twitter, SI.com’s Jon Heyman announced that Matt Yalloff, formerly of SNY, has joined the MLB Network.
Good for you, Matt. Good luck.
Update, 4:00 pm:
Beltran will start in center field tonight and bat third.
Cora will start at short and bat leadoff, followed in order by Luis Castillo, then Beltran, Gary Sheffield in right, David Wright, Daniel Murphy at first, Fernando Martinez in left field, Omir Santos and Mike Pelfrey on the mound.
Original Post:
Though it isn’t raining, the tarp is on the field at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, as seen here from David Lennon in a post to his blog for Newsday.
Initially, Carlos Beltran was not in today’s lineup, but, according to the Daily News, he then told reporters he will be playing.
Beltran had been suffering from either a stomach virus or food poisoning, according to the New York Post’s Bart Hubbuch, in a post to Twitter.
Meanwhile, Ramon Martinez will likely be put on the disabled list and soon be replaced on the roster with OF Emil Brown, who will wear No. 29, according to the Star-Ledger’s Brian Costa, also on Twitter.
