Newsday: Pelfrey’s Need to Blows Off Steam
According to David Lennon, in a bizarre, must-read story for Newsday, Mike Pelfrey decided to run laps in the Coors Field parking lot in the middle of Tuesday night’s game, after he was pulled in the fourth inning.
Pelfrey left the mound, Lennon explains, and:
“He stormed into the clubhouse, where he switched his uniform for running gear, and then left the stadium… Once he found himself standing in the middle of the parking lot, Pelfrey began running laps, each about 13 blocks long, as his teammates struggled through the late innings of an 8-3 loss to Colorado.”
…i’m glad to read he is as frustrated with his development as we all are… but, seriously, what in the world is going on with this guy… he just had a kid, recently married, he was pitching so well to start the season, and now he seems like more of a project than Oliver Perez…
Lennon provides quotes from Pelfrey, and Jerry Manuel, regarding the situation, as well as from Dan Warthen, who says, “I think he’s tense.”
…gee, dan, ya think… tense is one way to put it, i suppose…
“The tension of this year has really beat him up,” Warthen added.
…join the club… seriously, man, it’s been a long, long year…
Pelfrey had been 4–1 with a 3.88 ERA through his first nine starts of the season, during which the team was 7–2.
However, he is now 1–4 with 6.08 ERA in his last six starts, and has allowed 12 runs and 17 hits, including four homers, during his last two games.
