2008 Opening Day Roster
Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB 25 Pedro Feliciano L/L 5-10 190 08/25/76 48 Aaron Heilman R/R 6-5 225 11/12/78 33 John Maine R/R 6-4 200 05/08/81 45 Pedro Martinez R/R 5-11 195 10/25/71 34 Mike Pelfrey R/R 6-7 215 01/14/84 46 Oliver Perez L/L 6-3 215 08/15/81 […]
Starting Rotation
Willie Randolph announced the starting pitching rotation after yesterday’s game. And it is: Johan Santana Pedro Martinez Oliver Perez John Maine ???? No surprises there except that Willie chose not to anoint a 5th starter despite having previously said he wants to name one by the start of the season. Both Orlando Hernandez and Mike […]
Pedro To Make First Spring Start
Pedro Martinez makes his first spring start today. It’s only the second time he’s been scheduled to play in a game. The first time, March 6, the game was rained out. Pedro has been filling his time by pitching simulated games and batting practice. It’s kind of late to be getting your first start but […]
Jack Curry on Santana’s Changeup
Jack Curry has an article in today’s New York Times discussing Johan Santana‘s changeup and how much it looks like a fastball. Here are some quotes: Rick Peterson: “When you talk to hitters and hitting coaches, the No. 1 factor for being a productive hitter in the major leagues is pitch recognition. If your fastball […]
El Duque Starting Slow
It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted but interestingly enough not much has happened. Carlos Beltran had a mini war of words through the media with Jimmy Rollins after Beltran said the Mets were the team to beat this year. Oliver Perez handed the Mets organization their first arbitration loss in 16 years. […]
Pedro Speaks
Pedro Martinez spoke with the media yesterday at Port St. Lucie and was his usual self. Here are some of the interesting things he mentions. On the steroids era: “I dominated that era and I did it clean. I can stand by my numbers and I can be proud of them.” On steroids testing: “I […]
Many Open Questions
With spring training starting this week it’s time to to ask some questions that the Mets will be facing this season. Here are some I came up with. Feel free to leave your own in the comments. Top of the rotation – This is what Mets fans have been dreaming of all off season. Johan […]
PETA Gets On Pedro
Yesterday’s news about Pedro Martinez and cockfighting got under the collar of PETA who issued a letter calling for Pedro to apologize. Pedro and the Mets released separate statements but neither issued an apology. Both said that cockfighting is legal and part of the culture in the Dominican Republic. Personally, though I don’t support cruelty […]
Pedro At The Cockfights
A video showing Pedro Martinez and Hall of Fame pitcher Juan Marichal serving as honorary “soltadores” at a cockfight in the Dominican Republic. “Soltadores” are those who release the animal at the start of the fight. Cockfighting is legal in the Dominican Republic so Pedro didn’t break a law. However considering it’s looked down upon […]
Pedro, Moises Help TS Noel Survivors
Pedro Martinez and Moises Alou have launched a fund raising campaign to help survivors of Tropical Storm Noel. They have made a series of public service announcements that will appear on SNY, Mets.com and SNY.tv. If you’d like to make a tax deductible contribution send a check payable to the New York Mets Foundation (mark […]
