Mets Win Opener
Opening day was a success for the Mets. The story people are making the biggest deal about is the bullpen. Sean Green, J.J. Putz and Francisco Rodriguez did a great job after starter Johan Santana left the game with 2 outs in the 6th inning. The thing to remember is that this is one game […]
2009 Opening Day Roster
Below is the opening day roster as it stands now. When the fifth starter is needed Livan Hernandez will replace Nick Evans. Pitchers B/T Ht Wt DOB 25 Pedro Feliciano L/L 5-10 190 08/25/76 48 Sean Green R/R 6-6 235 04/20/79 33 John Maine R/R 6-4 200 05/08/81 36 […]
Spring Notes
There’s a buzz around this morning about today’s batting order and it has nothing to do with where Luis Castillo or Jose Reyes will bat. Manager Jerry Manuel has put today’s starting pitcher Oliver Perez in the no. 2 hole in the order. Manuel wants to see Perez bunt and is apparently confident enough that […]
First Injury of 2009 Preseason
The Mets suffered their first injury of the spring today when pitcher Sean Green, acquired as part of the J.J. Putz trade, left during the first inning of today’s exhibition opener after suffering a cut fingernail on his throwing hand.
Mets Make Splash at Winter Meetings
It’s been a while since I posted and with all the action that went down during the winter meeting in Las Vegas last week I figured it’s time to post an update. The biggest news of the week occurred in the bullpen where the Mets made a splash with a couple of bold moves on […]