STIGT 03/24 O's at Mets

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Anyone got Webb's cell phone number? All the mics are working except
Keith and Gary's.

[metirish]

Yeah it's hard to hear them,I have the TV up loud but then when it goes to break it blows my ears off,drama at Tradition field,Willie pulls Park after three perfect innings and Park is not happy...Willie will address the situation after the game Buckhart said.....

[Guest iramets]

27 pitches and out while fighting for a job. I'd be pissed too.

Of course, if Willie's going to say, Park makes the team, then he's got no complaint...OTOH, if Willie says "I decided to cut him, anyway", that's another matter.

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Freakin' annoying, the ball loudly pops into the catchers mitt and you can
hear the yahoos in the stands and Keith and Gary are muffled. Can't put on
the radio feed because it's six seconds behind SNY.

While I'm asking for cell numbers, anyone have Julies?

Reyes fouled one of his hoof earlier and was writhing in pain and actually sat
down but managed to walk it off and is still in the game.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Nice job by the Parker. Maybe this can go down under the chapter. "Poor Communication with Oriental Mets."

Bazooka Joe slinging 'em now.

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Screw Park. The only thing Willie might have done wrong is not clue Park
in that they'll be using a lot of pitchers today (and maybe that's Rick's job
anyway) if in fact that was the initial plan going in if I heard them right.

[Guest iramets]

A little speculation on WFAN just now that they may have dealt Park during the game.

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Even better. They haven't mentioined it on tv yet.

[metirish]

In the other game Maine has given up 12 hits in five innings...tied at four I think.

[nymr83]

fortunately his rotation spot should be secure.

i hope they dealt park.

[metirish]

The reason for taking Park out is Willie plans on pitching him in a few days to see how he responds on short rest...

[nymr83]

as a potential long-man?

[Guest Kid Carsey]

Unspecified bullpen duty. The guys on tv said Pelfrey seems to be the #5.
They also confirmed that Park wasn't told about his short start or the plans
for him to go again on Monday.

[metirish]

Yes,I believe that's what Gary reported.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yup, right here. "Poor Communication with Oriental Mets." Page 179.

[Gwreck]

Report from the "other game":

Mets brought their B squad to Jupiter vs. the Marlins:
Milledge RF
Newhan 3B
Johnson CF
Castro C
Carp 1B
Chip Ambres LF
Gotay 2B
A Hernandez SS
Maine P

1. It's a small sample size, but I don't think we *ever* want to see David Newhan playing at third base. He didn't look good again (started yesterday) there, even after extra fielding practice this morning.

2. Maine got hit pretty hard -- and the Marlins had only two* regulars in the lineup (Hanley Ramirez and Miguel Cabrera). 5.2 IP, 12H, 1 BB, 5K, 4 ER -- not pretty.

*Aaron Boone was 3-4 with 3 RBI -- I don't know if he's competing with Jacobs for the first base spot or has maybe already won the job.

3. Ben Johnson is pretty fast. It wasn't just hustle-to-win-a-job -- which he did, very well, beating it down the line hard even on a routine ground ball -- but looked good stealing a base too.

4. Two outfield assists for Chip Ambres, including an impressive throw to the plate to nail the trail runner (from 2nd) on a single.

5. Milledge was 2-3 but got nailed in the side by a nasty Felix Rodriguez (a setup man for the Marlins this year, probably) pitch. Lastings also had an unfortunate GIDP to end the game.

6. Matt Lindstrom, now with the Marlins, had huge control problems and nearly blew the game for the Marlins, walking the first two batters in the top of the 9th with a two-run lead.

7. David Newhan is too much of a free swinger. Somebody needs to tell him to take some damn pitches.

Final: Marlins 6, Mets 5.

Bonus:
Adding to our list from yesterday:
Chan Ho Park -- Silver Dodge Durango.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

I was at the game today. We were going to attend the game aginst the Marlins -- my parents live in Jupiter -- but it was SRO when we went to buy tix around 11.

So we sped up to St. Lucie, and good thing, too. All the regulars played except Delgado, of course. I never get to see them in person, so this was my first chance to see Wright and Reyes in person.

Stunned that they could only muster 1 hit off the Baltimore B team until the seventh.

But I like the changes to the ballpark.

Park looked OK, Joe Smith got his outs, but they were not easy ones.