IGT, 3/6, Mets at Nats

[Guest Edgy DC]

Spending a lot of time in the division this spring and, in fact, have yet to play an American League club.

Only sort of half a regular in the lineup today, with an unlikely number three hitter. Lineups culled from the Daily News and the Washington Post

1. Pagan, CF
2. Martinez, F, LF
3. Cabrera, 2B
4. Jacobs, DH
5. Hessman, 3B
6. Jacobs, 1B
7. Blanco, C
8. Nieuwenhuis, RF
9. Tejada, SS

1. Nyjer Morgan, CF
2. Christian Guzman, DH
3. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B
4. Adam Dunn, 1B
5. Mike Morse, RF
6. Willie Harris, LF
7. Wil Nieves, C
8. Alberto Gonzalez, SS
9. Eric Bruntlett 2b, 2B

New York		=#FF0040]Washington
Pelfrey	Jon Lannan

Lannan has had some big starts agains the Mets. Due to follow him is a slate that includes two exies:

• Shawn Estes
• Aaron Thompson
• Tyler Walker
• Atahualpa Severino
• Andrew Kown
• Sean Burnett

[Guest Kong76]

T'would be nice to have some freakin' tv coverage.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Mets get two in the first on a sacrifice fly RBI by Dr. Johnny Fever and an RBI single by Ike Davis.

They give one back in the bottom half of the inning due to an error by Davis --- his third of the spring, all leading to runs.

[MFS62]

Other high/ low lights:
Ike's hit was off a lefty.
Fernando goes yard off Estes.

The Nats' left fielder, who seems to make the web gems every time he plays the Mets (Willie Harris?) had two more in the first inning to save several runs - one catch in the corner, one over the wall to save a 3 run dinger.
Ike's error means Pelfrey only gave up 3 ER in that inning.

The wind is blowing out toward right center.
Later

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Two hits off lefties for Ike brings him to 3-for-4 in five PAs off lefties so far this spring.

I'm not sayin', I'm just sayin'.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Henry Blanco gets an RBI single to put the Mets up.

First week of spring is seeing a lot of offense.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Eddie Kunz, a disaster his last time out, gets back on the horse and throws a scoreless inning --- it's probably more important that it was walkless as well. He's got his ERA down to 27.00 and and is followed by a shutout inning from Niesen. Niesen's name was spelled "Nielson" in a recent prospect issue of Inside Pitch.

[Theoldmole]

Fernando Martinez belts another!

[Guest Edgy DC]

That also makes him 4-4.

[MFS62]

That also makes him 4-4.[/quote:1676ptqe]
And don't forget that old adage. "This is that time of the year when the pitchers are (supposed to be) ahead of the hitters. "
Because of the compressed reporting times and special pre-ST camps these days, do they say that any more?

Later

[Guest Edgy DC]

Sean Green came in with the bases loaded and two outs, letting one run score, but he struck out three in 1 1/3 IP.

We now have a Travis Blackley sighting.

[MFS62]

Mets score 14.
For those of you who weren't listening, they missed the kick after the first TD. So they had Henry Blanco run for two after the second TD.

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

[*:bx9on3za]Pagan, CF[/*:m:bx9on3za]
[*:bx9on3za]Martinez, F, LF[/*:m:bx9on3za]
[*:bx9on3za]Cabrera, 2B[/*:m:bx9on3za]
[*:bx9on3za]Jacobs, DH[/*:m:bx9on3za]
[*:bx9on3za]Hessman, 3B[/*:m:bx9on3za]
[*:bx9on3za]Jacobs, 1B[/*:m:bx9on3za]
[*:bx9on3za]Blanco, C[/*:m:bx9on3za]
[*:bx9on3za]Nieuwenhuis, RF[/*:m:bx9on3za]
[*:bx9on3za]Tejada, SS[/*:m:bx9on3za][/list:o:bx9on3za][/quote:bx9on3za]

Is that a mistake, or is there a second guy named Jacobs in camp?

[ashie62]

Cvernak batted cleanup..Rest easy, only one Jacobs

[Valadius]

Pelfrey unveiled his new splitter, which was apparently an effective pitch.