Spring Training 2013

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Nice. Shouldn't be a problem now that Acosta is gone, but thanks for the head's-up.

[Edgy MD]

Corporal den Dekker, Sir! Reporting for duty, Sir!

[Guest themetfairy]

It's almost here!

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Has anyone been to Cards camp in Jupiter? Is the town worth spending all or part of a day, or is it kind of an outpost? We're thinking about sneaking in one more game while we're there, and Lakeland is just a bit too far out of the way.

[Ceetar]

Swan Swan H wrote: Has anyone been to Cards camp in Jupiter? Is the town worth spending all or part of a day, or is it kind of an outpost? We're thinking about sneaking in one more game while we're there, and Lakeland is just a bit too far out of the way.

I didn't see much of Jupiter, although I think we stayed at the hotel off the highway there. I think it's just another typical suburban strip mall town in Florida.

Technically I saw the _Marlins_ camp in Jupiter, but it's the same place. It's actually fairly nice as far as Spring Training stadiums go. If you're squeezing it in this won't matter to you, but plenty of Mets players (well visiting players, and probably Cards/Marlins too) drive there since it's so close. Right after the game (or hell, before if a guy's lifted early and looking to sneak away) they'll leave by a gate near the LF corner and walk across the street to the players parking lot. A lot of people hang out there for autographs (although often the players will only sign while walking the distance. Jose Valentin got pissed we didn't take the pen cap off for him)

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Good info, Ceetar. Thank you.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

Mr. Met has to do all the dirty work.

[Ceetar]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: Mr. Met has to do all the dirty work.

only when the cameras are on. Afterwards he just sits around with a big head.

[Edgy MD]

Boom!

[Edgy MD]

Harvey.

[bmfc1]

Swan Swan H wrote: Has anyone been to Cards camp in Jupiter? Is the town worth spending all or part of a day, or is it kind of an outpost? We're thinking about sneaking in one more game while we're there, and Lakeland is just a bit too far out of the way.

There is a mall across the street but that's it. You won't want to make your visit to Jupiter, FL an entire day.

[bmfc1]

[u:296b4ghk]Mets Spring TV (per a post at 506.com):[/u:296b4ghk]
Mon. Feb. 25 � Washington, 6 p.m. on SNY
Wed. Feb. 27 � St. Louis, 1 p.m. on SNY
Fri. March 1 � Detroit, 1 p.m. on SNY
Sat. March 2 � Miami, 1 p.m. on WPIX-11
Mon. March 4 � Atlanta, 1 p.m. on SNY
Thur. March 7 � Miami, 1 p.m. on SNY
Sat. March 9 � Houston, 1 p.m. on SNY
Thur. March 14 � Detroit, 1 p.m. on SNY
Sat. March 16 � Miami, 1 p.m. on SNY
Sun. March 17 � Atlanta, 1 p.m. on WPIX-11
Thur. March 21 � St. Louis, 1 p.m. on SNY
Sat. March 23 � Washington, 1 p.m. on WPIX-11
Sun. March 24 � Detroit, 1 p.m. on WPIX-11
Tues. March 26 � St. Louis, 1 p.m. on SNY (also on ESPN)
Wed. March 27 � Houston, 6 p.m. on SNY
Thur. March 28 � at Washington, 1 p.m. on ESPN
NOTE: Subject to change

[Guest Swan Swan H]

bmfc1 wrote: Swan Swan H wrote: Has anyone been to Cards camp in Jupiter? Is the town worth spending all or part of a day, or is it kind of an outpost? We're thinking about sneaking in one more game while we're there, and Lakeland is just a bit too far out of the way. There is a mall across the street but that's it. You won't want to make your visit to Jupiter, FL an entire day.

Thanks. Sounds like if we do decide to go it will be in and out.

[metirish]

Jay Horwitz ?@Jay_HorwitzPR
Shawn Marcum meets the NY media on his first day in Port St. Lucie.

[Guest themetfairy]

OMG - He's a deer in the headlights!

[Frayed Knot]

metirish wrote:

Sheeet, what's goin' on here?
In Toronto we only had like seven journalists total and six of them were covering the Maple Leafs!

[ashie62]

Zach Wheeler to officially open at AAA per Terry....I thought maybe he had some shot day 1.

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/mlb/5784/zack-wheeler

[Benjamin Grimm]

That can change if Santana, Niese, Marcum, Gee, or Harvey have to go on the DL before Opening Day.

[Edgy MD]

Yeah, I wouldn't read that as carved in stone.

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: That can change if Santana, Niese, Marcum, Gee, or Harvey have to go on the DL before Opening Day.

gonna need a lot more than just one of them to go on the DL.

Wheeler is not starting in the majors.

[Benjamin Grimm]

I'm not so sure. What other starters are ahead of Wheeler on the depth chart? McHugh? Hefner? Mejia? Maybe they are, but maybe they're not.

[Guest Swan Swan H]

I have no idea what will happen between now and April 1, but a guy like Wheeler making it onto the Opening Day roster is just the kind of feel-good story that a team like the Mets can use. Set expectations low and you'll never be disappointed.

[Ceetar]

Swan Swan H wrote: I have no idea what will happen between now and April 1, but a guy like Wheeler making it onto the Opening Day roster is just the kind of feel-good story that a team like the Mets can use. Set expectations low and you'll never be disappointed.

at the expense of an arbitration year and or full year of control?

Hefner, McHugh and yes probably Mejia all get the nod above him. If three guys get injured in Spring Training, Sandy probably pulls a quick trade/sign for a wily vet before using Wheeler.

They'd get fancy with skipping the fifth starter and slotting someone in for a start or two before they go to Wheeler out of Spring based on everything the front office has said since last summer.

[Edgy MD]

Swan Swan H wrote: I have no idea what will happen between now and April 1, but a guy like Wheeler making it onto the Opening Day roster is just the kind of feel-good story that a team like the Mets can use. Set expectations low and you'll never be disappointed.

Yeah, I always thought announcing that a guy wasn't expected to make the roster was doing just that.

[G-Fafif]

Baseball players getting ready to play baseball.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

G-Fafif wrote: Baseball players getting ready to play baseball.

The snark is strong with this one.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Zack Wheeler Wows At Mets Camp, Looks �Like A No. 1? Starter

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) � Mets top pitching prospect Zack Wheeler took the mound at Port St. Lucie on Wednesday, delivering 30 pitches in live batting practice to Marlon Byrd, Justin Turner and John Buck. And the Mets couldn�t help but rave about the ace up the 22-year-old right-hander�s sleeve. �It�s not just him looking like a big leaguer, it�s him looking like a No. 1,� said Byrd, according to the New York Post. The veteran outfielder described Wheeler�s stuff as �a blinky,� meaning �you see it, lose it and then see it at the last second, which makes his fastball, his slider, even tougher to hit.� Byrd also threw the name of Detroit ace Justin Verlander out there, according to the Post. Turner said the baseball �looks like a little aspirin� coming out of Wheeler�s hand, and compared him to a certain young starter in Washington. �That�s the first time I�ve seen him throw in person, and he�s got some late life on his fastball,� said Turner. �It kind of jumps on you, and we�re talking the late explosion that (Stephen) Strasburg has on his fastball. I was impressed.� Wheeler, the centerpiece of the 2011 trade that sent Carlos Beltran to San Francisco, is expected to start the season at Triple-A. But it�s only a matter of time before the young gun joins the likes of Johan Santana, Jonathon Niese and Matt Harvey on New York�s staff. �You�ve got to go in prepared, and that�s what I trained for this offseason,� Wheeler said. �I�m looking to go in there and compete and make some decisions hard.� Wheeler combined to go 12-8 with a 3.26 ERA at Double-A Binghamton and Triple-A Buffalo in 2012. He had 148 strikeouts in 149 innings. Mets manager Terry Collins came away impressed on Wednesday, saying the prospect �wasn�t intimidated at all� despite facing big-league hitters and working in front of a curious crowd behind the batting cage. �He�s the real deal,� said Collins. �And it tells me there�s a tremendous light at the end of the tunnel here.�

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/02/21/zack-wheeler-wows-at-mets-camp-looks-like-a-no-1-starter/

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Keepin' it real, yo.

Anthony DiComo ?@AnthonyDiComo Four #Mets officials, including Wilpon, crowded around to see Hansel Robles throw. Front office has been raving about him this spring.

Kevin Burkhardt ?@KBurkhardtSNY People in Mets camp absolutely raving about Rafael Montero. 110 walks, 19BB in A ball last year. His live BP on @Mets Hot Stove, 10pm, SNY.

[TransMonk]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Zack Wheeler Wows At Mets Camp, Looks �Like A No. 1? Starter �It�s not just him looking like a big leaguer, it�s him looking like a No. 1,� said Byrd, according to the New York Post.

No offense to Wheeler, but I bet a lot of pitchers look like a No. 1 to Marlon Byrd.

[Edgy MD]

In order to stay within the 140-character limit, Kevin wrote "walks" when he meant "strikeouts." That's 111 strikeouts and 19 walks.

I love my 2012 Brooklyn staff, featuring Hansel Robles. Check out that SO/BB rate by Mateo.