New York, NY (WFAN) -- 1. Jimmy - NYC - Do you enjoy teaching the younger pitchers on the team? Pedro Martinez once said that he didn't feel comfortable talking about such things unless the other person asked him first. How do you feel?
2. Carlos - Houston, TX (originally from Elmhurst) - What are your thoughts on the pitch count? Do you wish that Jerry Manuel would let you pitch more complete games?
3. Michael - Middlesex, NJ - What has it been like to pitch in Citi Field? It seems like a great pitcher's park. Do you enjoy pitching there?
4. Rob - Jackson, NJ - What aspect of your change up do you think is most importand - grip, arm speed or location?
5. Louis - New Haven, CT - Is playing in New York what you expected when you signed with the Mets?
It looked like it was going to be another night with little offense for the Mets, but then the long ball (what?) – two 2-run homers – and they rallied for a 5-2 win over the Marlins in Jupiter.
Quick capsule on St. Paddy’s Day game at the Red Sox…..
Mike Pelfrey very sharp. 4 innings – 4 hits – 1 run – 0 walks – 2 strikeouts. 66 pitches – 44 strikes. The only run Pelfrey allowed came on a tailing liner by Dustin Pedroia that should have been caught for the 3rd out by Alex Cora, but it ticked off his glove.
Angel Pagan put a smile on everyone’s face with a 2-run walkoff HR in the bottom of the 9th inning to lift the Mets past the Cardinals 6-5 on Monday afternoon. Fernando Nieve made the start and promptly gave up 2 runs in the 1st inning. He went three, yielding 5 hits with a walk.
Anderson Hernandez hit the 6,000th home run in Mets' history in the first game of the day-night doubleheader in Philadelphia this past Sunday. Here are some of the other all-time milestone homers for the Mets:
Permit me this indulgence as I begin the post All Star break period. The tiny bit of vacation that I had adjacent to the break allowed for a brief vacation, and at my wife's behest we spent a few days in London.
Sitting here in a dank, bleak hotel room in Baltimore, watching the rain come down, makes me wonder just exactly why it is that we're here. That's WE, as in the entire Mets traveling party, not just me.
In an interview, I once asked Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck what sport was his favorite to broadcast? Without any hesitiation he replied, " winning baseball". I asked the inevitable follow up question, which sport is your least favorite? Jack answered, " losing baseball".
Baseball isn't just about the games being played, scrutinized, argued, and judged.. It's about the people who play it. I learned a long time ago that criticism is as common an element to the game as a bat and a ball.
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