Oliver Perez Makes Another Good Start

Bill Ladson of MLB.com summarizes the game nicely. I don’t need a long, drawn-out novel about a spring training game. The important thing is that Oliver Perez put together his second good start in a row. As I’ve said before here, I think spring starts are more important for Perez than anyone else on the team. I believe that he has the best stuff on the team except for Santana. Some may argue that Pedro has better stuff… but that was a few years ago. Perez needs to find consistency as early as possible. Today’s start is a good sign.

Oliver Perez

Pedro Martinez First Start A Success

Marty Noble reports for MLB.com that Pedro pitched well against the Tigers today. He pitched four scoreless innings (58 pitches) and gave up four hits. He was slow to cover first on a ground ball by Timo Perez of all people! All in all it was a successful outing.

“I’m right where I want to be,” was Martinez’s general self-assessment, the only assessment that matters. Continue reading “Pedro Martinez First Start A Success”

War of Words Continues with Phillies

Mark Hale of the Post reports that Jimmy Rollins and Billy Wagner are still jawing about the upcoming season series.

“That wasn’t a one-year thing,” Rollins said. “It’s still gonna ring true in 2008 and every year I’m with the Phillies. We’re going to win. It’s gonna come down to who wants it more, and we want to win more than the Mets do.” Continue reading “War of Words Continues with Phillies”

Pedro Martinez Spring Debut Tomorrow

Pedro goes against the Tigers in PSL tomorrow making his first start of the spring. It’ll be interesting to see how many innings he’ll pitch. I would guess it’ll be three. The norm has been two innings for pitchers making their first start and the Mets have always been especially cautious with Pedro. There are only two weeks left until opening day so I hope that they give Pedro a longer leash if he’s feeling good.

Anthony DiComo provides the coverage for MLB.com with the obligatory quote from Johan Santana about how excited he is to spend time with Pedro this year.