In the top of the 4th inning, Marlon Anderson and Ryan Church collided in shallow right field. Church doesn't "remember anything about anything."
Both players were attempting to track down an Andruw Jones shallow pop and collided. Each player remained on the ground for a significant period of time. When Church came to his feet, he wobbled around and had trouble standing.
He was taken to the hospital for a CT scan, and was diagnosed with a concussion. Anderson is said to have a contusion on his chest. Adam Rubin quotes Anderson as saying, "No blood. Soon as he hit me, though, a little bit of what I had for lunch came out of me."
3/1/08
Line-up vs. the Dodgers
The Mets will take on the Joe Torre and the Los Angeles Dodgers today in Port St. Lucie at 1:10 p.m.
Line-ups for todays game:
Seeing Anderson at first will be interesting, I have a sneaking suspicion after this mornings report, we'll be seeing him there a lot. Pagan is an intriguing one too, I think he'll be making the team over a guy like Brady Clark.
I may or may not be able to watch the game, so the recap will be a little patchy.
Line-ups for todays game:
METS
SS Jose Reyes
1B Marlon Anderson
3B David Wright
LF Moises Alou
RF Ryan Church
CF Angel Pagan
DH Ramon Castro
C Salomon Manriquez
LH Jonahan Niese
Seeing Anderson at first will be interesting, I have a sneaking suspicion after this mornings report, we'll be seeing him there a lot. Pagan is an intriguing one too, I think he'll be making the team over a guy like Brady Clark.
I may or may not be able to watch the game, so the recap will be a little patchy.
Here comes the injury bug: Delgado and El Duque
In a season where he is trying to bounce back from putting up his worst numbers, Carlos Delgado is already getting checked out for an injury.
According to Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post, Delgado was sent up to New York after experiencing pain in his right hip. This is the same hip that sidelined him down the stretch of 2007.
Delgado is said to be back in camp tomorrow.
Here we go again with the injuries. I'm still fairly confident Delgado won't have as dismal of a season as last year because he played a lot with injuries. With this injury popping up so soon in spring training though, I may not be so sure.
Update: David Lennon is reporting that Delgado was diagnosed with "impingement of the right hip" and should be ready to play again in a few days.
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Orlando Hernandez continues to struggle with his injured foot, falling further and further behind the rest of the staff.
El Duque attempted batting practice on Friday, but was not confident enough to push off at full strength and get velocity on his pitches.
Adam Rubin has El Duque quotes as saying, "I'm not worried, but I'm worried. I have a lot of time still - one month. But now, it's no good. I'm not feeling comfortable on the mound."
"It's no good." That is not what I want to be hearing from you, Duque. In my eyes, we're going to see another bullpen pitcher on the roster for the first two weeks of the season until the Mets actually need a 5th pitcher (due to scheduling, the Mets could start the season with only 4 starters).
Once those two weeks are up we'll see where El Duque stands on his injury and ability, and if not, Mike Pelfrey will make it up to the team much sooner than we expected.
According to Bart Hubbuch of the NY Post, Delgado was sent up to New York after experiencing pain in his right hip. This is the same hip that sidelined him down the stretch of 2007.
Delgado is said to be back in camp tomorrow.
Here we go again with the injuries. I'm still fairly confident Delgado won't have as dismal of a season as last year because he played a lot with injuries. With this injury popping up so soon in spring training though, I may not be so sure.
Update: David Lennon is reporting that Delgado was diagnosed with "impingement of the right hip" and should be ready to play again in a few days.
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Orlando Hernandez continues to struggle with his injured foot, falling further and further behind the rest of the staff.
El Duque attempted batting practice on Friday, but was not confident enough to push off at full strength and get velocity on his pitches.
Adam Rubin has El Duque quotes as saying, "I'm not worried, but I'm worried. I have a lot of time still - one month. But now, it's no good. I'm not feeling comfortable on the mound."
"It's no good." That is not what I want to be hearing from you, Duque. In my eyes, we're going to see another bullpen pitcher on the roster for the first two weeks of the season until the Mets actually need a 5th pitcher (due to scheduling, the Mets could start the season with only 4 starters).
Once those two weeks are up we'll see where El Duque stands on his injury and ability, and if not, Mike Pelfrey will make it up to the team much sooner than we expected.
2/29/08
Separated at birth?
Separated at birth?On the left: Pedro Martinez // On the right: Domenico Nesci from A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila and That's Amore.
Photo of the Day: Santana
Johan Santana allowed 3 earned runs on 4 hits in two innings in his first "start" for the Mets.
I still can't get over seeing him in a Mets uniform.
(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Game Recap: Cardinals 5 -- Mets 4
Johan Santana made his first "start" as a member of the New York Mets, and quickly got taken deep by a man who has one major league at bat in 3 years.
Santana pitched 2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits. Juan Gonzalez, who has only had one AB in the majors in the last 3 years, took Santana deep with two runners on base in the first inning.
Johan, #57, Mets blue and orange. I can get used to that.
It's just so fitting for the Mets to acquire the best pitcher in baseball and have him give up a 3-run home run to a man that been trying to come back for three years, isn't it?
(Adam Rubin has Santana's mid-game post conference.)
Both Billy Wagner and Aaron Heilman threw perfect innings of baseball.
Nelson Figueroa, Joselo Diaz, and Ricardo Rincon each tallied a scoreless inning.
Duaner Sanchez also pitched an inning, allowing a solo home run to Albert Pujols to lead off the inning, but shook off the rust and completed the inning without any further damage.
Luckily, no one tried to lay down a bunt while Wagner was on the mound.
Great to see Sanchez back and feeling good. Goggles, how I've missed you.
Eddie Kunz allowed one run to score on 2 hits in the top of the 9th inning. Kunz struck out one.
Jose Reyes led off the game with a single, going 2-3 on the day with a run and an RBI.
Brady Clark, who is a non-roster invitee, played the entire game, going 2-5 with 2 singles and a run scored.
Unfortunately, I just don't see any room on the team for Clark, as much as I'd think he'd help the team.
David Wright went 1-3 on the day, driving in one run. Moises Alou also drove in one.
Ruben Gotay came in as a substitution, and added a solo home run in the bottom of the 9th inning.
Nice to see Gotay with some power. If he gets his shot this season, which I think he will since he is out of options, I'd love to see some power out of his bat along with some consistency of course.
(Doug Benc/Getty Images)
Santana pitched 2 innings, allowing 3 runs on 4 hits. Juan Gonzalez, who has only had one AB in the majors in the last 3 years, took Santana deep with two runners on base in the first inning.
Johan, #57, Mets blue and orange. I can get used to that.
It's just so fitting for the Mets to acquire the best pitcher in baseball and have him give up a 3-run home run to a man that been trying to come back for three years, isn't it?
(Adam Rubin has Santana's mid-game post conference.)
Both Billy Wagner and Aaron Heilman threw perfect innings of baseball.
Nelson Figueroa, Joselo Diaz, and Ricardo Rincon each tallied a scoreless inning.
Duaner Sanchez also pitched an inning, allowing a solo home run to Albert Pujols to lead off the inning, but shook off the rust and completed the inning without any further damage.
Luckily, no one tried to lay down a bunt while Wagner was on the mound.
Great to see Sanchez back and feeling good. Goggles, how I've missed you.
Eddie Kunz allowed one run to score on 2 hits in the top of the 9th inning. Kunz struck out one.
Jose Reyes led off the game with a single, going 2-3 on the day with a run and an RBI.
Brady Clark, who is a non-roster invitee, played the entire game, going 2-5 with 2 singles and a run scored.
Unfortunately, I just don't see any room on the team for Clark, as much as I'd think he'd help the team.
David Wright went 1-3 on the day, driving in one run. Moises Alou also drove in one.
Ruben Gotay came in as a substitution, and added a solo home run in the bottom of the 9th inning.
Nice to see Gotay with some power. If he gets his shot this season, which I think he will since he is out of options, I'd love to see some power out of his bat along with some consistency of course.
(Doug Benc/Getty Images)
Juan-Gone takes Johan deep
It's the Mets, would you really expect him to cruise through this?
Yes, I know, first spring training start, but isn't it funny how Juan Gonzalez took Johan Santana deep for a 3-run home run in the first inning.
Juan-Gone has had ONE at bat in the majors in the last three years.
I just find this hysterical.
Update: Santana is done. 2 innings. 3 runs on 4 hits.
Yes, I know, first spring training start, but isn't it funny how Juan Gonzalez took Johan Santana deep for a 3-run home run in the first inning.
Juan-Gone has had ONE at bat in the majors in the last three years.
I just find this hysterical.
Update: Santana is done. 2 innings. 3 runs on 4 hits.
Line-up vs. the Cardinals, part duex
The Mets will take on the St. Louis Cardinals in their first home game of spring training at 1:10 p.m.
Here are the line-ups via Adam Rubin:
Mets
SS Jose Reyes
RF Brady Clark
3B David Wright
1B Carlos Delgado
LF Moises Alou
DH Ryan Church
C Ramon Castro
CF Angel Pagan
2B Anderson Hernandez
Pitchers:
Johan Santana, Billy Wagner, Aaron Heilman, Ricardo Rincon, Duaner Sanchez, Nelson Figueroa, Eddie Kunz.
Santana will be fun to watch, but I really want to see how Sanchez handles real batters.
1:10 on SNY. The moment we've kind of been waiting for.
Here are the line-ups via Adam Rubin:
Mets
SS Jose Reyes
RF Brady Clark
3B David Wright
1B Carlos Delgado
LF Moises Alou
DH Ryan Church
C Ramon Castro
CF Angel Pagan
2B Anderson Hernandez
Pitchers:
Johan Santana, Billy Wagner, Aaron Heilman, Ricardo Rincon, Duaner Sanchez, Nelson Figueroa, Eddie Kunz.
Santana will be fun to watch, but I really want to see how Sanchez handles real batters.
1:10 on SNY. The moment we've kind of been waiting for.
Leap Day signifigance?
Does anyone find it significant that Johan Santana is making his first "start" on February 29th, or "Leap Day?"
Think the Mets are taking a "big leap" by acquiring Santana and pushing them to that next level to try and secure a World Series title?
Think on it.
Also, Check out Marty Noble's Leap Day column.
Think the Mets are taking a "big leap" by acquiring Santana and pushing them to that next level to try and secure a World Series title?
Think on it.
Also, Check out Marty Noble's Leap Day column.
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