Spring Trainer Opener vs Mets

[McNulty]

Good lord people, don't be afraid to start it!

Edit: Just to make everyone jealous a little, I'm sitting outside listening to this game with a cigar and a beer...its mid to upper 60s right now. :D

[srock]

Just beat me to it! I'll delete my thread.

Mets at Orioles. MLB TV Audio feed is up and running...PLAYBALL!

[WietersOvechkin]

Good lord people, don't be afraid to start it!

Edit: Just to make everyone jealous a little, I'm sitting outside listening to this game with a cigar and a beer...its mid to upper 60s right now. :D

Thanks for rubbing it in... I'll be sitting inside, but I'll grab a beer too. :D:D

[backwardsk]

Good lord people, don't be afraid to start it!

Edit: Just to make everyone jealous a little, I'm sitting outside listening to this game with a cigar and a beer...its mid to upper 60s right now. :D

I wonder if my boss will get upset if I did the same at my cube?

[backwardsk]

2 pitches, one out for the Henn.

[McNulty]

Just beat me to it! I'll delete my thread.

Mets at Orioles. MLB TV Audio feed is up and running...PLAYBALL!

Just by a hair. :D

Oh, and I named this thread "Spring Trainer" in honor of my grandfather who refused to call it Spring Training.

[srock]

I wonder if my boss will get upset if I did the same at my cube?

Just popped the cap off a Sam Adam's. An unwritten perk to telecommuting.

Strike one!

[YardBirds13]

Walks are one thing that won't help your case, Mr. Hennessey.

[PaulFolk]

Woohoo! First Game Thread of the new O's season.

Is there a way to listen to this game online (for free)?

[Jules]

Just popped the cap off a Sam Adam's. An unwritten perk to telecommuting.

Strike one!

I have a meeting at my daughter's school in an hour, I think they would mind if I smelled of Sam's.

I'll have an iced tea:mad:

[WietersOvechkin]

Woohoo! First Game Thread of the new O's season.

Is there a way to listen to this game online (for free)?

http://www.1057thefan.com/pages/217623.php

Its working for me.

[McNulty]

TWO...a double play.

[YardBirds13]

Woohoo! First Game Thread of the new O's season.

Is there a way to listen to this game online (for free)?

I don't think so, I'm listening via my MLB subscrip.

Single past Gomez for Pagan, two on, one out for the Mets, Ryan Church at the plate.


To Gomez, Double Play!

6 to 4 to 3...Gomez, Freel, Salazar!

[Jules]

Woohoo! First Game Thread of the new O's season.

Is there a way to listen to this game online (for free)?

http://player.play.it/player/player.html?v=4.1.25&id=115&onestat=whfs-freefm

[backwardsk]

Gomez to Freel to Salazar.

I like the fact that Hennessey is keeping the ball on the ground. Not sure if Izturis gets to that single.

[WillieHarrisRox]

http://www.1057thefan.com/pages/217623.php

[PaulFolk]

http://www.1057thefan.com/pages/217623.php

Its working for me.
Thanks! Ah, the dulcet tones of Joe Angel.

[YardBirds13]

Freel knocked the crap out of that one!

[backwardsk]

Team speed. Swinging bunt single for Freel.

[PaulFolk]

Freel hustles out an infield single on a roller to third. Credit Farney for that one.

[Saintbird]

I just got MLB.tv but this game is only on the radio. Good off his glove!

[Don_Aase_Fan]

That's awesome that 105.7 is streaming the game online. I thought that MLB policy prohibited it. Listening here at work! Sans beer and cigar unfortunately. :(

Let's go Jonesy...

[YardBirds13]

Apparently Adam Jones picked up some muscle this off-season. And Joe Angel says Adam must have gotten it from the muscle he lost....

Man I love Joe.

[McNulty]

Ah, the first Joe Angel random tangent of the year. I'm so glad baseball is back.

[blid]

That's awesome that 105.7 is streaming the game online. I thought that MLB policy prohibited it. Listening here at work! Sans beer and cigar unfortunately. :(

Let's go Jonesy...Maybe it's available because it's just a spring trainer.

[Saintbird]

Ahh come on Adam! Is it safe to put on my lucky hat during spring training?

[PaulFolk]

Jones whiffs on the breaking ball, Scott flies out on one pitch.

[YardBirds13]

HAHA! Talking about Pie:


Joe: What do you call those, Visa problems?

Fred: Yeah.

Joe: I've got those too. I can't make the payments.

[Saintbird]

Man I'm liking Freel already!

[MurphDogg]

Farney scores the first run of the (Spring Training) season!

[PaulFolk]

Freel swipes second, and Wigginton drives him in with an RBI single.

[YardBirds13]

RBI single for Wiggy!

1-0 O's!

[Saintbird]

There we go Wiggy! 1-0 O's!

[PaulBako]

Wiggy with an RBI! :clap3:

[srock]

I just got MLB.tv but this game is only on the radio. Good off his glove!

Not many (any?) games in Ft. Lauderdale have video. The facilities down there...not so good. Tickets are cheap though and you can sit right on top of the bullpen.

[Marcus]

WIGGY 1-0 O's!

[Don_Aase_Fan]

Wiggy with his first RBI for the good guys!

1-0 Birds

[backwardsk]

Hey, look at that. Speed on the basepaths scored a run for the O's.

Way to go Wigginton with the 2-out single.

Mets pitcher gets knocked out in the first (blister), get used to it O's opponents! :D

[YardBirds13]

And we have already knocked Sean Green out of the game....so much for that revamped Mets bullpen ;)

[PaulFolk]

Injury alert! Luckily, it's not an Oriole. Mets starter Sean Green (not to be confused with former Mets outfielder Shawn Green) gets injured on the Wiggy single.

[El Gordo]

Freel swipes second, and Wigginton drives him in with an RBI single.
I think It was Farney who stole 2B Freel scored.:laughlol:

[Saintbird]

Not many (any?) games in Ft. Lauderdale have video. The facilities down there...not so good. Tickets are cheap though and you can sit right on top of the bullpen.

Wow the pitcher is "injured" already. Unfortunately, I live right in the area where all the stadiums that the O's play in are a couple hours away.

[YardBirds13]

Pedro Feliciano in for the Mets.

He is a pretty tough lefty.

[PaulBako]

Pedro Feliciano in for the Mets.

He is a pretty tough lefty.

Wasn't he one of the "good" pitchers in the Mets struggling bullpen last year?

[Saintbird]

Pedro Feliciano in for the Mets.

He is a pretty tough lefty.

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=5314

Yeah, he's decent.

[Saintbird]

You can pretend to play in September?:rofl:

[RichieRich]

Pedro Feliciano in for the Mets.

He is a pretty tough lefty.

Related to Jose Feliciano?

[YardBirds13]

Wasn't he one of the "good" pitchers in the Mets struggling bullpen last year?

He gets lefties out usually.


Facing a righty, Oscar Salazar, right now.

[PaulFolk]

This Game Thread is already more populated than most of the August/September games last season.

[YardBirds13]

Oscar pops out to Ryan Church in right.

1-0 O's after 1.

[PaulFolk]

Salazar flies out to right. After 1 inning, the O's lead, 1-0.

[McNulty]

This Game Thread is already more populated than most of the August/September games last season.

Sometimes those threads had like 3 posts in them for the whole game. I'm going to wager that we'll reverse that trend this year.

[YardBirds13]

This Game Thread is already more populated than most of the August/September games last season.

Hope springs eternal Paul.

Plus, I'd assume our guys haven't given up on the season yet.

[YardBirds13]

Ramon Castro gone on two pitches on a fly ball to Jonesy.

[Saintbird]

Hope springs eternal Paul.

Plus, I'd assume our guys haven't given up on the season yet.

Key word: Some...hmm JTrea?

[YardBirds13]

Former Red Sock and seeming Oriole killer Alex Cora steps in for the Mets.

[YardBirds13]

Hennessey gets ahead 0-2, and then walks Cora.


2 walks already for Hennessey. That's about the worst thing you can do trying to win a spot in this rotation IMO.

[Big Ben]

Alex Cora walks after Hennessey was up 0-2. I hate it when that happens...

1B Nick Evans up; 1 out; runner on 1st.

[Three Run Homer]

Hennessey issues his 2nd walk in less than 2 innings...control is his strong suit so this is not a great sign.

[Saintbird]

Now I could be wrong but aren't we listening to baseball?

[YardBirds13]

Now I could be wrong but aren't we listening to baseball?

You lost me.

[PaulFolk]

Alex Cora walks after Hennessey was up 0-2. I hate it when that happens...

1B Nick Evans up; 1 out; runner on 1st.
Alex Cora ain't exactly Albert Pujols. That's the kind of batter you have to put away.

[Saintbird]

You lost me.

Nevermind I guess you didn't her the announcers.

[YardBirds13]

Bouncer into left field for a hit for Nick Evans. Two on, one out.

Jose Valentin (blast from the past!) up for the Mets.

[PaulFolk]

Single for Evans. Hennessey's getting himself into trouble.

[PaulFolk]

Bouncer into left field for a hit for Nick Evans. Two on, one out.

Jose Valentin (blast from the past!) up for the Mets.
I honestly thought Jose Valentin retired several years ago.

[YardBirds13]

Nevermind I guess you didn't her the announcers.

I'm listening.

What was wrong with what Joe and Fred were talkign about?

[Big Ben]

Evans singles through the hole to left field.

1st and 2nd, 1 out. Double play please?

EDIT: I'm way too slow for this PbP, apparently :)

[PaulBako]

JTrea's favorite gets a base hit.

[YardBirds13]

I honestly thought Jose Valentin retired several years ago.


So did I.


I remember him having some good seasons with the White Sox and Brewers, mostly.

[PaulFolk]

JTrea's favorite gets a base hit.
Scott Moore got a base hit? :laughlol:

[Three Run Homer]

Ball four, bases loaded...wish we could face team italy every day...

[YardBirds13]

Hennessey walks Valentin on 4 pitches, and none of them sounded close.

Kranny out to talk to him.

Mets big time prospect Fernando Martinez coming up.

[McNulty]

Trainer is out...uh oh.

[Three Run Homer]

Hennessey asks for the trainer.

[RichieRich]

Ugh...another walk...

[tywright]

Uh oh...Hennessey being taken out with an apparent injury

[Floater]

I thought we got rid of DCab?

[Three Run Homer]

One down, 36 to go?

[Saintbird]

Arghh... man looks like Waters is coming in soon...never mind. That was susprising ...oh wait. I'm confused!! Okay here comes Waters.

[RichieRich]

Bancells out to the mound...

[YardBirds13]

Hmm, Richie Bancells is on his way out now too.

Who knows if he is hurt or what, but certainly a less-than-impressive start for Hennessey.

Yup, Hennessey is out.

Chris Waters coming in.

[threedaysrest]

Hennessey's out of the game. :(:eek:

[PaulFolk]

I guess we couldn't get through one exhibition game without an injury. Hennessey is out with some sort of ailment.

[PaulBako]

Chris Waters now in the game.

[PaulFolk]

Well, Chris Waters can certainly make a good case for himself if he's able to escape this bases-loaded, one-out jam.

[RichieRich]

Ok...I'll be the first one to use it this year - Bridge over troubled Waters in the game...

[Jules]

Tiger tees off in 20 minutes... I might switch to the golf channel- or just run back and forth.

[Big Ben]

Hennessey to the 15-Day DL with "inability to throw strikes"? No, I keed, I keed... Hopefully, all is well with Hennessey.

With the bases loaded, it's only natural to bring in Waters to put out the fire :D

[YardBirds13]

Pretty rough start for Hennessey.

3 walks in less than two innings, and from the sound of it, the last one he wasn't even close. I'm sure Roch will be all over what the deal is with him.

I was hopign Hennessey wasn't one of the guys to make the team, because I'd like to see some younger guys (Pauley, Penn, Albers) get shots as starters, but obviously don't want your first guy pitching to get hurt.

[PaulBako]

I'm having this comercial about skiing.

I want to think about baseaball and spring, not winter! :(

[waroriole]

That's why you have 37 pitchers in camp.

[RichieRich]

Hennessey to the 15-Day DL with "inability to throw strikes"? No, I keed, I keed...

With the bases loaded, it's only natural to bring in Waters to put out the fire :D

Nice one...

[PaulFolk]

Gregg Zaun blocks a pitch in the dirt. It's so nice to have a catcher who actually knows how to do that.

[YardBirds13]

Waters got Fernando Martinez to chase a breaking ball in the dirt for strike 3!

Now he needs to get Luis Castillo to get out of the jam.

[Saintbird]

I'm having this comercial about skiing.

I want to think about baseaball and spring, not winter! :(

Same with me...and Anita Marks.:D

Yes! Remember what I said about Waters last year?

[Jules]

Gregg Zaun blocks a pitch in the dirt. It's so nice to have a catcher who actually knows how to do that.

and wants to...

[Don_Aase_Fan]

That's how it's done, Waters! :clap3:

[trk001]

Gregg Zaun blocks a pitch in the dirt. It's so nice to have a catcher who actually knows how to do that.

Wait, catchers can do that?

[waroriole]

Gregg Zaun blocks a pitch in the dirt. It's so nice to have a catcher who actually knows how to do that.

What does it matter, if the ball hits the dirt the C is not allowed to touch until it gets past him right?:D

[Saintbird]

Wait, catchers can do that?

Trust me it shocked me as well.

[PaulFolk]

Everything is in the dirt from Waters. Zaun is doing great work to block 'em all.

[YardBirds13]

3-2, bases loaded, 2 outs to Castillo......

[PaulBako]

I like the hockey style catcher mask. :cool:

[Saintbird]

(No comment)

[Three Run Homer]

Waters allows a two run single. Cut him! Down to 35!

Ok, ok, I'll take a valium or something.

[PaulBako]

Two runs score for Mets. :(

[RichieRich]

Nice try Waters...nice try...

[YardBirds13]

Castillo lines a hit to right field, Cora and Evans score, but the throw is cut off and thrown behind Castillo to get him out at first base.

Heading to the bottom of the second, 2-1 Mets.

[Saintbird]

There's Anita Marks again.:D

[YardBirds13]

No shame from Waters there, nice to see him get a K agaisnt a talented young lefty hitter, those are the guys he will need to get out at Norfolk this year.


Terrible start for Hennessey, I'd like to see if there is something wrong with him.

[PaulBako]

There's Anita Marks again.:D

Ahhhhh..... NO!!!! :drek:

[backwardsk]

Castillo lines a hit to right field, Cora and Evans score, but the throw is cut off and thrown behind Castillo to get him out at first base.

Heading to the bottom of the second, 2-1 Mets.

How did that cut off work? Did Salazar cut it and Freel was covering first, or did Zaun move up and cut it off? I didn't catch it.

[PaulFolk]

Gomez, Montanez, and Zaun coming up for the O's in the 2nd.

[Lefty0315]

Tiger tees off in 20 minutes... I might switch to the golf channel- or just run back and forth.

I am stuck at work so I am reading this thread and refreshing Roch's blog and Jason Sobel's Tiger blog on ESPN.

[PaulFolk]

Jose Valentin makes a nice play on a Gomez bouncer to third. Not bad for a 72-year-old.

[PaulBako]

Is the stadium next to an airport?

[YardBirds13]

How did that cut off work? Did Salazar cut it and Freel was covering first, or did Zaun move up and cut it off? I didn't catch it.

Couldn't tell from Joe's call. Usually on a base hit to right field, the first basemen would cut it, and Freel would cover first.

I'll assume that's what happened.

[PaulBako]

Jose Valentin makes a nice play on a Gomez bouncer to third. Not bad for a 72-year-old.

Nice. :rofl: :mwahaha:

[YardBirds13]

Line drive up the middle for Montanez.

Keep hittin' kid.

[PaulBako]

Montanez gets a single.

[Sanfran327]

Is the stadium next to an airport?

Yes. That's why they're leaving. FAA won't let them expand the way they want to because of potential flight interference.

[Saintbird]

Nice I'm liking it guys! C'mon Hammock.

[YardBirds13]

Zaun with a hit into right field by a diving Evans.


First and Second, 1 down for the birds, and the masher Robby Hammock is up.

[PaulBako]

Single by Gregg Zaun.

[YardBirds13]

Hammock pops up in foul ground to Evans at first.

Two gone, for Freel/Farney.

[PaulFolk]

If Robby Hammock makes the team, I hope his nickname is "The Hammock District."

[YardBirds13]

If Robby Hammock makes the team, I hope his nickname is "The Hammock District."

My guess is you might want to write Norfolk game recaps if you want to use that one Paul.

[Saintbird]

Hammock pops up in foul ground to Evans at first.

Two gone, for Freel/Farney.

Yeah what's up with that?

[YardBirds13]

Yeah what's up with that?

Farney is Freel's imaginary friend who lives in his head.

Seriously.

Google it.


And Freel is down on strikes. Apparently Farney thought it was a ball.

(By the way, how long until those jokes get old?)

[Saintbird]

:ohlord: C'mon man.

[PaulBako]

Farney is Freel's imaginary friend who lives in his head.

Seriously.

Google it.


And Freel is down on strikes. Apparently Farney thought it was a ball.

(By the way, how long until those jokes get old?)

They will never get old. :D

[Sanfran327]

Farney is Freel's imaginary friend who lives in his head.

Seriously.

Google it.


And Freel is down on strikes. Apparently Farney thought it was a ball.

(By the way, how long until those jokes get old?)

Chances of these jokes getting old are... remote.

[McNulty]

I'm already sick of Anita Marks' new Maryland Lottery commercial. That is the major drawback to the radio, is the same 5 commercials AD NAUSEM.

[RichieRich]

Oh joy, Anita commercials for 3 hours...

[Who's On 1st]

Is the stadium next to an airport?

Yes..........:angryfire::cussing::mwahaha:

[YardBirds13]

I forgot how much I don't like the whole 1,2,5,8,9 for Joe and 3,4,6,7 for Fred routine.

[PaulFolk]

I forgot how much I don't like the whole 1,2,5,8,9 for Joe and 3,4,6,7 for Fred routine.
Agreed. I think Joe should do PBP for the whole game. Fred can stick around as his sidekick of sorts, for Joe to bounce jokes off of.

[Saintbird]

Haha funny story thanks for explaining it. Who's willing to bet that the Anita commercial won't be there next commercial break?

[PaulFolk]

Angel Pagan beats out an infield single on a bouncer to the hole at SS. Gomez's arm isn't great at this stage of his career.

[Saintbird]

Hahahahaha "Bailout Field"

Arghhhh!!! C'mon Waters!

[PaulFolk]

Ryan Church tags a loud RBI double to give the Mets a 3-1 lead.

[Sanfran327]

Church comes through on Ash Wednesday. Go figure.

[YardBirds13]

Agreed. I think Joe should do PBP for the whole game. Fred can stick around as his sidekick of sorts, for Joe to bounce jokes off of.

I've had this discussion with lots of people. Joe should do PBP all the time with a real color guy. I think Billy Ripken woule be fantastic with it (I think Wedge and I have discussed it).

And Church spanks one to the wall in dead center. Pagan scores, 3-1 Mets.

Castro puts one down the RF foul line, Lou makes the catch, Church tags and heads to third.

[RichieRich]

And now on Golf Talk...

[PaulFolk]

Castro flies out to right, Church moves to 3B, and Joe Angel explains a golf analogy.

[YardBirds13]

Waters gets Cora to tap back to the mound to end the inning.


Bottom 3rd coming up, Mets 3, Orioles 1.


Jones, Scott, Wigginton for the O's in the 3rd, against I would assume, a new pitcher.

[Saintbird]

Mmm...Esskay.

[PaulFolk]

I've had this discussion with lots of people. Joe should do PBP all the time with a real color guy. I think Billy Ripken woule be fantastic with it (I think Wedge and I have discussed it).
Yeah, that'd be a good idea too. Angel and Billy Ripken would potentially be an awesome pairing. Another name to consider is Steve Stone.

[YardBirds13]

Yeah, that'd be a good idea too. Angel and Billy Ripken would potentially be an awesome pairing. Another name to consider is Steve Stone.

That would be interesting.

I like Stone on TV, but I think he would talk too much for my tastes. The PBP guy should run a radio broadcast, and Joe needs to be doing most of the talking.

Plus, I feel like Joe's jokes would go over really well with Billy.

[YardBirds13]

I didn't catch the new Mets pitcher.

Sanchez.....Duaner, I'll assume?


And Jonesy walks.

[PaulFolk]

Duaner Sanchez pitching for the Mets, and he's starting Jones with an arsenal of breaking balls.

[tywright]

Nothing positive from today's game so far. Hopefully Pauley's recent good BP sessions will translate into a good performance today.

[Saintbird]

Okay so good a walk for Jonesy to start us off.

[tywright]

Jones with a walk and a SB?! Well that's something new

[YardBirds13]

Nothing positive from today's game so far. Hopefully Pauley's recent good BP sessions will translate into a good performance today.

Unless you were someone who wanted Waters or Hennessey in the rotation, nothing really negative either.


Jones steals second! DT said he wanted Jonesy to run more this year.

[PaulFolk]

Manfra says that Pie came over "very inexpensively" from the Cubs. I think he just dissed Garrett Olson.

[Who's On 1st]

Adam Jones get a walk then steals second.

[Saintbird]

No hesitating there.

[YardBirds13]

Manfra says that Pie came over "very inexpensively" from the Cubs. I think he just dissed Garrett Olson.

Or he just forgot.

Fred seems out of it a lot.

[Saintbird]

Manfra says that Pie came over "very inexpensively" from the Cubs. I think he just dissed Garrett Olson.

Yeah... nice let's go Wiggy!

[PaulFolk]

Or he just forgot.

Fred seems out of it a lot.
He might've been thinking of Rich Hill.

[YardBirds13]

Luuuuuke walks, now men on first and second with nobody out for Wiggy.

[Who's On 1st]

Manfra says that Pie came over "very inexpensively" from the Cubs. I think he just dissed Garrett Olson.

Yes he did. I hated that.

[tywright]

Unless you were someone who wanted Waters or Hennessey in the rotation, nothing really negative either.


Jones steals second! DT said he wanted Jonesy to run more this year.

I actually want Hennessey to make the rotation so his injury is definitely a dent into my optimism. And Waters is a swingman so you would like for him to do well as well.

[YardBirds13]

He might've been thinking of Rich Hill.

That was my guess.

Fred gets confused alot.

[Who's On 1st]

Luuuuuuke...Luuuuuke

[Frobby]

Just caught up on this thread. This is looking suspiciously like an Orioles game, with Hennessy and Waters reminding me why I couldn't bear to watch the last few weeks of last season.

[Sanfran327]

Manfra says that Pie came over "very inexpensively" from the Cubs. I think he just dissed Garrett Olson.

If he didn't, I will: Olson stunk.

Moving on...

Disgusting that he ended up with the SECOND MOST wins on our team last year.

[YardBirds13]

I actually want Hennessey to make the rotation so his injury is definitely a dent into my optimism. And Waters is a swingman so you would like for him to do well as well.

Waters is a swingman. At Norfolk.

Hennessey isn't a guy I wanted in the rotation. would I be pissed if he was? No, but I'd rather see Pauley Penn etc.

I want to see how Pauley looks today.

[Who's On 1st]

Fred gets confused alot.

But he IS way better then Thorne............

[YardBirds13]

Just caught up on this thread. This is looking suspiciously like an Orioles game, with Hennessy and Waters reminding me why I couldn't bear to watch the last few weeks of last season.

Don't worry Frobby, we have 35 other guys to pitch this spring!

[PaulFolk]

Wigginton pops out to right; runners hold at first and second.

[YardBirds13]

But he IS way better then Thorne............

TV and Radio are apples and oranges.

And Fred wasn't great on TV either. I love his voice, he just gets confused easily and doesn't describe the action that well.

And I'm no fan of Thorne. At all.

[Saintbird]

What???!!!!!!

[tywright]

Salazar drives in Jones for a run.

Salazar gets caught trying to stretch to double.

[McNulty]

What is it with us and base running blunders?

[PaulFolk]

Oh, dear. Confusion on the basepaths. Jones starts and stops at second, while Scott goes full-tilt to second. Scott gets caught in a rundown and tagged out.

[Saintbird]

A bitter-sweet game if I've ever seen one.

[Sanfran327]

Dude.

DUDE.

dude.

Dude! Salazar!

Dude... Salazar.

[Who's On 1st]

Poor base running once again!!!! Jones took off and stopped then Scott got caught 2 outs.

[YardBirds13]

Jones and Scott get crossed up on the bases. Jones stopped halfway, Scott kept going, and the Mets get Scott heading back to first.

But Oscar comes through and delivers an RBI single, Jonesy scores, it's now 3-2.

However, Oscar gets greedy and is caught in between first and second, and he is tagged out.

Wow. Two base running mistakes, but the Birds get a run.

Mets 3, Orioles 2 after 3.

[Slappy]

Ugh, our baserunning hasn't improved yet. Play baseball the right way?

[PaulFolk]

Salazar drives in Jones with a single, but Oscar too gets caught in a rundown and tagged out. Two outs on the bases that inning.

3-2 Mets after 3 innings.

[YardBirds13]

Twenty bucks JTrea starts a thread tonight saying how poor our baserunning is gonna be this year, and how somehow Justin Smoak would have helped.

[PaulFolk]

Ugh, our baserunning hasn't improved yet. Play baseball the right way?
Oh well...better to get this stuff out of the way in spring training rather than the regular season. :D

[Sanfran327]

Jones and Scott get crossed up on the bases. Jones stopped halfway, Scott kept going, and the Mets get Scott heading back to first.

But Oscar comes through and delivers an RBI single, Jonesy scores, it's now 3-2.

However, Oscar gets greedy and is caught in between first and second, and he is tagged out.

Wow. Two base running mistakes, but the Birds get a run.

Mets 3, Orioles 2 after 3.

What I want to know is how they got SCOTT out when it sounded like they had Jonesy in a rundown first! Was Luke freaking watching or what?

[YardBirds13]

David Pauley is in.


Here is a guy I would love to see have a nice outing.

[Mackus]

Ugh, our baserunning hasn't improved yet. Play baseball the right way?Yet? :confused::rolleyes:

Its the third inning in the first spring training game of the season.

[PaulFolk]

David Pauley is in.


Here is a guy I would love to see have a nice outing.
Especially after the lackluster performances by Hennessey and Waters.

[Sanfran327]

Twenty bucks JTrea starts a thread tonight saying how poor our baserunning is gonna be this year, and how somehow Justin Smoak would have helped.

Of course Smoak would have helped: he'd just continuously clear the bases for us, therefore fixing our baserunning problems.

[DrLev]

Just checking in. Was Hennessey as bad as his line implies?

[tywright]

Pauley gives up liner to Evans

[srock]

Ugh, our baserunning hasn't improved yet. Play baseball the right way?

We are talking about PRACTICE here!

:laughlol:

[YardBirds13]

Now making fun of their producer for jumping out of the way of a foul ball.

Joe: Did you see the FEAR in his eyes?

[PaulFolk]

Just checking in. Was Hennessey as bad as his line implies?
Yes, but his injury might be an excuse.

[tywright]

Just checking in. Was Hennessey as bad as his line implies?

He might have an injury to his forearm

[YardBirds13]

Just checking in. Was Hennessey as bad as his line implies?

Sounds like it.

A DP ball got him out of the first, and on his last batter faced, his last walk, none of the pitches were close according to Joe Angel.

[DrLev]

Yes, but his injury might be an excuse.

Since I've been living under a rock (well, actually Mardi Gras kind of happened and kept me outside and relatively drunk for a week), what injury might this be?

[YardBirds13]

Valentin was with ESPN last year?

I feel like I would have remembered him....


Are we sure we should trust Fred on this one?

[PaulFolk]

Since I've been living under a rock (well, actually Mardi Gras kind of happened and kept me outside and relatively drunk for a week), what injury might this be?
Don't know yet. He summoned Richie Bancells to the mound in the second inning and left the game.

[tywright]

Jones with a terrific diving catch

[PaulFolk]

Jones with a terrific diving catch
Man, either you're 20 seconds ahead of my broadcast, or you have remarkable predictive powers.

[YardBirds13]

Jonesy with a diving catch!

Sounds like maybe he got a bad jump, but you can't really tell with Fred on the call.

[McNulty]

Since I've been living under a rock (well, actually Mardi Gras kind of happened and kept me outside and relatively drunk for a week), what injury might this be?

How goes it in NOLA my man?

[tywright]

Man, either you're 20 seconds ahead of my broadcast, or you have remarkable predictive powers.

You guys have at least a 30 second delay

Pauley gives up another hit

[YardBirds13]

Joe brings up the Devo/Brady/Finley combo we talked about on here.

Joe clearly stealing material from the OH.

[tywright]

Hennessey has soreness in his right elbow

not good news

[McNulty]

Brad Hennessey soreness in right elbow.

[tywright]

Scott misjudges ball that goes over his head...2 more runs in

[PaulFolk]

Yikes. Luke isn't making a good case for playing left field this year.

[wickedwitch]

The "very first inning"? As opposed to the "lesser first inning"?

[DrLev]

How goes it in NOLA my man?

NOLA's a crazy, busy, wild place.

Got a lot of the same problems Baltimore faces, but with flying cockroaches.

[YardBirds13]

Tough to judge Pauley when the guys don't catch the ball.


But Joe says he doesn't think Luke could have caught it anyways.

[PaulFolk]

Luis Castillo has 4 RBIs today?? Ah, the wonders of spring training...

[wickedwitch]

Yikes. Luke isn't making a good case for playing left field this year.

:confused: It's the first game of the season.

[tywright]

Liner up the middle...nice play by Freel to keep in infield, but couldn't get him at 1st.

Pauley is not having a good outing. He's getting hit easily

[PaulFolk]

:confused: It's the first game of the season.
True, but that's not a good start.

[McNulty]

NOLA's a crazy, busy, wild place.

Got a lot of the same problems Baltimore faces, but with flying cockroaches.

Haha, the Palmetto bugs. I love how they (at least here in Florida) make up a completely different name for them, even though its simply a flying cockroach.

I'm jealous dude. I'd love to hit up Cooter Brown's right now.

[YardBirds13]

Yeah, sounds like he is getting hit hard.

[PaulFolk]

It appears that the Mets have a formidable lineup than the Italian WBC team.

[McNulty]

Who the F is Ross Wolf?

[wickedwitch]

This feels familiar.

[Lefty0315]

Tiger 1-up after one.

[PaulFolk]

A walk loads the bases. Pauley's not making a good first impression here.

[tywright]

4 run inning...Pauley getting taken out for Wolf

[PaulFolk]

Two-run single for...ah, I can't find it. The hell with it!

/Harry Doyle

[PaulFolk]

Let's see if this Ross Wolf character can get someone out, because Pauley certainly couldn't.

The O's pitching today has been the 180-degree opposite of yesterday.

[McNulty]

Two-run single for...ah, I can't find it. The hell with it!

/Harry Doyle

Ah....nobody's listenin anyway.

[YardBirds13]

Two-run single for...ah, I can't find it. The hell with it!

/Harry Doyle

My favorite character in any sports movie, ever.

Perhaps because I'm an announcing freak, but more likely because Bob Eueker is hilarious.

[Elon Os Fan]

Ross Wolf!!!! JAM SPECIALIST!

[tywright]

OK well 2 potential starters got lit up today. Hennessey is hurt and Pauley pitched batting practice. Great:rolleyestf:

[PaulFolk]

Finally the inning ends on a sizzling liner to Freel, who doubles up the runner at second.

[DrLev]

My favorite character in any sports movie, ever.

Perhaps because I'm an announcing freak, but more likely because Bob Eueker is hilarious.

I personally think Bob Uecker is even funnier.

[clarence]

Regardless of today's outcome, Tiger is back and so is baseball. A good day.

I still have confidence that Scott Moore will hit a 6-run homer and then take the mound in the 9th to close it out for us.

[McNulty]

OK well 2 potential starters got lit up today. Hennessey is hurt and Pauley pitched batting practice. Great:rolleyestf:

Easy Cowboy. Its early still. Don't go writing off Pauley just yet.

[YardBirds13]

Let's see if this Ross Wolf character can get someone out, because Pauley certainly couldn't.

The O's pitching today has been the 180-degree opposite of yesterday.

The Mets actually have some real players in there today.

Castillo, Church, Murphy, Castro are all starters. Cora is a solid major league backup. Evans and Pagan are big league players and Martinez is a top prospect.

Valentin is the only scrub in the Mets lineup today.

[YardBirds13]

I personally think Bob Uecker is even funnier.

Well done.


I knew I would botch his name, I'm upset at myself for even trying.

[PaulFolk]

OK well 2 potential starters got lit up today. Hennessey is hurt and Pauley pitched batting practice. Great:rolleyestf:
Well, cross them off the list, then. :laughlol:

Seriously though, it's a long spring training. Those guys still have time to prove their mettle (at least Pauley does, maybe not Hennessey).

[tywright]

Easy Cowboy. Its early still. Don't go writing off Pauley just yet.

With the way Pauley pitches, he needs to be pretty perfect. His offspeed stuff is what gets him by, but he had not control of it today.

[PaulFolk]

Valerio de los Santos is pitching for the Mets. I believe his name is Spanish for "Valerio of the Santos."

[PaulFolk]

Gomez draws a leadoff walk and Montanez pops out to SS.

[Nigel Tufnel]

Joe brings up the Devo/Brady/Finley combo we talked about on here.

Joe clearly stealing material from the OH.

How often were those three guys actually in the OF together for the O's? Wasn't Phil Bradley the every day LF in 1989 and for half of 1990? And Joe Orsulak also got a lot of playing time, both in 1989 and 1990. And by 1991, Finley was in Houston.

Did they play a lot together as late-inning defensive replacements?

[YardBirds13]

How often were those three guys actually in the OF together for the O's? Wasn't Phil Bradley the every day LF in 1989 and for half of 1990? And Joe Orsulak also got a lot of playing time, both in 1989 and 1990. And by 1991, Finley was in Houston.

Did they play a lot together as late-inning defensive replacements?

Don't ask me, I was like between 3 and 5 years old when we had those guys.

[Who's On 1st]

How often were those three guys actually in the OF together for the O's? Wasn't Phil Bradley the every day LF in 1989 and for half of 1990? And Joe Orsulak also got a lot of playing time, both in 1989 and 1990. And by 1991, Finley was in Houston.

Did they play a lot together as late-inning defensive replacements?

Yes, and I am old enough to remember that!

[Goober Noodles]

SD:LKFJSD:LFKJ

How did I forget to turn the game on?!?!

Quick recap anyone? I don't feel like reading 15 pages or whatever it is..

[PaulFolk]

Zaun wraps up a tough, 10-minute at-bat with a foulout to left field.

[PaulFolk]

SD:LKFJSD:LFKJ

How did I forget to turn the game on?!?!

Quick recap anyone? I don't feel like reading 15 pages or whatever it is..
O's are losing 7-2 in the 4th. A couple baserunning mistakes, a defensive misplay, and terrible pitching.

Ah, spring!

[tywright]

Hammock drives in Gomez, but Hammock gets called out at 3rd after trying to stretch it into a triple.

The wind knocked the ball down, it could have been a HR.

[PaulFolk]

Robby Hammock with an RBI double to the wall in left-center, driving in Gomez, but Hammock gets thrown out trying to stretch it to a triple.

7-3 Mets after 4.