During the offseason, my expectation for John Maine was to throw around 180 quality innings for the Mets. He struggled in Spring Training and I was a little worried, but I tried to tell myself that the important thing was that he was healthy and getting his work in. Now, he has his first start under his belt and we see more of the same struggles. Maine needed 92 pitches to complete five innings. Preferably, the team’s starting pitchers would be able to complete seven innings with 100 pitches. That works out to around 14 pitchers per inning. Last night Maine was at 18.4 pitches per inning and that simply will not get the job done - mets360.com
Jennry Meija is a surprise to make the bullpen after starting only 10 games in AA. The Mets will work him out of the bullpen. After literally tearing a hamstring last year Jonathan Niese will be given an opportunity in a very weak rotation. Though not really considered a rookie Ryota Igarshi will try to set up for Francisco Rodriguez in his first year in the major leagues after pitching for many years in Japan. Ruben Tejeda made the team temporarily until Jose Reyes comes off the disabled list. Don’t expect much playing time for Ruben. - mwob
A female knuckleball pitcher from Japan will be playing for a minor league team in the United States. Eri Yoshida, an 18-year-old pitcher who played pro ball in Japan last year, signed with the Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League. The team said she will report to spring training next month. The 10-team Golden Baseball League is an independent minor league with teams in California, Arizona and Canada. - SI
Mets manager Jerry Manuel acknowledged Saturday that Luis Castillo (calf) might not return until after the weekend. Castillo was left out of Friday's lineup with a "cranky" calf and only served as a pinch-hitter Saturday. "I think he’s fine," Manuel said. "But there’s a possibility I might give him another extra day just so he can have the day off." Alex Cora will probably be asked to fill in at second base.
Dibble joined the Nationals broadcast team starting in 2009, and has been leaving his mark ever since. For a guy who never played for the Montreal Expos or Washington Nationals, he is one of the biggest homers I’ve ever listened to on television. The guy constantly defends the team or berates other teams or umpires during broadcasts. When his partner Bob Carpenter (don’t even get me started on him) asked him if he’d ever heard of an athlete with a thyroid condition in reference to Jose Reyes, Dibble said something to the effect of “if he goes to Canada for blood running.” Basically, he accused Reyes of using PED’s on a baseball broadcast. Are you kidding me? That’s so unprofessional I can’t even comprehend how he mentioned that.
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