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Saturday March 4th vs. Nationals
Perfect day for baseball... mid 70's, slight breeze and not a cloud in the sky:cooldude:
Heilman pitched the first two innings and looked solid. Bannister came in for the next two innings was also pretty effective. Neither guy gave up a run. Bradford came in for the next two, looked average giving up a run. A few other guys (non-roster invitees) pitched at the end, all were shaky.
It was a bit of a bummer not to see Beltran, Delgado, and Reyes, but D. Wright was there! Wright batted third, not that it matters much given the spring roster, and went hitless.
Anderson Hernandez was very impressive at the plate, 3-4, and looked solid in he few attempts in the field. He's going to push Kaz to get his *** in gear.
Jose Valentin looked like he was hitting BP; he made it look easy. Same thing goes for Cliff Floyd. Man that guy hit the ball hard.
Xavier Nady and Victor Diaz look to put up a great fight for RF. Both hit the ball well, but Nady made an Web Gem type of diving catch in LF. That catch probably saved Bannister a run.
I was stoked to see Lastings Milledge for the first time. Not much action for him in the field or at the plate. 0-1 with an uninspiring at bat.
The Nat's have a great looking kid at 3rd base, Ryan Zimmerman. He hit a jack to lead off the 7th(?). It cleared the fence in left-center by 20-30 feet. Pretty nice shot considering the wind was blowing in pretty siff by that point. He's a pretty big guy with great agility in the field. He made two outstanding plays on bunts that could have easily been infield hits. I couldn't have been more impressed with him. The only for him not to make the roster is if Robinson wants him to play every day in AAA. But, he'll replace Castilla soon enough.
BTW, I guess I never realized that Willie signed Sandy Alomar Sr. to be the 3rd base coach. I'm sure not going to complain about having another great baseball mind on the staff. Oh yea, I was wrong about it being the Met's 2nd game, it was their third.
I've got some pics, they're not great, but tough ****:wink: They'll be up in a few minutes
Perfect day for baseball... mid 70's, slight breeze and not a cloud in the sky:cooldude:
Heilman pitched the first two innings and looked solid. Bannister came in for the next two innings was also pretty effective. Neither guy gave up a run. Bradford came in for the next two, looked average giving up a run. A few other guys (non-roster invitees) pitched at the end, all were shaky.
It was a bit of a bummer not to see Beltran, Delgado, and Reyes, but D. Wright was there! Wright batted third, not that it matters much given the spring roster, and went hitless.
Anderson Hernandez was very impressive at the plate, 3-4, and looked solid in he few attempts in the field. He's going to push Kaz to get his *** in gear.
Jose Valentin looked like he was hitting BP; he made it look easy. Same thing goes for Cliff Floyd. Man that guy hit the ball hard.
Xavier Nady and Victor Diaz look to put up a great fight for RF. Both hit the ball well, but Nady made an Web Gem type of diving catch in LF. That catch probably saved Bannister a run.
I was stoked to see Lastings Milledge for the first time. Not much action for him in the field or at the plate. 0-1 with an uninspiring at bat.
The Nat's have a great looking kid at 3rd base, Ryan Zimmerman. He hit a jack to lead off the 7th(?). It cleared the fence in left-center by 20-30 feet. Pretty nice shot considering the wind was blowing in pretty siff by that point. He's a pretty big guy with great agility in the field. He made two outstanding plays on bunts that could have easily been infield hits. I couldn't have been more impressed with him. The only for him not to make the roster is if Robinson wants him to play every day in AAA. But, he'll replace Castilla soon enough.
BTW, I guess I never realized that Willie signed Sandy Alomar Sr. to be the 3rd base coach. I'm sure not going to complain about having another great baseball mind on the staff. Oh yea, I was wrong about it being the Met's 2nd game, it was their third.
I've got some pics, they're not great, but tough ****:wink: They'll be up in a few minutes
