Well, folks, the moment has finally arrived.
The Mets played an intrasquad game today. The lineups were as follows:
Away team:
1. Angel Pagan CF
2. Alex Cora 2B
3. Jason Pridie LF
4. Jeff Francoeur RF
5. Mike Jacobs 1B
6. Fernando Tatis 3B
7. Josh Thole C
8. Ruben Tejada SS
9. Chris Carter DH
And Tobi Stoner (RHP) on the mound.
Home team:
1. Gary Matthews Jr. CF
2. Luis Castillo 2B
3. Jose Reyes SS
4. David Wright 3B
5. Daniel Murphy 1B
6. Fernando Martinez LF
7. Henry Blanco C
8. Kirk Nieuwenhuis RF
9. Frank Catalanotto DH
…with Jon Niese (LHP) on the mound.
Some notes (hat tip to MetsBlog):
-Jose Reyes tripled on the first pitch of his first at-bat. Manuel seems serious about batting him third, as Reyes will also bat third in the Mets’ first official Spring Training game tomorrow (more on that in the upcoming post)
-Jenrry Mejia appeared in this game, and had a private conversation with Jerry Manuel after pitching, a conversation which both were seen laughing in.
-Four errors were committed between the two teams (as per Brian Costa of the Star Ledger).
In any event, I’m excited. I remember last year, Reyes batted third in the Mets’ first spring game and went yard twice. That pumped me up, and knowing that Jose is okay and good to go makes me feel pretty secure right now.
