CINCINNATI -- Mike Pelfrey will wait until today to test his tight shoulder ... The Met right-hander's scheduled bullpen session was nixed yesterday, when pitching coach Dan Warthen informed Pelfrey he wanted to take no chances ... Pelfrey underwent an MRI exam on Monday after experiencing discomfort in his right shoulder ...
It seemed that Mike Pelfrey turned a corner the moment Dan Warthen became pitching coach in late June of 2008. When that fallacy is combined with his final numbers — a 13-11 record and 3.72 ERA — many believed Big Pelf had finally matured, and was on the verge of a “breakout season”. Indeed, some [ ... ] ...
"After tomorrow, we do what all ballplayers do: we shake hands 'til we see each other next season. Then we go fishing or hunting, make some personal appearances, get to know the wife and kids again." ... —Morris Buttermaker ... I'm all for accountability. I'm all for transparency. I'm all for proactivity. But sausage is not something I necessarily need to see get made. Just place it on a bun and get the Mets on a roll ... When did the Day After Media Blitz of Qualified Remorse become standard
DENVER -- With Mets pitchers on pace to smash the club record for walks in a season, pitching coach Dan Warthen says he has a plan to address the problem in spring training ... It's a plan Warthen might not get the chance to implement ... Mets ...
Adam Rubin of The Daily News is reporting that the Mets prefer that Johan Santana does not pitch in tonight’s All-Star Game in St. Louis.Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen has asked Santana to “be careful”.Rich Dubee, the Phillies pitching coach, told reporters:“If we can stay away from him, we’ll try to, unless we get into [ ... ] ...
Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen has been ejected by plate umpire Jim Wolf for arguing in the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers. With New York leading 2-1, Warthen visited starter Johan Santana on the mound Tuesday night after the left-hander loaded the bases on two walks and a fly-ball double ...
According to Dan Warthen — by way of Adam Rubin and other media outlets — Johan Santana had a very good bullpen session, during which he addressed and fixed an issue with his pitching ... [[ This is a summary ... visit MetsToday.com for the full story ]] ...
Mike Pelfrey made it through a yip-free side session before last night's game against the Dodgers and pitching coach Dan Warthen is confident the issue is behind him ...
The Mets are having Oliver Perez pitch batting practice today ... It’s not usual for pitchers to throw live batting practice between starts ... I guess pitching coach Dan Warthen is thinking that if other teams take batting practice against Perez then why not the Mets? John Maine will also throw BP today.Here’s today’s [ ... ] ...