My apologies for the previous post on Pedro Martinez, which has since been taken down. The Mets made a mistake on their notes for tonight's game and listed Martinez as starting Tuesday in Port St. Lucie. As soon as the media corps reached the clubhouse, however, Mets PR honcho Jay Horwitz pointed out that Martinez had not been switched. to Tuesday. The notes were incorrect.
So, the bottom line is this: Martinez is starting Monday in Port St. Lucie and the plan is still for pitching coach Rick Peterson to be in attendance. For all of you booking flights to see Pedro, I apologize. But if you are going, I hear the new Garden Inn by Hilton is the place to stay in Port St. Lucie. Much better than the Spring Hill Suites.
Here's tonight's lineup.
Reyes ............ SS
Castillo ........... 2B
Wright ............ 3B
Beltran ........... CF
Alou ............... LF
Green ............. RF
Easley ............ 1B
DiFelice .......... C
Glavine ............ LHP