As it stands right now, the Mets' rotation is full, but Mike Pelfrey knows plenty can change between the end of February and Opening Day. And if it doesn't happen by then, Pelfrey realizes he'll probably be up sooner rather than later.
"I want to be on this team and I want to help them," Pelfrey said a few minutes ago in the empty visitors clubhouse. "Worse comes to worse, I think I’ll just try to make their decision difficult. I think the chances of the whole staff going the whole year without something happening is slim. If I don’t get out of spring training, then some time during the year I’ll get my opportunity. I look at it as there’s no way I can be mad. They’ve given me opportunities, I just haven’t taken advantage of them and that’s the bottom line."
Asked about the long bus ride that morning, Pelfrey was happy to discover that his cell phone has solitaire because it's tough for a 6-7 pitcher to get any sleep in those tight confines.
The Mets are clinging to a 2-0 lead and Fernando Martinez is now in the game.