No Space Mountain, though. The Mets make their only trip to Orlando to face the Braves this afternoon, and lucky for you, ESPN is carrying the NL East showdown live at 1:05 p.m. This won't be much of a ratings grabber, however, because, most of the Mets regulars are staying home for a final break before their last two exhibition games (Fort Lauderdale, Memphis).
The Mets are still getting their roster into shape -- the front office huddled after Wednesday's game -- and it looks like the fifth spot will be officially decided after seeing Orlando Hernandez and Mike Pelfrey pitch on Friday against the Orioles. With Hernandez struggling to master his new delivery, there is a strong possibility the Mets will roll the dice with Pelfrey and give El Duque more time to fine-tune.
The good news is that Pedro Martinez looks ready to roll after zipping through his six-inning intrasquad game yesterday. And -- surprise! -- might be time to run out buy those No. 17 jerseys now that Fernando Tatis is closing in on a roster spot. Or maybe just get some duct tape, put it over HERNANDEZ and scribble on TATIS. Bingo. I just saved you $100.
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The Mets need to retire #17 so it's never worn by another team member again. How can we get them to justly honor Mex?!