Spring Training Post Game Discussions

[Ralph]

Ooo Stanton homer bs Ubaldo game.

[Bobbob1313]

Nice to see Dominguez isn't over matched so far. Super small sample, but he's making contact and has drawn a couple of walks. The bar is set exceptionally low for him, but if he can at least hang around, we're in OK shape.

[AdamRavs]

Was fun to see Dominguez play in person today.. Talking with LoMo & Gaby when they were signing was a lot of too.. Wish I could go to more of the Marlin Games but I'm up near Tampa

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Johnson worked 3 2/3 innings, scattering three hits while striking out two. The right-hander, who was throwing 93 mph, retired the final seven batters he faced before handing the ball over to Clay Hensley with two outs in the fourth inning.

Of Johnson's 67 pitches, 43 were strikes.

http://florida.marlins.mlb.com/news/...=.jsp&c_id=fla

W00t

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JUPITER, Fla. -- The ice wrapped around his arm was the standard post-appearance treatment given to pitchers. It was the large ice wrap around his right shin that was of more concern to Anibal Sanchez and the Marlins.

Sanchez took a comebacker off the shin in the second inning of his start against the Mets on Thursday, causing soreness and swelling that lingered for the rest of his 3 2/3 innings of work. After coming out of Florida's 9-4 loss in the fourth, Sanchez said he will be re-evaluated Friday to see the extent of the injury.

Russ Adams smacked the sinkerball that went on to strike Sanchez's shin and roll away for an RBI single with one out in the second.

"It hit me on the side of the shin," Sanchez said. "It really hurt. It's painful at the moment."

Sanchez said he was not expecting any X-rays to be taken of the shin. This appeared to be only a bruise -- but a painful one, for sure.

"The ball [was] coming really, really hard," Sanchez said. "I threw a sinker away and it got hit really, really hard."

The key to Sanchez's strong 2010, in which he went 13-12 with a 3.55 ERA in 32 starts, was that it was the first injury-free season of his career. So the comebacker was not a welcome development, though Sanchez was nonetheless able to get all of his work in. He threw 64 pitches while allowing three runs on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts.

As a precaution after the outing, Sanchez did not partake in his usual running drills. He instead headed to the trainer's room for treatment.

"Right now, it's sore," he said. "It's a lot of inflammation right there. I have to wait [and see]. Three times I'll ice it today, and see how it comes [Friday]."

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[PitchingWinsGames]

I went to today's game, Volstad was turrible, the defense was turribler.

[AdamRavs]

I went to today's game, Volstad was turrible, the defense was turribler.

He should of pitched yesterday.. There was rain in the area he could of had an excuse.

[Nick]

I was also at today's game. It was bad. Hanley's head seemed to be firmly placed up his ass.

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

Don't tell first baseman Gaby Sanchez it was just a spring training game. He was so upset after the Marlins made five errors Friday in a 10-0 loss to the New York Mets that he apologized to owner Jeffrey Loria.

"It was awful. We embarrassed ourselves and we embarrassed the Marlins today. It was terrible,' Sanchez told reporters. "It was just bad baseball, awful baseball. There is no other way of looking at it.'

All five errors were made over the first four innings in a game televised in New York. Shortstop Hanley Ramirez dropped a pop fly in the first inning, then air-mailed a throw in the second inning.

Right-fielder Bryan Petersen missed cut-off men on two throwing errors and center-fielder Scott Cousins dropped a fly ball.

"There's no excuse for dropping fly balls and missing cut-off men,' Sanchez said.

The mistakes were more glaring because the Marlins came into camp last month on a mission to improve their defense, which has averaged 122 errors over the last five seasons.

They brought in infield coach Perry Hill, whose nickname is "Bone." Outfield coach Joe Espada worked individually with players. And the results over Florida's first 12 games were encouraging - 10 errors, which ranked 21st in baseball entering Friday.

"Today was a huge speed bump,' Sanchez said.

Ramirez said he didn't get a good read off Scott Hairston's pop fly, which led to the Mets' first run in the first inning. He made no excuse for his errant throw in the second inning.

Cousins and Petersen each made errors in the third inning when the Mets scored six runs. Petersen's other error came in a four-run fourth inning for New York.

"That was a tough game to watch. We made five errors. That's not part of the plan,' said manager Edwin Rodriguez, who scolded players in the dugout.

Rodriguez said Ramirez and Chris Coghlan also spoke up in the dugout, encouraging players to concentrate better.

"Edwin was out there and he was (ticked) off and he has every damn right to be,' Sanchez said. "We're supposed to be big-league ballplayers and we didn't even come close to playing like that.'

Before the game, Rodriguez said he was pleased by the team's defense. After the game, he said he was still encouraged by the progress despite the sloppy play. He and other players said it will be up to them to show they won't play another five-error game again.

"We have to look at today's game and know how we all felt on that field,' Sanchez said, "and take that as maybe a blessing and say, 'Hey, we can't do this again.'

The Mets made one error.

The game ended when Marlins catcher Clint Sammons flew out on a ball that Hairston bobbled three times before catching, prompting Mets broadcaster Kevin Burkhardt to say on SNY: "And that's about the way this game should end.'

Marlins' Gaby Sanchez apologizes to owner Jeffrey Loria after Marlins make five errors in 10-0 loss

[PitchingWinsGames]

I was also at today's game. It was bad. Hanley's head seemed to be firmly placed up his ass.

We need to plan better, I could have invited you to a one-on-one mod dinner

[Miamarlin21]

Mibs, or anyone who has been to a ST game this year, recall if Matty D was wearing batting gloves or not? He sometimes does and sometimes doesn't, just curious.

[PitchingWinsGames]

Wasn't at mine, can't tell you

[Miamarlin21]

Thank you.

[THE_REAL_MIBS]

I don't remember if he was wearing batting gloves or not.

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