Mets Haiku Series: Mike Pelfrey

(Note: Just doing a little Mets haiku series to keep myself busy on here. Gonna try and reach every player on the active roster.)

Opening Day means
that Big Pelf is on the mound.
Here's to no more yips.

8/21/09 Phillies at Mets Lineups

The Specifics

-Game 1 of a 4-game series
-7:10 PM on SNY

The Pitching Matchup

Cole Hamels (7-7, 4.69 ERA) at Mike Pelfrey (8-8, 4.75 ERA)

The Lineups

Statistics for both teams can be found on the Mets and Phillies team pages on baseball-reference.com.

Mets Lineup
1. Angel Pagan CF
2. Luis Castillo 2B
3. Gary Sheffield LF
4. Jeff Francoeur RF
5. Fernando Tatis 3B
6. Daniel Murphy 1B
7. Omir Santos C
8. Anderson Hernandez SS
9. Mike Pelfrey SP

Phillies Lineup
1. Jimmy Rollins SS
2. Shane Victorino CF
3. Chase Utley 2B
4. Ryan Howard 1B
5. Jayson Werth RF
6. Raul Ibanez LF
7. Greg Dobbs 3B
8. Carlos Ruiz C
9. Cole Hamels SP

The Notes

-Billy Wagner was claimed on waivers by the Boston Red Sox and have 3 days to try and make a trade.

-Storms are in the area and the game will likely not start at its scheduled time.