. >> jim: i asked sandy alomar, jr., sandy alomar, sr. is the bench coach, sandly alomar, jr., i said tell me about matt wieters. he said i'll tell you what, some of the softest hands i have seen. he said, maybe get a little bit wider, he said, dennis martinez told me one time, get the legs out. i want to see a shoulder, i want to see a knee. make sure you get the glove up. it's not easy being 6'5" and catching. i think what i like about it is he does get down. for a big guy, he really is able to give you a low target. >> gary: a chopper right off the plate that is foul. it will stay at 2-2. uehara is really moving along in this game. one of the things we've talked about with wieters behind the plate is would these pitchers, wieters believes in a very fast base. he likes to keep guys going. that will be fouled away. so he gives, gets down quickly, gives the sign quickly, and tries to get a pitcher in a rhythm that he can stay in, inning after inning. and he's very conscious of doing that with the staff. here's the 2-2. and right off the e

. >> jim: sandy alomar, junior, he's the bullpen coach for the mets, a 6-time all star, he sd i bet he really blocks the ball well. i have never seen a young catcher that has hands as soft as wieters. and for a big guy, and sandy's what, 6'4," 6'5"? he said, i bet he can block the ball. because he's so low. >> gary: 1-1 delivery. fouled straight back. sheffield has had enormous numbers against the orioles in his career. he's .318 hitter. 19 homers, and 74 rbis lifetime against the os. real tight ballgame and a good one here. 2-1. only one hit for the mets comg into the inning. they have picked up two singls here in this inning. now sheffield with two down, 1-2 delivery, and that will be taken up high. >> jim: he warrants to untighn it -- he wants to untighten i. >> gary: manuel saying about e mets ball club, we are what we are. basically .500 team, said we won't hit a lot of home runs, we have to do things on the field right situationally. have picked up a big rbi by wright. >> jim: what livan hernandez was able to do by getting out of that 5th in

sandy alomar jr. said, and when the mets were many, he said dennis martinez said give me a shoulder, give me a knee, give me a target. rook. and this was a veteran pitcher. >> bob: a breaking ball that got right in on dunn's trademark. >> rob: and it is difficult, too. today, jim, because so many guys do that little peripheral peek back to see location. they're trying to pick apart, especially a rookie catcher, where he is sitting --setting up. is he setting up too early inside, outside? but always want the glove up there as quickly as possible, just to, you know, get a feel for where i'm going to be visualizing this breaking ball, back door, inside, whatever. >> jim: yeah. and last at-bat i was watching not only the nationals and the red sox, but off of the orioles and the marlins and i was watching varitek, another switch hitter and he givetarget early, kind of relaxes and then it comes up right then when you're looking. i think this is a work in progress and why would anyone, i don't care how highl