you managed against david wright. >> yes, i did. >> and what did you tell me? >> he was the varsity playing against the j.v.'s in double-a. i was at bowie and elves at binghamton, then when he was at triple-a i was at ottawa, you could tell the guy was special. >> coming close. we never cease it marvel at your ability to do these interviews and continue oh give signs and run a ballgame and know the counts. >> palmer didn't need it throw sidelines in between starts either. i mean come on, it's like riding a bike. gosh darn it. all those bus rides. >> thanks very much. we appreciate it. dave trembley joining us on our wired wednesday. and that ball is popped up, shallow center field. beltran coming. and he'll get there. 

>> gary: it is am add jones bobblehead night here at the yard. notorious for those bubbles going, just about in any situation at any time, including catches like that, that will be remembered on a bobblehead like this. being given to the first 25,000

fans that came in tonight. as his agent, i just want to advise, all of the makers of gum in which you can blow bubbles with, we are always available to talk and discuss a deal where you can run video of adam blowing bubbles on the field. >> jim: you are a caring guy, aren't you? >> gary: i am a caring guy. that's going to be a base hit. a great bunt to start it out, and of all people, ryan church. >> jim: we talk about bunting. could be anybody. if they give it to you, take it. look where melvin is. he just looked down there. now, the question is can you execute it. i can't imagine, when we talked about you've got to hit 80 straight curveballs, that the mets don't work on these kind of things, because this is the kind of ball club they are. bigger field. just in case you get injuries. can you help us win other than hitting home runs. that is the theory of jerry manuel. he wants everybody to be the best players they can be.

and he's demanding. that they apply themselves to being that. >> gary: that brings gary sheffield to the plate. the orioles have the 3-1 lead in the game. sheffield the dh a strikeout victim. uehara's pitch taken inside for a ball. a situation where church just came up and there wasn't a soul in the ballpark, except maybe he and manuel thinking he would drop a bunt down to start the inning. sheffield pops it up. third base, mora. there's one. not quite sure what that was. >> jim: i think that's to keep ryan church off base. and church is forced to second. infield fly rule, has to be first and second. right there you can see melvin, it's a smart play. church much younger than

sheffield at 40. >> gary: you think melvin processed the age factor in that. >> jim: i think the speed factor which goes with age. melvin should know. >> gary: look at him. >> jim: he's telling him, yeah. melvin started with houston, then orioles acquired him from the mets. a lot of -- not that a lot of guys were playing when he left and came over to baltimore. he knows. both hail from venezuela. >> gary: did you lose it in the sun? sheffield, the runner at first base. murphy up, rbi single his first time to the plate. 3-1 lead, five hits, four for the mets, four for the o's. trying to get the double play ground ball here. murphy takes the pitch for a strike.

uehara, left-handers, right- handers, not much difference. six home runs surrendered. that one is going to be a base hit. into the gap. sheffield will make the turn. he's going oh go to third. throw will come in to second base. and, again, the mets putting runners on base. at first and third and one down. >> jim: this is what daniel murphy did last year. this year he started pitching him in. you could see the target in, but it doesn't get it in. so again, murphy, his strength out over the plate. think about if you ever have to look in until you get the two strikes. nope, that time he gets another good pitch to hit. so both away. he takes advantage of it. pretty nice stroke. >> gary: 11 hits last night for the mets and only one of them was an extra-base hit, a double. they now have six hits on the board and they have picked up the double by church.

good change-up right there. schneider who grounded out his first time up. a 3-1 lead for the o's, but schneider has runners on at first and third and only one away. again, that ground ball with a double play to try and get out of the inning is what uehara wants. schneider has had only three hits in 15 at-bats with runners in scoring position and only 15 at-bats. santos has been doing most of the catching. that will miss away. it goes to 2-1, number 8 hitter. >> jim: santos played well, schneider was hurt, back and leg problems. he was their starting catcher last year. >> gary: this part of the order

has done damage so far in these two games. murphy last night had an rbi, schneider had an rbi and a couple of hits, castillo was on with the base hit, got thrown out at the plate. a towering fly ball. this will get the run in from third. sheffield tagging. jones has got it. and the throw will come in to second base. >> jim: you look at the scoreboard. that's only the second run for the mets. you want keep murphy at first. keep him out of scoring position. you let one go, not a good idea. even on bobblehead night. >> gary: and he didn't let it go. the runner stays at first base. rbi sac fly though for schneider. that will make it a #-1 ballgame, 3-2. >> jim: you think that jerry manuel is not happy with ryan

church, laying that bunt down when presented with the opportunity to set up the whole inning. created a run. >> gary: castillo strikeout victim first time up. the pitch is up high for a ball. >> jim: when you do those things, you're successful. you turn the line-up over, you get your better hitters up to the plate. more often. when you look at this line-up, you want oh get beltran and wright up there as many times as you can. turn the line-up over. i look at the red sox box score. the bottom 7, 8, 9 last night got six hits. that really does allow a team to score a lot more runs. >> gary: castillo has been hot in june. and will take the pitch up high. when you've got cora, lead-off

batter waiting on deck. cloudy night at camden yards. good ballgame under way though. orioles are 7-13 lifetime against new york. that will be over and into the seats and no play. two balls, two strikes castillo. mets have been putting the pressure on uehara by keeping people on base. he retired the side in order in the first. a couple of hits in the second inning. a couple of hits in the third. two more hits here in the fourth. 2-2 delivery. force play at second base. and they'll get him. andino to roberts to end the inning.

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>> jim: matt wieters going to hit his first major league home run. it looks like a fly ball and just sails out of here. great plate coverage. the man will give the orioles a 3-1 lead at the time. not only his first one, but an important one. >> gary: luke scott will lead it off here. a 3-2 ballgame with the orioles on top. scott, a strikeout victim his first time up. and a check swing foul ball.

interleague play for luke, this is the 36th game. in interleague action. the orioles have had tough numbers overall in interleague play. since its inception. and a check swing that will be taken up high. in the month of june, luke scott continues to be a big part of this offense. markakis the leader in hits, scott in homers and rbi's, roberts in extra-base hits and bergesen the pitching leader in june. >> jim: luke's looking down at third base. he sees david wright playing exactly where melvin mora did with ryan church. maybe when you're down two or three runs and there's two outs in an inning. just lay one down there. it's just, remember when you were a kid, if basically you

were playing, if you were playing over the line or they were playing baseball, somebody was playing way back, you would drop one down. messing around, maybe get a little more better at whatever you're trying to do. you get the t-shirts out there. >> gary: can't hit anything to the right or left of second base. >> jim: or you're out. tim redding on the mound for the mets. 21 wins, 40 losses in his career. jammed him, center field. beltran under it, he's got it. that's three consecutive fly ball that is have gone to center. huff, mora, now scott. >> jim: you got wright with two, castillo with three, beltran with three. keith hernandez, he won a bunch

of them. gold glovers all over the place. >> gary: all over the place. reimold down to third base, business hop david wright. he's got a big arm, over to murphy. reimold retired. the man who caught the ball, the first home run, has given it back to matt wieters. and his name is sam mayfield.  >> right before the pitch, i looked to the guy next to m i said matt wieters is going to hit his first home run. next thing i know, ball's in the air, it's coming right at me, hits a hand, drops in front of me, pick it up and everybody went nuts. >> gary: and he did bring it back down. there's the, he's got the dark jersey on there. he'll bend over to pick the ball up right there. matt wieters first home run. then they brought him down to the clubhouse area. >> jim: so he can predict home runs. >> gary: i wanted to get some

numbers out of him. by the looks of the guy to the right, he did in fact call that. the guy was unapole jet he cannily completely stunned. >> jim: is he swinging away here? >> gary: third walk surrendered by tim redding in the ballgame. that will put wieters on with two down, and that will bring up andino. an dean negotiation a strikeout victim his first time up. orioles will try to mount a two- out rally here.

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>> gary: a 3-2 lead for t

o's. 3-4-0 here in birdland. cora, martinez, beltran, top of the order. joining us on our wired wednesday is going to be oscar salazar. great to have you with us. >> thank you. >> tell us, where do you see your role with this ball club and how do you prepare for it right now with the orioles? >> i want it say thank you for the opportunity here. you know, my role, i no talk to dave about it, but i know i going to be seeing a lot of position, i'm going to be in the outfield, too. i'm playing third base already, i'm going to play shortstop a little bit. so i try to prepare every day in the batting practice so i work so hard in the middle infield like shortstop, second base. i take ground ball at third base. so i'll be prepared for every position and whatever they need me to do, i going to do it. >> jim: you started when you

were about 17 when you started out of venezuela? >> no, i started playing baseball when i was 14, i go dominican when i'm 15 and sign my professional contract, the day after i turn 16. >> jim: and when you grew up, who was like your favorite player? >> no, i just look at -- i love the way he played baseball, you know, happy player like he tried to do everything exciting. i love the kind of play like that. >> gary: strikeout is uehara's fifth as cora went down. here is martinez. oscar, you're familiar with the caribbean league baseball and the winter league that gets played. u.s. fans i don't think have a real flavor for that, but for players who play in that league and in those games, it's very

serious business and very competitive. >> yes, yes. i'm playing winter ball for 13 years, so i'm almost play every day over there. it's leak i never, i take like 20 days off a year. like 20 in one month a year off. so it's very competitive like a lot of big league guys go over there that work in something that you have to face those pitchers like sam bran know, santana, you see big league guys, galarraga. so i think it helps a lot of people. help a lot of players do good job and try oh do the best you can. >> gary: great baseball that. ball sliced in. it is a foul ball just missing. >> jim: what's it like to hit, you were having an incredible year. what's it like to hit .372? you couldn't have had too many slumps this year?

>> no, i got this long early in the spring training, when i get to spring training, i try to concentrate more on the home plate, tried to hit the best pitch i can. so when i got sent down to triple-a, i say i want to work more in the play, want to work more in the defense. so when i get to triple-a, i try to hit the ball i want to hit the best i can. >> gary: markakis back, not going to have a play, it will be up and into the seats and a ground rule double. so a one out double puts the potential tying run on at second base. we are being joined by oscar salazar here on our wired wednesday. i don't ask this base your playing career is coming to an end, i always looked at you and wondered do you want to be a manager, a coach in baseball

when the playing days are done? >> yes. i like to be all my life in baseball. i want to see my house, i want to see my kids grow up, i'm big with my wife, i'm big with baseball field. >> that about covers it, doesn't it. this has been, you are one of those people as you said, you started playing at 4. your whole life has really been the game of baseball. >> yes, a couple years ago like two, three years ago i see my career is going, i think my -- god give me another opportunity, i'm glad to be here again. >> well, you're a great presence, oscar, and i really think you're going to have a whole lot of success after the playing days are done, too. thank you for being with us. >> thank you very much. >> appreciate it. oscar salazar of the orioles joining us. there are some guys that you just get the feel when you're around them talking to them that if they want it stay in the game and coach and manage,

they're ready and they're going to be able to do it, and he's one of those people. comes right out of his pores at you. uehara gets him to pop it up behind second. shortstop andino and he's got it and uehara works his way out of a jam. 

>> gary: as the o's are try to take the second game of this three-game set. good ballgame. >> jim: really is. uehara, when he's had to get people out, he's been able to. you can see the mets outhitting the orioles with the long ball. the mets don't hit a whole lot of them. especially at home on the road. matt wieters tonight, first major league home run, two run shot to left field. got it out of here. this is what camden yards is

about. >> gary: uehara has been able to react to the way the mets play. uehara so far has been able to get the big out when they've got people on base. >> jim: kind of looking over your shoulder to see the orioles bullpen. that is guy coming off the disabled list, who has had a couple of starts since then. i think dave trembley is going to have a short leash, he's pitched very well, he's got out of trouble, he's made some great pitches. then he gets beltran who is hitting fourth in the national league and gave it right to wright to pop up. what we want to do, at least for the orioles, try to get more run support. >> gary: brian roberts at the top of the order will lead it off. brian has an 0 for 2. 0 for 7 so far in the series. he'll take that one to left field. down the line towards the foul line. and it will be a foul ball.

bouncing up and into the seats. and the count will go to two strikes. real good crowd on hand here tonight at camden yards. you have to think that bobbleheads actually work as far as selling tickets are concerned, because that is good crowd for the week night game. we'll get a number for you later on. a lot of folks came out to get the adam jones bobblehead and are seeing a he heck after ballgame as well. >> gary: it's all about adam. 0-2 count. roberts will take the fastball inside and it will go to 1-2. there indeed is bullpen action as brian bass for the o's. the bullpen has been outstanding and it is raining. and rainily fairly hard. >> jim: they said 9:00 and it's early. well, it's not early, early. but the rain is early.

>> gary: the only saving grace, the wind is blowing pretty good tonight and the clouds have been going through quickly. and roberts takes it, close pitch, the count goes full. redding thought he might have had him on that, and a three- ball two strike count. redding making just his sixth start of the season. 10 and 11. the delivery on the way and that ball's going to be fouled away. and it will stay at a three- ball two strike count. redding has been effective at coming back when he's gotten behind on hitters in the ballgame. the home run by wieters really the big blow. the other one the rbi single by huff came in the first inning. the walk he gave up to reimold came around to score ahead of wieters on the homer. roberts again hacks it foul. >> jim: he's around the plate.

i think he will tell you, he said, i didn't think i made that tough pitch. that obly the ca, but we also get an idea that maybe matt wieters is going to be as special as people hejust kiof casually flicked out to left field for his first maleague home run. >> gary: roberts and a towering pop-up to shallow right field. church is called off. beltran came over from center and put away. roberts is retired.  purchase a ticket and receive limited edition t-shirt featuring nick anadam this is the place to be ju 12, l abright and