Pelfrey's Philosophy ; Seeking to Pitch His Way Onto Mets' Roster

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LAKELAND, Fla. - Mike Pelfrey got on the bus in the cool morning air in Port St. Lucie - departure time 7:45 a.m. - and folded his 6- foot-7 frame into a seat. He checked the recline on the cramped seat. "Two inches," he said. "At most."

So mostly he had a lot of time to learn about himself during Wednesday's three-hour bus ride across the back roads of Florida. You have a lot of time to think when you've got this kind of time and a bus that is hard to get comfortable on. Or if you're a 24- year-old with a little bit of a nervous demeanor and your first spring training start in front of you, you find out something about your cellphone.

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Pelfrey's Philosophy ; Seeking to Pitch His Way Onto Mets' Roster

"I found out I had solitaire on my cellphone, which helped out," he said with a smile.

The ride, the imposing Detroit Tigers' lineup and the cold wind that awaited him at Joker Marchant Stadium...

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