Audition in the desert
The Mets need pitching, so they have schedueld an open tryout of sorts, but there is only one invited guest. Sorry folks, it's Oliver Perez. Pitching coach Dan Warthen, who is hard to fool, will give a thumbs up or down on the pitcher. David Lennon has the details.

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