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For prosperity , Newsday


Less than three hours away from first pitch. Don't let the absense of Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, and Daniel Murphy spoil what is an annual day of baseball rebirth. Opening Day is still Opening Day. Not even Mike Jacobs batting cleanup can change that. Here are today's lineups:

Mets

Alex Cora, ss

Luis Castillo, 2b

David Wright, 3b

Mike Jacobs, 1b

Jason Bay, lf

Gary Matthews Jr., cf

Jeff Francoeur, rf

Rod Barajas, c

Johan Santana, lhp.


Marlins

Chris Coghlan, lf

Cameron Maybin, cf

Hanley Ramirez, ss

Jorge Cantu, 3b

Dan Uggla, 2b

Ronny Paulino, c

Cody Ross, rf

Gaby Sanchez, 1b

Josh Johnson, rhp


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For all you losers that can't view Newsday , some guy named Mike Gavin ponders life altering questions.


By Mike Gavin

First pitch of the 2010 Mets season is just hours away. It's officially time to talk baseball. Here are some gameday questions:

Why is Mike Jacobs batting fourth?

Listen to the sound of ball meeting glove. Behold the sight of the greenest grass you will ever see. Smell the aroma of ballpark hot dogs. Pencil the name Mike Jacobs into the fourth spot in the lineup.

One of these things should never be done on Opening Day, or any other day for that matter. Yet Jacobs will bat cleanup on Day 1 of the 2010 Mets� season as Carlos Beltran recovers from knee surgery.

With Ike Davis, the organization�s best first baseman, getting additional seasoning in the minors despite a strong spring, and Daniel Murphy nursing a knee injury, Jacobs gets the starting nod. But batting cleanup? That�s like putting a punter at left tackle.

Jacobs may have some pop, but when he isn�t hitting a home run he�s striking out (132 strikeouts in just 434 at-bats last season). Obviously Jerry Manuel is putting the left-handed hitting Jacobs between righties David Wright and Jason Bay. But a career .254 hitter (.313 OBP, .476 SLG) batting cleanup hardly evokes hope on the one day of the season that all stadiums should be filled with it.

Why is Gary Matthews Jr. playing over Angel Pagan?

Match-up? Both are switch hitters. Numbers? Pagan is 1-for-6 in his career against Marlins starter Josh Johnson and Matthews has never faced him.

Perhaps Manuel flipped a coin or is going in alphabetical order. He said both will get opportunities to play consistently in centerfield as the Mets evaluate their options during Beltran�s absence.

On a side note, not sure how many pitches Jason Bay will see with Gary Matthews Jr. as his protection.

If the Mets have a lead in the eighth inning today, who pitches?

Help Wanted: Setup Man.

Just as questions remain regarding the identity of the replacement centerfielder, the bridge to Francisco Rodriguez is yet to be built. The guess here is that it will depend on match-ups and be a combination of either Pedro Feliciano, the lefty specialist who lobbied for the job in spring training, or Ryota Igarashi. If only Jerry Manuel had a Gameday Questions blog post.

Why exactly isn�t Jose Reyes playing?

David Lennon recently wondered if the Mets brass were being overcautious by giving Reyes an extended spring, thyroid notwithstanding. Is it Reyes� thyroid or the Mets� recent history of medical treatment that is keeping him out of the Opening Day lineup? If only Omar Minaya had a Gameday Questions blog post�.



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Once again I am working on opening day and once again I will fool myself into thinking that I can just stay away from the score and watch it tonight in ignorance to the outcome, it never happens that way of course.[/quote:fe4ayf92]

I go home for lunch, so I'll watch the first inning or so live. Then Gameday at my desk. Hopefully, I'll be watching happy recaps on the treadmill later.


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You are in for a treat LWFS, new born on the chest watching the games nightly......can't beat it.[/quote:2rbxqez2]

Her colic started this weekend... almost immediately after the NellyFigs/Carter/Calero roster cut.

I choose to see that as not merely coincidental.


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You are in for a treat LWFS, new born on the chest watching the games nightly......can't beat it.[/quote:a7vg2rtm]

Her colic started this weekend... almost immediately after the NellyFigs/Carter/Calero roster cut.

I choose to see that as not merely coincidental.[/quote:a7vg2rtm]


get this bottle , seriously , it worked great for us.

http://www.handi-craft.com/products/bottles.htm



resume normal activities now.


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BAT WRIGHT SIXTH! BAT WRIGHT SIXTH!

Have run into two co-workers today who are big Met fans and attempted to casually chat them up on the topic of Opening Day... only to have them both launch into whiny/funereal rants on the team. Were it not for the HR-related complications that might ensue, I would have been tempted to joyously and optimisticially punch them in their respective noses.

If you can't get worked up for Opening Day, baseball fans, then you might be better served to pick up a different hobby.


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They are introducing the entire staff. a nice round of applause for equipment manager Charlie Samuels and for his assistant. dead silence for the entire medical staff. hah.
applause for the hitting coach, not really for dan warthen.
Ruben Tejada gets a nice hand as does Mejia. Pagan and Feliciano get it louder and a nice welcome for Igarashi. a long applause for Francisco Rodriguez, do the fans know what he's going through?
all the stupid music makes it hard to judge some of the fan reactions over the television.
Manuel applauded with i think a smattering of boos.
starting lineup... indifference to the top two, the cheering for wright began before they even said his name, and a nice welcome home "the first baseman we welcome back to the mets, number 35, mike jacobs" and a great round of applause for newcomer Jason Bay. Matthews, Francoeur, and Barajas round out the lineup with a little applause and a long round of applause and cheers for the starter Johan Santana!


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i'd really rather the mets had selected a more traditional (one person with a really good voice) singing of the national anthem for opening day. the foursome each doing their own part would have been fine for tommorow.


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i'd really rather the mets had selected a more traditional (one person with a really good voice) singing of the national anthem for opening day. the foursome each doing their own part would have been fine for tommorow.[/quote:2ra8tg82]

Who's singing?


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Blue hats, pinstripes, and high blue socks. Beautiful sunny Opening Day.

This is nice.


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Any free online site to listen to the game?, I had one last season but it seems it only has the WFAN .


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Opening the season with a 12-pitch inning is nice.


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Any free online site to listen to the game?, I had one last season but it seems it only has the WFAN .[/quote:3i6hg1bt]
http://cranesville.com/wcss1490/wmp.asx

I can get you a stream to watch it too, if you're allowed to install programs on the computer you're using.


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Alex Cora's getting-hit-by-sliders skills prove Cackles McDeadManWalking's lineup judgement true.

Holy shit, I'm grossly unproductive today.


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Cora HBP, Castillo barely avoids the doubleplay on a grounder though. at least he didnt bunt.


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Any free online site to listen to the game?, I had one last season but it seems it only has the WFAN .[/quote:36s8qm88]
http://cranesville.com/wcss1490/wmp.asx

I can get you a stream to watch it too, if you're allowed to install programs on the computer you're using.[/quote:36s8qm88]


Cheers OO, you came through last season too.

Not allowed to install anything on this PC.....but I have Howie's voice coming through the speakers, all is good.


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FUCK YOU, BALL!


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I love this new old David Wright!


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