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Tying run on base. Ike Davis up. Rain delay. Not an official game yet, so it's possible that Darryl will temporarily regain the RBI crown.

I just now checked in for the first time, and the Mets have already given up the lead twice and trail by three. Not a great day for Dickey, huh?

Scott Hairston's total of 0.03 points averaged down to zero, so he does not appear among the results.

Ronny Cedeno's total of 0.02 points averaged down to zero, so, once again, he does not appear among the results.

Voting for Monday night's win in Atlanta will close on Thursday morning. Schaefer POTG 4/16/12 - Mets 6, Braves 1

To honor Jeter, the Mets should just hit him on the ass with a door.

At least gay dames don't need condoms.

If David keeps getting two hits every game, how long before we start comparing his totals to those of Rose, Cobb, and Musial?

A 12 a.m. start is very early! I guess the game is over by now. Who won?

Acosta 1 Batista 1 Bay 0.4 Murphy 0.6 Nieuwenhuis 0.4 Thole 0.4 Wright 0.4

Did they do one for M. Donald Grant?

Does that mean the Mets can't win the pennant unless there's a constitutional amendment?

Looks like it will be at least a couple of more weeks. This was posted a little after midnight last night: Torres progressing cautiously after calf injury By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com | 04/17/12 12:15 AM ET ATLANTA -- The Mets continue to proceed cautiously with injured outfielder Andres Torres, who has not attempted to run since straining his left calf on Opening Day. "He's getting close," assistant general manager John Ricco said. "He's getting antsy. But we're really trying, based on the Spring Training experience, to hold him back." Ricco's comments were in reference to the final week of spring, when Torres battled back from an identical calf injury to break camp with the team. But he re-injured the muscle on Opening Day, and has not made much progress since. Working out Monday at the team's Spring Training complex in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Torres hit off a tee, took soft-toss swings and played catch, and is scheduled to perform the same routine on Tuesday. A return before May seems unlikely. Without him, the Mets have been proceeding with shortstop Ruben Tejada as their leadoff hitter. But Tejada has cooled somewhat after a torrid start, prompting manager Terry Collins to pencil his shortstop in for an off-day on Thursday. "We're trying to make sure that we keep our guys as fresh as we can," Collins said.

I think so. I know that Torres will soon be eligible to be reinstated (by this weekend, I suppose) but is he close to being ready? I don't recall seeing any status updates on him. I suspect that many fans are as indifferent about it as I am.

Keep Nieuwenhuis. Send Baxter down. Let Kirk play as often as possible, sometimes causing Bay to sit, sometimes Torres. Of course, if Nieuwenhuis starts to show that he doesn't belong, that plan can change.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: And if the Mets really wanted Jose to stay, Jose would still be here. True. It goes both ways.

They should lock him in a room with Suzyn Waldman for 48 hours.

Both of the next two games look to be in some jeopardy. Sounds like there will be gaps between the rainfall, so I suspect they'll get both games in, but it could be very long and very messy. This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 75. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight: Occasional showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then showers likely. Low around 57. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Wednesday: Showers likely before 8am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8am and 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Wednesday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Jose, by the way, is currently hitting .238 for the Marlins after ten games. 10 hits (3 doubles, 1 triple) in 42 at bats. 4 runs scored, 3 walks, 5 strikeouts, 3 stolen bases in 5 attempts. His OBP is .289 and his SLG is .357.

Nymr83 wrote: ...the fucking team didn't even make an offer so why is it his fault he isn't here? Well, they did make an overture to him during the 2011 season and he rebuffed them, saying he wanted to try free agency. I don't blame him for that, nor would I boo him for that, but if Jose really wanted to stay, he'd still be here.

I'm not sure how he'll be received. I'd give him polite applause, but I bet there are a lot of fans who feel they owe him a boo for his first-inning exit in his last game as a Met.

MFS62 wrote: Why were they discussing Carlos Delgado at all? Ruben Tejada was up, and they were talking about how lately more and more players are coming from Panama. And when you talk about great players from Panama, Carlos Delgado is one of the first people you think of. I found out this morning that tonight's pitcher for the Braves, Randall Delgado, is from Panama. So maybe they think that if your name is Delgado, then you must be from Panama.

Time to wrap up the first road series of the season. All three games played in Philadelphia last weekend will close on Wednesday morning. If you haven't voted yet, please try to do so today. Schaefer POTG 4/13/12 Mets 5 Phillies 2 Schaefer POTG 4/14/12 - Mets 5, Phillies 0 Schaefer POTG 04/15/2012 Philadelphia 8, Mets 2

I'll try to determine that next time she drops by.