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2 innings and Figueroa hasn't allowed a run. lets get this guy some run support!

="G-Fafif"]Members of the Mets Kids Club is a nice symbolic nod toward the future But what it does for the fans in the stands tonight -- just like what the Lincoln Mercury regional managers unveiling a number did for the fans last night, quid pro quo and all -- I don't know Well having kids out there makes the fans not go "ughh who is that guy" the way some corporate sponsor might. to steve- i'd use Seaver for 41, for the last game at shea i'd turn to the decendants of Joan Payson and William Shea.

For the Brew Crew: Weeks 2B Gross CF Fielder 1B Braun LF Hall 3B Hart RF Hardy SS Parra P Kendall C For your New York Mets: Reyes SS Pagan LF Wright 3B Beltran CF Delgado 1B Easley 2B Church RF Casanova C Figueroa P

Was Hank Aaron really a veggie man too? that makes me feel better about my fantasy player Fielder not going into the tank because of his new diet.

LETS DO THIS!!

He sounds like one of those guys who could have gone to Japan and been good but was just a slice below the cut here.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Filip Bondy actually made an interesting point in today's Daily News. He was saying that the Mets should switch their plans and start Santana tonight on his regular rest, since there's rain predicted for tomorrow and they risk using Santana for three innings or so in a rained-out game. He's right. Let Johan go tonight, and let Figueroa risk pitching meaningless innings. forget the rain, Santana and Maine (and probably Perez) should ALWAYS go on their normal rest when possible. These are your top guys and you want as many innings and games out of them as possible. If Santana starts today he can start again Wednesday, if he starts tommorow it'll be Thursday, if he rains out tommorow it'll be next Friday before his 2nd start from today. Theres just no reason to push him back like that. At the end of the year you want him to make 35 starts, not 31 or 33. The way to do that is to start him when he's ready to go and forget about Figurea's or Pelfrey's "turn." ]...for those of you who long like I do for some Casanova action... why would i "long for" that? if anyhing I'm happy to see him never get used except to play catcher i the late innings after Schneider has been rightfully pinch-hit for.

PAGAN DRIVES HOME REYES AND THE METS WIN!!!

what an outing for Feliciano!

Beltran drives him in with only his 2nd RBI of the year.

Pafan gets it started with a double! DON'T strand him!

Schneider really gunned down Victorino there. It will still annoy me when he is allowed to hit for himself in big spots but if he can keep gunning runners down I'll be happier.

I'm suprised we didn't see Wagner in the 9th tonight. its been 7 days hasn't it? its always hard to find that balance between overuse and keeping your top relievers sharp. give a guy a random inning and suddenly you'll need him the next 3 nights, give him a day off and you won't need him for the week, theres never a right answer but personally i use the 7th day as the "he's pitching today" day.

feels good to be back in the W column.

Vargas has a career K:W ratio of 2:1 which just isnt good enough, his career whip is 1.46! you can't let thaat many guys reach base and expect to do well. I hope we never have to see him.

Perez should have been pulled yesterday because he walked two straight batters AND was over X pitches, neither alone should be a sufficient condition to end a starter's outing.

Why only 5 for Pelfrey??

yeah he shouldnt be in there except as a lefty specialist. its possible theres no room for that on the roster, and i'd be fine if he were off the roster

good job posting this a week later than the games in question and during a disgusting Mets loss. steve, this board is not your blog.

i had to miss the end of the game, i hate schoenweis.

SteveJRogers wrote: Fair point, but as we are seeing with Reyes you have to deal with a selfish, me-first malcontent hot dog when things don't go according to plan. Robinson was a winning ballplayer with tons of heart and determination, can you REALLY say that about Rickey Henderson? Yes Henderson does have an MVP, but really, was Henderson THAT much of a difference maker on those A's teams? Or those Blue Jays teams a few years later? Give me a few Robinson types over a few Henderson/Reyes types if I want to build a winner. i guess you want Jeters over Arods too? stop talking about BS like "heart" and "determination" and try discussing actual contributions towards winning.

I agree with going to the bullpen here even though Perez had yet to allowa run. two walks in an inning worries me far more than two singles would have, call it a day and get a fresh arm in there.

seawolf17 wrote: I'd rather have Rickey in his prime on my team than Jackie Robinson. I think the list of hitters I'd rather have (than Rickey in his prime) is pretty short, Robinson isn't even in his class.

were i the phillies i'd have pitched to schneider.