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]A gapper could be two runs. unless the ball goes over the fence the game will end instantly o the first runn

LMAO, a gift-wrapped double play ball and he throws it into center field! its good to be lucky.

a single moves Chavez to 2nd...

be patient Reyes, its worth letting Chavez have a chance to take 2nd

Julio Franco draws a walk... Chavez will pinch-run

He's out anyway, due up 2nd in the inning. I think you MUST double switch in Chavez/Diaz for Nady (who made the last out) there but its too late now.

bad move by Willie not double-switching to have Wagner available for a 2nd inning.

we're through 8 and nothing doing... julio franco will go kaboom for the pitcher in the 9th.

sharpie wrote: Lenny's friend's mother is throwing out the first pitch at that game tonight. She's director of the Brooklyn Children's Museum and is doing this along with the director of the Boston Children's Museum. She hates baseball. It's unfair that she gets to throw out a first pitch and I almost certainly never will. thats fuckin lame. i don't care if you cured cancer, actually LIKING the game should be a prerequisite for any on-field activity.

can anyone else hit one tonight? it sounded like Floyd crushed the bal...

i sortof have to question using 2 guys to get through an inning in a tie game, that could bite the nationals if we go extras (which is ok with me of course)

Livan Hernandez will pinch hit, i guess with nobody on they don't want to burn a real hitter?

so much for impartial anouncers, this just in from McCarthy on WFAN: "Jackson has really struggled lately for the Nationals, lets hope the struggles continue..."

3 runs is a "save" (not that i think it should be), i think any major league pitcher who can't get 3 outs before allowing FOUR runs 95% of the time (at least, probably more) doesnt deserve a spot on a major league roster until he can do that.

]3 starts from now, Julio may well not be needed as a mop-up guy anymore. His outings recently have been encouraging -- even Sunday's, with the 5 Ks. I could see Zambrano in the 'pen, but that may mean Maine and Bannister starting until a midseason deal can be made for another starter. Well, if you get to the point where you have faith in handing Julio the ball in a 1-run 7th inning then I think Heilman to the rotation is a must.

Certainly if Zambrano continues is suckitude and Bannister doesn't return and pitch effectively the need for Heilman in the rotation grows. I don't think Gonzalez, Maine, or Lima are anything but injury replacements for one or two starts (and i'd rather use guys like that once or twice than juggle heilman between the rotation and the pen.) If a long-term problem such as the necessity of removing Zambrano for ineffectiveness were to arise i would not be comfortable with those 3 guys going forward. At that point you're either going to put Heilman in the rotation (which means you'd need confidence in another reliever, be it Bradford, Bell, Julio, Owens, or someone else entirely), make a trade, or say that Pelfrey or Soler are ready. If the Mets are ever at the point where the rotation is Martinez, Glavine, Traschel, and 2 ineffective or injured players they are not in good shape. Heilman only provides a partial solution because his loss to the bullpen could hurt almost as much as it helps. I think the Mets did themselves a huge disservice in making the Benson deal and they are going to need rotation help within the next month or so unless a) Zambrano miraculouosly stops sucking Maine miraculously pitches well, or perhaps most likely (of the 3) c) Pelfrey is pronounced ready to go.

A better statement for Willie to make would have been "the job is Matsui'd as long as he is playing well." The team's record shouldn't matter. Play well, play more, its that simple.

Made you look!

Reyes 2.5 Beltran 2 Chavez 2 Floyd 1.5 Oliver 1 hey doctee, how bout moving your eyes 1 colum to the right of hits and giving the leadoff hitter credit for doing what we've all been begging him to do THREE times today including the patience to let himself be walked to score a run insteda of being too eager with the bags juiced.

with Ishii's tenure as a Met and Phillips' as a Didger over theres no point in following them further. As far as Rockin Doc goes I havent seen a thread on that trade.

Edgy DC wrote: So, is Nady nursing something? i don't know, there were at least 2 spots i'd have used him today, but its not a big deal.

2 games each with Washington and Shitsburgh this week at Shea, i want all 4 but i'll take 3. don't split with these weak teams, you've gotta load up on wins when the schedule is weak!

Castro gets robbed on a diving play by Francoeur. Mets lose, but it was a successful road trip.

Floyd gets very lucky on a chopper off the plate. tying run will at least come up here

Floyd with a "hit it all the way to shea" swing, ughh