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We won't need it. Game postponed. Just one tomorrow, apparently. Some unidentified Met told a reporter (I forget which one), "it's all fun and games until we start playing doubleheaders." So baseball games themselves aren't fun or games?

Byrd 2.5 Atchison 2.0 Cowgill 2.0 Turner 2.0 Tejada 0.5

Wright 3.0 Buck 1.0 Tejada 1.0

Yanks will have a moment of silence and play Sweet Caroline after third inning of tonight's game to honor Boston.

Mets fan Jonathan Lethem on Mets fan Philip Roth, March 19, 2013. I only ever made Philip Roth laugh twice, to my knowledge. That�s weak recompense for the thousand hilarities Roth�s bestowed on me � bitter snorts of recognition, giggles of astonishment at narrative derring-do, sheer earthy guffaws. Of course, I�ve only ever met him a couple of times. The first time I made Roth laugh was in recounting a conversation I overheard while in line for a hot dog between innings at Shea Stadium, between two boorish men confessing to one another their preference for a glimpse of tight spandex even over that of bare skin; I mention this if only for the pleasure of bragging that Roth and I suffer the same fannish encumbrance, for anyone who knows the inside of Shea Stadium has earned whatever joy can be salvaged on the hot dog line. The second time I made Roth laugh is more important to me: we stood together in the late stages of an Upper West Side brunch party, where I dandled my infant son while Roth looked quite reasonably impatient to be elsewhere. In a quiet panic, bobbing up and down to sooth the six-month-old, I found myself monologuing to Roth�s increasingly arched eyebrows. Finally, straining for a reference that would interest my hero, I turned the boy�s head slightly to the side, displaying the fat curve of his cheek, and said, �It resembles one of those disembodied unshaven cigar-smoking heads in a Philip Guston painting, don�t you think?� The juxaposition of my pink son and the grotesques of Guston, like the earlier juxtaposition of Shea and Spandex, did the trick. And this was another lesson from Roth: In putting across what wants putting across, in seeking a rise from the listener, do whatever it takes, grab any advantage, employ even the baby in your arms. I would have juggled the baby if it would have helped.

Box. Harvey 5.0 Parnell 1.0 Byrd 1.0 Murphy 1.0 Turner 1.0 Tejada 0.5 Wright 0.5

Valdespin gives somebody the stinkeye, sits with his .400 average. Collin Cowgill - CF Daniel Murphy - 2B David Wright - 3B John Buck - C Lucas Duda - LF Marlon Byrd - RF Ike Davis - 1B Justin Turner - DH Ruben Tejada - SS Totally Awesome - RHP

Buck 2.0 Wright 1.5 Valdespin 1.5 Murphy 1.5 Byrd 1.5 Tejada 1.5 Atchison 0.5

Jordany Valdespin � CF Daniel Murphy � 2B David Wright � 3B Ike Davis � 1B John Buck � C Lucas Duda � DH Marlon Byrd � RF Mike Baxter � LF Ruben Tejada � SS Jonathon Niese - LHP Four Mets outfielders in one lineup...thank you DH rule!

You've given me more than twice as much information as I had previously on the Twins, so you went above and beyond!

Duda 3.0 Buck 2.0 Valdespin 1.5 Edgin 1.5 Tejada 0.5

Jordany Valdespin � CF Daniel Murphy � 2B David Wright � 3B Ike Davis � 1B John Buck � C Lucas Duda � LF Mike Baxter � RF Ruben Tejada � SS Jeremy Hefner � RHP

Buck 2.5 Murphy 1.5 Valdespin 1.0

Choosing among World Champions I actually rooted for in their non-Mets World Series... 1. 2002 Angels: Fell hard for Rally Monkeys as they slaughtered MFYs. 2. 2005 White Sox: 88-year drought ended as footnote to Red Sox/Cub angst; underrated sweep. 3. 1971 Pirates: Roberto. Stargell. Blass. Sangy. What a bunch. 4. 1972 A's: Everything about them was wonderful, even after 1973. 5. 2001 Diamondbacks: Bless you boys 11/4/01. 6. 1985 Royals: Eff you Andujar, et al. Overdue reward for KC baseball. 7. 2004 Red Sox: Dull Series, mammoth accomplishment. 8. 1995 Braves: Residual goodwill from 1991-1992 near misses. ATL dead to me since Oct. 1996. 9. 2010 Giants: Swept up in NYG/SFG diehard ride. 10. 2003 Marlins: Likable team, liked even more for who they beat. 11. 1981 Dodgers: Sick of them by then, but they beat who they had to beat finally. 12. 1987 Twins: Eff you Pendleton, et al. They didn't need 1991 really. 13. 1990 Reds: Loved the upset, loved Randy Myers. 14. 1976 Reds: Didn't really like them but loved that they swept their opponent. 15. 1997 Marlins: NL allegiance swayed me over deserving Cleveland fans. 16. 2011 Cardinals: When they won Game Six, I was surprised to realize I was glad. 17. 2012 Giants: Scutaro & Pagan & is it still on? 18. 1988 Dodgers: So I could say we got beat by the best. 19. 2006 Cardinals: See 18.

Ceetar wrote: Ashie62 wrote: I still believe mass transit is the cheapest best way to Citi.. and you can drink all you want.. Only if you live along the Subway lines, or the Port Jeff LIRR line, otherwise it seems to take nearly two hours to get home. Port Washington, not Port Jefferson.

Harvey 3.5 Buck 2.5 Murphy 2.0 Tejada 1.0 Wright 1.0

1964 Jackson card: beautiful. 1979 Swan card: lovely as well.

Nieuwehnhuis CF Murphy 2B Wright 3B Davis 1B Byrd RF Duda LF Buck C Tejada SS Awesome P

Been meaning to mention this for several hours: WOO!

Byrd 2.5 Burke 2.0 Murphy 1.5 Rice 1.0 Hawkins 1.0 Atchison 0.5 Nieuwenhuis 0.5 Tejada 0.5 Recker 0.5

Three hits for Savannah this fine Sunday. Average at .471 after four games.

Cam making like early Ron Hodges, per Adam Rubin, who reports that on Sunday 4/7, in a 1-0 St. Lucie win, "Catcher Cam Maron held onto a throw from left fielder Dustin Lawley during a plate collision with Austin Barnes for the game's final out. Maron's second-inning double plated Aderlin Rodriguez with the lone run."

Buck 3.0 Niese 2.5 Murphy 2.5 Wright 1.5 Davis 0.5

Hefner 3.0 Murphy 2.5 Nieuwenhuis 1.0 Valdespin 0.5 Duda 0.5 Atchison 0.5

Gee 3.0 Turner 2.5 Buck 2.0