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Rain delay in Miami Gardens. They should really move to a new ballpark.

Two thrillers bracket a milestone, read about 'em here. 133: 1985 -- Doc vs. Fernando en route to a 13-inning conclusion 134: 1969 -- Tom goes for Twenty 135: 1985 -- Mookies wraps up a classic trip with a 14th-inning swing Also... 133: 1973 -- Mets hop from sixth to fifth; you might wanna believe there's more 134: 1976 -- Kingman vs. Schmidt for the badass championship of the world 135: 1984 -- John Stearns takes his first cuts in more than two years

The pride of 516 finishes with a .318 BA, .434 OBP.

Bay 1.0 Pagan 0.5 Wright 0.5 Herrera 0.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING RACE Through 9/5/2011 Braun .335 REYES .332

Every Josh who's ever been a Met is a Josh who is a Met right now.

Harris 2.0 Tejada 1.5 Stinson 1.5 Igarashi 1.0 Nickeas 1.0 Duda 1.0 Satin 1.0 Isringhausen 0.5 Parnell 0.5

METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through 9/5/2011 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. JOSE REYES 1,271 3. DAVID WRIGHT 1,233

METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through 9/4/2011 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. JOSE REYES 1,270 3. DAVID WRIGHT 1,232

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING RACE Through 9/4/2011 Braun .335 REYES .333 Nobody else is close.

Met Hunter wrote: Ray(Knight) Jeff(In)nis Rick(White) Josh(Satin) Parnell never reaching the end.

Acosta 2.5 Evans 2.0 Pagan 2.0 Bay 2.0 Wright 0.5 Duda 0.5 Herrera 0.5

METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through 9/3/2011 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. JOSE REYES 1,270 3. DAVID WRIGHT 1,230

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING RACE Through 9/3/2011 REYES .333 Braun .331

Duda and Acosta are the pride of Shea Stadium, while Dickey emerges from the mists of Brigadoon. Nice additions to the 1976 set. Thanks as ever for fun cards and diligent totaling.

Josh Stinson: Ninth Met to make MLB debut on September 2, joining Buddy Harrelson, Dick Selma, Mookie Wilson, Wally Backman, Kevin Elster, Danny Garcia, Tim Hamulack and Jon Niese. It's like making your major league debut on September 1 -- but later.

Wright 3.0 Dickey 2.5 Evans 1.5 Duda 1.0 Byrdak 1.0 Stinson 0.5 Herrera 0.5

METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through 9/2/2011 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. JOSE REYES 1,269 3. DAVID WRIGHT 1,229

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING RACE Through 9/2/2011 REYES .333 Braun .332

Dan Herrera joins the pen, wearing 19.

Some years used to feature pennant races around now. 130. 1988 -- Jefferies emerges while Cone rolls. 131. 1974 -- Tug the last Met to take on Hammerin' Hank 132. 1999 -- Fonzie Times Six. Also... 130. 1990 -- Herr, O'Brien, Tabler, Valera...meet your new Mets. 131. 1985 -- Kid goes deep thrice before going deep twice more. 132, 1974 -- Jon Matlack asks, "Do I have to pitch a shutout to get a win?" and learns, yes.

Another complication, since addressed. Gary Carter continues to battle brain cancer, but the former Met's fight has become complicated by blood clotting in his chest. Carter, 57, was back home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Friday, resting comfortably and "in good spirits," according to close friends, after being rushed to the hospital Tuesday night with chest pain and shortness of breath. After Carter underwent numerous tests, it was determined that he was suffering from blood clots in his chest and his right leg, no doubt effects from the strong chemotherapy medication he is taking for the four small tumors doctors discovered on his brain back in May. As a result, he will have to inject two needles in his stomach every day until further notice. "He's back home and in good spirits," said a person who spoke to Carter on Wednesday. "He's also pretty lucky that he went into the hospital when he did and they discovered the problem. He could've died." A further CT scan revealed no bleeding or clots on the brain. According to Carter's daughter, Kimmy Bloemers, via a family website, "These blood clots are very controllable, and this new medication should help dissolve the problems. Dad is very lucky it was caught so early." This is the second time the Hall of Fame catcher has been admitted to the hospital after the brain-tumor diagnosis. In mid-June, he experienced a severe coughing attack, which was found to be bronchitis. A source close to Carter said Friday that doctors are encouraged that the chemotherapy has apparently reduced the tumors considerably. However, he is due back in the hospital at the end of the month for more tests to determine if the tumors have been eliminated.

Miguel Batista became the 18th player to make his Met debut on September 1 -- thus the 18th member of the New Toy Club. Maybe its most unlikely, given his vintage. He's the seventh NTCer to Met-debut on 9/1 with prior MLB experience. All five before last year (Joaquin Arias) arrived amid ultimately doomed pennant races: Ron Herbel (1970), Lou Thornton (1989), Charlie O'Brien and Tommy Herr (1990) and Rigo Beltran (1998). Eight almost New Toys made their debuts on September 2. The first two, Buddy Harrelson and Dick Selma, chose (or had chosen for them) the same day Casey Stengel had his number retired, 9/2/1965. You may have seen the clip of the unceremonious ceremony the Mets held, well before game time, probably before BP, with Ol' Case posing for photographers in an empty Shea Stadum. Then again Casey's prime constituency with the Mets was the media, so maybe there was something to it.

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