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Batista 3.0 Duda 2.0 Wright 1.5 Acosta 1.0 Reyes 0.5 Tejada 0.5 Nickeas 0.5 Beato 0.5 Pagan 0.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING RACE Through 9/1/2011 REYES .335 Braun .331

METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through 9/1/2011 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. JOSE REYES 1,268 3. DAVID WRIGHT 1,227 Jose pulls to within 150 of Ed.

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING RACE Through 8/31/2011 REYES .336 Braun .333

METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through 8/31/2011 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. JOSE REYES 1,267 3. DAVID WRIGHT 1,226

Duda 2.0 Wright 1.5 Capuano 1.5 Reyes 1.5 Bay 1.5 Tejada 0.5 Beato 0.5 Isringhausen 0.5 Evans 0.5

Though you'd be sacrificing something in the vaunted leadership and positive clubhouse presence department. I wonder if that's Martinospeak for "I don't want to lose a good source." I don't doubt Bay's good-guyness, but honestly, what is he leading them to: fourth place?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Depends. How good is he at black arts? If black arts include catching fly balls, then not very good at all.

I'd go with "as big". Win a batting title and you've beaten an entire league for one season. Set a team record and you've beaten an entire franchise for fifty seasons. I think I was more turned on by Hundley setting the NYM HR mark in 1996 than I was by Kingman and HoJo leading the league in 1982 and 1991, respectively. Though it was all good.

True, though I'm betting against Murphy making a late surge.

Hey now, Cam's an All-Star: Hicksville, L.I., native Cam Maron was named to the Appalachian League postseason All-Star team. The 20-year-old catcher, who went 4-for-4 Tuesday, ranks second in the league with a .434 on-base percentage. Also the fourth-leading batter in the entire system.

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING RACE Through 8/30/2011 REYES .335 Braun .331

After doing the math, it saddens me to announce the dream is essentially over. To edge John Olerud's team record batting average of .354 (.35368), Jose Reyes would need 53 hits in 126 at-bats over the Mets' final 29 games, meaning he'd have to bat .420 the rest of the way to finish at .354 (.35409). That's assuming Terry Collins starts him every day, which he's said he won't, and that he gets about as many ABs per game as he's gotten thus far in 2011. Then there's the little matter of batting .420 over 29 games. At their hottest down their respective standard-setting stretches, Lance Johnson batted .411 in 29 games in 1996 and John Olerud batted .406 in 27 games in 1998 (while Moises Alou, during his 30-game hitting streak of late 2007, batted .403). It would seem a bit much to ask Jose to top those searing paces from here on out. He certainly has motivation to finish strong (besides the fact that he's a professional and every player should want to finish strong), but it's a lot of ground to make up, even with the healthiest of hamstrings. Here's hoping he catches Cleon at least -- and tops all 2011 comers from all other teams, of course.

Guys! reported on catching prospects last night. Failed to mention Cam. Guys?

BEST SINGLE-SEASON BATTING AVERAGE IN METS HISTORY Through 133 NYM Games 1969: Jones -- .348 1998: Olerud -- .343 2011: REYES -- .335

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METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through 8/30/2011 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. JOSE REYES 1,265 3. DAVID WRIGHT 1,224

Defense and pitching, in that order. 127: 1986 -- Just your routine 8-2-5 double play. 128: 1969 -- I'll see your 8-2-5 and raise you a 4-3-8 and a 7-2-3-5. 129: 1965 -- Sandy Koufax ain't so great; just ask Tug McGraw. Also... 127: 1992 -- Bobby Bonilla gets the vest of Rob Dibble. 128: 1998 -- Armando Reynoso bigger than Big Mac. 129: 1962 -- Don Drysdale succumbs to Marvelous Marv, Hot Rod & Choo Choo

BEST SINGLE-SEASON BATTING AVERAGE IN METS HISTORY Through 132 NYM Games 1969: Jones -- .351 1998: Olerud -- .344 2011: REYES -- .336 Get hot. Stay hot.

Gee 3.5 Tejada 1.0 Wright 1.0 Acosta 1.0 Pagan 1.0 Reyes 1.0 Parnell 0.5 Harris 0.5 Evans 0.5

METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through 8/29/2011 (Game Two) 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. JOSE REYES 1,264 3. DAVID WRIGHT 1,222

METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through 8/29/2011 (Game One) 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. JOSE REYES 1,263 3. DAVID WRIGHT 1,220 And now it's a race again. Except for Eddie.

Ceetar wrote: More BP than Los Mets, actually. Odd. I wasn't aware they were allowed to wear the BP jerseys in a game. Mets: Total rebels.

More BP than Los Mets, actually.

Son of a gun, they're indeed in blue -- no Los (with black caps, I think).