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At this point I think it's likely to be: Glavine Hernandez Maine Perez Park The original post asked for the first 5 pitchers to start for the Mets in 2007. I'll add my predictions for #6 and #7: Sele Pelfrey

="Yancy Street Gang"]I wish that Shea was staying around. I'm not in favor of the new stadium. However, I suspect that if I was still living in New York and going to more than one or two games a year (at the most) I'd feel differently. At this point in my life when I go to Shea it's as much for nostalgia as for any other reason. Citi Field won't do that for me. In fact, I think that once they're in the new stadium I'll be less motivated to make the trip to Flushing. If I was still going 20 times a year, I'd probably be excited about the new place. I'm not sure you would. I am someone who lives in NY and goes (more than) 20 times a year. I personally care far less about nostalgia than I do about economics but also am not excited about the new park. The seats at Shea might be far from the field, but I somehow doubt that I'll be able to sit anywhere closer at the new park than where our ticket plan puts us now at the price we pay.

I'll volunteer for the Phillies this season.

That's Padilla on the left and Oliver Perez second from right. Not sure who's on the far right (Burgos?) or in the back.

Edgy DC wrote: The place I stole it from captioned it as Pelfrey. Ok. (I think they're wrong). Just wondering if there was something unique or distinguishing that I'd missed.

1. First hit - Reyes 2. First double Alou 3. First triple Reyes 4. First home run Delgado 5. First stolen base Reyes 6. First baserunner caught stealing/picked off Reyes 7. First guy to hit into a double-play Green 8. First batter to strike out Beltran 9. First fielder to commit an error Valentin 10. First guy to score a run Reyes 11. First guy to drive in a run Delgado 12. First Met player to field a batted ball Reyes 13. First Met to draw a walk Beltran 14. First Met relief pitcher to make an appearance Heilman 15. First Met to reach base on an error LoDuca 16. First winning Met pitcher Glavine 17. First losing Met pitcher Park 18. First Met to throw a wild pitch Perez 19. First Met to be hit by a pitch Wright 20. First Met pitcher to plunk an opposing batter Duaner

Duaner, my god, what did you do to your hair? Are we really sure that's not Heilman? I'm curious as to what makes people think it's Pelfrey.

I love the KTEs. I think when people put effort into them, format them in a readable manner, and don't copy and paste rosters off MLB.com they're useful. I also don't think the "assignment" thing works because 1. It (can) feel(s) like an imposition for people and 2. They forget. Shit happens. Etc. That being said, I'd like to continue them. The one-poster-per-team looks like a good idea. Maybe combine the interleague teams for one person. Another option: start by assigning half the season. Assign the other half later.

SI Metman wrote: After watching John Sterling call a YES-produced Ivy League Hoops game tonight featuring UPenn and Cornell, I'm wondering why SNY couldn't do the same. Maybe get a Hofstra or Columbia game in there. Gary Cohen has done many College hoops games on the radio. I'm sure they could, but for the time being, they seem to have the more lucrative Big 10 basketball games (often via ESPN plus) airing. No offense to the local schools but they're not going to attract the same audience, I think.

SteveJRogers wrote: Great article G, but this is the former MLBers thread: This is the Continuing Careers Of Ex-Mets thread Thanks for your concern. The thread police can feel free to move my post and replies to the appropriate place. Send me my fine assesment in the mail.

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/02/17/Rays/Devil_Ray_performs_un.shtml Devil Ray performs under pressure By Marc Topkin Published February 17, 2007 St. Petersburg Times ST. PETERSBURG - Infielder Ty Wigginton came through with a lot of big hits for the Devil Rays last season. But that was nothing like the way he delivered during the offseason. When his wife, Angela, went into intense labor two weeks early, Ty ended up delivering their son in the bedroom closet of their new North Carolina home. "He was out in less than a minute," Ty said Friday. "One or two pushes, and he was ready to see the world." The baby was healthy. The delivery, given the circumstances, was smooth. But it was not without drama. And some chaos. Angela lying on the floor of the walk-in closet. Their 3-year-old son, Chase, sick and scared, locked in the adjacent bedroom, screaming, "Is Mommy o-tay?" Ty getting step-by-step instructions from a 911 operator, then having to give Angela the phone so he could have both hands free to tie the umbilical cord with a lace he took out of his shoe. "I think adrenaline took over. It's kind of all a blur," Ty said. "It was unbelievable." "It was one of those things," Angela said. "I certainly never expected to have a baby in the master bedroom closet of my house." The unforgettable episode started around 3:45 the morning of Dec. 20, when Angela woke with contractions about seven minutes apart. "I asked her, 'Do we need to go?' and she says, 'We're all right,' " Ty said. A couple of hours of more intense contractions later, Angela - who went through a 14-hour labor with Chase - changed her mind. She began getting ready for a trip to the hospital, though expecting the doctors would simply send them home. Ty was already up with Chase, giving him medicine for a flu that had him vomiting and preparing to drop him off at Angela's parents' house. "About 6 o'clock she's in the closet trying to get dressed, and I'm getting our son ready to go out the door and she yells, 'We're having this baby now,' " Ty said. "I think she's kidding. Then I come around the corner and, sure enough. ... I called 911 and told them to get somebody over there. And like a minute later, I'm holding the baby in my arms." It took about 10 more minutes for the paramedics to get there, though Ty said it seemed like an hour. Not that he had time to get too worried. "The baby came out and he looked great," Ty said. "The scary part was that he never really cried until the EMTs got there, but he was breathing. His tongue was moving in and out of his mouth. I could feel his heart beating. They just told me to keep wiping his nose and mouth and keep him wrapped in a towel." The baby weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces, measured 18 inches and seemed a perfect fit for the name they had already picked out: Cannon. "He dropped just like a cannonball," Ty said. Ty, 29, has had no medical training, unless you count the shows he has watched on TV. "I love Untold Stories of the ER," he said. "So maybe now we can have Untold Stories of the Closet." Angela said the experience went as well as it possibly could. "He did great," she said. "He acted like it was his job." "Actually," Ty said, "she was the bigger hero." Ty, one of the Rays' most productive players last season, said he plans to stick to baseball. But he said they learned something from the experience. "Next time, if she even sneezes or coughs, we're going to the hospital," Ty said. "I don't care if she is only two weeks pregnant."

Wood was already getting hurt before Prior was even drafted by the Cubs. They're not comparable.

I think Gotay goes on the "invited to camp" list too, assuming he isn't claimed off waivers by anyone else.

Does Reyes count as #2? I wonder how Heilman's combined service time (2003 + 2004) compares to Reyes'...

Two one-hitters, both in 2003: First one, 6/15/03, vs. the Angels Retrosheet Link Second one, 8/18/03, vs. the Rockies: Retrosheet Link That second one might be his finest performance as a Met. 9 innings, 1 hit (in the 6th inning), 0 walks, 3 Ks. Only other baserunner reached on a Jason Phillips error.

I think the Mets are optomistic that Padilla repeats some of that 2005 success. I am. Wouldn't be shocked to see him crack the opening day roster. One wonders if Dave Williams' spot on that 40-man is safe, as well. If they've already got Park, Sosa, Vargas, Soler -- in addition to Humber and Pelfrey -- exactly how many "backup" options do you need on the roster... ?

Adam Rubin reports that Ruben Gotay was DFAed to make room for Park on the 40-man roster.

Edgy DC wrote: Kelvin Chapman is the second guy he thinks of? Alphabetical order, I think. The article itself? Strange indeed.

It's good to know they made a sound financial investment, but I wonder who exactly Adam Rubin is thinking is in the lead for that 5th spot -- Pelfrey?

ESPN sez. 600 K with up to 2.4 Mil in performance bonuses based on IP.

Big upgrade to the Mrs. Delgado picture in today's SI. Nice article on Carlos.

Hasn't been announced yet. IIRC the Mets had a press release last week where they said they would announce it "soon."

="Edgy DC"]A challenger. Ricky's finest hour was a pinch-hit homer against the Nats on September 22nd, but the Mets lost by one anyhow. It was one of this three Mets hits.

Soupcan, is it possible you are mixing your memory of the Wembley show with one from later in the tour (ie.in the fall of '87)? Bono didn't hurt his arm until the DC show in September...