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Rauch going for an MRI this morning. No word of results yet. Later

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It's getting silly. In his last 60 IP, he's given up 32 hits, has 67Ks and has a .166 ERA. Later That decimal point can't be properly placed. It made me look twice when I saw it on a protected site. EDIT: You're right, checked it on MiLB. Its 1.66. Still nifty. Later

It's getting silly. In his last 60 IP, he's given up 32 hits, has 67Ks and has a .166 ERA. Later

Seawolf, why masturbate to stills of Tia Carrera from the first "Wayne's World" movie when you can have had the real thing? She was Great! Uh, back to the KTE. I literally laughed out loud all the way through it. Fman, do you realize how fucking tough this makes it for us to come up with memorable KTEs? No matter what we do, they'll always remember this one. Later

Hoyt Wilhelm was a mere 39 when the O's got rid of him. He went on to pitch in the majors until he was 49. Maybe the O's want to take advantage of Moyer's one more year. Later

Ceetar wrote: Yup, the incentive has to be for guys to sign earlier now because they're competing against other picks for that money. The guys the Mets drafted will also be competing for places to play. Remember, the Mets will have one less rookie level farm team this year than in the recent past. Later

I have been duly chastized. But I was only pointing out a statistical curiosity. Nothing wrong with being "strong up the middle". Also - I heard that the #1 pick, Cecchini, has reached a verbal agreement with the team and is on the way to New York. (Physical exam?) Measure him for his uniform on the plane ride to New York and put him in there. There isn't anybody left who can play short in the organization. Later

The draft is over and the Mets drafted six catchers and ONE outfielder. Just sayin'. Later

A lot of the posts have contained some good points, so I'll give my spin. You not only have to consider the tendencies and strengths of the hitter (and managers have numbers galore to look at) but you also have to consider the limitations/weaknesses of the defensive players. There have been times this year when the Mets have had Turner at first or second and Murphy at second. Both aren't exactly known for their fielding range. If Terry has had to move the shortstop closer to, or behind, second to cover up holes where the batter tends to hit the ball, why not shift? Later

Trying to remember all the old Eddie Stanky puns. Later

Tejada was pulled after one AB in Buffalo's 21-3 loss (NOT a misprint) tonight. I don't know if he is re-injured or if he was recalled. EDIT: Here's Terry's comment on that: "apparently he felt his leg tighten up and he took himself out of the game" My comment: Gaaaakkkk. Later

Frayed Knot wrote: Round 4; Branden Kraupe, 5' 7" - 175; His role, and uniform, model is most likely Freddy Patek. Later

PDP speaks on espn.com: Paul DePodesta said both picks -- albeit one high school and one college -- had a common thread. "I don't think we go into the draft that we want to target anything that's related to the major league club, or any even specific need in our system," DePodesta said. "That said, we want middle-of-the-diamond players -- catchers, shortstops, center fielders -- if we can get them. And so we do target those players regardless. Needless to say we were thrilled to come up with a shortstop in the first round and a catcher in the comp round. We think those players have multiple ways to help the team. They're incredibly hard to find. And in these two players in particular, they're both offensive and defensive at what are premium defensive positions." Plawecki, 21, hit .359 (80-for-223) with seven homers and 47 RBIs in 59 games. He struck out only eight times -- the type of plate discipline that matches the Mets. (Read Plawecki's college bio here.) "No doubt, it's a terrific skill of his, as well as some other things he brings to the table," DePodesta said. "And we think he's a special receiver defensively. Special. He certainly has a terrific eye at the plate. "There's no real secret about our offensive plan here. We have a system that we believe in, and we believe in it at the major league level as well as through the minor league level and into the scouting ranks." Later

Edgy DC wrote: Manny Acosta cleared waivers as well, but the organization held on to him and he's toiling with the Buffalo brigade. Is this part of a plot to bombard Canada with batted baseballs? Later

Nice KTE. We'll be lookin' for ya'. Later

Here are some very positive comments about Cecchini. Later

Maybe he's been helping with the breast feeding. Seriously, hope everything's ok. Later

Who woulda' thunk it? http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/No-joke-Bill-Maher-buys-minority-share-of-New-York-Mets-060312 Later

Excellent. And true. Later

I voted National Park Service unis. Time to salute the folks who keep us safe from bears, B'sides, leave the First Ladies' gowns for Derek Jeter. Later

I voted "other". Seems to be a good leader for whom players really hustle. But I wish he'd lose that Tony LaRussa book on ritualistic pitching changes. Later

A treat, as always. Later

When I saw him pitch, he reminded me of "Longball" Tom Parsons and Mark "Boom Boom" Bomback. But those guys were better. Later

So? What's the medical report? Later

Thanks for the update, FK. When I read it earlier today and saw Schumacher was put on the DL, I was happy, because I thought "Good. He's the kind of twerp who breaks up a no-hitter". But I thought he'd do it to Dickey. And thank everyone for their kind words. Later