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In the post game interview, Willie announced that Jose Lima has been DFAd. I can't believe that doofus on the post game show was making excuses for Lima. And Pelfrey will take Lima's roster spot. Later

metirish wrote: Mets lose but I bet MFS62 is a proud man after seeing his Henry get in the game...... Yessir! Not just a happy man; a happy adoptive poppa. Anybody else WHAT?: Later

Edgy DC wrote: ]I still feel cheated. This would have been a perfect game to give the fans a glimpse of Henry Owens. ?? Game isn't over at my end. After the Mets scored three, I thought Willie might think the score was too close to bring in a rookie. I wasn't watching on tv. I didn't know he was warming up. Later

metirish wrote: Oliver is giving his team a chance, he's just great tonight. I still feel cheated. This would have been a perfect game to give the fans a glimpse of Henry Owens. Later

Alex Escobar was called up this week by the Nats. He pinch hit a triple and scored a run. Later

Thank you for reminding me. I have been neglecting this poor child. Infact, I had forgotten that I had adopted him. I hope family services doesn't take him away from me. Later

The Marlins The Marlins have had an interesting decade since 1997. They have won the World Series twice ('97, '03), both times as the wild card. They have also finished last in their division twice, fourth in their division twice and third in their divsion three times. From the very high to the very low. It has been a roller coaster. So I decided to analyze them in the words of a famous manager who experienced both those highs and lows during his managerial career - Casey Stengel. Me: "Mr. Stengel, thank you for allowing me to channel you today." Casey: You're welcome, but I couldn't have done it without my players." Me: Would you mind sharing some of your thoughts about the Florida Marlins?" Casey: "Sure. Its nice to be talking with someone about baseball again. Most people my age are dead at the present time and you could look it up. I still watch baseball from up here and I've seen them play. About that place they play their home games , it holds the heat very well. But if you want me to talk about some of their players, they're constantly changing. Finding good players is tough, but they're putting together the Youth of America and a few other countries, too. Getting them to play together as a team is another story. The secret of successful managing is to keep the five guys who hate you away from the four guys who haven't made up their minds." There are so many new faces that I'd guess the players haven't been there long enough to figure out which they are." Me: "What about their hitting/" Casey: "I was such a dangerous hitter I even got intentional walks in batting practice. And I guess you could say that about that Cabrera feller. He plays third base and the outfield. And that kid Jacobs they got from the Metsies reminds me of a young Johnny Mize. He hits baseballs over buildings. I broke in with four hits and the writers promptly declared thay had seen the new Ty Cobb. It took me only a few days to correct that impression. You'd have to saythat about that reserve first baseman Wes Helms and that outfielder Joe Borchard. Their teams thought a lot of them when they first came up, but they couldn't keep it up, which is why they're playing here now. See that feller over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years he's got a chance to be a star. Now that feller over there, he's 20 years old, too. In 10 years, he's got a chance to be 30. That's what I'm saying about their keystone combo of Hanley Ramirez and Dan Uggla and their outfielders Cody Ross and Jeremy Hermida. Its still a little too early to tell, but it looks like they have a future." Me: "Uggla certainly looks like the steal of the last RuleV Draft. They got him from Milwaukee, and he can really hit. Anybody else?" Casey: "Jerry Lumpe looked like the best hitter in the world until you put him in the lineup. And right now that's what you'd have to say about Abercrombie, their centerfielder". Me: "Thanks, Casey. Would you like to rest for a drink?" Casey: No thanks. I do my drinking at the hotel bar after the game, with the reporters. I learned that if you don't get it by midnight, chances are you ain't gonna' get it, and if you do, it ain't worth it." Me: "Then, how would you rate their other players?" Casey: "You have to have a catcher because if you don't you're likely to have a lot of passed balls. And that guy Oliva looks like he can stop most of those passed balls, and hit a little, too. I don't know muchabout the other one - Treanor." Me: "The catcher's name is Olivo." Casey: Oh, you mean like that guy who pitched for the Pirates in the 60's? He was as old as I was. The trick is growing up without growing old." Me: "What about pitching?" Casey: "I might have been able to make it as a pitcher except for one thing - I had a rather awkward motion and every time I brought my left arm forward, I hit myself in the ear." Oh, you mean their pitching. Left handers have more enthusiasm for life. They sleep on the wrong side of the bed and their head gets more stagnant on that side. And that lefty Willis sure shows enthusiasm for life, doesn't he? And he can pitch a little, can't he? I've seen two of their pitchers a lot. As for starter Brian Moehler, I don't know if he throws a spit ball, but he sure spits on the ball. And maybe you can say that for that reliever Borowski. With their stuff, how else could they have stayed around so long? I don't know very much about the others, because they haven't been around too long." Me: "They just brought up ex-Met Yusmeiro Petit. He started last night and was the winner even though he gave up five runs in six innings. We probably won't see him pitch in this series. Anything else?" Casey: I'd always heard it couldn't be done, but sometimes it don't always work. And that's what I'd say about baseball in Miami. When their team isn't winning, the fans don't come out to see them. But baseball is very big at the present time. This makes me think baseball will live longer than Casey Stengel or anybody else, even in Miami. Then again, I've learned to never make predictions, especially about the future." Me: "Thank you." Pitching Matchups: Friday 7/7 - 7:05PM --Jose Lima [RHP] (0-3 8.79ERA) vs. Dantrelle Willis [LHP] (5-7 3.96ERA) Saturday 7/8 --Game 1 ----John Maine (0-2 5.40 ERA) [RHP] vs. Ricky Nolasco [RHP] (6-5 3.97ERA) --Game 2 ----Mike Pelfrey (ML DEBUT) [RHP] vs. Josh Johnson [RHP] (7-4 2.34ERA) Sunday 7/9 --Tom Glavine (11-2 3.43ERA) [LHP] vs. Scott Olsen [LHP] (6-4 4.17ERA) Later

Elster88 wrote: (*One should not think of Superman as a Peeping Tom. A biological ability must be used. As a child Superman may never have known that things had surfaces, until he learned to suppress his X-ray vision. If millions of people tend shamelessly to wear clothing with no lead in the weave, that is hardly Superman's fault.*) If its is going to be an either/ or situation, I'd prefer that Superman learn to suppress the laser-like heat beam component of his vision rather then the X-ray part. To us mere mortals, "hot rocks" doesn't mean Kryptonite. Later

How about Jose Lima? Anyone wanting to attack Selig if he selects Barroid or the Fat Bastard, bat-tossing, motherf..... (oops , kiddies may be present) will have to knock me out of the way first. My ballisticity would be the envy of a North Korean rocketeer. Later

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It might have been a nice time to audition Mr. Owens. In case nobody has noticed, ever since they traded him away (after having him for one off season week) Joe Randa has been an absolute pain in the ERA to the Mets. Later

The announcement many have been waiting for: ]Henry Owens - S - Mets Mets recalled RHP Henry Owens from Double-A Binghamton. It was originally reported that Heath Bell was being recalled to replace Pedro Martinez, but he remains in the minors and Owens is now with the big club. The 27-year-old Owens will be making his major league debut after posting a 1.01 ERA and a 51/8 K/BB ratio in 25 innings for Binghamton. He has a chance to be a setup man if his arm holds up. Jul. 6 - 8:06 pm et Later

In giving the out of town scoreboard yesterday, Suzyn Waldmann said Petit was pitching and said "He was part of the Josh Beckett trade." I wonder, have the announcers been told by Boss George to not mention the Mets unless absolutely necessary? SC=94 Or doesn't she read about anything except the Yankees in the sports pages? SC= 0 Later

Like the Babe before him, can an arguement be made that Jose Canseco may have saved baseball? Let me explain. Ruth "saved" baseball by what he did after the Black Sox scandals that threatened the credibility of the game. He brought the fans back. The steroid scandal was a similar threat. Whatever Canseco's motives, his book lit the fire under baseball to clean up its act. The scandal could arguably have been as damaging to the game. The fact that Jose has the reputation that he has highlights the irony of my question. Do you agree? Think the book and the results, not the man. Discuss among yourselves. Later

Edgy DC wrote: A player's inability to match the numbers in another season isn't meant to be a qualifier. Then what is? Aren't we talking about unusual performances that don't fit the rest of the player's history? (e.g.- Brady Anderson) Cash never had that kind of year before that one, either. Please provide an example and explain why your example is different. Later

Frayed Knot wrote: The mission now - should anyone choose to accept it - is to answer whether these outlier season ARE more common in this recent era. I'm not so sure they are. They used to be called "career years". One example that comes to mind is the .361 season by the otherwise pedestrian Norm Cash in 1961. Maybe it wasn't the players so much as the ball thatyear. Later

Its still a definite maybe. Later

whose father is a disembodied voice dead for thousands of years. Vic, that's an interesting comment. If that is the proper timespan, how do we reconcile that with the "fact" that the baby did not age/grow while in the capsule on the way to Earth, but grew once there? Is this ever addressed in the movie, the comics or in any of the writings about SM? Or must we just chalk it up to Einstein's theory that time moves slower as one approaches the speed of light (the speed of the capsule while on its voyage)? BTW - nice review. Later

I was looking at the Baseball Prospectus 2006 book again yesterday. If you haven't seen it before, for each player the authors provide the names of three PECOTA-based comparable players. For Julio Franco, the three names listed were Methuseleh, Dick Clark, Minnie Minoso. Later

metirish wrote: ] He might be suffering from dead arm syndrome I thought you said last week that you were not a Doctor..... But my Jewish Mother always wanted me to be one. Later

Everyone take a deep breath. The guy has really thrown only anecdotal innings in the prior two years. He might be suffering from dead arm syndrome. Now that he's tasted the majors, he knows what he has to work on and can do it in a less pressure-filled environment. This isn't saying he'll be the next Luis Tiant. I still have hope he can be a productive 3-5 starter, but not the #1 or #2 originally projected. Later

Lee Mazilli is a turncoat. Later

Vic Sage wrote: yeah, my enthusiasm continues to be damper than a box of DEPENDS in a piss factory. and frankly i don't even know what that means... But you painted a vivid word picture, Vic. LOL! Later

To what do we attribute that comment? Anything in particular? Or just the recent Mets' performance in general? Later

I have already written my KTE for the upcoming series with the Marlins. But I might not have a chance to post it until game 1 day morning. And even at that, there may be some last minute roster revisions not included. Later