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Come on guys. This is a big inning in a big game. Come up big fellas!

Is this the Big Eunoch's first start in Seattle? It must be sweet for Seattle fans to have it be under these circumstances...when he is past his prime and the M's can counter with their version of Doc Gooden.

HAIL!!!

Oh, and before I forget, let's start up a collection and buy Cairo some range. Seriously, that second inning run should never have plated.

WHOOOO HOOOO!Fun night to be a Mets fan. Pedro going tomorrow...big win...big win.

Awesome. I love Dickshot beer.Why does the above sentence sound so wrong...

Wouldn't the two Todds wash out leaving the Todd factor unchanged?

1) Pitches per/ABMost = CameronLeast = Beltran2) Runs Created/per 27Most = WrightLeast = Matsui3) Walks/Strikeout RatioBest = WrightWorst = Reyes4) Isolated PowerBest = FloydWorst = Matsui5) OPS v/LHPHighest = WrightLowest = Cairo6) OPS v/RHPHighest = FloydLowest = MatsuiBonus: Official ABs/team = 4,199

Tried it. Can't hit with one eye. Can't hit with two. Conclusion: Second eye makes no difference.

Seo 2Jacobs 2Wright 2Reyes 2Matsui 2

That three city road trip to St. Louis, Atlanta and Florida is going to be a doozy. Those ten games will make or break or season.Or not effect it very much at all.

Whoa, that's kinda weird. Is it just me or does she kinda look like Derek Lowe in drag?

I...plan to be loaded up on caffeine, beer and maybe crack for 2-nite's game.Cool. Say hi to Dwight...tell him some guys stopped by earlier looking for him.

Seo with a wild pitch leading to the first run.Let's send him to Norfolk and re-call Ishii.

Some of the D-Backs are taking exception to Diaz taking third on that flyout.17-0 and the Dbacks decide "Hey, don't think we're going to let you guys push us around."

Wow. I think Willie just told Seo to take a knee the rest of the way.

Have you guys seen the Toyota of Manhattan commercial with the guy sitting at the desk screaming like an idiot? How does something like that get put on the air?

Cool part about tonight: I avoided all this drama. I heard from a friend that the Mets were up 8-0 with Pedro on cruise control. Later on, someone confirmed that the Mets had won and were now within 2 of the wild card.Bad part: I didn't know about any of this drama until I just went through this thread. This had all the markings of a horror story...glad to see it went well.Proposal: Anyone who uses the word "laugher", "laffer" or any variation thereof in an IGT gets an immediate lifetime ban. No questions asked.(We have a Giamatti on this board, he should have some experience with lifetime bans)

Kevin Mitchell on Dwight Gooden: "If the hook is working, you've got no chance. God couldn't hit him then.''From the Way-Back Machine:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/features/flashbacks/mets/mets_7/11/88_flashback/

Reading about that makes me sad.

40 some-odd losses more and our '62 boys will be off the hook.

Kristen 6Floyd 2Looper 1Hernandez 1

If [Reyes] uses his speed to score more often per trip on base, then it makes up for the lower OBP.I decided to check. I originally compared Reyes with Luis Castillo (since he is the prototypical high OBP guy) but then I expanded my comparison to the top ten basestealers in the majors. Below is the percentage of runs scored vs. plate appearances for the top ten guys (plus Luis Castillo just for good measure):(btw, if anyone who is more HTML talented wants to make a chart, feel free)Scott Podsednik PA: 422 RS: 62 = 14.6%Jose Reyes PA: 524 RS: 72 = 13.7%Juan Pierre PA: 514 RS: 75 = 14.6%Chone Figgins PA: 514 RS: 83 = 16.1%Carl Crawford PA: 520 RS: 73 = 14.6%Rafael Furcal PA: 511 RS: 73 = 14.2%Julio Lugo PA: 503 RS: 63 = 12.5%Ryan Freel PA: 304 RS: 51 = 16.8%Willy Taveras PA: 470 RS: 64 = 13.6%Ichiro Suzuki PA: 526 RS: 84 = 16% Luis Castillo PA: 405 RS: 60 = 14.8%Ranking them by RS% you get this:1. Ryan Freel 16.8%2. Chone Figgins 16.1%3. Ichiro Suzuki 16.0% 4. Luis Castillo 14.8%5 (tie). Juan Pierre 14.6%5 (tie). Scott Podsednik 14.6%5.(tie) Carl Crawford 14.6%8. Rafael Furcal 14.2%9. Jose Reyes 13.7%10. Willy Taveras 13.6%11. Julio Lugo 12.5%Ranking them by OBP you get this:1. Luis Castillo .3942. Ryan Freel .3803. Julio Lugo .3544. Ichiro Suzuki .3515. Scott Podsednik .3486. Chone Figgins .3407. Willy Taveras .3388. Rafael Furcal .3339. Juan Pierre .31910. Carl Crawford .31611. Jose Reyes .298 Because Reyes has the lowest OBP, you'd expect that he'd have the lowest runs scored percentage. However, as we mentioned, he scores when he gets on base at a higher clip than the other guys. This is why he jumps to #9 on that list. However, it's only #9, and despite the fact he has more steals than everyone except Podsednik, the RS% doesn't seem to be as high as you might expect. I'm not sure this marginal difference is enough to "make up" for the lower OBP or not. The interesting guy on this list is Julio Lugo. He is third in OBP, second highest stealing percentage, and yet ranks dead last in RS%. What does that tell you about the rest of that Devil Rays lineup...

I like Reyes...but it's important to keep in mind that the only thing Reyes does exceptionally is steal bases. He is a good defensive shortstop...and as Dickshot posted, he is more or less average in the other offensive categories. Of course, he is 22 years old and could get better. For me, that's enough. Now, for the record, no one is "untouchable". If St. Louis said "Hey, we'll give you Pujols", I wouldn't hesitate. But it would take quite a bit to make me happy about trading him...more than Soriano...more than Cecil Jr.I think though, that he is not and will never be the prototypical leadoff hitter. As much as we point to his other attributes, that OBP is terrible for a #1. If the Mets could find a high OBP leadoff guy and slide Reyes to #2, I think that might work.

Rotblatt