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Yeah, I'm sorry but if Selig were to use any "power" to overturn this call, I'd have to stop paying attention to ML baseball for a while. It sucks that he blew the call, but Selig should be using his "power" to dicipline and refine the umpires so that this doesn't happen in the future. But it happened.

I would undo the Mora for Bordick trade. -Mora outperformed Bordick for the remainder of 2000 -Mora could have fit (and contributed offensively) at shortstop (replacing Ordonez) or in the OF in 2001-2003 -Obviously, the juicing thing is bad, but for the sake of this experiment, I'm guessing that we would have traded him before the shit hit the fan -- and possibly sold really high on him

Valadius wrote: Remember the trade? Benitez, Cedeno, and Dotel for Griffey. Knowing what we all know now, would you have made that trade? Knowing what we know now, I'm not sure I know anyone who would have made that trade.

My early childhood was spent in Illinois, so it would have been easy for me to be a Cubs or Cards fan. Baseball didn't really become important for me until I was 9 or 10, and around that time I began spending a few weeks each summer in Connecticut with my grandparents. My grandfather would always have the Mets game on and I fell in love with the names. Strawberry, Darling, Mookie...what's not to like? I was hooked. The first game I have clear recollection of is the first Mets game I attended in person. It was Wrigley Field in August of 1985. Darryl hit 3 homeruns and received a standing ovation from Cubs fans. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN198508050.shtml

Johnson, Davey

West coast gay dame and a game that's ribbed for her pleasure.

I'll be visiting the Warren Dunes State Park for a long weekend at the end of the month. Located on the west coast of Michigan, it is one of my favorite summer destinations.

I was one of the 21% who voted for Ollie. Granted, it was 6 months ago and Ollie was supposedly in the best shape of his life and eager to prove he was worth his contract. I'm of the opinion that he has the best raw talent of the three, but is the least focused. There's no doubt in my mind that Pelfrey has a look in his eyes this season that tells me he "gets it". It may be confidence or maturity, but either way, it makes his talent dominating. I thought Perez might find that this year.

Per Metsblog: David Wright later said that the one-two punch of Santana and Pelfrey it gives the team a good chance to win at least two out of every five games. Which is going to be good enough for last place.

Pictures from Saturday and Sunday at Miller Park.

Axford got the save on Sunday, so maybe it's his position to lose. It's got to be hard not to use Hoffman in those situations, though.

The 2008 Milwaukee Brewers made the playoffs for the first time in 26 years by finishing one game ahead of the New York Mets for the NL Wild Card. The 2009 Brewers finished ten games ahead of the New York Mets which was only good enough for a 3rd place finish in the NL Central and a sub-.500 record. Still, 2009 was the second straight year that the Brewers topped 3,000,000 in attendance proving that Miller Park was a successful place for the Brewers to be�until 2010. The Brewers have had a woeful season so far in 2010. Not the least of their worries has been their dreadful record at Miller Park. They are just 6-15 at home this season. Two of those six wins came in this week�s series with the last place Astros�including Thursday�s win on a walk-off walk in the tenth. Gene Macha has started feeling the fire of the hot seat as the Milwaukee fans are obviously disappointed. The Mets have played better, especially of late, and are coming off two series wins against the two World Series teams from last season including three straight shutouts of the division leading Phillies. But the Mets have a problem of their own: they are only 6-14 on the road this season. Something is going to have to give this weekend in Milwaukee. Pitching Match-ups: Friday 05/28/10 8:10pm EST: Johan Santana, LHP (4-2, 3.41 ERA) @ Yovani Gallardo, RHP (4-2, 3.20 ERA) This is the marquee pitching matchup of the series as aces clash. It will be a rematch of an April duel from last year where the Mets won 1-0. Gallardo faced the Mets again in July at home, but again the Mets prevailed 1-0 thanks to a gem pitched by Mike Pelfrey. Saturday 05/29/10 7:10pm EST: Fernando Nieve, RHP (1-2, 5.09) @ Manny Parra, LHP (1-3, 3.54 ERA) This is the matchup of the long men. Manny Parra has started just one other game this season and Nieve will be making his first start of the year. Parra is 21-19 with a 5.19 ERA in 312 innings for his career as a starter. Nieve pitched well as a starter last season going 3-3 with a 3.12 ERA in 7 starts before being injured. Manny Parra is 0-1 with a 4.70 ERA in 15.1 innings pitched for his career against the Mets. Sunday 05/30/10 2:10pm EST: R.A. Dickey, RHP (1-0, 1.50) @ Randy Wolf, LHP (4-4, 4.52) Knuckleballer Dickey has looked good in his first two ML starts for the Mets this season. They will be looking for him to keep the momentum going on getaway day against Randy Wolf. Wolf looked sharp on Tuesday against the Astros, but was roughed up for 6 runs in each of his two previous starts. The Brewer offense is doing their part in Wolf�s starts giving him an average of 7.21 runs per game to work with. Beer Batters: Rickie Weeks - 2B, RH: .247/.351/.392/.743, 6 HR, 25 RBI, 3 SB Weeks had an injury shortened 2009, but has continued to improve his power numbers early this season. It surprises me that he is still batting leadoff (over Carlos Gomez) as he leads the team in strikeouts, which is hard to do when Prince Fielder is your teammate. He did have the game winning RBI in Thursday�s walk-off win vs. the Astros by drawing a bases loaded walk. Carlos Gomez � CF, RH: .269/.303/.433/.735, 3 HR, 13 RBI, 6 SB Our old buddy Carlos is the starting centerfielder for the Brewers these days. If he starts Friday, it will be his first time facing Johan Santana since being traded for him in 2008. As we all know, he is one of the fastest guys in the majors and has a great glove. Milwaukee is hoping his bat continues to develop. Ryan Braun � LF, RH: .322/.393/.541/.934, 8 HR, 32 RBI, 10 SB Braun leads the team in batting average, OPS and stolen bases. He also leads all NL outfielders in All Star votes. No Brewer has ever started 3 straight All Star games. He also has the NL lead in BA w/ RISP, so he is a dangerous foe. Prince Fielder � 1B, LH: .264/.393/.425/.819, 7 HR, 19 RBI, 1 SB Fielder got off to a slow start this season, but has improved over the past 20 games. He had a franchise record 141 RBI last season and finished 4th in NL MVP voting. He is eligible for free agency next season, so it is possible that this is the last time we see him at Miller Park. Casey McGehee � 3B, RH: .315/.377/.534/.911, 9 HR, 41 RBI, 1 SB McGahee leads the team, and the NL, in RBI. He has come on strong since being called up by Milwaukee last season when he finished 5th in ROY voting. He has become another formidable cog in the Brewer�s young offensive wheel. Corey Hart � RF, RH: .261/.331/.529/.860, 9 HR, 23 RBI, 3 SB Hart is showing some offensive power this season as he is tied with McGehee for the team lead in home runs. He is only 2 seasons removed from being an All Star. He has come on strong of late with 6 HR in his last 12 games. George Kottaras � C, LH: .232/.423/.518/.941, 3 HR, 11 RBI, 1 SB Kottaras became the full time catcher after the Brewers lost Greg Zaun to the DL with a torn labrum. Kotttaras has made 18 starts for Milwaukee this season and has reached safely in 15 of those games. He was claimed off waivers from Boston this past offseason. Alcides Escobar - SS, RH: .256/.304/.394/.698, 2 HR, 14 RBI, 1 SB Escobar is the highly touted rookie who displaced JJ Hardy as the starting shortstop late last summer. So far he has been hitting like a SS and has already made 8 errors this season, second only to Ian Desmond for NL shortstops. Brewer Bullpen: John Axford, RHP (1-0, 2.57 ERA, 1 Sv, 6 G, .167 Opp BA, 4/6 1st batter retired) Zach Braddock, LHP (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2 G, .182 Opp BA, � 1st batter retired) Todd Coffey, RHP (1-1, 4.30 ERA, 25 G, .286 Opp BA, 18/25 1st batter retired) Marco Estrada, RHP (0-0, 5.40 ERA, 5 G (1 start), .242 Opp BA, 1/3 1st batter retired) Trevor Hoffman, RHP (1-3, 11.40 ERA, 5 Sv (5 blown), 16 G, .333 Opp BA, 10/16 1st batter retired) Jeff Suppan, RHP (0-1, 6.33 ERA, 12 G (2 starts), .352 Opp BA, 5/10 1st batter retired) Cladio Vargas, RHP (1-0, 7.32 ERA, 17 G, .337 Opp BA, 9/17 1st batter retired) Carlos Villenueva, RHP (0-0, 2.81 ERA, 1 Sv, 23 G, .214 Opp BA, 17/23 1st batter retired) The Brewer bullpen has been the second-worst in the league this season compiling a 5.88 ERA in 160.2 IP. Even though Trevor Hoffman is the all-time ML saves leader, he has blown half of his opportunities this season. The one bright spot has been Villenueva who is holding lefties to a .146 BA. Brewer Bench: Craig Counsell, LH, INF: .274/.312/.397/.709, 1 HR, 11 RBI Joe Inglett, LH, INF/OF: .341/.400/.537/.937, 0 HR, 1 RBI Jonathan Lucroy, RH, C: .333/.333/.333/.667, (2/6, 0 HR, 0 RBI) Adam Stern, LH, OF: .000/.000/.000/.000, (0/6, 0 HR, 0 RBI) The Milwaukee bench has been hit with several injuries. Jim Edmonds and Jody Gerut (where do I know that name from?) have been sidelined forcing many youngsters to help off the bench. Adam Stern was just called up from AAA Nashville yesterday. Veteran Wisconsinite Craig Counsell is still battling at a major league level. Who�s Hot? (last 7 days) Todd Coffey: 4.1 IP, 1 ER, 4 K Villenueva: 4 IP, 1 ER, 7 K Escobar: 8/23, 4 R, 2 RBI Who�s Not (last 7 days) Marco Estrada: 4.1 IP, 4 ER, 3 K Kottaras: 3/15, 2 K Corey Hart: 6/27, 7 K Ex-Brewer Mets Henry Blanco Elmer Dessens Ex-Met Brewers Bench Coach Willie Randolph Pitching Coach Rick Peterson Mets vs. Brewers All-time: 52-30, .634 2009: 3-3, .500 All-time at Miller Park: 16-11, .593 Overall, the Brewers are a pretty awful team. Their lineup is capable of putting up multiple runs at any time and without warning, but their pitching and depth leave a heck of a lot to be desired. This is the perfect team for the Mets to be facing to keep their offense clicking as they take off on the road. The first game of the series should be a low scoring affair, but look for lots of runs on Saturday and Sunday (when I�ll be attending the games).

Does it matter that the AL East and the NL West have better average winning percentages?

He's looked back to his old self the past couple of games. I chose "back in the swing". Obviously, he could go cold again tonight, but I think he is back to being the sparkplug of the team. I think the saying that as Reyes goes, so goes the Mets is true. I hope he doesn't get HR happy. I'm glad he's back to the leadoff position.

Darryl's got a ring and the team is underperforming. Sack up and listen to a guy who's done what you're supposed to be doing.

bmfc1 wrote: Possible Mets All-Stars: Wright, Barajas, Santana. I think, at least right now, Pelfrey would get the nod before Santana. Even he would be on the outside looking in today, IMO.

From Cincy to Baltimore to the Mets...looks like a special project of Wayne Krivsky.

Yuck. Isn't he the guy who's players petitioned for his firing and then he quit?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: ...in full uniform... Ding, ding! If you're not wearing baseball pants, leave it untucked.

Nymr83 wrote: Any idea what's the Mets record for reaching in consecutive plate appearances? I think Olerud holds it but I don't know the number 15 times in 1998 http://www.allbusiness.com/sports-recreation/sports-games-outdoor-recreation-baseball/8926604-1.html

Ugh...I'm going Saturday and Sunday. A week ago I was hoping to see Pelf and Johan. Now I get Misch and Dickey? Cripes.