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I'm sure Johnson getting protection in the #2 spot will turn him into Ted Williams. This lineup still sucks on principle.

Not a big Schilling fan. I chuckled hard when Stewart singled. Still, eight and two-thirds no hit ball is pretty good for the guy.

Nothin' like waiting until the last minute.

Doesn't he already have one? Julio Lugo owes him a drink or seven if he gets through this.

Johnny Dickshot wrote: I like Darling quite a bit too. He's gotten better since he started IMO. I agree. Ron does an excellent job. I really like the 3 man booth more than I did in the beginning. It provides a lot more info with Keith handling offensive commentary and Ron handling the pitching than most color booths that only have one ex-player. Early last year it either sounded like they were all talking at once or not talking and trying to stay out of one another's way (with Ron being the quietest). They have really become a great booth.

I'll be pretty upset if LoDuca isn't bumped up to the number 2 slot in the lineup immediately now that Endy's gone. I mean Reyes, Loduca, Beltran, Delgado and Wright were our 1-5 guys last year and they're all moderately healthy right now. Even if our 6-8 is some combination of Gomez, Gotay, Newhan, Valentin and Johnson it should be enough to score more runs than our pitching staff is allowing right now. And Green is back on Sunday. I think this team needs to play with a little more fire. Delgado should have scored from 3rd last night (or at least looked like he was running as hard as he could)...Gotay should have scored from 3rd last night. Little things like baserunning and situational hitting are certainly not killing the team but it's costing them some close games that they probably should be winning. I guess I'd like to see a little more urgency. The stats and standings say that this team is better than last year's...and if they were totally healthy it might be obvious, but last year's team seemed to click offensively a lot more than this year's. Losing 3 in a row is not a sign that it's time to panic, but ATL is still breathing down our necks and Philly is now right behind them and the schedule doesn't get any easier this month. I think it would be good for the team for them to feel a little regular season pressure for the first time in a year and a half. Willie's been talking about guys picking other guys up, so there's no time like now.

As of May 30th Rotoworld said: Lasting Milledge has started light running for the first time since spraining his foot. Milledge is still several weeks away from returning to games at Triple-A New Orleans.

Got lost in here, and thought it was the IGT. Avi...sorry.

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No score thru 3 and a half. Both teams have combined to get the leadoff man on in 5 out of 7 chances...yet no runs.

Endy spoils Reyes' walk by hitting into a DP in the 1st. Anytime Willie wants to try PLD back in the 2 hole will be fine by me. No score after 1.

Wow, Newhan's not completely worthless. I like the blues as well. I don't mind the black drop shadow for depth though...makes the blue pop a little more.

Can't say I didn't expect this going in. Moises is oft injured, but more often than not, when he's healthy, he is an asset to the team. At this point, I'm less concerned how many games he misses in May and June as long as he is healthy in September and October.

Mr. Rubin answers all our questions this morning: ="Daily News"]Beltran due back tomorrow; Pedro set to take mound BY ADAM RUBIN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Monday, June 4th 2007, 4:00 AM Carlos Beltran, who missed the weekend series with the Diamondbacks, vowed to return to the starting lineup tomorrow when the Mets open a series with the Phillies at Shea. Beltran bruised his right knee in a collision with San Francisco's Rich Aurilia on Thursday. He's having more difficulty batting righty, which the switch-hitter would be required to do tomorrow since he'd be scheduled to face Phillies southpaw Jamie Moyer. The Mets also will see a lefty in Thursday's series finale with Cole Hamels. "(Tomorrow) I'm going to be in the lineup for sure," Beltran said. "When I run I feel a little bit of pain, but I believe it isn't going to get worse. It's sore. Right now it's better than the last two days." Beltran did squat behind home plate yesterday to receive the ceremonial first pitch from welterweight champ Miguel Cotto, who faces Zab Judah at the Garden on Friday. The center fielder suggested he would've been willing to pinch-hit. "Today I was available for Willie (Randolph)," Beltran said. PEDRO WATCH: Pedro Martinez is scheduled to throw off a mound tomorrow in Port St. Lucie for the first time since surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. The Mets expect an August return. ... Jose Valentin, nearing a return from the DL, may begin a rehab assignment with Class-A St. Lucie today. Valentin, nursing a torn ACL in his right knee, was off yesterday but had been playing in extended spring training games. ... Moises Alou is expected to get his balky left quad checked out after he experienced difficulty running Saturday. He's all but ruled out returning from the DL for the Phillies series. ... Oliver Perez has pitched seven innings in a career-best five straight starts. ... Carlos Gomez went 2-for-4. The 21-year-old rookie, who snapped an 0-for-18 skid Saturday in his lone at-bat, raised his average 35 points, to .229. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2007/06/04/2007-06-04_beltran_due_back_tomorrow_pedro_set_to_t.html

Daily News says no. ="Daily News"]Alou's return pushed back BY ADAM RUBIN DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Sunday, June 3rd 2007, 4:00 AM Moises Alou plans to visit a doctor today after his left quadriceps muscle felt sore and tight when he tested it running yesterday morning. Alou, who last played May 12, had hoped to return for the Phillies series that opens Tuesday, but concluded: "I think that is out. "It's kind of frustrating because it's taking so long," he said. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2007/06/03/2007-06-03_alous_return_pushed_back-1.html

Good job, Gwreck. I wish there were a game today.

Nice AB by LoDuca. Come on Eazy-E.

3-1 D'bags at the stretch. Let's score some runs.

2-0 Snakes after 5. The Mets offense needs to assemble and activate.

Yeah, that one's my fault...he's still at the minimum.

Scoreless through 3. Ollie's perfect with 4 Ks.

I'm really starting to love watching Perez pitch. I look forward to it all day. I'm not to the point where I don't worry about him losing it...but he is a joy to watch so far this year. 3 up, 3down for ARI in the first. 2 Ks for Ollie.

Frayed Knot wrote: Getting Better - We're coming up against a hot team; winners of 7 straight and 15-7 overall since our visit there. They're currently in a 3-way first place tie w/the Dodgers & Padres for the West. 9 of the Mets next 12 games are against pretty good teams (ARI, DET, LAD). It will be interesting to see how they fare against their peers for a stretch.

Yancy Street Gang wrote: I'd be curious to see a listing of all-time post-season leaders in blown saves. That's a hard list to find. I read while looking that the Braves blew 11 of 33 saves between 1991 and 2001.

Wow...Hobie Landrith?