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Daubach, strating today, Willie better have him as the DH.

Yeah I guess Koufax didn't have many bad nights on the mound, won 25 games 3 times, won 5 straight ERA titles and SO 382 in 1965, NL MVP in 63, WS MVP in 63 & 65, 3 time Cy Young winner.I wonder what he's worth in today's money..

I was looking at the Baseball HOF website and I came accross a link about great game 7 performances and here is all Koufax did in game 7 of the 1965 WS and his numbers for the series.]Sandy Koufax, 1965 Game Seven Koufax pitched the Dodgers to a 2-0 victory, retiring 20 of the last 23 Minnesota batters he faced. The Dodger left-hander went the distance, allowing just three hits and fanning ten batters for his second victory of the Fall Classic. Koufax' ERA for the series was 0.38 with 29 K's in three complete games. Those numbers are staggering.Anyone here see him pitch in person and what are your memories?Where do you think he rates all time?http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/history/2002/021106_seventh_game_HOFers.htmsome great games in that link.

On June 16, 1978, Tom Seaver hurls the first no-hitter of his brilliant career. Seaver strikes out three and walks three as the Cincinnati Reds halt the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0. Seaver had barely missed pitching no-hitters on three previous occasions, losing the bid each time in the ninth inning.http://www.baseballhalloffame.org/history/index.htm

Ex Met Scutaro sticks it to us......WOW..

Here is what I don't understand, I saw the Gimabi walk off bomb to win the game, then the YES crew showed the team at home, E-Rod it seemed to me was looking for people to hug and slap but he was outside the home plate crowd, not part of the clique, trying way too hard to hug and back slap mates...very weird, then in the dugout he was slapping Jeters ass several times froom behind and Jeter just looked at him..

frayed Knot the E-Rod play at the plate was so lame, he tried to ram the catcher and then fell over the ump..it was a terrible play by him to even try to score, he ws out at home by at least 8 to 10 feet..

Royce did the job....come on you Mets

Royce Ring pitching in a big spot , facing Chavez...

Zambrano is pitching a gem, no home runs in his last 5 starts, not a lot of walks,his last 6 starts were good..

Mint came through with a hit, Wright scores, come on you Mets..

Wright gets the Mets first lead off hit tonight, Davids 18th 2B hit..Doug hitting, time to start the rally ...

Gary Cohen tells me that the Mets have not scored a run in 19 innings,Diaz just made a great catch...WOW....Fran was right, you can work on your defence and get better..

Daubach is in the building wearing #13...

this is really cool, I would never have known about the original "big hurt had Yancy not invited him here, so I go to the Memories ofFrank Thomas page and get some great stories about Thomas..I hope this works out Yancy, thankfully the JC experience didn't turn you off..http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/profile.php?PlayerCode=0008&tabno=7

What's the horrible tent like structure in CF?, maybe George's office ,anway not one bit impressed with that, and the same company is going to build the Mets new place.....interesting

What are your expections for him seawolf?,is Matt high on the Mets list of top prospects?

Ambiorix was having a tough go of it but lately is showing some life, G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG 61-246-29-56-13--3---8 - 23 - 99 -9 ---67 -14 -7 -.287 .402 .228I have finally found Jim Burt Jr.I couldn't find him in the Mets system so I thought he was set for Brooklyn but he is with the Suns,Jim had a different way of building arm strength this past off season...Strongman Training Helps Burt's Son Get to First Base By JASON FEIFER Published: April 10, 2005 Much, it seems, can be gained by flipping a tire. For men with arms the size of most people's thighs, it is a test of might and determination, a challenge to make their neck veins bulge like goiters. And, in a gritty and red-faced way, it is a test of what they are made of, which also goes for tossing kegs over walls or picking up boulders the size of medieval catapult ammunition. These are the tasks of strongman competitions, a sport fueled by the surprising appeal of large men moving large objects. It is twisted manual labor, the athlete's version of Sisyphus rolling his rock up the mountain, and competitors with meaty names like Magnus and Svend have gained fame through ESPN's "World's Strongest Man Competition." But there is another, less expected name to add to the rolls of toil: Jim Burt Jr., a nimble newcomer who plays first base in the Mets' minor league system. This past off-season, he supplemented his regular workout with a weekly session of outrageous feats of strength, and he did it to help him at the plate. "You can hardly stand up after that," he said. Still, he said it was worth it. His forearm strength has increased, and he says he is hitting the ball harder than ever. Burt, a son of the former Giants' defensive lineman Jim Burt Sr., is not alone. Athletes from a wide variety of sports, and from high school to the pros, have come to embrace strongman workouts as a new level of training. They often have no interest in strongman competitions, only in boosting their strength and explosive power. Not surprisingly, some trainers wonder if this is a one-stop injury shop. Strongman work is a rejection of modern gym equipment's ability to focus on a specific muscle, and although it is done with honed technique, it looks wildly uncontrolled. It is a real thrown-to-the-lions workout, with the whole body in the game. That is good and bad. Muscles can be built, or ripped. Boulders can be hoisted, or dropped on a foot. Tires do not always fall forward. "No matter what you do, whether riding a bike or running or weight lifting, you have to do it smart," said Susan McGowen, the director of sports medicine for ESPN, primarily for the X Games. "Beyond the body's ability to adapt, injury can occur." At the core of this is, well, the core - the abs and back, crucial for any athletic activity. There is no way to toss a large keg without a strong torso. The training is catching on because of the belief that its tasks are good preparation for life on the field. Bench-pressing 300 pounds is impressive, but it takes more than strong pectorals to knock over a 300-pound man. Especially if he is running at you. That is why Giants offensive tackle David Diehl likes the tire flip. Much as he would take down an opposing player, he has to flip the tire by starting low, then moving up and into it. The tires for serious strongmen contenders can weigh around 800 pounds, but he typically works with 300-pounders because they are the heft of the men he blocks. "It works the things that you need to work," said Diehl, who has been flipping tires for about a year. "It's a complete, overall total body workout." Mark Philippi, a strongman competitor and director of strength and conditioning for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, said: "You're building explosive strength. Moving an object or lifting an object takes more of a degree of strength than just lifting a barbell in a controlled environment." Like other coaches, he incorporates it with traditional methods as part of a complete workout. He said he had seen a significant improvement in athletes who really embraced the strongman tasks. Joe DeFranco, a personal trainer in New Jersey who introduced Diehl and Burt to the training method, said an athlete could not go full throttle on free weights because the weights would go flying. But the keg? Flying is what it is there for. It is also more fun to bully around large, clunky objects. A bench press may impress five guys in a gym, but the tire flip draws a genuine crowd. It is akin to watching Hercules and Atlas one-up each other on a construction site. Done properly, the exhausting tasks provide an equally important psychological edge, according to Chad Coy, a strongman competitor who trains high school and college athletes at his gym in Kokomo, Ind. "It teaches you that when you're tired, that you've got a little bit extra," he said. "So when you get on the field and the game's on the line, you've got a fifth gear to kick down to, and the other team doesn't."

I try not to, the Brewers called up Prince Fielder for IL play so don't be shocked if Overbay comes here for Petit and whatever else.

I'll be surprised if Petit is a Met through the end of this season, I hope he is but there is so much talk about him and with Omar looking to upgrade 1st he's a goner.

These guys were pissed when they heard the scores..

Would love to have seen this game, The Nationals just keep winning.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/baseball/mlb/06/15/bc.bbo.nationals.angels.donnelly.ap/index.html?cnn=yes]Donnelly ejected for substance in glove; Nats winPosted: Wednesday June 15, 2005 1:25AM; Updated: Wednesday June 15, 2005 1:44AM Umpires inspect Brenan Donnelly's glove shortly before ejecting him from the game. ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) -- Jose Guillen hit a two-run homer after Los Angeles reliever Brendan Donnelly was ejected for having a foreign substance in his glove, and the Washington Nationals beat the Angels 6-3 Tuesday night. Guillen, the former Angels' outfielder, tied it at 3 in the eighth with a two-run homer off Scot Shields, then Junior Spivey's RBI single and Brian Schneider's sacrifice fly gave Washington a two-run lead.The Nationals added an unearned run, their third of the game, in the ninth inning.The game was delayed some 10 minutes in the seventh inning when Donnelly's glove was examined by all four umpires and he was tossed.Angels manager Mike Scioscia then confronted Nationals manager Frank Robinson, who had asked the umpires to examine Donnelly's glove. Both benches emptied and, although there apparently were no punches thrown, several players were pushing and shoving each other.Washington players had to restrain teammate Guillen, who was suspended by the Angels late last season for throwing a temper tantrum. The Angels traded him in November.When the Nationals took the field for the bottom of the seventh, Scioscia asked the umpires to check pitcher Gary Majewski's glove, which they did -- and made him fix the loose laces on the glove.Shields replaced Donnelly, who came in to relieve starter Ervin Santana. Shields retired both batters he faced in the seventh, but then hit Ryan Church to open the eighth.Guillen followed with his shot over the left-field fence, his 11th homer. One out later, shortstop Orlando Cabrera booted Vinny Castilla's grounder, leading to two unearned runs.Majewski (2-0) pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings to earn the win. Shields (5-4) gave up four runs -- two unearned -- on three hits in 1 2/3 innings. Chad Cordero pitched the ninth for his 20th save in 22 chances.Santana, a rookie right-hander making his third major league start, allowed one run and four hits in 6 1-3 innings. He struck out seven, walked four and left with a 3-1 lead.Washington starter Livan Hernandez, denied the chance for his ninth consecutive victory, gave up three runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings. He walked three and struck out four.Los Angeles went up 3-1 in the sixth and chased Hernandez on an RBI single by Darin Erstad and Vladimir Guerrero's RBI double, which hit the center-field wall an inch or so from the top.Nick Johnson's broken-bat, RBI single to right field had tied it at 1 with two outs in the sixth.Bengie Molina broke a scoreless tie with an RBI single off Hernandez in the fifth inning. Notes: Erstad singled in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 15 games and tie a career high. ... When the Nationals scored off Santana in the sixth inning, it ended his string of 14 consecutive scoreless innings, tied for the club high this season with Bartolo Colon.Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

From what I have read in the fans memories section it was a 3 run shot...best Met moments ever and certainly the best from 1977-Seaver's return in '83. John AuteroMay 19, 2002What an unbelieveable game! It was Fathers's Day, and I was there with my parents and sister. "The Count" of Montefusco was pitching a perfect game and leading 6-0 into the 6th. The Mets finally broke through but trailed 6-2 heading into the 9th. With two outs and nobody on they loaded the bases, then scored two on a single by Claudell Washington. That is when Henderson came up (who had struck out 3 times in the game) and deposited a game-winning HR off the bottom of the scoreboard in RF. The "crowd" (what was left of them) went crazy. I was only 15 and it was one of my first recollections of a big Mets win. Plus we were sitting over the Mets dugout in the 8th and 9th since so many people left. It was a great night.

I can't understand why Daubach hasn't been called up, I have more than a few times read and heard of Daubach refered to as a career minor league player, you know the type that's too good for the minors but not good enough to stick in the bigs,still he needs to be playing first or DH right now for the Mets.