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LoDuca to DH and Castro to catch.? I agree that we will probably see Delgado at DH during this series,how about Beltran to DH a game with Gomez in CF,rest Carlos's legs.

I wonder if his elbow is the problem here,wasn't he told or he said that the elbow discomfort is something he would be dealing with all season.

cooby wrote: That puffy looking blond pitcher looks like half the boys in my first grade class You mean he's a puffter?

WOW,Johnson looked way over matched in that AB.

Are the Team execs at the draft,I really want to know if Billy Beane and his crew there,I doubt it,he probably hates that it's on the tele.

Frayed Knot wrote: ="metirish"]Are there drunken fans hooting and hollering?... Please ... baseball fans have more sense than that. Sounds like each team is using their entire 5 minute allotment (and for no reason whatsoever) so they'll get to the NYM picks around midnight or so. Brilliant,I imagine Phillips and company are talking a pile of shit to fill time.

Are there drunken fans hooting and hollering?...

I think that has been a problem with SNY from the start,at least for me,YES for instance is much louder on the same volume as SNY is,are they on a rubbish frequency ,how does that work,do our HDTV people has such problems,I'm guessing no,the wankers.

Good news,and I thought Ron behind home plate was brilliant. ] June 7, 2007 BREAKING NEWS: DARLING AGREES TO EXTENSION This doesn't exactly come as a shock, but . . . SNY's new president, Steve Raab, announced Thursday that analyst Ron Darling has agreed to a contract extension. Darling has been a hugely pleasant surprise in his two seasons on the Mets. Just Wednesday night he sat behind home plate at Shea and explained why when a pitcher takes a long time before throwing the ball it usually means it will be a fastball. It's what analysts are supposed to do: Tell you stuff you never would have known or thought of on your own. “Ron is a superb baseball analyst, whose work ethic is second to none,” Raab said in a statement. “He has established himself as one of the top analysts in all of Major League Baseball, and we’re thrilled he will continue to be a part of the SNY family for a long time.” Said Darling in the same statement: “Working with Gary [Cohen], Keith [Hernandez] and the entire SNY crew – while covering an exciting team like the Mets – was a big factor in my staying at the network. I am so happy to be here in New York, and I’m looking forward to calling Mets games on SNY for many years to come.” By the way, WFAN loves the work Darling has done on the radio as well and would love to expand his role on the station.

Heath Bell helping to hoist Hoffman aloft after Trevor's 500th career save.

DocTee wrote: Oakland may have some bats available since they have a surplus of OF: Shannon Stewart? Mark Kotsay? Wouldn't mind if htey through in Marco Scuatro, too, though I htink they'd be more inclined to part with Bobby Crosby at this point. The Cubs might with Jacque Jones since it looks like they want to give Felix Pie a turn in the OF. Either deal would cost Heilman, I would think-- maybe Milledge? Has the stock on Lastings fallen that much,Kotsay,Stewart? Caleb Stewart was mentioned as a possible call up,I'd do that gladly before dealing Milledge for those guys.

Glavine - 3 LoDuca - 2 Wagner - 1 Schoeneweis - 1 Easley - 1 Mota - 1

OHernandez - 3 Reyes - 1 Beltran - 1 Newhan - 0.5

] "Teams go through it. Look across town," David Wright said, referring to the Yankees' injuries and struggles. "Good teams have to persevere. We've got the depth. We've got guys who would play every day on other teams. They have to step up, and the guys who are already in there are going to have to take some of that burden, step up our game." What teams would they be starting on,curious that's all.

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Eh. I think the slow-healing injury + the danger of it happening again at any moment + the fact that other than being a GREAT hitter Alou sucks at fielding and baserunning + the fact that Endy more resembles a pumpkin every series = We should consider trading for a reliable corner outfielder this summer. Ugh,how about trade for some help now,sucks that Milledge is still hurting. I was looking forward to Hamels pitching,not so sure now.

Yancy Street Gang wrote: I still say they should sign Darryl Strawberry. He can announce it himself from the press box at Shea. Bring back Fran Healy to play the Suzyn Waldman role.

Giambi is now being persecuted because he gave an interview?....un-fucking-real ] Players blast Bud on edict Bombers go to bat for Giambi and 'free speech' BY MARK FEINSAND and MICHAEL O'KEEFFE DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITERS Bud Selig may or may not persuade Jason Giambi to cooperate with Sen. George Mitchell's investigation into steroid use. But Major League Baseball's commissioner did succeed in angering Giambi's teammates and rallying them around the beleaguered Yankee slugger. Joe Torre and Yankee brass didn't have much to say about Selig's edict that Giambi cooperate with Mitchell's probe, but the players were furious before last night's game against the White Sox at Chicago's Comiskey Park. "You're getting punished for doing an interview and talking," said reliever Mike Myers, a member of the Major League Baseball Players Association executive board. "If this is the precedent that's going to be set - that if you do an interview and talk out against Major League Baseball, we're going to slap you on the wrists and say 'Cooperate with Mitchell and if we don't like your answers, we're going to punish you even worse' - I think it's a joke." Selig informed Giambi yesterday that his punishment for admitting steroid use in a recent interview with USA Today will depend on how cooperative he is with Mitchell and his investigators. Selig has been considering how to proceed since Giambi met with MLB officials two weeks ago to discuss his apparent admission to the newspaper that he had used steroids. "I'm still trying to figure out what he's in trouble for," Johnny Damon said. "Freedom of speech?" Technically, it's for using performance-enhancing drugs, even though baseball did not punish players for doping at the time Giambi has admitted to using steroids. As the Daily News has reported, the Yankees have explored the possibility of voiding Giambi's contract because of the steroid admission. Yankee officials, through spokesman Howard Rubenstein, released a statement that said the team supports Selig and had no further comment. "I just think Bud Selig is trying to find out as much as he can," Joe Torre said. "As far as I'm concerned, he tries to do the right thing. Hopefully everything works out all right. That's all I can say." White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, however, praised Giambi as an honest man. "He's going to tell the truth," Guillen said. "He's going to say what's on his mind, whether it's good or bad." Myers said if Selig punishes Giambi, it would have a chilling effect on big league locker rooms. "What are you suspending him for?" said Myers. "That's the biggest question right now. What are you fining him for? Because he did an interview? Then players will stop doing interviews, and Selig doesn't want that. Baseball is at a point right now where between all the TV, the newspapers sold, all the baseball coverage out there right now, if you don't have quotes from players and stories about players, it takes away a lot of the coverage of baseball. "He could be clamming up the entire locker room through baseball right now if this is what's it's going to come down to. "Why would he cooperate?" Myers added. "There's no reason to." With Eric Barrow Related Articles

What's Heilman's excuse,his numbers this season are not good to say the least,I'd not be surprised if he's carrying an injury. http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heilmaa01.shtml Jose Valentin should be back,hope we get Green back ASAP.

A shit offense right now,just not scoring enough runs.

Sele with his daughter and a woman described as some chick on a blog where I found it....Jennifer?

Edgy DC wrote: Gorgeous. I'm a little perplexed why the Phils and Braves didn't get into the bargain-basement Armando market, since they each lost their closers in the same series, and they might take the perspective to be wowed by Benitez's overall numbers against the Mets. With the Cardinals struggling I would think Isringhausen might be a prime candidate for the Braves or Phillies,he has a club option for 08 at $8M,has a full no trade clause though.

I called and all you need to do is leave your name and number on a voice mail....apparently I'm not above taking tickets from Murdoch...at the end of my message I even said "go Fox"... oh the message said leave contact details and they will get back to you over the next few days to tell you if you got the tickets.

Congrats to David and Ollie,don't get me wrong but it seems like pitcher of the month is secondary here ,like not as big a deal as the position player. Curious that he finished third overall.

I like it,and gaining Castro's bat would be a plus.

The game within the game between Moyer and Reyes in the seventh was fascinating,I hope Reyes learned a lesson there though,Moyer said afterwards that he was surprised that it worked, he was just showing Reyes something and it caught him.