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] Perez, as it stands, is also a longman in the pen. So game seven could be started by Oliver with Perez as the longman...Oliver / Perez...cool.

What happens if we need a longman tonight or for game six?,that would throw a spanner in the works.

This would be a great deal for the Cubs if they could keep Ramirez and have A-Rod play SS, nice middle of the order with Lee,A-Rod and Ramirez.....but form whet we are reading the yanks covet young pitching and I read a report today that says the Cubs farm is barron except for one kid in AA..

] I wish Trachsel could read this; I think we are the only supporters he has I believe Trax when he says this.. ] I don't think that's fair, considering I've been waiting 13 years for this opportunity, and I've never done that ever, ever, ever," It's quite a contrast when you compare how Delgado is doing after waiting his whole career to play in the postseason like Trax has. I feel bad for the guy even though he stank.

One reason why Keith is not with SNY doing the pre/post game show. ] So far, SNY's on-site show a hit October 17, 2006 The Mets' victory Sunday ensured that the playoff circus will be back in town tomorrow, and that its most unusual sideshow will return to Gate A outside Shea Stadium. Clearly, SNY's pre- and postgame shows have gotten an energy jolt from Gary Cohen and Ron Darling sitting among the people, and it has drawn enthusiastic, fairly well-behaved crowds. Before Friday's game, fans mounted a disparaging chant aimed at Albert Pujols but mostly cheered for Darling and Cohen, each of whom turned to acknowledge them. "I didn't realize Mets fans had so much fun before and after games," Darling said yesterday. (By the way, Cohen's magical effect on the Mets continues. After their six-run sixth Sunday, they have outscored opponents 16-2 in the playoffs in the one inning in which he calls radio play-by-play.) Naturally, it helped that the Mets won their first three home games and that by the time they lost Friday, it was midnight and few fans stuck around. What happens if they suffer a tough loss in Game 6 or 7? Will it turn ugly? Do Darling and Cohen fear for their safety? "Everyone has been so positive, so no, we're not worried at all," said Darling, who is about 10 feet from fans, far closer than, for example, Fox's NFL pregame cast. "The security has been fantastic." Let's hope so. These on-site shows, popularized by ESPN's "College GameDay," are a mixed blessing. They create interesting pictures, but often at the cost of off-color signs or gestures from fans under the influence. They also distract from announcers' words and make those words difficult to hear. Darling said the technical part has worked nicely but added that he and Cohen have their volume dials turned up "as high as we can go" to hear one another. "Gary and I are getting deaf as we go," he said. "The trick is to concentrate on what he and I are saying. They're very loud behind you; if you don't concentrate on each other, you can get overcome." Overall, SNY has done a thorough job covering its anchor team. Two negatives: Tim Teufel's not-ready-for-playoff-time studio debut and Keith Hernandez's absence. Hernandez is not working the postseason in part because he must spend six months in Florida for tax reasons; he has appeared via satellite only once, during an NLCS preview show last Tuesday. "It's weird in the sense that I wish he were here," Darling said. "He's such a natural presence and fans are clamoring for him ... I do miss him."

Didn't Bartolo Colon come out in the first inning of a playoff series last season?,did Brantley hammer him as soft too?

Maybe I have missd it but I've read or seen anyone on the team come out and defend Trax.

I think Brantley went over the top on this, how is he to know how hurt or stiff Trax felt after taking the line drive, having said that Trax is getting hammered in just about every paper today.

Not all Cardinal players are talking crap. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/462431p-389042c.html

Beane should just manage them....

You're right Yancy..enough of this talk already,sucks that we have perfect baseball weather here in NY but it's crap in St.Louis.

I can't imagine it would be a very comfortable meeting for Willie,especially if Trax is not injured....

I think it would be a ballsy move to drop Trax and replace him with Williams or El Duque....

So then if El Duque is ready do they need to drop a pitcher to get him on the roster?

Doesn't look good....

Jon Heyman reporting that the Cubs are close to hiring Lou Piniella.

] Notes: Delgado tied the Mets' record for home runs in an NLCS, set by Rusty Staub in 1973, and his five RBIs tied the team postseason record, set by Staub in Game 4 of the 1973 World Series and matched by Edgardo Alfonzo in the 1999 division series opener.

Blue caps Val....

Could the Mets say that Trax is injured and replace him with Williams?

]What is a bollox, anyway?In scientific terms a bollox is the sack that holds a bulls nuts, bollox is slang in Ireland for a prick although it can have many uses.

Bobdy is a bollox and an avid MFY fan,he writes those stupid "bleacher creature" articles during MFY home games.

A rainout and a possible rainout in one postseason series...when was the last time that happened?

El Duque threw 50 pitches in a side session yesterday, from the stretch though so he really didn't test the calf fully,still he reported no pain.

When asked about possible game seven starters Willie said Heilman would not start.

Glavine's low pitch count looms large tonight...