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Sorry for the confusion, there will be a moments silence before tonight's game at Shea. Ok I am reading this wrong..there was going to be a moments silence before the Mets game last night...I would think they would do it tonight.

From the AP. ] A moment of silence was to be held before the game in tribute to New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, who was killed Wednesday when his small plane crashed into a Manhattan high-rise.

I found nothing offensive about it Sandgnat.....gave me a chuckle .

Glavine on three days rest ......not good.

] If anyone can find a good clear headshot of Cory Lidle in a Mets cap, I'll be glad to use it.

I could be out of line here and wrong but I wonder if this shit happens if it's the MFY's playing a series.

] "We basically gave him a hard time," Francesa said. "You feel terrible about that." I went looking for that quote in the online post edition but couldn't find the article....I was struck by what he said when I read it this morning in the print edition...what a jerk.

] They're demonstrating absolutely zero consideration for the fans Of course they don't give a fiddlers fuck about the fans.....

So it's left in the capable hands of Bud Selig......lovely.

I agree with soupcan, Russo's beef with Lidle went back to the start of the season when Lidle bashed Bonds but never said a word about his friend Giambi and steroids. Francesa and Russo are total wankers though.

It's such a horrible thing to make fun of this accident,I really don't care what uniform Lidle wore,the man was a husband and father to a young child. Rest In Peace.

It's his plane,I think...click the newsday link, I have no sound here at work but the caption says it's registered to Lidle.

From Buster Olny ] Top 10 NLCS matchupsposted: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 | Feedback | Print Entry Here are the 10 biggest matchups of the NL Championship Series: 1. Willie Randolph vs. Albert Pujols The Padres generally elected to go after Pujols, and the Cardinals' first baseman hurt San Diego, batting .333 and banging away for a .600 slugging percentage; he had only one walk in four games. The Mets' manager probably will approach him more cautiously than Bruce Bochy did, issuing some intentional walks. "You don't want the big boy to hurt you or anything like that," Randolph said Tuesday, "so that's a good possibility. We'll wait until we get to that point. It's safe to say he's one of the guys you don't want to hurt you. I won't etch it in stone, but yeah, if you have a situation where he can hurt you and it's a big situation, yeah, it's smart to probably walk him." 2. Mets' starting pitchers vs. Innings John Maine lasted 4.1 innings in Game 1 against Los Angeles, and Steve Trachsel managed just 3.1 innings; by comparison, Tom Glavine was a workhorse, and he had a modest six-inning stint. The Mets' bullpen is incredibly deep, unquestionably, but it'll be interesting to see if the relievers can stand up to perhaps seven games of work over nine days, including Games 3, 4 and 5 in succession, if the starters continue to leave nine to 18 outs on the table for them in each game. 3. Scott Rolen and Jim Edmonds vs. Their Injuries Rolen admitted Sunday that he hadn't been honest about how much his bad shoulder has been bothering him, and he was benched for the Cardinals' series-clinching Game 4 win over the Padres. Edmonds has been back in action for only a handful of games after recovering from the effects of a concussion, and he looks like Jacksonville quarterback Byron Leftwich when he plays, slowly peeling himself off the ground, as if maybe his whole body is hurting so much that he can't possibly continue. It's hard to imagine these guys will be able to stay on the field the whole series. Manager Tony La Russa was asked about Rolen and Edmonds before the Cardinals' workout Tuesday. "I watched Scott work out," he said. "He's been surrounded most of the morning and the afternoon. But I know the report is that he came through the workout well. Looked like he was moving well, so I'd be optimistic that he would be in there. "I think Jim has got through that first series, and probably got a little discomfort from time to time, but he's playable and I expect to start him, as well." Rolen says he's ready to go after getting a cortisone shot, writes Derrick Goold. 4. Jose Reyes vs. Chris Carpenter The brazen and hypertalented baserunner who will try to steal bases at any time against the pitcher who shuts down would-be base stealers. Opposing base stealers have tried to swipe bases in 19 instances the last three years and have been successful four times. Carpenter would seem to have a big advantage here, but that won't prevent Reyes from running under certain circumstances (with two outs in an inning, for example). Reyes is the spark plug for the Mets' engine, writes Mike Vaccaro. 5. Tyler Johnson vs. Left-handed hitters We saw how much the absence of left-handed reliever Joe Beimel hurt the Dodgers as they tried to cope with the Mets' left-handed hitters and switch-hitters in the Division Series. St. Louis has two matchup lefties, Randy Flores and Johnson, and Johnson showed against the Padres how good he can be when he throws his nasty slider for strikes. The Padres' plan was to simply wait out Johnson, wait for those times when he couldn't throw strikes -- and Johnson kept throwing strikes. Johnson has faced Shawn Green three times in the past and struck him out each time; no other Met has more than two plate appearances against him. Carlos Beltran is 1-for-4 against Flores, while Carlos Delgado is 0-for-2. 6. Tom Glavine vs. A Bunch of Cardinals Who Hammer Him The Mets' left-hander has evolved as a pitcher, using his changeup inside. But keep in mind, as he works in Game 1, that many of the Cardinals' hitters have pounded Glavine in the past: Pujols is 9-for-20, Ronnie Belliard 5-for-12, Juan Encarnacion 13-for-36 (.361), Rolen 19-for-53 (.358). 7. Jeff Weaver vs. Carlos Delgado The Mets' first baseman has video-game numbers against the Cardinals' Game 1 starter: 19-for-38, four homers, eight walks, .620 OBP and a 1.594 OPS. And you can bet that both are well aware of this history. Weaver surprised the Padres by throwing so many breaking balls in his start in Game 2, and it's a decent bet that he will try to pitch to Delgado this way, with lots of curves. 8. David Wright vs. October The guy looks like he has The Big Game Gene -- it looks like he'll have fun and won't feel the pressure of the postseason. He went 4-for-12 with four RBI in three games against L.A., and you can expect a lot more. 9. Ronnie Belliard vs. The Rest of October So far, the free agent-to-be is playing like Roberto Alomar in the playoffs, diving all over the place, making plays, getting hits. He went 6-for-13 in the Division Series and flat-out killed the Padres. 10. Braden Looper vs. His Ghosts He was the Mets' closer for two years and heard a whole lot of boos, despite the fact that he was pitching hurt. Looper is not the main cog in the St. Louis bullpen, but he could be used in matchups against Wright and/or Paul Lo Duca (who is 1-for-9 against Looper in his career). When Looper comes into a game in Shea, he is going to hear a whole lot of boos that he'll have to ignore. Getting healthy has helped Looper a ton, he says.

Plane registered to Cory Lidle. http://www.newsday.com/

] Watchoo talkin' bout Willis?! ] El Duque on rebound? Without getting ahead of themselves, the Mets were pleased to see Orlando Hernandez throw in the bullpen yesterday after sitting out the Division Series because of a torn calf muscle. El Duque figured to be lost for the rest of the postseason after he was scratched from his Game 1 start, but he was walking much better yesterday and his mood had brightened considerably from a week earlier. The best-case scenario is that Hernandez can return in time for the World Series, which begins Oct. 21, but that still seems to be a long shot. "Not for this series," general manager Omar Minaya said, "but maybe for the next one."

Fighter aircraft are being mobilised over several US cities.

Rivalry is rich in memories

Can we expect to see Cliff play LF in this series, maybe a game or two then he'll be the DH when we get to the WS.

There is talk form Willie that if the Mets advance to the WS El Duque could pitch....

Cool article....let's hope Glavine can keep it going... Let's Go Mets.

Those Tigers have some great defence..

Mets.....

4 to zip..Tigers are mauling them A's.