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Edgy, I could write back but enough is enough. I hope that Evans goes 5 for 5 today. I hope that Igarashi gets the save. I hope that Thole goes 4 for 4 with a double and no passed balls and that his deaf dog can hear again. Onto the next game.

Ceetar wrote: by using Hairston, Terry had to burn two players, because someone had to play first. Interesting point because we've read that Hairston had been working out at first base.

You're entitled to your opinion and I can see some logic in "don't bury a guy without giving him a chance." But you said that you were "angry" at Terry for PH'ing Evans over Hairston and I called you on it. I didn't "distort" your position. I think that Terry made the right move. You don't. You're allowed to have your position. Just curious--how many plate appearances does each player have for those stats?

Edgy, you said: "Lyndon Johnson was a schoolteacher. We're all one thing until somebody gives us a chance to be another. Hairston too." If Evans is here, it's because lots of better players are hurt. That was a key situation. The Phillies manager knew it--he took out his pitcher who was pitching a shutout. Hairston's far from great, but he was the right choice there. By your logic, let's play all the kids! This isn't the minors even though the Mets looked like a minor league team last night. I guess Igarashi should pitch more as well--maybe he's not a school teacher, either. Igarashi and Evans have shown nothing to make us believe that they are major league players. They're good at AAA but that's it. You're supposed to win games at the major league level. Maybe if it's September and you're playing another team that's out of it, start Evans, pitch Igarashi. But for now, you pitch Byrdak over Igarashi and you PH Hairston over Evans. Evans will have more chances if Hairston is traded. Maybe then we can see if he's more than a AAA player and future Nippon Ham Fighter.

Ashie62 wrote: Thole belongs in AAA. Geez, Omir Santos was better than this guy. Thank you. I've been muttering this for months but figured I'd get ripped so I didn't write it. Name one thing that Thole does well. You can't. He has no power, doesn't hit for average, can't throw, and can't catch which is in the job description for a catcher. At best, he's a .270 singles hitter who can occasionally hit a double. I hope that the Mets get a good catching prospect for Beltran.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I haven't seen Pridie in months (he says as he whiffs on 3 pitches). He's become this year's Jeremy Reed. I don't understand keeping a young player on the bench, especially deep on the bench. He'll be playing almost everyday after Beltran gets traded so he should be getting 4 ABs a night in Buffalo instead of 4 ABs a month in NY.

Edgy DC wrote: Great game for Turner's glove. Really angry at Jerry here for giving Evans' at-bat to Hairston. You mean Terry, right? And you're kidding, right? Hairston has shown a little bit of skill as a PH (remember last Friday?). Evans has shown that he's a good AAA player.

METS: 1. Angel Pagan (S) CF 2. Justin Turner ® 2B 3. Carlos Beltran (S) RF 4. Daniel Murphy (L) 3B 5. Jason Bay ® LF 6. Lucas Duda (L) 1B 7. Josh Thole (L) C 8. Ruben Tejada ® SS 9. R.A. Dickey ® P Phillies: 1. Jimmy Rollins (S) SS 2. Michael Martinez (S) 3B 3. Chase Utley (L) 2B 4. Ryan Howard (L) 1B 5. Raul Ibanez (L) LF 6. Carlos Ruiz ® C 7. Domonic Brown (L) RF 8. John Mayberry ® CF 9. Vance Worley ® P Edgy goes 9 for 9 for the Mets and 7 for 9 for the others.

DC is an NL city but it's getting the AL game. Baltimore is an AL city but it's getting the NL game.

Frayed Knot wrote: And for those of you out-of-towners who normally DON'T have the MLB 'Extra Innings' package, this is the week they usually give you a free sample so check your local cable/satellite provider Sadly, because Bud Selig will do anything for a buck, there is a blackout window for both Extra Innings and mlb.tv whenever FOX has a game. That means that Saturday's game is not available from these sources so if you don't get the game (see other thread), then you're not watching the Mets. Sunday's game is on TBS.

Will you be able to see the Mets/MFPs on FOX this Saturday? If so, good! If you're me, no: http://www.the506.com/temp11.html

Possible identity of one of the PTBNL: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=mcclen001mic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_McClendon_(baseball) based on: http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/07/a-possible-player-to-be-named-later.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MetsMerizedOnline-GetMetsmerized-NewYorkMets+%28Mets+Merized+Online%29&utm_content=Twitter

Tweets say it's Igarashi.

Give money to help cure cancer or give money to help a guy who was dumb enough/nice enough to give away something worth over $100,000? I'm not a tax attorney, but if they give him the money it's income so he has to pay taxes on it. This is tip money for Jeter.

Worley's pitching?

I think that Sandy's logic was similar to Transmonk's: he was afraid that Terry would use Rodriguez so often that the contract would vest thereby making him untradable and his contract a liability to the future of the Mets. I doubt that they'll get much in return and, as suggested, I don't think that Sandy is very concerned about it.

Good: Getting 3 saves in 3 days, twice this year and once lat year. I wondered if he could pitch that much but he did and he got the job done in each game. Bad: Last July 3 in Washington when he blew a big lead. We sat there for hours in the heat and he shows up and screwed up the whole day.

In case you missed it because you thought it was the usual crap spewing from Buck's mouth... 79 of the 84 All-Stars showed up. Two just had surgery. The other three: MFYs Jeter, Sabathia, Rivera.

Thanks Joe. That was awesome.

Start the frigging game already.

This cannot be repeated enough: the best SS in NY, who is on the DL, showed up for the ASG, took batting practice, and was introduced before the game. The other SS in NY, who is beloved by the media, who is not on the DL, did not show up for the ASG, did not take batting practice, and was not introduced before the game.

Jonah Keri: Mets should trade Carlos Beltran to Rangers for Tanner Scheppers and Michael Kirkman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Rangers_minor_league_players#Tanner_Scheppers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Kirkman Scheppers has had injury problems: http://rangers.scout.com/a.z?s=324&p=9&c=2&cid=1080606&nid=5670653&fhn=1 Scheppers video: http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?topic_id=7962336&content_id=7150811 Kirkman has a great year in 2010: http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=kirkma001mic

Ceetar wrote: yeah, great place. only bad thing I'd say is the massive amount of homeless. I thought the same thing.

Great report. I'm glad you got two wins. I went to a game in SF and then in LA last season and saw Takahashi lose twice, the LA game being a shutout. Obviously, not as much fun.

This week's SI covers. Pick your poison: Jeter or the MFPs. Either way, this week's issue might go right into the recycle bin: