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Brandon Nimmo, OF, East HS (Cheyenne, Wyo.) ESPN/Churchill: Nimmo is a high-upside play here and a refreshing pick for the Mets. He's a good athlete and could hit for plus power down the road, but his left-handed bat profiles to play in a corner outfield spot, where his arm fits, too. Nimmo brings a good work ethic to the table and he squares up fastballs regularly. His lack of competition -- his high school does not have a team -- made it difficult for him to get seen by scouts, but he's found a way to get noticed, including an impressive display on the showcase circuit last summer. Here�s Nimmo�s comment from Baseball America: With a lean, 6-foot-3 frame with projection remaining, he�s a good athlete and one of the best sprinters in the state. He tore his right ACL playing football during his junior year in 2009 and spent most of last summer playing with a brace on his knee. He�s an above-average runner when he�s healthy, which helps him on the basepaths and in center field, and there�s more to his game than just speed. Nimmo has a pretty, efficient lefthanded swing. He�s short to the ball and has outstanding barrel awareness, consistently squaring balls up and shooting line drives to all fields. He has a good eye at the plate and should be an above-average hitter. As he gets stronger, he could add loft to his swing to turn doubles into home runs.

Excellent, Seo.

Keith Law says Brandon Nimmo, HS OF. @keithlaw: Mets will take Brandon Nimmo. Huge pick for them - finally drafting for ceiling! http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2011/06/06/sports/19sports_06-06-11.txt

Tweet from the guy that was holding the Reyes sign shown earlier tonight: The7Line Was just kicked out of the stadium because my sign said .com #Mets #FuckSecurity

NewYorkMets Carlos Beltran left tonight's game with a right leg contusion. X-Rays were negative. He is day-to-day.

Taylor the high school pitcher or Taylor the college pitcher? http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/25302/law-mets-eye-taylors-at-no-13

No Bay, no Chipper. On the downside: ESPN storylines in lieu of actual game discussion. I'm guessing that we'll see a review of Terry's "tirade" and then the ESPN cameras cut to a shot of the booth as Bobby V. discusses whether managerial rants can work.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: POP QUIZ: Assuming samples of all three are available-- and they will be-- which would YOU prefer the Mets snatch up? A) High-level college pitching (Jungmann, J. Bradley, Gray, Barnes) Toolsy college OF (Springer, Mahtook) C) Prep arm (A. Bradley, Guerrieri, Norris) D) Toolsy prep bat (Lindor, Baez, Swihart) As long as they don't "reach" to fill a need, if all of the above are equally worthy of a first-round pick, I'd go with B and take Springer or Mahtook. They should get a bat that is two or three years away so that if the team is overhauled this fall, then they have another player that is ready to be a part of the resurgence.

Geez, I miss one game and it's a beaut. Good job everybody!

I'm guessing that we're not going to see David Wright until after the All-Star Break. We'll be told he's "close" and then then hear that he needs a few more days, then there'll be a rehab start or two, and by then, barring a setback, it will be July 15 when the MFPs are back in town.

"Mets roster update: RHP Dale Thayer and RHP Manny Acosta switched numbers...Thayer is wearing #36 and Acosta is now #46." Damn. I just bought a Thayer, 46 jersey.

Translation for the above, Braves lineup: 1. Jordan Schafer (L) CF 2. Martin Prado ® LF 3. Chipper Jones (S) 3B 4. Brian McCann (L) C 5. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B 6. Dan Uggla ® 2B 7. Alex Gonzalez ® SS 8. Joe Mather ® RF 9. Derek Lowe ® P

The effects of moving a Sunday day game to Sunday night: http://gothamist.com/2011/06/03/espn_mlb_ruin_mets_little_league_ev.php

I think that Terry is going to have a big smile during today's presser. And he should. Good for him.

Wow. It was fun following the game with you. After 2 horrible loses, this win feels so good.

Many thanks to my suitemate, the MFP fan, for walking in during the strange at bat to--do you believe it?--ask me a work question!

Ruben Tejada--Mr. Clutch. In 2 games, he has 40% of the RBI that Bay has all season.

Ronny Paulino makes me long for Henry Blanco.

Way to step-up Pelfrey. A little bad luck and adversity and he crumbles. He was talked about as trade bait but who would want him?

Look what you did. I came here to go nuts after that lousy call and 2 hits but Bar Rafeli distracted me and I'm fine now. Thanks.

Unfucking believable. Does shit like this happen to other teams?

The "pro" argument is that he was big part of the Mets '86 WS team and he has been deemed worthy of admission to Cooperstown. If you don't retire the number then either you withhold it from use, which is a half-measure, or you give it to the Ronnie Paulino's of the world and wonder why a non-entity is wearing Gary Carter's number. I can see the "con" argument, but I'll go with the above.

So much for Bobby Parnell. Back to Buffalo on Thursday.

Great job by Pagan in the 1st.

Edgy's hope comes true!