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Great win! Takes some of the sadness off the funeral I mentioned earlier. We look forward to hearing about the reunion, Mario!

HOORAY! C'mon Billy!

Pinch-runner for Casanova, perhaps?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I'm just tuning in, but it looks like Pelfrey has been pitching quite well. He's in the 7th and has only allowed two runs. He pitched better after I ragged on him but it seems like whenever he gets into trouble, he gives up the run--he doesn't work out of it.

After the announcers ragged on him for not bunting right.

While I'm talking to myself: I'm sick of Pelfrey. We're not the Royals so we have endless time to wait. He's had more than enough time to prove himself and he can't get it done. And Nick Evans was a great story... but it's time for him to go back to Binghamton.

Really, does Buck specifically, or FOX in general, give a crap about this game? Mariah Carey's shoes, Ken Rosenthal throwing out the first ball, etc., this is just FOX's fulfilling an obligation for a GOW so they can show the WS.

I'm back from a funeral, pumped up for some Mets baseball, and they're losing. Plus, Joe Buck is behind the mike and he really doesn't care about regular season baseball. He is more concerned with cracking wise and sounding clever. And now, the Mets are in a little box while we hear the awful Thom Brenmaman call an endless AB from Ken Griffey.

Dear Omar, Tatis was in AAA last year. Why didn't you call him up when the rosters expanded? It looks like he might have helped! Sincerely, Mets Fans

Tatis winning AB checklist, as told to Kevin Burkhart: a) shorten my swing be agressive c) make your approach d) get a good pitch to hit e) see the ball. That's all there is to it!

I'll take the series @ WSH in September (since I will be going to 3 out of the 4 games).

SS Jose Reyes 2B Luis Castillo 3B David Wright CF Carlos Beltran 1B Damion Easley RF Fernando Tatis C Ramon Castro LF Nick Evans LH Johan Santana

"Was that a head up his ass kinda play? Rushed, lifted up too soon, trying to get a DP. Another sucky play from Reyes. Picked off again, a big error... it may be time to give him a day on the bench.

OlerudOwned wrote: Reyes picked off as Cohen and Hernandez lay into Gary Carter from the booth. Please tell us what they are saying... EI has the Rockies feed. I just noticed my post number matches up with Gil hodges. A thrill. He should be in the HOF.

Nymr83 wrote: I'm sick of derek jeter commercials during met games. They should make some commercials with Nick Evans! I'm driving north on the NJ Turnpike Thursday night as the Braves took over the game. I'm steaming, I look up to my left, and see the billboard w/Jeter's face plugging some watch. That was a horrible moment.

Disturbing observation from Buster Olney: � A quick thought about Piazza: If Roger Clemens doesn't play again, and he and Piazza were to be elected into the Hall of Fame, it's possible that these two stars, who share the dubious history of the 2000 beaning and bat-throwing incident, could be inducted in the same year. But that would seem to be unlikely at this point: The climate among Hall of Fame voters seems to be working against Clemens.

Prediction: Willie's got 4 games to turn this shi(p) around or he's gone on Monday right before a home stand begins.

Welcome!

Did you know that the Mets lost to the Cardinals in the '06 NCLS when Yadier Molina hit a HR? It's true! Sutcliffe just said so... again. F U, you Cub. I'm glad he's recovered from colon cancer but I wish he didn't return to ESPN until next week.

Happy 67th Birthday to Bobby Cox! Mazel Tov, you SOB! Cox (not Dewey) is 16 and 6 in games on his birthday.

ESPN breaks the record for quickest mention of the you-know-what by saying it during the pitcher's pre-game warm-ups! Nice job! And if we're not sick enough by yesterday's games, and then the mention of the you-know-what, Sutcliffe reminds us of the '06 NLCS! Many thanks, and right before dinner, too!

Good evening folks.

According to Newday's Ken Davidoff, the MFYs aren't doing their countdown any better than the Mets: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Call Midweek Insider a cheesy sentimentalist, but back on Opening Night, I was looking forward to the Yankees "countdown," in which, after each game becomes official, a dignitary pulls a phony lever to notate the number of regular-season contests remaining at Yankee Stadium. If there's one team that could pull this off, after all - finding 81 people of interest - it's the Yankees. Yet the routine has become a parody of itself during this current homestand. On Sunday night, a man identified "the number one Yankees fan in Rochester" pulled the lever. There was no applause. So who was he? A pal of Hal Steinbrenner's. So close, in fact, that the gentleman received a ride from Rochester to New York on the Steinbrenner family plane Sunday. Which is fine. It's the Steinbrenners' team. But it's not quite having 81 Yankees legends - or even some old football Giants people, or someone like Billy Joel who has performed at the Stadium - doing the honor.

mario25 wrote: Why would you play Schneider against the lefty in the first game and Castro against the righty the second game?? Benjamin Grimm wrote: Maybe he was looking at his catchers as catchers, and not as hitters. (I don't know; just speculating.) Willie might have preferred Schneider with Maine and Castro with Vargas. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I raised mario25's point to John Delcos after he posted the lineups. The response was as BG speculated. I don't agree but a manager would say that he has more information than the public when making a decision.

I'm devastated AND disappointed.