Edgy MD

Matt LaChappa, Padre for life. That's the way you do it. [fimg=550]https://usatftw.files.wordpress.com/2015/04/lachappa08_c__302811.jpg?w=1280&h=998[/fimg]

There always might be trouble. You go for the lineup with the best chance to succeed and I think that lineup should have included Tejada. I don't think of it as pulling a guy, so much as running somebody else out there. You want to do a young player a favor, put him in the best position to succeed. There's no shame in starting 80-85% of the time. Now we've got Kevin Kernan torpedoing the whole project.

As much as I loved putting Maybone in for Duda, a real opportunity was lost not starting Tejada, which would have done exactly what Terry speculated it would have, gotten a better glove in there for Niese, who pitches to groundouts. Alternatively, it could have gotten a right-handed bat in there for Murphy. Or it could have possibly done both, if Tejada starts at short and Flores at second. As it is, this game certainly can give fuel to the doubters. I'd hate to see Flores have his Melvin Mora game in April, leading fans to lose confidence in him before the home opener.

Out of the base path.

Kyle Johnson's right about Chris Johnson being right about Jim Johnson being good.

Was guessing they'd pinch-hit Duda if Wright got on, but nope.

I'm guessing nobody had Carlyle for the save.

My naked eye said it dropped below the knee, but Gameday agrees with the ump. Steeerike three.

Eleven more, man.

There's that damn tomahawk song.

Marlins lost an 8-1 lead and are now tied with the Rays at home, 8-8. Why yes, I am scoreboard watching by game four. Why do you ask?

I drink to Terry and his nutty-assed lineups. Less obvious than Mayberry batting third, but still notable, is keeping Tejada on the bench for Niese's first start.

The rain's picking up and the wind ripping it round, but we've got to get his game in, Eric! The future could DEPEND on it!

See, that's not a friendly way to be.

Certainly weird, but I guess that the tradition to open with a day game is informed by less weather-related urgency in the Sun Belt.

Oh, I'm thinking it's a let's-get-him-in-there-to-destroy-somebody kind of way.

Matz gives up one run in a brief 5 1/3 innings, but Rock Vegas loses 2-1 after John Church coughs a run up in the seventh. Binghamton was down 1-0 after four, and then the dam broke, with the defending champs falling 14-5 to Akron. St. Lucie fared better, pounding out 18 hits in their 7-2 victory over Bradenton. Three hits each for Rosario and Urena, and everybody in the lineup hit safely at least once, and so nobody has to look up at the scoreboard and see triple zeros today. There could be a lot of hittin' for FSL Mets this year. Savannah was up 5-3 before going down in extras 7-6 to West Virginia. Big hit was three-run homer by Wuilmer Becerra.

I'm glad they're not benching Duda outright against lefties, but here's hoping Mayberry makes him fight to stay in the lineup against them. I imagine Mayberry starts against three out of four lefties right now, taking two of those games from Duda and one from Granderson. But pretty soon they may be looking for at-bats for Campbell too.

Leave it to Atlanta. Blow up the team, have more-or-less unimpressive spring training, do a blockbuster trade just as the season starts in which they shed a bunch of salary, and they come out of the gate 3-0. Mets end the first series tied for the second Wild Card slot. PlaceTeamWLPCTGBNGBSTRKL10Div WDiv LPCTLg WLg LPCT1[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/ATL.png[/fimg] Atlanta301.000��W33-0301.000301.0002[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/NYM.png[/fimg] New York21.6671.01.0W12-121.66721.667T3[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/PHI.png[/fimg] Philadephia12.3332.03.0L31-200.00000.000T[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/WAS.png[/fimg] Washington12.3332.03.0L11-212.33312.3335[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/MIA.png[/fimg] Miami03.0003.07.0L10-303.00003.000 PlaceTeamWLPCTGBNGBSTRKL10Lg WLg LPCTDIV[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/CIN.png[/fimg] Cincinnati301.000+1.5+1.5W33-0301.000DIV[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/COL.png[/fimg] Colorado301.000+1.0+1.0W33-0301.000DIV[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/ATL.png[/fimg] Atlanta301.000+1.0+1.0W33-030.0001[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/SF.png[/fimg] San Francisco31.750��W23-131.750T2[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/LAD.png[/fimg] Los Angeles21.667��L12-121.667T2[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/NYM.png[/fimg] New York21.667��W12-121.667T4[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/STL.png[/fimg] St. Louis11.5000.51.0L11-111.500T4[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/CHC.png[/fimg] Chicago11.5000.51.0W11-111.500T6[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/WAS.png[/fimg] Washngton12.3331.03.0L11-212.333T6[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/PHI.png[/fimg] Philadelphia12.3331.03.0L11-200.000T6[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/ARI.png[/fimg] Arizona12.3331.03.0L11-212.3339[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/SD.png[/fimg] San Diego13.2501.56.5L21-313.250T10[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/PIT.png[/fimg] Pittsburgh03.0002.010.5L30-303.000T10[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/MIA.png[/fimg] Miami03.0002.010.5L30-303.000T10[fimg=25]http://www.kcmets.com/CPF/MIL.png[/fimg] Milwaukee03.0002.010.5L30-303.000

I'm not suggesting anything. I'm noting something as interesting.

He's on the mound, but apparently just taking his warmups. They later show Walter Johnson, bringing it from the right side eight o'clock to eight-thirty and he looks scary.

The footage here shows him warming up and bringing it from about 2 o'clock. But about a minute in, it shows some game action and he's totally sidearming it. [youtube:d2jxnavs]JqjlSDME7B4[/youtube:d2jxnavs]

STANDARIZE THE UNI!

Watching some highlights now. Are they debuting some alternate cap here?