Edgy MD

In the end, there's more than a few who struggle for gay rights who don't want their identity to be seen as merely innate. They fear the isolation of a supposed gay gene that will be identified in utero and have presumably gay children aborted to near extinction much like Down Syndrome children have been. And they understand themselves to be the product of their innate traits, yes, but also of personal choice. "Probably both," as George W. Bush said. Self discovery and self creation. They often see in the notion that choice is out of the equation the flip side of the same coercion that that haunted them in their own exploration and self-discovery. I don't know.

Nieuwenhuis: 1.77 Monell: 1.63 Campbell: 1.27 Velasquez: 0.88 Reynolds: 0.85 Lagares: 0.71 Thornton: 0.64 Goeddel: 0.49 Flores: 0.49 Alvarez: 0.39 Morris: 0.39 Leathersich: 0.21 Tovar: 0.14 Castellanos: 0.07 Plawecki: 0.07

Waddaya think of your cowboy now?

cooby wrote: You guys just enticed me to order Elton's John's greatest hits. I used to own it but accidentally sold it along with a car when I traded it in. And btw, Edgy, I know some people that still believe the Earth is only 5000 years old. (I am not one of them) My son has a biology degree and when we were talking around the table one night with some folks I said "I don't think anyone here really doesn't believe in evolution, right?" and I was floored. I do believe in Creation but not to the one week only standard in the Bible. I also believe in science. I think they can go hand in hand (read Isaac Asimov). My son and I have talked a LOT about this (as a scientist, he is also an atheist) and he has put some scientific questions in my head and I have put some theological ideas in his....I think that is the true meaning of life....accept each others' beliefs, but expand on their knowledge. Also I have a number of gay and married gay friends and from a Christian standpoint I can understand exactly what Murphy is saying but I think that truly he has no ill will toward gays. What a shame that this is gonna get twisted, if it does. Lovin' your Elton songs; he's one of my favorites! Reason, tolerance, compassion, and reconciliation. Four for four.

Sorry, I miscalculated. He held opponents to a .100 batting average. .100. 19 hits in 57 innings.

Nobody seems to care what I think of homosexual men, but I'm infielder Daniel Muno, and I have my thoughts. I'm fourth on the team's depth chart at shortstop and folks expect me to fall to fifth by the end of spring training. Behind Matt Reynolds. But, you know, I'm a merry wanderer, playing third and second and providing more pop than Reynolds can muster. (I'm sorry, Matt, but it's true.) Yeah, I'm one of those tongue guys. David Wright, Mike Pelfrey and me. What do you think me and my tongue will be bringing to the Mets in 2015?

Got offseason coaching from Keith Hernandez, according to Hot Stove. Unfortunately, this coaching was reportedly limited to talks, rather than workouts, but hopefully there'll be some followup this spring. I'd kind of like to see Rusty Staub coaching someone like Lucas.

Genius that he is, Stengel taught him how to bunt from 100 feet away, with his back turned.

Scoreless innings for Alvarez and Morris. All three of the strikeout champs got into this game, for an inning apiece. Only one strikeout among them though.

You just know that Leathersich is now going to have to take his food into the shadows and shame-eat it.

On the other hand, Pirates third baseman Josh Harrison just went down with an ankle injury, and they're likely loathe to move Pedro Alvarez back over there, and they are clearly a fave trading partner for the Aldersonians... No idea how serious the injury is, of course.

Bill Price: mensch. [fimg=480:2rsxr8r0]https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/me-and-bill.jpg[/fimg:2rsxr8r0]

The thing is, he's just 22, but he don't mind dyin'.

Perfect inning with a strikeout from Zach Thornton.

You're doing fine. Far more tasteful than mine, certainly.

Don't let no dudes Go down on me! Although I'm tolerant Their lifestyle's not for me I'm quite content to stick with just my wife At least sexual-LEEE!! But then they start to dance and sing It's like a DUDE'S GOIN' DOWN ON ME!

Leather Rocket in the game. Walking commences.

G-Fafif wrote: Billy Bean responds. When I took this job at MLB, I knew it was going to take time for many to embrace my message of inclusion. Expecting everyone to be supportive right away is simply not realistic. If you asked anyone who has competed in high-level men's professional sports, I believe they would agree with me. This doesn't change the way I go about my business, or my belief in what I am doing, but it's reality. After reading his comments, I appreciate that Daniel spoke his truth. I really do. I was visiting his team, and a reporter asked his opinion about me. He was brave to share his feelings, and it made me want to work harder and be a better example that someday might allow him to view things from my perspective, if only for just a moment. I respect him, and I want everyone to know that he was respectful of me. We have baseball in common, and for now, that might be the only thing. But it's a start. The silver lining in his comments are that he would be open to investing in a relationship with a teammate, even if he "disagrees" with the lifestyle. It may not be perfect, but I do see him making an effort to reconcile his religious beliefs with his interpretation of the word lifestyle. It took me 32 years to fully accept my sexual orientation, so it would be hypocritical of me to not be patient with others. Inclusion means everyone, plain and simple. Daniel is part of that group. A Major League clubhouse is now one of the most diverse places in sports. It wasn't always that way, but we can thank No. 42 for that. So in his honor, with a little patience, compassion and hard work, we'll get there. He'll never make it in radio with that attitude.

Oh, they also got a scoreless inning from Jon Velasquez, who is about as far down on the depth chart as they go.

Mets putting runners all over the place but not plating any of them.

There's certainly a lot o' born again folks who don't think take the science on the age of world from the Bible. None of the ones I know do.

Chinny Wang on for Atlanta. A 7.67 ERA last year for the Bluish Jays.

Syndergaard, a 22-year-old right-hander who is in his first major-league camp at age 22, later said the incident was cleared up. Yeah, but how old is he?

Braves plate EY for the tie. What a horrible world.