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Duda hits into the shift. I HATES that.

Key to staying in games for Mets: Trade away talented young players, but not before bribing or hypnotizing them to one day, down the road, making a big, dumb, multi-base error.

Boo, shift!!

Ashie quits on two more.

Weird times call for a weird lineup. I kid you not. That's a real lineup and stuff! Moiphy, 2b Abreu, rf Wright, 3b Duda, 1b Young, cf Brown, lf Flores, ss Rex, c Kniese, sp

ESPECIALLY A-Rod. I'm not sure what a plaque means (equivalent of Yankee Hall of Fame?), but Martinez isn't even in the top 50 position players in terms of WAR for the Yankees. By the way, number eight on that list? Willie the Winner.

I was looking for a GIF to post. Amazing that both throws followed a fielding flub, and both were executed with a mook from the front row waving a fist at him.

Finally saw this 17 months after the last post about it. What really hit me between the eyes, besides the animated illustrating, was the US record executive talking exuberantly about Rodriguez being in top five acts he's ever been associated with, and then moments later getting viciously defensive when asked where the guy's royalty money all went, like he was caught in a 60 Minutes interview trap.

It's spelled and pronounced HEWJ within the confines of my bedroom. Anybody who spends a portion of his broadcast getting all giddy that Big Head Todd & the Monsters are playing in Amagansett, and hoping like hell out loud that there's truth in the rumors that Elvin F. Bishop is going to join them onstage has got to be a HEWJ fan.

DocTee wrote: Nice...but he's no Ellis Valentine. No fair making a case without lynx! ne3a2c8VP3Q SRokjf4J_2I Two future Mets nail an active Met... with bonus comedy music! QTGy44QAwmg

Grandy in to the Shift is going to be title of my next volume of poetry.

Been a long time since I've seen a ballplayer packing a wad of chew as big as the one K-Rod is working on now.

Keith Hernandez: a HEWJ Elvin Bishop fan. Never would have guessed.

Yeah, but I kind of stop looking at peripherals after seeing those 16.54 strikeouts per nine. Drrrooolll!! And speaking of drool, look at that Chipotle ChinTM. Take it easy, Rocket. Those burritos aren't going anywhere.

I like arm porn. The throw reminds me of this Jose Guillen throw, which is similar to the C�spedes play, in that, having blown the catch, his shame and panic seemingly adds an extra dose of adrenaline to his sling. [youtube:1t5t1o96]DFAbXnlzZGQ[/youtube:1t5t1o96]

Tejada, though... . Suddenly, Susan, you're a leadoff hitter! Teagarden looks like a funny guy. Droll, if nothing else. Look at that Nathan Lane-quality eyebrow knitting.

That's a very merry month. Got to think he's a serious September candidate.

What's shady is the silly rule that bans players from college once they consult with an agent, expecting 17-year-olds to rely only on their parents to protect their interests as they make the biggest decision of their lives. Of course tons of players skirt these rules. They'd be foolish not to, as the rule is pretty damned unethical, and what's really shady is that Phillies (and I'm sure they're not alone) like to report players to the NCAA for using "advisors" as an ugly and petty way to screw them over if they don't sign.

Great IGT from that HeroLutz game I note above, featuring a classick text exchange between Soupcan and his niece. What's with Soup? Does he stop posting when the Syracuse season ends these days?

New York (N) 6, Milwaukee 2 Las Vegas 9, Colorado Springs 3 Binghamton 8, Akron 1 Binghamton 10, Akron 5 St. Lucie 6, Jupiter 3 Savannah 3, Kannapolis 2 A six-game sweep! Average score: 7.00-2.67

Travis, meanwhilst, batted third, and went 2-4 with a run scored in Las Vegas' 9-3 victory over Colorady Springs. Omar Quintanilla got three hits, finishing a mere single short of the cylcle.

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: The Mets had as many walks as hits last night, and it was nice of the Brewers to walk the bases loaded so Taylor could get that hit. And they said the patient approach wasn't working! It only took, what, 64 games?

Doing perfectly decent this season, but a fourth straight season at AAA had to be getting old. And in the meantime, other guys catch up on the depth chart, so a trip to the disabled list for Wright could just as easily mean the opportunity would go to Flores, Campbell, or Satin, as to him, so the time was probably right to jump ship. My main memory of him has to be his pinch-hitting goodness in this game, a September 2013 game in which the Mets went to the eighth down 4-0, got one back in the bottom of the eighth on a sacrifice fly, and that was all feeling like a big whoop, but then they rallied for four runs and the win in the ninth, using a lineup entirely made up of rookies, many or most of whom were September sailors. Walk to Andrew Brown Lucas Duda strikes out (1 out) Brown advances to second on a wild pitch Juan Lagares walks Sergio Romo takes over on the mound Zach Lutz pinch-hits for Tejada Lutz lines a double to left, scoring Brown, Laggy to third (4-2) Juan Centeno reaches on an infield single, scoring Laggy, Lutz to third (4-3) Anthony Recker pinch runs for Centeno Matt den Dekker walks, Recker to second Omar Quintanilla pinch hits for Vic Black Quintanilla flies out to right (2 out) Josh Satin (who hit the sac fly in the eighth) lines a single to left, Lutz scores to tie the game (4-4) OMYGOD! Tim Teufel is sending Recker!!!! Recker beats the throw from Gregor Blanco (5-4) METS WIN!! METS WIN!! BALANCE RESTORED TO THE FORCE!! I'm not sure, but I think this was a game we all came away from this game very impressed by Terry Collins. Perhaps something about the counter-intuitive choice he made, pinch-running Recker, and using Quintanilla to pinch-hit for the next batter.

Everybody's favorite David Wright insurance policy is tired of being an insurance policy, I guess. Zach Lutz is heading the Japan to soar with the Rakuten Eagles, aka the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. The GEs are the current defending Japan Series champs, and Lutz will be welcomed to his new digs by manager Senichi Hoshino. They play in the city of Sendai at Miyagi Stadium, which I hear was built using the famed and mysterious crane technique, which is indefensible if done correctly. Reports don't mention compensation, but I assume the Mets got some. One doesn't just pack up and head to Japan in the middle of a season. Among Zach's new teammates will be fellow gaijin Andruw Jones. So much for trading Wright.

Great big opportunity for Dana Eveland. It's a promotion for Ol' 66, as well.