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I'm not sure what difference that'd make, but that's why I'm calling for a steady diet of bunting against the shift until teams start playing at least a little bit more honestly on defense.

Paul Lo Duca is a catcher who has played with three teams in Major League Baseball since 1998, the Los Angeles Dodgers (7 seasons), Florida Marlins (2 seasons), and New York Mets (2 seasons). He has appeared in four All-Star games. Todd Hundley referred Lo Duca to Radomski when Lo Duca played for the Dodgers. Radomski estimated that he engaged in six or more transactions with Lo Duca. In some transactions, Radomski sent the performance enhancing substances by overnight mail to Lo Duca�s home or to the Dodgers clubhouse and Lo Duca sent Radomski a check a week or so later. Radomski produced copies of three checks from Lo Duca, each in the amount of $3,200. All are included in the Appendix. Radomski said that each check was in payment for two kits of human growth hormone. Lo Duca�s name, with an address and telephone number, is listed in the address book seized from Radomski�s residence by federal agents. During that search, federal agents also seized a note from Lo Duca to Radomski. It read: In 2002, Lo Duca was quoted by Sports Illustrated in an article responding to Ken Caminiti�s admission of steroid use. Lo Duca was reported to have said: �If you�re battling for a job, and the guy you�re battling with is using steroids, then maybe you say, �Hey, to compete, I need to use steroids because he�s using them . . . Don�t get me wrong. I don�t condone it. But it�s a very tough situation. It�s really all about survival for some guys.� According to the notes of an internal discussion among Los Angeles Dodgers officials in October 2003 that were referred to above, it was reportedly said of Lo Duca during the meetings: Steroids aren�t being used anymore on him. Big part of this. Might have some value to trade . . . Florida might have interest. . . . Got off the steroids . . . Took away a lot of hard line drives. . . . Can get comparable value back would consider trading. . . . If you do trade him, will get back on the stuff and try to show you he can have a good year. That�s his makeup. Comes to play. Last year of contract, playing for 05.4 On June 26, 2004, Lo Duca wrote a check to Radomski for $3,200. On July 30, 2004, the Dodgers traded Lo Duca, Guillermo Mota, and Juan Encarnacion to the Marlins.420 On August 7, 2004, Lo Duca issued another check to Radomski for $3,200. In January 2005, Lo Duca signed a three-year contract with the Marlins. The handwritten note shown below on Dodger Stadium stationary from Lo Duca to Radomski was seized from Radomski�s house during a search by federal agents. Radomski said that this note was included with a check Lo Duca sent Radomski as payment for human growth hormone. In order to provide Lo Duca with information about these allegations and to give him an opportunity to respond, I asked him to meet with me; he declined.

The report had documentation of a meeting in which his use was openly discussed by the brass. There should be a website devoted to Mets linked with roids and sum total of the case against them.

He really is a perfect douchestorm: steroids, gambling, and running around with girls half his age. I completely agree that Omar was out of his depth, but he's the last guy who should be saying so. Actually, Oliver Perez is, or Jason Bay (definitely), but come on, everybody knows you don't talk shit about the last GM to give you a big payday, who keeps signing the checks while your career tanks. That guy is your bestest buddy.

What does he mean about never getting a phone call?

Oh, that Charles Pierce.

Sounds like he's using Zimmer to hammer home a broader point he has to make.

I like how he's not really fat, but has a frame and a face that says he's gonna get fat as soon as the season ends. Probably wears those kooky sleeves to make his arms seem more cut. Like with Charles Barkley during his playing days. He was called fat, but he was more, like, fleshy. Definitely looks like a good candidate for a 40 homer/180 strikeout season or three.

Rich Chiles was a handsome dude, perhaps the most Ken-like of any Met in history. Kinda had a Jon Schneider thing happening in his puss also.

So good morning. What'd we get for Wright?

Lo Duca is a jerk. Loudmouths is dehumanizing. They perhaps deserve each other, but lets not let that shit echo through the interwebs. The notion that we're supposed to expect Wright being traded because Lo Duca said he should is... weird. Is there anything else out there?

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Holy shmoly, we split a shift. That may be routine in a normal alignment.

And we thought Citi Field could hold deep flies. Crikey.

This game is such a wet blanket, it even featured an ugly and damaging turn at the plate by Abreu.

David Wright, in moment of need, I call on you now.

Well, if nothing else goes down, it's as good a day as any for Granderson to become a man. Actually, earlier might have been better, but still. Curtis, I salute you and your hot bat.

Our biggest hit was by letting Curtis loose 3-0. Terry was feeling hot, I guess.

And the 3-0 cut backfires. Gotta get a couple of bunts down. The shift is killing the Mets.

Duda not chesing the low curve with runners on. I like.

That's some self-restraint. Pence wanted to pounce. Or, alternatively, he was calmed by the sweet music that is the presence of Anthony Recker.

Man, almost pitched his way out of that jam. One slider too many.

Zvon wrote: Curtboom! Coulda been a 3 runner denD. Not to take the onus too much off of dD, but the Giant booth insists that's a play called from the bench.

Granderboom shows you what swinging 3-0 can sometimes do for you.

Holy shit. Another leaving-early caught stealing.