Theoldmole

Satin, Nickeas, Schwinden.

Beckett it is.

And for extra credt, name the Nobel Prizewinner for literature who was also a champion cricketer.

Michael del Zotto had a very good rookie season, stank up the Garden last year and spent much of the season in the minors, is back this year as one of the stars of the soon-to-be Stanley Cup champions. It can help a player, if he uses the time profitably.

Bunt the First Two -- great.

Any word on seriousness of Tejada injury?

He had a decent career.

Hard not to pick Ken MacKenzie (well, only for two of us), but I went with Bobby O.

I'll take whatever's left.

Wright 3 Niese 5 Duda 1 Nieuwenhuis 1

Could the Mets sweep? Strange things happen in this world. [youtube:2yciwy17]M0N4nyYS5aA[/youtube:2yciwy17]

The B-Mets have two pitchers named Cohoon, one Caucasian and the other African-American?

On 6/26 1944 a game in which the three New York clubs could play each other in the same game was held on a Monday night at the Polo Grounds in Mahattan. A crowd estimated at 50,000 was there not only to see a unique game but, more importantly, to contribute to a War Bonds drive. Bleachers seats were a costly (for then) $25, reserved were $100 and box seats were a pricey $1,000! The income from the admissions alone enabled $5,500,000 to be taken in for the war effort! WOW! The contest was the brainchild of Stanley Oshan of the War Finance Committee. A mathematics professor at the local Columbia University, Dr. Paul A. Smith, used a slide rule to �chart� the game (why didn�t he just use his laptop? Ha!). Each of the three clubs, namely the Brooklyn Dodgers (N), the New York Yankees (A) and the New York Giants (N), engaged in what was described several ways: as a 3-cornered game, a tri-cornered game, a triangular game, a 3-way game, and as a 3-dimensional game. Whatever it may be called, it certainly was one for the ages! Each of the three clubs fielded and batted 6 times (see linescore below) with the Dodgers coming out on top with 5 runs. There were no home runs in the game and no winning or losing pitcher was awarded. Of the 15 total hits, two were doubles and one a triple. The game took 2 hours and five minutes and with all of the movement of the players to and from the field, I find this time truly amazing--and there were no breaks for commercials! It was broadcast live in New York on WINS radio! Too bad the audio for such a broadcast did not survive! The linescore: Innings123456789RHEBrooklyn Dodgers (N)12X00X02X591New York Yankees (A)0X00X00X1140New York Giants (N)X00X00X00022 A program for the event lists these participants: Listed in the program's centerfold rosters are the following Hall of Fame members: Dodgers Paul Waner and Leo Durocher, Giants Joe Medwick, Mel Ott and Ernie Lombardi, Yankees Joe McCarthy and Umpire Jocko Conlan. Many other stars of the time are also listed: Dixie Walker, Ed Stanky, Ralph Branca, Howie Schultz, Whit Wyatt, Augie Galan, Billy Jurges, Gus Mancuso, Buddy Kerr, Johnny Allen, George Stirnweiss, Hank Borowy, Joe Page.

Musial Gwynn Kaline

Is it as bad as I think it is? Is there any hope?

Still rooting for Pelf to pull it all together.

Is Hairston going to be ready for Opening Day?

something good about Jason Bay.

In Lawrence Block's The Night and the Music, Matt Scudder takes kids to a Mets game. Matlack is rocked and the Mets lose 13-4.

Very cool.

Why all the Dickey hostility?

.290, 55 RBI, 95 R

.280, 25 HR, 85 RBI

Not that it's relevant, but the player I always thought would end up as a Met was Rolen.

I like .260 BA and .350 OBP. I'll give him 18 SB, 10 CS.