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Greta Garbo in The Scarlet Empress?

My thought was, she figured she could get away with a dumb statement because no one would challenge her. How about Anjelica Huston and -- especially -- Carolyn Jones in The Addams Family?

I'm sorta figuring there's not much difference between what you'd expect from a 1 or 2, or from a 4 or 5. But there would likely be a diffence between the two pairings. If you're getting 3 quality starts out of 5 from a 1-2 guy, are you happy, or are you looking for a guy who'll give you 4 out 5? Is 3 of 5 OK for your numnber 3 guy? Is 1 of 3 what you'd expect from the number 5 slot, or are there 5s who'll give you 50%?

Maureen Dowd says "Except for Faye Dunaway in 'Network,' Hollywood de-eroticizes women in power." Can we think of other exceptions?

i was wondering what's the standard for various pitchers is in terms of percentage of quality starts to total starts? What does one expect of an no. 1 starter, a 2, a 3, a 4, a 5? What's the acceptable ratio for a starter in each of those slots, what would qualify the starter as very good?

46 pitches in the first inning is not what you most want to see.

If anyone wants to know why FAFIF is such a great blog, refer them to this item.

Way to go, Doc Junior!

Dan Daniel?

Marty Noble: TORONTO -- In the relatively brief time Philip Humber has been in the employ of the Mets, his identity has changed -- from draft pick to prospect to pitcher to patient to what he called himself last week, "a Tommy John survivor." And now that Humber has reappeared on the club's horizon, he again qualifies for the I.D. he prefers -- pitcher. And because he does, the Mets' horizon appears a tad brighter. The now 23-year-old pitcher they selected in the first round of the 2004 amateur draft -- he was the third player selected -- threw 67 pitches in four innings Thursday, his first in-game competition since his right elbow was repaired by Dr. James Andrews on July 19, 2005. Though his appearance officially was termed "a rehab start," Humber saw it as the end of his rehabilitation and the resumption of his career. "I was competing again," he said Saturday morning. "And it felt good. I felt I was at my best." Not in terms of performance -- four runs, seven hits, a walk and seven strikeouts -- but in terms of the potential he brought to the mound. His fastball -- 91 to 94 mph -- was back, he said, as it had been before his ulnar collateral ligament betrayed him. His curve and changeup had returned too. He lacked precision, but that was to be expected after a protracted layoff. "I've never had trouble throwing strikes," Humber said. "But my pitches, the strikes, were up. "First game back, I wasn't worried about that." Or his elbow. No problems, no pain. He was on a pitch count -- 75 was his limit. "No second thoughts," he said. "I had no doubts. I wasn't afraid to let it go." The Mets have no specific plans for Humber. He said he heard unofficially he probably will be pitching in the Class A Florida State League, a significant step up from the Gulf Coast League (where he pitched on Thursday), before the summer is over. And whether he returns to the Double-A Binghamton Mets, for whom he made one start before the surgery, is not an issue for him. "I don't think I ever gave a good account of myself last year," Humber said. "Now that I'm pitching again, it really doesn't matter at what level. I just want to show what I can do now that there isn't anything holding me back."

Maybe it has to do with having more than one?

I knew he was a doctor. Just the Jays part I didn't know.

]Sanchez, who is critical to the Mets' bullpen, will have an MRI exam in New York on Saturday. He wasn't certain what to make of the sensations he experienced; nor were the Mets' trainers or Blue Jays doctor Ron Taylor, the former Mets pitcher. Ron Taylor is the Jays' team doctor?

Glavine 6 Wright 4

Actually, the bunt was my idea. I was hoping it would get me some votes for #1 Mets Fan.

Brad Chadford's string on the line.

Clemens doesn't look much different.

Kaz would never have done that.

Chadford does the job on Conine.

Could not be better.

I don't think anyone knows as much about baseball as Ralph does.

Wow. That was impressive.

Another Beltran RBI, and it's 5-2.