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I liked Bubba Trammell. I remember seeing him as a Durham Bull when he was coming up through the D-Rays' system. He was a big dude; I thought he had the potential to be at least a solid fourth-outfielder type for a while, but he just vanished.

Two thoughts. I said to my wife this weekend that if they lost two out of three in Colorado, that would be okay... as long as they won three of four in Houston. This is the MUCH bigger series coming up, against a team that (a) we're potentially battling for the wild card, and (b) is hot right now.Gotta get three in Houston.Also... honestly, I don't know if I'd be too upset with Castro catching 110-120 games next year. He's young, he can play defense, he can hit... there are certainly a lot worse options out there. Keep in mind, he was the Marlins #1 catcher going into the spring not too long ago (before his off-field issues).

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Is it possible to get any lesser than Paul O'Neill? I think not.

ScarletKnight41 wrote:Or a pteradactyl?Classic.

I'd give it a seven or an eight if I could.

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Yancy Street Gang wrote:Put me down as in favor of promoting Anderson Hernandez and installing him at second base.I think Johnny, in another thread, wondered why the Mets haven't done so yet. My guess is they might be waiting until August 1; there might be a deal or two that's on the table, and they might want to wait until the dust settles after the trade deadline before giving Anderson the job. For example, why give him the job today if Jeff Kent might be taking it from him on Saturday?Anderson Hernandez isn't even on the 40. I'm not saying they can't make room for him (I only count 39 guys on the mets.com roster), but it's not so easy as just calling him up. They might need that spot to protect someone else.

Gonzo doubles hard, Atkins grounds out hard to move him to third, and Holliday whacks a single hard to left, and it's 1-0 bad guys.Ishii sucks.

Fran Healy on Jose Reyes:]"A lot of people forget that he lost a lot of time due to injuries the last few years."Funny, but I don't remember forgetting that.Today's interesting pregame note, from Mike Cameron. User question: "Who's the funniest player on the team?"Cameron's answer, without hesitating: Ramon Castro.

The Men In BlackReyes SSCameron RFBeltran CFFloyd LFWright 3BPiazza CWoodward 1BCairo 2BIshii "Really Going Out With Him" P=violet]The Purple People EatersLuis "The Other One" Gonzalez 2BGarrett Atkins "Diet" 3BMatt "Englishman on" Holiday LFEric "Side" Byrnes CFRyan "Blake" Shealy 1BDustan "The Livingroom" Mohr LFDanny "Are-Dwah" Ardoin CAnderson "Julio" Machado SSJeff Francis "Ford Coppola" P

G-Fafif wrote:Keep it in your pocket, Omar.I read that as "Keep it in your pants, Omar." I did a double-take.

Crap. I meant to replace Davis with Wendell. My bad.I left Boston, Reynoso, and Jones off because we had too many OFs and too many Ps.

I heard a moron last night with Richard Neer suggest the Mets -- in a deal that would "really fill holes on both rosters" -- deal Beltran for Cano. I had to shut off the radio before my ears exploded.

I tried to write this as though it were yesterday (other than seeing no point in previewing last night's game).

METS AT ROCKIES, July 25-27, 2005Everybody's High, Some Around Twelve Inches Higher Than The OthersMonday: Tom Glavine vs Jose AcevedoTuesday: Kaz Ishii (3-8, 5.15) vs Jeff Francis (8-7, 5.57)Francis has been much better at home (6-2, 4.09) than on the road (2-5, 6.94). Plus, despite a two-start week, I didn't put him in my fantasy starting lineup this week. Combine that with Kaz Ishii "Really Going Out With Him" on the mound for the fan favorites, this one could be ugly. Francis has never faced the Mets.Wednesday: Vagina Boy (4-9, 3.86) vs Jamey Wright (5-10, 5.30)Wright is as mediocre as pitchers can be, and is far worse at home (.358 BAA) than on the road. Hopefully he can help the bats wake up. Cliff Floyd is 3-13 career against Wright with 2 HRs; as a whole, however, active Mets have just 13 hits in 86 AB against him. Jamey Wright has never faced David Wright.Who's Hot?Todd Helton is starting to wake up, going 11-38 on the Rox' recent road trip.Matt Holliday has been hitting since coming off the DL, going 7-19 in his last five.Who's Not?Rookie 3B Garrett Atkins went 6-32 on the trip.Eric Byrnes is 7-40 since joining the club.Familiar FacesMike DeJeanDesi RelafordClint Hurdle, ManagerBob Apodaca, Pitching CoachInteresting NotesThe Rockies have a winning record at home (25-23 after last night's W), but have the worst road record (10-40) since the 1979 Oakland A's.There have been only 102 HRs hit at Coors Field in 2005, which places it 13th among all Major League parks.Anderson Machado made his major league debut the other day, becoming the 16th Rockie rookie this year. That's more than any other club.How bad is the NL West? Since June 1, the Rocks have the best record in the division... at 20-28.Rockies pitchers lead the NL in walks, wild pitches, and hit batters; Rockies fielders lead the league in errors.On the DLClint Barmes, injured carrying meat up the stairsAaron Cook, rehabbing from surgery to clear blood clots in his lungsTodd Greene and Brad Hawpe, rehabbing from strained hammiesJason Jennings, fractured middle fingerAll-Time Mets/Rockies Team:C Jim Tatum1B Todd Zeile2B Aaron Ledesma3B Howard JohnsonSS Kurt AbbottOF Jay PaytonOF Preston WilsonOF Jeromy BurnitzPH Lenny HarrisOF Benny AgbayaniOF Brian McRaeOF Darryl HamiltonIF Butch HuskeySP Shawn EstesSP Mike HamptonSP Pedro AstacioSP Brian BohanonSP Bret SaberhagenRP Juan AcevedoRP Steve ReedRP Stoner CoreyRP Mike DeJeanRP Kane DavisBERP Brent MayneLOOGY Bobby JonesCL Jerry DiPoto

Crap. I thought of this yesterday morning, but forgot to do it. It'll be up this morning.

Reyes 2Cameron 2Floyd 2Wright 2Santiago 1Beltran 1Hard to get ten here.edit: Intended to give Glavine's point to Santiago.

="soupcan"]]People do crazy things for free stuff. I've even seen a guy fall out of the suites onto a metal railing at a Ducks game reaching for a t-shirt -- an image that will be with me forever.For a t-shirt? At a Ducks game? Incredible.Yeah. The most disturbing thing that I've ever seen. Some three years later, my wife still has to hide her eyes every time they bring out the T-shirt gun (and on almost every foul pop that comes close to the edge of a tier).They only had one T-shirt gun, so all eyes in the park watched the shirt come out of the gun, loop into the air, and just past this guy's outstretched fingers. The guy reached out of the first luxury box on the third-base side and just tumbled right out, cartwheeling head-first on the railing separating sections 103 and 104 (our seats are in 105). Scary as hell. They helicoptered the guy out of there, but I don't know if he survived.

Sounds fair to me, Edgy.Problem is, most fans don't think when a ball's heading right for them. We've seen morons climb over children and the elderly like rabid weasels with no regard for life or limb, and for someone sitting in the front row, when a ball rolls right at you, instinct takes over and you reach out and grab it, in play or not.People do crazy things for free stuff. I've even seen a guy fall out of the suites onto a metal railing at a Ducks game reaching for a t-shirt -- an image that will be with me forever.

The article mentions Craze The Sign Man! I loved Craze The Sign Man as a kid! My friend's dad took a bunch of us to Shea for my friend's birthday on Fan Appreciation Day, [url=http://www.leaptoad.com/mets/gamedetail.php?gameno=3846]1985[/url]. We sat about ten rows behind the Sign Man, and as a bunch of nine- and ten-year olds, we thought doing the "tastes great/less filling" chant and yelling "bulls&%t" were about the funniest things ever.

Better! Wright for Ty Wigginton and Jose Mesa!

Can we trade this Wright guy? I bet he has some trade value.

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Sapporo presents Bobeer, featuring our very own Bobby V. This was the only news link I could find quickly; I can't find anything on the Sapporo Japan site. Someone go to Chiba to buy Bobeer for the pool NOW!!!