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Is the first game of the year when the Mets haven't scored first?

]Would he bat Rey Ordonez 2nd? Probably. He's not the sharpest knife in the drawer. I've been unimpressed with both his in-game management and handling of the media thus far. But because the team is fairly disgusting he's going to look very good.

No one is whining or complaining. Just trying to keep Met fans from looking stupid.

A swinging bunt, purposefully. Base hit Hernandez. 5 total hits, 2 have left the infield.

Gwreck wrote: Real answer: to keep the rest of the lineup as much the same as possible. Ya don't mess with stuff when you've won 8 in a row. I don't believe in this. Will Beltran and Wright all of a sudden stop seeing the ball because they're in a different spot?

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Anybody wanna explain to me why "Glavine" is in the subject heading? Is it bad luck to change it? D'oh. Fixed.

Delgado with a nice play reaching to his left snags a short hop down the line. Flip to Trachsel retires Jenkins.

They gave Anderson a limited chance to play. You're right. Last year would've been better. Maybe if Anderson had hit .167 for two months last year, people wouldn't be crying for him to stay in the lineup. But I doubt it. The hatred for Matsui runs too deep.

Anybody want to explain to me why the worst hitter in the National League is batting second today?

After singling to left, Brady Clark is gunned by about 10 feet trying to steal second. Castro!

Thank you Bret. Please back me up here: http://cybermessageboard.ehost.com/getalife/viewtopic.php?t=2969&start=40 Sup, Val.

Just this once Nymr.

Brewers Mets AVGHRRBIAVGHRRBIClark, BradyCF.20001Reyes, JoseSS.32618Hardy, J.J.SS.25024What the Fuck2B.16700Jenkins, GeoffRF.25601Beltran, CarlosCF.27639Lee, CarlosLF.33349Delgado, Carlos1B.37839Koskie, Corey3B.38100MVP3B.429312Weeks, Rickie2B.28102Floyd, CliffLF.22215Fielder, Prince1B.31613Nady, XavierRF.35323Moeller, ChadC.22200Castro, RamonC.25000Ohka, TomoP.00000Trachsel, SteveP.33301(1-1)4.09(1-0)1.50

Nymr83 wrote: Kaz Matsui hit .255/.300/.352 last year in 267 ABs and played what everyone seemed to agree was not good defense. It's April 15th, Anderson Hernandez is hitting .167/.167/.167 in only 30 ABs and playing what i think is good defense. Give him at least half the ABs you gave Matsui before you pass judgement and start calling for the return of the guy who has already proven, over a sufficient sample size, that he can't hit. If Anderson Hernandez is hitting .250/.300/.350 at the end of May then i would keep starting him, because his defense is superior. If he's well below that then maybe it is time to give the guy who has shown he stinks another shot... but I wouldn't be so quick to do that either, I'd want to give Keppinger a look first. This all sounds good to me in theory. The problem I have is that you don't give guys a "look" as a starter in the major league regular season in April or May. Let Anderson keep going until Matsui is healthy, maybe a little after that. But if he's still hitting .167 at the end of April, pull the plug, and let him get time in AAA to work on hitting.

Schaefer voting Marking off each game on the schedule with a W/L, the score, and cumulative record. Posting a New York Tabloid backpage in the IGT Breathing

My marbles. They're gone.

Glavine 4.25 Delgado 1.25 Sanchez 1.25 Reyes 1 Nady 1 Wagner 0.75 LoDuca 0.5

Going out to chase. Go Mets. EDIT: I was just Bobby Bo, now I'm Bobby O!

Beltran with a walk. He must have a high OBP this year.

Ronnie again tonight. I feel like he's been good. Ralph Kiner to join them later.

Lo Duca doubles in Reyes. Pulls it off the end of the bat lands down the line in the outfield.

In game stat: Capuano led the majors with 12 pickoffs last year.

Reyes with a base hit on a pitch that he shouldn't be swinging at with a 2-0 count.

Great crowd tonight. I almost want to be there.