The Mets (15–9) were defeated by the Marlins (12–13) by the score of 9 to 6 in Shea Stadium tonight.
For a recap, check out the Associated Press.
…wow, what just happened…
…Chan Ho Park was just cruising along, looking great, throwing strike after strike, and with no score in the bottom of the third, two outs and [...]

According to the Associated Press, Braves RHP Bob Wickman has been put on the disabled list with an upper back strain.

…there is a bit more buzz coming from shea regarding Jose Valentin and Orlando Hernandez…the bottom line, the way i understand it, is that we should not expect to see either of these two players any time soon…if we do, great, it will be a pleasant surprise…
…valentin tore an ACL, which is no day at the [...]

The Game…
The first-place Mets (15-8) take on the third-place Marlins (11-13), in the first game of a three-game set, tonight in Shea Stadium, starting at 7:10 pm.

The Lineup…
Reyes – SSLo Duca – CBeltran – CFDelgado – 1BWright – 3BAlou – LFGreen – RFEasley – 2BPark – SP

The Pitchers..
RHP Chan Ho Park makes his first start of the [...]

If you stumble across City Scoops, a free NYC circular, check out a column by Zoe Rice, writer of Pick Me Up Some Mets, who pens a column about the growing group of female baseball bloggers, such as herself, Jessica of Chicks Dig the Pitchers’ Duel, Mets Grrl and Maureen of Yankees Chick.
In the article, Rice [...]

Jerry Crasnick on ESPN.com profiles Mike Piazza’s experience in the youthful Oakland A’s clubhouse.
Crasnick describes how Piazza, with his quick wit, is a welcome addition to the offbeat Oakland clubhouse. Piazza
enjoys the carefree environment, and the lack of pecking order. Mike tells
Crasnick he has trouble hazing the rookies because they outnumber him 6
to 1.
The article [...]

The folks at Uni Watch have put together an interesting list of players and the stories behind their jersey numbers, one player and story for every number from 0 to 99.
Among the players listed are several current and former Mets, including Doc Gooden ( normally 16, he wore 64 briefly in 1993 because he wanted [...]

In the Denver Post, Rockies beat-writer Troy E. Renck does his best to take note of the ‘other team’ in New York City, writing of the Mets:
“This is your typically bloated New York team.  It was as if general manager Omar Minaya stocked his roster at Sam’s Club, buying everything in bulk…That the Mets entered [...]

According to multiple reports, including Adam Rubin in the Daily News, and Ed Coleman on WFAN, Mets 2B Jose Valentin will soon be placed on the disabled list with an injury to his ACL.
The team has yet to make an official announcement.
…however, the word from new orleans is that Ruben Gotay is already on his [...]

A newspaper reporter recently sent me the following e-mail, and request…
“I’m writing an article on the rise in popularity ofthe Mets in the longtime Yankee territory ofWestchester.  Wondering if you might suggest any recent converts that happen to live in Westchester – longtime Yankee fans who suddenly find themselvesrooting for the blue and orange, or [...]

The Mets have announced that RHP Orlando Hernandez has been put on the 15–day disabled list with bursitis in his shoulder.
The team has announced that RHP Chan Ho Park, who had been slated to start for Triple-A tonight, will start tonight in place of Hernandez.
In four starts in Triple-A this season, Park is 3–1 with 7.29 [...]

…hey, t-shirt companies…you cannot consider yourself as selling tagless t-shirts if you replace the tag on the back of the shirt with a tag running up the side seam, which, now, instead of tickling my neck, tickles the side of my back…they’re equally frustrating, and equally considered a tag…stop lying to me…
…by the way, this [...]

In the New York Times, Ben Shpigel references an interesting bit of data from Stats Inc. regarding John Maine, which puts his hot start in the company of former-Mets Frank
Viola, Jerry Koosman and
Dwight Gooden.
Maine has given up 18 hits in 33.1 innings and the Mets are 5-0 in games he starts. Opponents are batting just [...]

In his most recent column for FOXSports.com, citing major-league sources, Ken Rosenthal writes that, if the Marlins fall out of contention, and if they get approval for a new stadium, Dontrelle Willis could eventually find himself on the trading block.
This season, Willis is 5–1, despite a 5.35 ERA and having allowed five home runs and 69 [...]

In what has become one of my favorite regular features on Hot Foot, Glenn Zipper, who uses the moniker “Sidd Finch”, writes his stream of consciousness, Larry King styled “Sidd Speaks”
…funny stuff, it always kills me when larry throws in those non sequiturs in his articles, which seemingly have no relevance to what he’s talking [...]