At the Stark Report for ESPN.com, Jayson Stark adds more wind to the Lastings Milledge for Bobby Abreu rumor mill, writing:
“The Mets have sent signals indicating what they might like to do, it’s the Phillies’ turn.  And the Phillies’ decision-makers were putting out the message to their friends Friday that they’re not particularly excited. One [...]

…the buzz from shea is that Orlando Hernandez has been bumped to start tomorrow to avoid having to pitch through a series of rain delays, which is expected to occur throughout tonight’s game…as such, John Maine will start tonight, having thrown just one inning in relief last sunday…

The Game…
The Mets (57–38) take on the Astros (46–50) for the start of a three-game set at Shea Stadium tonight… 

The Pitchers…
RHP Orlando Hernandez (5–8, 5.52 ERA) starts for the Mets … Left-handed hitters are batting .318 against Hernandez … He has allowed five runs or more in four of his eight starts for the Mets, [...]

Some random musings and responses to frequently uttered rhetoric…
The Mets don’t need to acquire a pitcher to upgrade their rotation…

I’ve done my share of reading whom Omar Minaya is (supposedly) checking in on and whom he should trade for.  Let’s put to it to bed.  I don’t think Omar makes a major deal on July 31…
The [...]

In a column looking to the future of baseball, Baseball America predicts that Mets GM Omar Minaya and 3B David Wright will be among 10 people who should have a prominent role in the future of baseball…
…hmm, for some bizarre reason, i was left off the list…
…just kidding…

Those of you familar with P.G. Wodehouse, the great author and die-hard Mets fan, will find this post at The Overlook Press to be quite funny…
…nice work, john…thanks…

…man, this site should be re-named MilledgeBlog it seems…good lord…
At his blog for ESPN.com, Buster Olney writes the following, regarding Jayson Stark’s idea that Lastings Milledge could be swapped for Phillies OF Bobby Abreu…
“A Mets trade of Lastings Milledge for Abreu would be absolutely unwise, I think…
“If the Mets actually get to the point where [...]

At Sports Illustrated, Jon Heyman flat out writes that the Mets are willing to include OF Lastings Milledge in a deal for Marlins LHP Dontrelle Willis…
However, according to Heyman, the Mets believe such a deal will cost RHP Mike Pelfrey, as well – to which one executive tells Heyman, “Pelfrey isn’t going anywhere.”…
…probably because he can’t…read here…

At Minor League Ball, John Sickels takes a look back at his prediction for the Mets top 20 prospects entering this season…
Sickels provides updated comments on each of his 20 picks…

At Baseball Prospectus, Jay Jaffe, also of Futility Infielder, predicts that over the next five years, Lastings Milledge will compare best to the first five years of Ruben Mateo’s career…
…yikes…
During the first five years of his career, Mateo’s best season included a .291 AVG in 206 at-bats with no more than seven home runs…
…i don’t think [...]

…the buzz from florida is that the marlins have a specific list of young players they covet from other teams, with LHP Dontrelle Willis available to only those teams…explaining why some teams leak that he is available and others leak that he isn’t…
…the marlins are said to be seeking a top positional prospect and a [...]

The brilliant, satirical news site, The Onion, writes that
Fred Wilpon may be willing to sign free-agent ballpark PNC Park to a long-term
deal this off-season…
…witty…
…thanks to andrew for the link…

Yesterday, at FOXSports.com, Ken Rosenthal wrote that the Mets may consider trading OF Lastings Milledge in a deal for the right starting pitcher, such as Marlins LHP Dontrelle Willis…
Meanwhile, at his Stark Report for ESPN, Jayson Stark writes that Milledge’s name has come up in talks with Philadelphia for OF Bobby Abreu…
In the Daily News, Adam [...]

The Oneonta Tigers defeated the Brooklyn Cyclones 6–1 in 26 innings yesterday, ranking at the longest game in the history of the New York-Penn League…
For a full break down of the game, which took 6 hours 40 minutes to complete, check out the New York Times…
For more, read Shea Baseball and NY Sports Day…

Of the 39 runners on base when Chad Bradford has entered a game, he has allowed only six to score…
He has not allowed a run in 21 of his last 23 appearances…
Tom Glavine, on Bradford, as quoted by the Daily News…
“He’s picked me up a number of times.  He’s been solid for us, particularly that [...]