The Mets defeated the Rockies by a score of 11 to 3 at Coors Field tonight…
For a full recap, comb over the Associated Press…
…a few thoughts…
…yeah, um, Dave Williams is pretty good, not great, but good…why aren’t we talking about him more…he’s now 2–0 in three starts with a 3.78 ERA, with just two walks and 11 [...]

Tonight’s lineup for the Mets as they take on the Rockies:
1. Jose Reyes - SS
2. Paul Lo Duca - C
3. Carlos Beltran - CF
4. Carlos Delgado - 1B
5. David Wright - 3B
6. Shawn Green - RF
7. Jose Valentin - 2B
8. Michael Tucker - LF
9. Dave Williams - SP
…tucker is 3-for-8 vs. fogg, including a home [...]

The Game…
The red hot Mets (81-49) take on the Rockies the middle game of a three-game set this evening, starting at 9:05 pm EDT…

The Pitchers…

LHP Dave Williams (3-3, 6.40 ERA) pitches for the Mets…Williams was very effective against the Cardinals last week, allowing 2 ER on 7 hits over 6.1 IP for his first Mets [...]

Just a follow-up on a story posted here earlier today…
Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com reports that the Orioles have acquired C Danny Ardoin from the Rockies. The Mets were rumored to be interested in Ardoin and INF Luis Gonzalez…
…clearly the mets found a better alternative for a defensive backstop in Michael Nickeas in the Victor Diaz [...]

Appearing in his weekly interview with WFAN, Willie Randolph said Orlando Hernandez will certainly start against the Braves next week, in an effort to get him three or four starts before October…

…ouch…
According to the Associated Press, Cardinals OF Jim Edmonds and Cardinals RHP Mark Mulder may be out for the season…
…ouch, again…
The Cardinals currently lead the Reds by five losses in the National League Central…

The Yankees defeated the Tigers this afternoon in Detroit.  As such, the Mets now sport the best winning percentage in all of baseball…
…thanks, yanke…thanks, yank…thank…
…sorry, i just can’t do it…
The Yankees and Tigers square off in the second game of a double-header tonight at 7:05 PM…

In New York Sun, Tim Marchman writes that he is willing to bet that Phillies 1B Ryan Howard will win the National League MVP Award over Mets OF Carlos Beltran, Marlins 3B Miguel Cabrera and Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols…
At FOXSports.com, Ken Rosenthal agrees, noting of Howard, “His perceived value will soar if he leads the Phillies [...]

The Mets have acquired minor league C Mike Nickeas from the Rangers for OF Victor Diaz…
…more details to come…
In 113 at-bats in Double-A this season, Nickeas, 23, hit .248 with seven doubles, two HR, 15 RBI and 22 strikeouts.  In 2005, Baseball America named Nickeas the best defensive catcher in the Rangers minor league system…
Diaz, 24, hit .224 with eight [...]

At FOXSports.com, Ken Rosenthal writes that the Mets are talking to Colorado about acquiring C Danny Ardoin and IF-OF Luis Gonzalez for either RHP Matt Lindstrom or RHP Henry Owens…
While Gonzalez, 27, is a natural second baseman, he has played every position but pitcher and catcher over the last few seasons.  Gonzalez hit .292 in [...]

It has been seven days since Billy Wagner last had a save opportunity…
Wagner has allowed three runs in his last 19.2 innings pitched, while striking out roughly 40 percent of the batters he has faced…
At his blog for the Daily News, Adam Rubin writes that Wagner has moved to second place in this season’s NL [...]

According to the Associated Press, the Astros and RHP Roy Oswalt have agreed to a five-year, $73 million contract extension…
The deal will pay Oswalt $13 million during each of the next two seasons, $14 million in 2009, $15 million in 2010 and $16 million in 2011, followed by a $16 million option for 2012 with a $2 [...]

Cliff Floyd went 2–for-6 in a rehab doubleheader for Single-A St. Lucie yesterday…
…the buzz around florida is that floyd will next ship off tonight to either binghamton or brooklyn, followed by his return to the mets this weekend in houston…
Prior to last night’s win in Colorado, Willie Randolph told reporters that upon Floyd’s return, the [...]

According to Adam Rubin in the Daily News, the Mets have asked Lastings Milledge to play winter ball for Licey in the Dominican Republic…

Willie Randolph told reporters prior to yesterday’s win that if Orlando Hernandez does not start this weekend in Houston, John Maine will most likely pitch Saturday, with Steve Trachsel pitching on Sunday…
Either way, Randolph explained, he hoped to get Hernandez back on the mound by the middle of next week…
…the buzz from shea is that [...]