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Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Marlins

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Here is the lineup the Mets will send to the plate against Marlins pitcher Brad Hand: Jose Reyes – SS Justin Turner – 2B David Wright – 3B Scott Hairston – RF Jason Bay – LF Angel Pagan – CF Lucas Duda – 1B Mike Nickeas – C Chris Capuano – P Hey look – … Read more

Tonight’s Mets Lineup vs. Marlins

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Here is the lineup the Mets will send to the plate against Florida Marlins pitcher Clay Hensley: Jose Reyes – SS Justin Turner – 2B Carlos Beltran – RF David Wright – 3B Dan Murphy – 1B Angel Pagan – CF Jason Bay – LF Josh Thole – C Chris Capuano – P Bay is … Read more

You’re Doing Great, Now Get off the Field

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NOTE: this is a post by Corey Gorey. Please direct your comments to him.

How many days in a row will I wake up, check out the blogosphere, scan the standings, and wish this 162 game baseball season would end? Sure, it’s only July, but Bud Selig is not the boss of me. If I followed my own advice and remembered to forget about the legitimate end date to the 2011 schedule, I would be much happier right now. At many points during the past few months lying to myself would have been a viable alternative to—what do they call it? Reality? Considering how many pundits were certain the Mets would find themselves in the NL East basement from the get-go, I’m nearly satisfied with mediocre. If the season ended today we wouldn’t have won anything—no multi-pronged trophies to encase, flags to hoist, or ostentatious rings to flaunt—but I sure as hell wouldn’t feel like I was squandering any more time or emotion, either. And when it comes right down to it, isn’t the MLB all about me, the fan?

In order to preserve my sanity and the club’s dignity, here are some proposed dates for when this season should have ended:

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