Keith used to be a bumbling idiot who rode on a high horse and whose ego was obnoxious. Thanks to Ron Darling joining the crew, Keith’s now a bumbling, lovable idiot whose ego adds comedy to his errors. He’s evolving into the Mets’ version of Phil Rizzuto … just waiting for him to start announcing birthdays on the air.

I thought the Mets would use Maine as a pinch runner instead of El Duque. Certainly, of all their pitchers, Hernandez is the most fragile, so again Willie’s decision for him to run for Lo Duca comes under fire. When he had to dive back to second on Schneider’s pick off throw, I could almost hear his hamstring pulling and stretching beyond its limits.

It was more Cohen than Keith getting on Willie for the pinch-hitting blunder in the 7th. He caught it right away too. Didn’t say anything about El Duque running or Glavine hitting, but thought using Anderson over Castro to pinch hit was wasteful knowing Castro was already headed into the ballgame. Keith just agreed with Cohen. I gotta say, the more and more I listen, keith sounds like a real bumbling fool. I know he’s an all-time great Met and he says something funny every now and then, but his analysis and his awareness of what’s going on on the field is really not that good. Am I the only one who feels this way?

Nobody on: Jorge Sosa. Swings out of his shoes, and is capable of driving the ball.

Reyes gets on? Then you hit Glavine, who is capable of laying down a bunt, or at least put the ball in play somewhere.

Wonder what they were saying on TV, we had no access to either radio or television sitting in the stands. Hernandez must’ve had a field day…..hopefully?

I was probably the angriest guy at Shea on Saturday night, when I realized sometime in the top of the 8th, that Tom Glavine could possibly be pinch-hitting for us in the 9th.

I passed this knowledge along in my section, and was looked at like I was a 6-year old child who had just been taken to his 1st ball-game.

Walnutz: “Tom Glavine’s the only guy left to pinch-hit…thanks Willie.”

People in my section: ……………………………….?

Bottom of the 9th inning — 1 out.

*Now pinch-hitting #47, Tom Glavine*

Attaboy!! — well, in fairness, I do trust Glavine at the plate more than I would, an unavailable Anderson Hernandez.

News regarding Lo Duca is that he’s not seriously hurt, so I guess the Mets can remain concentrated onlanding an OF, 2B, or RP. I would say fixig the pen is our first priority, cause there aren’t any in-house guys who can help. In the OF, at least there’s Milledge, Gomez, and Chavez, and at 2B Gotay deserves not to get replaced. So I say if the Mets are to use a Mulvey, Humber, Pelfrey, or Vargas in a trade, it would be to get a big guy for the bullpen.