The Mets?

Does the national league need to worry about the Mets? What's that now? Ten in a row? Thoughts?

I found the bright side to the All Star game loss. If the Angels and Cubs are in the world series, I have four local games, potentially.

We need to figure out a way to get Nate McClouth. Period. He'd be the perfect centerfielder for the Cubs for the next ten years. Give the Pirates Pie, Cedeno, Hill...whatever...get that done. They won't be able to afford him, anyway -- get him now. Don't wait. He fills the position we need and provides the LH bat we need. Now. I mean it. Really. Before someone else steals him from the Pirates.

I am okay with Eyre, Cotts and Marshall as the LH bullpen team (with Marshall getting spot starts and long relief work) -- everyone is hot on this Fuentes from Colorado, but they'll want a lot for him and it's not that big a difference. If Marmol returns to form, it shouldn't matter much, as that makes all the lefties "situational" anyhow.

This just in. Tony Gwynn is still fat. He just ate CC Sabathia. They needed a shoehorn to get him into that Padre cap.

Seriously, where were Johnny Bench and Joe Morgan for the All Star festivities? Anybody know? Why wouldn't Morgan show up for that? Didn't want to have to stand in Sandberg's shadow?

Ted Williams' son called about attending the ASG. Said "I'll bring Dad if you want. He's cold as ice and good to go." When told "no thanks" he offered to bring just the head. After great deliberation, Bud Selig decided against it. Williams' head remains in a cryogenic locker in Arizona.

In unrelated All Star news, Joe Pepitone continued his all star weekend tradition of getting drunk, proclaiming himself a "misunderstood all star" and receiving a dry hump from a 71 year old waitress known only as "Sharky."

Remember way back when? When Smitty had a blog? Earth to Smitty. Come in, Smitty.

Well, that's enough for now. Thank goodness games start up again today. Let's not have any more long breaks, okay. At least until after the series.

JS