The New York Mets will be sporting something of a different look in Boston tonight! And by “different,” I mean “irrationally retarded.” Here’s the lineup:
1. Daniel Murphy – 1B
2. Ryan Church – RF
3. Carlos Beltran – DH
4. Gary Sheffield –LF
5. David Wright – 3B
6. Jeremy Reed – CF
7. Omir Santos – C
8. Ramon Martinez – SS
9. Luis Castillo – 2B
First off, the reason Jeremy Reed is manning center field is because Carlos Beltran’s knee started acting up today. Regardless of this, playing Reed in center field is a terrible idea. Ideally, Manuel would play Church in center and Reed in [...]

Ladies and germs: tonight’s starting lineup for our New York Mets!
1. Jose Reyes, SS
2. Alex Cora, 2B
3. Daniel Murphy, OF
4. Carlos Beltran, OF
5. David Wright, 3B
6. Fernando Tatis, 1B
7. Jeremy Reed, OF
8. Omir Santos, C
9. Mike Pelfrey, SP
Ok, first of all, I’m all for switching things up in a starting lineup. One of the reasons I like Jerry Manuel is because he isn’t afraid to keep the players on their toes by rotating playing time. But I’m sorry, Daniel Murphy should not be hitting third in a batting order. ANY batting order. Murphy’s a fine young talent and he has [...]