Nice to see Mike Pelfrey get a little fire in his belly with Chase Utley. Too bad Sean Green and the defense didn't serve him better. Or the offense.

Meet the Mets

Let's try and forget that last night ever happened and get to other news. The Mets finished day 2 of the first year player draft by taking 10 pitchers, 3 catchers, 9 outfielders, and 4 infielders. Mets Geek does a great job of what might have/should have been with last year's draft.

Among the current Met prospects, Josh Thole had 3 hits in 5 plate appearances and Ike Davis hit his 5th home run of the season. Brad Holt is going to miss a start after he turned his ankle.

Hotfoot suggests getting Daniel Murphy more playing time by sending him to Triple-A where he would join new outfielder Chip Ambres.

Keith Hernandez speculates that the Met Latin players were responsible for Willie Randolph's firing.

Pickmeup hung out with some Met players in Pittsburgh and has photos to prove it.

What if the Mets ssshed the crowd in Philadelphia?

Jason at Faith and Fear in Flushing just can't hate the Phillies. He hasn't been reading Amazin' Avenue enough.

Rob Neyer talks about Livan Hernandez. He's still not that good.

Around the NL East

The Nationals have signed their first round pick... not THE one, but the other one. Washington still lost 3-2 in the 12th.

Seattle bloggers are suspicious about Raul Ibanez's season so far. 

Brad Lidge's knee has no structural damage so a cortizone shot it is.

Jeff Karstens pitched 4 and 2/3 innings in relief and the Pirates beat the Braves 3-2.

Chris Volstad got roughed up by the Cardinals as the Marlins lost 13-4.

Hank Aaron tells Tom Glavine to let it go.

Around MLB

Albert Pujols doesn't really have anyone else on his team.

Don't even bother calling the Blue Jays about Roy Halladay. 

Magglio Ordonez is slugging .357.

Freddy Garcia is back with the White Sox. I wonder if his fastball will crack 80 mph.

Remember when Metsblog wanted Yuniesky Betancourt? Yeah, he is being benched for laziness in Seattle.

Chien-Ming Wang did not get the job done again as the Yankees have lost 7 in a row to the Red Sox.

A Brooklyn little leaguer who was shot in the head by a stray bullet during a game vows to return to the field. Good for him. 

There is very little interest in the tell-all A-Rod book.