The chamPENA will taste that much sweeter.

Awfully small sample in both cases.

I was not at all worked up by the lack of in my face Mets stuff around Citi Field, I know why I'm there I don't need a history lesson to remind me, but I do understand how that sort of thing is important to others and I don't begrudge them their complaints about a lack of it. But the idea that they feel the need to remove Doc's signature as if it were common graffiti is very upsetting to me. I was very happy how we had recently been able to "reacquire him" from the Yankees, and now this. Ugh!

I even tried to dive into it further, I checked day/night splits. Church is virtually identical, and Sheff is slightly better at night. There is something else going on. My only guess is there is an assumption that Murphy and Church, being younger, can "get it going" more quickly, and that Sheffield needs more PT for that purpose. That or Manuel just doesn't like Church?

You are correct, 3-3 with a double and an RBI, and a walk as well. Small sample, but still.

You may be on to something, but wasn't it Jerry Manuel who "dissed" Church at the onset of spring training when at that time he anointed Murphy the everyday LF and said that Tatis would be taking time away from Church? Now it seems that Sheffield will be taking that time away. I'm not convinced that it's coming from above. Jerry seems to feel Church needs a lit match held under him, and he continues to hold it there.

Given Castro's history of breaking down when he's most needed, giving him a rest makes sense, and Jerry has been saying for about a week that Tatis was going to get a game at 2B this weekend, so that makes sense, but sitting Church for Sheffield is a bit of a head scratcher, especially against a righty.

They booed 17 minutes into the Opening Day game.

I hope all the people who freaked out that the Mets had trouble with the Padres are watching them destroy Lidge and the Phils this weekend.

Lidge is no longer perfect.