Alou Strong in Rehab Start

So Pelfrey wears that mouthpiece so he doesn't gnaw off his tongue during the game. Don't believe me? Picture evidence... So why does Pelfrey have macroglossia (large tongue)? Trisomy 21? Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome?

The Mets missed a great opportunity last night.

On Tuesday, Ryan Church was moved to the second spot in the order. Tuesday also saw a 30-minute meeting between GM Omar Minaya and manager Willie Randolph. Coincidence? I don't think so.

In what has easily become the Mets feel good story of this young season, Nelson Figueroa is living the dream. Barbara Barker, for Newsday, takes a nice long look and the Brooklyn-born Brandeis product, and thanks to SNY, he's now pitching for his hometown team.

Catcher Brian Schneider took a foul tip off the forearm during the ninth inning of Saturday's game against the Phillies. Billy Wagner was dealing heat to Chase Utley when Utley fouled off a 96 mph fastball which found it's way behind Schneider's leg, landing squarely on the meat of his forearm. The game stopped for a few moments as Schneider paced around the field...

A photographic representation of Aaron Heilman's season so far.

The Toronto Blue Jays over the weekend have released slumping Designated Hitter Frank Thomas, so does this mean the first brick has been laid for a possible Barry Bonds return to baseball. www.rawsportsblog.com

The finger of blame is being wagged at Mr. Ten Million Dollar Man Ryan Howard. With igniters Jimmy Rollins and Shane Victorino both out of the lineup Howard is needed more than ever, but just like a midget at the checkout counter he's coming up small. Stats- 18 g, 66 ab, 9 r, 12 h, 4 hr, 9 rbi, 26 k, .182 avg, .715 OPS. Yes, he's struck out 26 times in only 18 games; that...

A couple of Phils notes after a busy weekend in Philly sports: *Phils avoid sweep: Thanks to Chase Utley's bat and some timely fielding by Eric Bruntlett, the Phillies manged to beat the Mets 5-4 yesterday to avoid getting swept. Utley hit two homers, driving in four runs with two swings of the bat. I am getting increasingly worried with the Phillies reliance on hitting...

Last season, the Phillies owned the Mets, beating them eight straight times en route to an NL East title. This season, the Mets seem to have reversed the trend, as they beat the Phillies for the fourth straight time Saturday, 4-2. The Phillie bats fell silent again, this time at the hands of Mets starting pitcher Oliver Perez. The Phillies eventually rallied in the late innings against...

Simply put, I wanted to go on the record and state that the Evan Longoria extension was absolutely brilliant. The terms are for six guaranteed years at $17.5 million, plus a one-year option for 2014 and a two-year option for 2015-16, which could raise the total value to nine-years and $44 million, securing the third baseman through his age 30 season. In doing so, the Rays no longer...

That's the Yahoo headline I've been waiting all winter to see pop up in my RSS reader.Instead I've been getting steady doses of Angel Pagan news and the thrilling drama of the Torrealba-Schneider musical chairs at catcher (the result of a Lastings Milledge deal which made them look stupid for not dea...