Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, its old man baseball day at the Ted.

Glavine is 11-6, 4.15, with a solid outing in a no decision his last start in Philly.  He tossed seven innings of shutout ball but between a struggling bullpen and a lack of Mets offense the team lost the game.  He no decisioned in his last start against the Braves, a six inning three run outing, to bring him to 5.35 ERA career against his former team. Smoltz is 12-6, 3.06, and shut the Mets out over seven innings last we…met. He's been solid lately, keeping it to three or less runs, and lasting at least six, and as many as eight full, in his last five starts. His only blemish in the last ten starts is a seven run (five earned) affair against the Rockies.

SS Reyes
2B Castillo
3B Wright
CF Beltran
1B Delgado
LF Alou
RF Green
C Lo Duca
P Tommy

Thanks to his recent surge and sucess, Delgado regains his old friend, the five spot.  He's 3 for 7 with a double and 2 hrs for the series. Meanwhile, he's .289 with 4HRs career against Smoltz.  Green will get the nod, and before you rant about Millz being the General and all: Green is .552 career against Smoltz, including three doubles and a homer. Green has also proven the better hitter against ace pitching (while he often goes 0 for 4 against rookies). So it is, on paper, a smart move. Having spent 15 days on the DL, Paulie will play the day game, despite traditionally sitting.

Game time is 1:05, catch it on SNY, TBS, WFAN.  And as always, come on by the Hot Foot Bleachers, to talk the game, Mets baseball, and your predictions for who will finally break the Curse of Nolan Ryan and throw a Mets no hitter.