A quick recap of tonights game for those of you still awake: Solo homerun from the new and improved Castro and one from Green, who went 2 for 2 tonight after struggling through most of spring training. Valentin returned after sitting due to a sore neck, supplying an RBI and a run (on an error by Cora). Milledge stole third, his third steal of the preseason, while Reyes was caught for the first time this year.

On to whats probably on most minds: Met pitching. Perez threw five scoreless innings as he continues to work his way to a rotation spot. He struck out 9 and gave up 3 hits, and its important to note those 9 strikeouts included Manny and Ortiz. Feliciano, Smith, and Schoeneweis each pitched a scoreless inning for a combined 5 strikeouts and one hit. Wagner struggled a little giving up the sole Sox run, but held on. A good sign for Perez who hopes to be a starter, and has less competition after Vargas and Humber were optioned earlier. If he can keep playing like this I wouldn't mind seeing him and Pelfry in the rotation, in the 4 and 5 spots.

Dan Lerner is a 3rd generation Mets fan, having watched games on TV on the lap of his grandfather as an extremely young child in the early 80s. His earliest memories of Shea are from 86, where his father brought him and his friends to games. They often waited to try and get Keith or Mookie's autographs, they never did. Once they got Randy Myers.  While they did get to go to the last home game prior to the playoffs in Houston, they did not get to see the World Series in person.  His parents went instead, because they felt the game would run too late. 

He's currently a good 370 miles or so from Shea in Western New York.  He owns a Pedro Martinez jersey, as well as a David Wright. Both in home white's and a 1988 blue road jersey. He thinks Keith Hernendez' number should be retired.  He also thinks Duquette hasn't gotten any smarter since joining Baltimore. He firmly believes that the Yankees deserve to never win another World Series.