Reds at Mets (Mother's Day at Shea)

 

Published 5/11/2008 at Surfing the Mets - NY Daily News Blogs

1:10 p.m.: Scratch the nugget from my earlier post, as Reyes and Castillo indeed are rocking the pink-trimmed spikes to start the game, paltry fine be damned. Good for them. 12:30 p.m.: That chronic whiner, McCarron, will be happy to know that I followed his advice and played the lottery two days in a row to let it ride and cash in on my good fortune of covering Friday’s rainout and then bypassing Saturday’s fun-filled day-nighter. Alas, MegaMillions and Lotto weren’t cooperative enough for me to send in my resignation on the spot, so it’s Botte back for a special Mother’s Day guest-blog from pink-infested Shea. (Besides, I don’t know what McCarron is complaining about. Kristie Ackert was here for Friday’s rainout, 14 hours of Saturday sidebar coverage and she made it back to Flushing for a third round this afternoon. The Gung-Ho Girl, what a trooper). Anyway, (Down With) OPP is on the hill today against Reds righty Johnny Cueto. We’ll see ... (link)

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