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Unfortunately for the Metropolitans, the most feared bat in their lineup in Carlos Delgado, will be out until late July at the earliest.

Daniel Murphy is no longer the starting left fielder, Church is no longer the starting right fielder, and no one knows when Brian Schneider will be back (and to be honest, it doesn't seem like many people care when he will be back).

The only fortunate thing for the Mets, is their pitching staff has not been hurting at this time, it's just been the offensive players. 

They're facing the reality of losing their middle-of-the-lineup slugger for two months.  The $12 million flame-throwing starting pitcher is on the DL.  The leadoff hitting shortstop has been injured and inconsistent to start the year. 

They have to rely on a small-ball offense with consistent production from the entire lineup and a bullpen lead by a flame-throwing closer.

And despite all of that, the Dodgers have the best record in baseball.

What?  I bet you thought I was talking about the Mets, weren't you?

While most of Detroit's eyes were on the Red Wings-Blackhawks Western Conference Finals game, there was another significant event within a mile of Joe Louis Arena.

A moment many Tiger fans thought they would never see occurred Tuesday night when Dontrelle Willis picked up his first win in a Detroit uniform, shutting out the Texas Rangers through 6-1/3 innings in their 4-0 victory.

Winning their last six games, the New York Yankees crushed the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 9-1 on Tuesday night, rolling their winning streak over to seven games.

Down 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Alex Rodriguez delivered a 439 foot, two-run homer over the Orioles’ bullpen in left field, giving the Yanks a 2-1 edge. For Rodriguez, it was his fourth home run in as many games.

All Times CDT (eat it, East and West Coasters)

7:05 pm—Well, I'm going to try this out to see how it goes. Seeing as though my DVR makes me a demigod, I'll be able to rewind anything I miss while typing. This by no means will be an everyday thing. An undertaking of that enormity would be my undoing. The Royals have taken over my life enough as it stands.

7:09 pm—I've gotta say, Brian Bannister's goatee is getting more and more formidable. If that goatee were an actor from yore, it'd be Lee Marvin.

Rod Serling is dead. That is a fact. But his Twilight Zone series still airs today. 

Many think I'm referring to reruns. No, no my friends. I'm referring to the new episodes running on SNY, home of the New York Mets.

You see, every time I turn on a Mets game, I am watching a new episode of The Twilight Zone. 

Some nights, the show is about the same thing happening over and over again. Other nights, you'll see something you've never seen before. Some nights, it leaves you scared. Other nights, it leaves you sad.

From what games I have watched, the Seattle Mariners are a much different team than last year.  They are playing "small ball", putting a lot of pressure on opposing teams, moving the runner over, and stealing the extra base when they can. All of these components make for an entertaining team to watch.

It's quite clear that Brandon Morrow isn't doing well. This much has been obvious since he came off of the DL a little over a week ago.

The burning question is: What needs to be done about him?

Everyone has an opinion as to what the answer of this question is, and one very popular one seems to be: "Make him a starter."

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This week saw The Milwaukee Brewers drop former first baseman prospect Brad Nelson in favor of uber prospect Mat Gamel. Why is this so important? Well, because the Seattle Mariners front office picked up Brad Nelson pretty quickly.

You might be thinking that we do not need any more first base (or yikes…outfield?) “prospects” sitting in AAA. Chris Shelton, Brian LeHair, Mike Carp, and now Jeff Clement are already manning that bag in Tacoma among the left field and designated hitter positions.

It’s officially time to fear the Texas Rangers, although it has taken almost the whole decade. There is not a single reason why the Rangers are in first place right now, it’s a combination of everything. That’s the sign of a winning team, and a team to fear.

Pitching is the most important thing in baseball. No fan would disagree with that. Everyone loves to see the long ball, but the long ball doesn’t matter if the other team scores.