Reyes Steals and Scores as Mets Lose to Birds

ME: today i ran around like a lunatic and argued in e-mail world with one of my closest friends, over some BS, that wasn't worth as much effort that was put into it. battling over two things, one thing involved going to a museum party at the planetarium i said i would go to, weeks and weeks ago, but never got tickets. granted, i did i say i was going to go. anyway, he goes ahead and buys himself tickets and got upset i wasn't going. mind you, he never called me to confirm, so it's a sticky situation. BUT, i had attempted to call him numerous times and never heard back from him. he had been e-mailed and was also not returning e-mails. i simply forgot to tell him i knew i wasn't going to go. but it got way more involved than that. then, he was upset for missing batting cage night; rather, meeting up afterwards. he, instead of calling and finding out where we went, decided to go home, thinking we'd all go to don's house as i said in an e-mail "...probably 1--% going to don's after." but you know, things change, and i did say "probably"...either way, once again, the kid doesn't pick up his phone and blames it on me somehow...for us eating at bonnie's grill. it's annoying. it's annoying to have to deal sometimes with friends' nuances; we all handle things differently but it's the way we do it that speaks volumes. anyways...it was a shame to have to deal. long day of work to boot...stayed at work until 8! met some pals for vietnamese food and celebrations. went home and took care of things--moving things around for a new couch...i'll post pictures tomorrow of the new living room! exciting, i know...

METS: the big story of the day here, aside from it being a close game until the finish, was the start of Orlando Hernandez and the bullpen appearance of Mike Pelfrey. the Mets lost 4-3, and the three runs that helped the Orioles win today, came all in the bottom of the ninth off Pelfrey! El Duque went five innings, striking out two and allowing one run on four hits. not bad-not bad. he seems to be ready for the season despite not having that many starts in this spring. but, the work he has done, seems to be effective. Pelfrey, on the other hand, was in the game for 3 2/3 innings and three runs on six hits. former Met, Jay Payton went 1-2 and had a run scored and RBI. outfielder Luke Scott, Brian Roberts and Torres were also all productive, each having an RBI. Jose stole two bases, went 2-3 and scored two runs. stealing them bases is going to be key this year for the mets, as we all know, it helps generate runs and gives the Wright and Beltran opportunity for RBI action. i like what i see and hope it all carries over nicely into the season!