Brandon Knight

Who is this guy starting for the Mets tonight?

Brandon Knight is not a prospect. He's 32, and hasn't pitched in the bigs since 2002. Before his debut tonight he had been tearing up the PCL for New Orleans. They're saying he's headed for the Olympics, where hopefully he'll be more effective than he has been against the Cardinals. It's 4-0 with one out in the first.

Now they're saying he'll stay if the Mets want to keep him in the rotation. "No, that's okay Brandon. Really. Go chase your Olympic dreams."

Why must they lose to the Mariners?

Seriously. This is embarrassing. Oliver Perez getting smacked around by the likes of Kenji Johjima (who is a catcher) and Raul Ibanez (for whom it was his first home run the year off a lefty).

David Wright had the night off, and Carlos Beltran was tossed in the fourth inning for arguing, so the lineup card behind Reyes is pretty grim.

Update:
10-0 now. Awesome.