Prior to today’s game, the Mets recalled Mike De Felice and David Newhan from Triple-A New Orleans, while demoting Mike Pelfrey to New Orleans and designating Jon Adkins for assignment.

Newhan is 12-for-60 for the Mets this season. He would have been an upgrade over Tom Glavine in the ninth inning of last night's loss, but not a huge one. The Mets will probably try someone different once Carlos Beltran is back healthy.

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Rookie sensation Carlos Gomez has fallen victim to the latest string of injuries to Mets’ left fielders. While playing in Colorado on Wednesday night, Carlos broke his hand on a check swing in the 6th inning. That check swing will cost him 6-8 weeks on the disabled list and cause him to undergo surgery to his harmate bone in his left hand.

It seems like we can’t keep a healthy left fielder for the life of us. First, Alou goes down, then Chavez and now Gomez. Who would have thought that in July we would be having Ricky Ledee as our left fielder?

We all know what injuries mean to a baseball team. Roster moves. Dave Williams, Ricky Ledee, David Newhan, and Sandy Alomar Jr have been called up from AAA to supplement the depleted Mets roster. Sandy Alomar Jr will only be here for a few days to cover as a backup catcher for Ramon Castro during Paul Lo Duca’s suspension.

One thing that I have been hearing over and over again from Oriole fans is how David Newhan gets going after playing everyday. In 21 games at AAA New Orleans, Newhan was hitting .330 with 2 homeruns and 12 runs batted in. If all goes according to plan, Newhan should be a nice fill-in until the all star break.

The 2nd half of the season really can’t come soon enough. It seems like everyone is coming back after the break. Endy, Moises, Pedro, Oliver. You name it.

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