The Mets head to Miami nursing eight consecutive losses to the once-rival Braves following Wednesday night’s 5-2 setback at Citi Field. Omir Santos didn’t play again due to illness, but the surprising former Yankee farmhand looks like he could be the Mets’ starting catcher next season.

I also have a column on what the overhaul of the Mets’ baseball operations department means for Omar Minaya‘s future.

And on a pitiful note, the bankrupt Lenny Dykstra was caught by a Japanese TV crew hocking belongings at a Beverly Hills pawnshop.