Good Day For Idle Mets
The New York Mets didnt play yesterday, but they sure felt like winners at the end of the night. In Class-A St. Lucie, Mets ace Pedro Martinez (pictured) completed [his best rehab outing] since [undergoing rotator cuff surgery](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15037571/) last October. Pedro tossed five innings and allowed zero earned runs, striking out four while walking only one. Sure he was dominating entry-level minor leaguers, but just last week [he was getting pummeled](/blogx/display_blog.cfm?bid=39325001) by entry-level minor leaguers. Ipso facto, this was an encouraging performance.
Also yesterday, the Mets [acquired veteran right-handed bat Jeff Conine] from the Cincinnati Reds. New York dealt two minor leaguers for the 41-year-old utility infielder, who will fill the void left by [Damion Easleys recent injury](http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070818&content_id=2156924&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb). Conine won two World Series rings with the Florida Marlins in 1997 and 2003 and has proved to be a clutch performer in big games. He batted .308 in the two division series, .310 in the two NL Championship Series, and .294 in his two World Series.