Early Morning Madness: David Wright needs a day off but won't get one edition

David Wright finally got a hit last night. Two in fact. But in the field and on the basepath, he looks lost. Today's noon game would be the perfect opportunity to give him a breather, give him the chance to clear his head.

Apparently, Jerry Manuel thinks the same way, but Wright talked him out of it.

On one hand, I love that he wants in the lineup no matter what. On the other, Manuel is the manager and should be able to lay down the hammer if need be.

All I know is he better come out and perform well today or he will be sitting on Friday.

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Another little tidbit from Adam Rubin:

Eddie Kunz hadn’t given up a homer as a professional, or during his final two seasons at Oregon State, until Chase Headley took him deep.

That's unbelievable. Time to start that streak up again.

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The starter for Saturday's game is still up in the air. It seems unlikely that Jon Niese will get the start.

Seems like Brian Stokes will be the man on the mound. I was impressed with what Stokes put together at the end of spring training. He has a nice fastball and can get it up in the zone, past batters.

Should be interesting to see what he can do. Maybe he could stick around in the bullpen if he shows he can pitch.