bald men do it better

Game 32: Mets 4, Giants 1
20-12 for the season

in the clubhouse this afternoon, all but four of the Mets players and many of the coaches shaved their heads. apparently David Wright was the instigator, LoDuca the antagonizer (and second to go under the razor), and Beltran the barber. the announcers on both the radio and TV speculated that David wanted to do it to change his luck at the plate, and it sure seems to have worked-- he had two hits and an RBI tonight, after going something like 1 for his last 18 before tonight's game. the first of his hits was an RBI, which is significant not only in that he hit right from the get-go, but also in that he was batting second when he did it, scoring Reyes from 2nd (where he'd gotten on a ground rule double just a minute prior). Paulie seems to have benefited from the shearing too, getting three hits in four at-bats tonight.

the Mets scored all their runs in the first two innings (the Giants' only run was a solo homer from--who else?--Barry Bonds), but that's all they needed, because Tom Glavine pitched brilliantly, and the defense was error-free. Glavine got up to 108 pitches in seven innings, and gained his 294th career win.

David Wright may be more attractive without hair-- he looks like less of a baby. Ramon Castro and Oliver Perez both look pretty good bald, too. Shawn Green, on the other hand, has really really big ears and looks awful without his thick curls. of the four who didn't shave, Glavine and Sele are reportedly going to after photo sessions this week, and there's no word on why Aaron Heilman didn't join in the party. Jose Reyes, though, didn't shave for more obvious reasons-- when you're already batting .348 with 23 RBIs and 19 stolen bases (on pace to steal more than 100 this year) and have the best head of hair in baseball, you don't fix what ain't broke.