As noted last week, I recently had the great honor of running in the Sausage Race at the Brewers’ Miller Park. My lengthy account of that adventure is running as a guest piece (or “Designated Hitter,’ in the site’s parlance) at the Baseball Analysts website, complete with photos. Thanks to Rich Lederer and Bryan Smith for including me as one of their DHs.

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Also, in case you missed it, this week’s Prospectus Hit List went up on Tuesday. I got a few emails regarding the Mets’ position in the Top 10, despite their losing record. It’s the run differential, people. At the time it was written, the Mets had outscored opponents by 70 runs, including a combined 39-7 drubbing of Arizona in a four-game sweep a few weeks back. That, along with their 15-21 record in one-run games, combines to tell us that the Mets should have a better record than their actual one, grist for the mill when it comes to evaluating the brutal job Willie Randolph has done managing that team.

One more thing. I hate to come off like a grouch on this, because I love getting feedback from readers for the work I do here and at Baseball Prospectus. But just because I respond to your email DOES NOT give you the right to publish that response or any part of it on your blog or whatever without my explicit permission. IT IS A SERIOUS BREACH OF NETIQUETTE to do so, and I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance should it happen again.

If you want to run my response, just ask; 99 percent of the time it’s not a problem. But when I’m being taken to task for giving an incomplete response to a question or seeing my words taken out of context, we’ve got a problem. And we don’t need any problems like that.