The question came about at dinner last night with Matt, Cory, Raphael and Bimal the Criminal. You see, Curt Schilling, who I own on a few teams, was getting shelled. Andy Pettitte, who I do not own on any team, was pitching a shutout. And I had said, yesterday morning on "ESPN First Take," that you should bench Pettitte, who had an ERA over five in three appearances against the Red Sox this season.

And I said I personally hated being wrong as an "expert" much more than the fact that a guy I own wasn't doing well. I would rather be right on something that doesn't actually affect me than have good things happen to my teams. I've been doing this a long time and the biggest thrill I get is when a call I've made, like Jeremy Accardo at the start of the year or Randy Wolf in the preseason or Barry Bonds having a monster year, than my actual teams winning. And conversely, when something like Pettitte blows up in my face, I take that much harder than when my own pitcher gets rocked.

What Raphael said, and I agree with him, is that as an owner, I take more pride in avoiding a bad outing than getting a good one. Like, if you have a bad feeling about Schilling on the road at Yankee Stadium and benched him, you feel better about that than if you owned Pettitte and got a win and a really strong start from him. You feel smarter when you avoid the bad than when you get the good, even if you started an obscure guy.

Let's just dive in with a bunch of quick hits from Wednesday night:

The big news is Brett Myers leaving the game with a shoulder injury. The extent of the injury isn't known yet, but much like a TMR after one too many margaritas, it did not look good. Tom Gordon's a week away from returning, so while I would check to see if Gordon was dropped in your league, I'd probably also grab Ryan Madson, who has a 3.26 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 19 innings this year. Remember, Antonio Alfonseca, who used to close in Florida a thousand years ago, is also on the roster, but I'm guessing Madson gets first shot if Myers goes on the DL, which I am guessing he does.

Randy Johnson is going to miss a start. Looks like it's more precautionary than anything. I'd use the opportunity to buy low.

Carl Pavano is going to have Tommy John surgery and miss a lot more time due to injury. In other news, the sun came up and humans need air to breathe.

Howie Kendrick is back and the Angels placed Maicer Izturis on the DL. If Kendrick was dropped in your mixed league, go get him.

Jeremy Bonderman returns tonight and not only gets to start at home, he gets to go against Ervin "I am horrible on the road" Santana. That is now his legal name.

... That after being mentioned on "First Take" a few days ago, Boof Bonser had a very strong outing at Texas. He gets six strikeouts in five innings and his ERA is now at 3.88. He also more or less had his control, which is always a problem for Boof. Only two walks and six hits.

... That Tony Gwynn Jr. got another start and stole another base. Number six for him.

... That Ryan Church had six RBIs last night and Felipe Lopez stole a base. Things are getting back to normal for the Nationals.

... That I can't believe Blake lost.

... That Bengie Molina had four RBIs and is now, very quietly, hitting .308. I've always liked Bengie Molina.

... That Kevin Kouzmanoff, mentioned in Wednesday's "Player Rater" video segment on ESPN.com, continues his hot hitting. He goes 2-for-3 with 2 RBIs and now has two home runs and six RBIs over his last five games while hitting .438.

... That speaking of that segment, I also mentioned Mike Napoli. He jacked a home run for the third game in a row.

... That Chris Duncan also has homered in three straight games. I've always liked him, too.

... That John Buck hit another home run. His eighth. When will people believe?

... That speaking of believing, is there anyone left who doesn't believe Oliver Perez is for real?

... That B.J. Upton played center field for the Devil Rays. With Elijah Dukes' off-field troubles, this is significant because, when Akinori Iwamura comes back early next week (he played five innings in an extended spring training game yesterday), it means Ty Wigginton can move to second base and Carlos Pena can stay at first.

... That after throwing 102 pitches in a minor league game, the next time you see Roger Clemens pitch, it'll be in Yankee pinstripes.

Fun with batting order:

Shawn Green was batting second for the Mets last night. He stole a base.

Chris Duffy also batted second, and not being in the leadoff spot seemed to agree with him. He went 2-for-4 with a run scored and his ninth stolen base of the year. He also made an awesome catch.

That's all I got today. Tomorrow's will be funnier.

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