The morning after Lastings Milledge was lectured by manager Willie Randolph for "spectating" on Wednesday night, the rookie outfielder was the last Mets player to arrive in the clubhouse, rolling in at 11:55 -- exactly 70 minutes before the game's first pitch. He wasn't in the lineup -- Elli Marrero was playing left -- but Randolph said the switch was not for disciplinary reasons. Just a chance to get Marrero's "feet wet." Randolph said Milledge getting thrown out at home when he should have scored was a rookie mistake -- he looked back at the ball and slowed up, then realized too late he was in trouble.
"I think the kid knew he messed up," Randolph said.
There was no reporting time posted yesterday, and the Mets didn't take batting practice. But the team bus left the hotel at 10:45 a.m. and Milledge apparently was not on board. It's also probably a good idea for rookies to beat Pedro Martinez to the ballpark. Martinez usually is the last to arrive, but he was in the clubhouse an hour before MIlledge.
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All indications are that Lastings Milledge is a smart young man. You would think, as a player who has been in the Major Leagues less than three weeks, he would realize that he should arrive at the ballpark early. He is hoping to stay with the big club after Xavier Nady comes off the Disabled List next week. This is not a way for Lastings to have a "lasting" impression with Omar, Willie and the coaching staff.
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