I mean who would want that?But I can see why you didn't want to take a curtain call. You were trying to teach us a lesson and you weren't feeling the "moment." I personally didn't blame you.But then you proved to us last night why we boo you.You went 0 for 5 and your average is currently resting below the Mendoza line. Then to top it all off in the 9th inning you pretty much blew the game for us You're a first baseman I don't want to hear about short hops or tough throws. It's your job to catch balls that are thrown in your direction. You made a critical error that should have never been.I'd cut you some slack if this was the first one But it looks like you can't hit and you can't field. What good are you to us right now? David Wright is struggling, but when it came time for him to step up, he did.I was so happy for you in 2006 when you were a beast in the playoffs Since then you've fallen off the face of the earth I'm pulling for you I want you to do well. I hate seeing you like this.But you deserve every boo thrown your way, regardless of what Chris Russo thinks.

Your paycheck says we should be getting more from you, and we're not.So suck it up and start turning things around. This article is also featured on Mets Lifers. We watched the New Orleans Hornets absolutely DUMP the Dallas Mavericks in five relatively painless games and saw something that we won't soon forget.  Chris Paul ending all of the "Best Young Point Guard" talk while making his case for "Best Point Guard Period.”  Not to diminish the accomplishments of the rest of the NewOrleans’ players (West, Pargo, Chandler, and Stojakovic all were excellent), but it all ran through CP3 He was a beast.  Defending, quarterbacking the fast break, and displaying his uncanny ability to find the open man. For a quick look at Paul's dominance, let's have a look at the stats.In the five-game series, Jason Kidd averaged about nine pts (8.6) and seven assists (6.8).And Paul? He averaged about 25 points (24.6) and 12 assists per game, not to mention an invaluable two steals per game.After watching Kidd essentially melt down in the fourth quarter of game four and attempt to perform a facebuster on Jannero Pargo, it was clear that Paul was well on his way.  He was on his way to not only out-performing the perennial all-star, but out-classing him as a man as well. Kidd shouldn't hang his head about the losses as much as his own behavior.

Paul left him behind in the dirt, stealing the proverbial torch from Kidd just like so many of his signature plays.Paul probably dished it to an open man at the other end.. HOUSTON, April 26 (Reuters) - A worker was killed Thursdaywhile working on an expansion project at Marathon Oil Corp's(MRO.N) 256,000 barrel per day (bpd) Garyville, Louisiana,refinery, a company spokeswoman said. Stocks  |  Global Markets The worker died from injuries sustained in a fall lateThursday night, said Marathon spokeswoman Angela Graves. "Our prayers and thoughts go out to his family andfriends," Graves said Marathon and the U.S. Occupational Safety and HealthAdministration began investigations into the accident onFriday. This is the second death of a worker on Marathon's$3.2-billion project to expand refinery capacity by 180,000bpd.

In March, a man was killed while working on the expansionof Marathon's St. James Parish, Louisiana, pipeline facility,which supplies crude oil to Garyville refinery. The expansion is scheduled to begin operation in the fourthquarter of this year. (Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Diane Craft) Stocks Global Markets.  Pitching wins championships, and the Yankees will go as far as Mussina is able to take them. . Just hours after the New Orleans Hornets eliminated the Dallas Mavericks from the playoffs, Mavs' owner Mark Cuban has fired head coach Avery Johnson, Alex Kennedy reports.Johnson, the 2006 NBA Coach of the Year, was let go after the team struggled to compete with the younger and less experienced Hornets in the first round of the postseason.

Meanwhile, Dallas had playoff veterans Jason Kidd, Dirk Nowitzki, and Josh Howard who had a combined 224 playoff starts between them. Despite their experience, the Mavericks couldn't find a way to keep up with the Hornets and obviously, Cuban thinks it all begins with the coach.Watching his team get knocked out of the playoffs early for two straight years must have been the last straw for Cuban, who is one of the game's most active general managers.While other teams continue fighting for a championship, Cuban will be at home looking for potential coaching candidates It's going to be a longoff-season for the Dallas Mavericks.. GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, April 26 (Reuters) - Ecuador's RafaelCorrea claimed re-election victory on Sunday after exit pollsshowed he had won the race with an ample margin Bonds  |  Global Markets Bonds Global Markets. AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (Reuters) - LeBron James poured in 36 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers pounded the Detroit Pistons 99-78 on Sunday to complete a sweep of their Eastern conference quarter-final. SportsSerenaded by chants of "MVP, MVP," a fired up James underlined his case for league honors with another tour de force performance, adding 13 rebounds and eight assists as the Cavaliers became the first team through to the second round of the NBA playoffs.After six consecutive trips to the Eastern conference finals, the Pistons' playoff journey this season was an abbreviated one.They were overwhelmed by the Cavaliers, who won the four games by an average of 15.5 points to claim just their second ever sweep of a best-of-seven series.(Editing by Rex Gowar. To query or comment on this story email ) Sports.