As heard on WFAN earlier today :

Ed Coleman : David Newhan will be starting in left field…

Joe Benigno : DAVID NEWHAN??!?!??

EC : Marlon Anderson’s in center, and Shawn Green in right…

JB: WHAAAAT? Nooooooooooo (begins making moaning noises)…why David Newhan??

Ed Coleman : …well…..

JB: WHY ISN’T LASTINGS MILLEDGE PLAYING? WHY???!!!!! (begins crying)

EC: (trying to change the subject) Hey, Kerry Wood just walked by with Eddie Vedder.

JB : (mood changing) EDDIE VEDDER????? EDDIE VEDDER FROM PEARL JAM????????

EC : Yeah, they just walked right by.

JB : (disconsolate) ….but David Newhan….geez….

If this wasn’t the day’s radio highlight, it came a close 2nd to one later in the afternoon when Ron Santo asked Vedder if he’d been touring a lot lately. Santo gets a bit of grief in this space, but never let it be said he’s not the interviewing equal of Dave Kendall.

Newhan, by the way, made a nice running catch to rob Ryan Theriot of extra bases in the last of the 8th with the Cubs and Mets tied at 2. And no, I don’t think Moises Alou would’ve had it.