Morning PapersDelgado Will Bat Cleanup in Today's Opener

Delgado Will Bat Cleanup in Today's Opener April 3 New York Times (registration required): "Shortstop José Reyes will lead off, followed by catcher Paul Lo Duca, center fielder Carlos Beltran, first baseman Carlos Delgado, third baseman David Wright, left fielder Cliff Floyd, right fielder Xavier Nady, second baseman Anderson Hernandez and pitcher Tom Glavine." Lifting A Lighter Load April 3 New York Post columnist Jay Greenberg (registration required): "So do we, because of Delgado's grace and dignity. It's Beltran we're not as sure about. If there is going to be any helping done between these two, our guess is it will be the first-year Met assisting the second-year Met." Hill Of A Day For Glavine April 3 New York Post (registration required): "Tom Glavine knows he's not getting any younger. But the 40-year-old feels he's still getting better, and he has the arsenal - and numbers - to prove it." Bannister's Movin' On Up April 3 New York Post (registration required): "With Victor Zambrano battling a left hamstring strain, Willie Randolph said yesterday that Bannister will move up from his scheduled start on Sunday and make his major league debut instead on Wednesday against the Nationals." Zambrano pushed back April 3 Newsday: "The uncertain status of Victor Zambrano's left hamstring has had a domino effect on the Mets' pitching staff." Sanchez, Goggles and All, Set to Be Mets' Setup Man April 3 New York Times (registration required): "Mets reliever Duaner Sanchez does not wear goggles when he drives, when he goes to the movies or even when he is reading in the clubhouse. He saves them for work, when he is in uniform with a glove on his left hand, a ball in his right and the voices of thousands of fans telling him he looks funny." Feliciano demoted April 3 New York Daily News: "Pedro Feliciano boarded Saturday's New York-bound team charter as a Met. The stung reliever learned that night he would be a Norfolk Tide instead." Loaded lineup, high hopes April 3 Newsday: "It was no surprise that Wright (27 homers, 102 RBIs in 2005) would bat fifth. But it was a bit of a jolt that last year's most productive Mets hitter, Cliff Floyd (34 homers, 98 RBIs), is batting sixth." Comin' Out From Bronx Shadow April 3 New York Post columnist Joel Sherman (registration required): " The six most expensive Mets, therefore, are symbolic of what the team has been, a second-choice destination for players, and second-class citizens in the NL East to the Braves and in New York to the Yankees." DirecTV, SNY still trying to beat clock April 3 New York Daily News: " Sports Net New York executives negotiated over the weekend with DirecTV and were closing in on a deal that could be finalized today, allowing Met fans who subscribe to the satellite service to catch today's opener." No deal between SNY and DirecTV April 3 Newsday: "Negotiations between SportsNet New York and DirecTV were ongoing last night, with no deal in place but officials still hopeful of striking one in time for today's Mets opener."