Xady Watch - Week of May 1

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Originally uploaded by dangunderman.

For this week's Xady Watch, I'm featuring a photo from Xavier Nady's days as star of the Portland Beavers in the Pacific Coast League. Take a close look. Can you guess his ethnicity? I can't. Even Who's race is enigmatic.

Another decent week for Xady. The Mets had a couple of successful series on the road, and while Xady's batting average dropped this week from .324 to .311, he added a home run (and it was doozy to beat the Giants), bringing his total for the season to six. Of the everyday Mets players, he now has the highest batting average (Carlos Delgado and David Wright both had what we hope will be short-term slumps this week).

One other item of note: Xady got his first day off on Sunday, as the Mets attempted to sweep the Braves in Atlanta for the first time ever. Without Xady in the lineup, the Mets came up short. Coincidence? Only a full season of following Xavier Nady's exploits -- or "Xploits," as I like to refer to them -- will tell us for sure.

Stay tuned, riveted B&E readers!