The Mets placed Scott Hairston on the disabled list and called up 40-year-old pitcher Miguel Batista, who also writes poetry and detective fiction.

They also announced that the games on Saturday and Sunday are postponed, so if we don’t see Batista tonight, we won’t until at least Monday. No word yet on whether Batista will ultimately start in Jon Niese’s place, or if he believes he can find inspiration in the forthcoming hurricane.

Meanwhile, judging by the general panic level out on the streets of Manhattan, Metro-North is going to be a nightmare this afternoon. So I’m going to go get on that. You stay wherever you are and keep clicking around on this site. Maybe print out some classic TedQuarters material to read by candlelight if you lose power.