The Bisons’ bats came out to support Garrett Olson on Wednesday in a 9-4 win for the good guys. Some notes:

– Valentino Pascucci celebrated his Triple-A All-Star nod with three doubles, a walk and five RBI. Pascucci’s been slumping pretty hard and, by his account, enduring some of the worst luck he’s ever had in his career — hitting a bunch of line drives right at people. All the doubles today were crushed, one to right-center, one down the left-field line, the third over the left-fielder’s head. With Vinny Rottino getting claimed by the Indians today and the Mets still in need of some right-handed pop… could this finally happen? Is Jason Bay’s return the biggest impediment to Pascucci glory in Queens?

– If Josh Satin stays this hot, someone’s going to consider harnessing him as an alternative energy source. He has 14 hits in his last 23 at-bats with a double, two homers and four walks.

– Left fielder Fred Lewis went 2-for-3 with two walks and a double. In his last five games, Lewis is 10-for-19 with two doubles, two homers and four walks. Lewis, 31, is a longtime TedQuarters favorite who would probably have seen time with the big club by now if he didn’t hit left-handed. He’s not on the 40-man, but in an ideal world he’d probably be a better fit for the Mets’ current roster than one of the excess middle infielders. Lewis also made this play in Tuesday night’s game:

– Duff’s, the wings place recommended by Catsmeat and plenty others, was closed by the time we finished up last night. We instead tried Gabriel’s Gate, as suggested by multiple Twitterers. The wings were delicious. I can’t say they’re the best I’ve ever had or that they’re better than anything I’ve had in New York City. But for all its sports bars, the Upper East Side seems to lack a great wing joint, so these were much appreciated. Freshly fried and crispy, good Buffalo flavor and the right amount of spice to make ’em burn but not hurt.

– Pedro Beato came on to relieve Olson with one on and one out in the top of the 7th. He got out of the inning unscathed, then yielded an unearned run in the 8th after a Jordany Valdespin error, a balk and a double. Beato’s fastball sat around 93-94 on the stadium gun here, and, though he walked two batters, he threw 16 of 24 pitches for strikes. Beato has pitched effectively for the Bisons. I imagine if his velocity is routinely in the low-to-mid-90s — it had been down a bit, apparently, upon his return from the disabled list — he’s the next call for the big-league team’s bullpen.

– The on-field character race here features two types of Buffalo wing and a ramekin of bleu cheese. There’s also a celery stalk, but the celery stalk has not raced in either game we’ve seen. Rumors around the press box say that the celery stalk has a pulled hamstring and/or is abstaining from racing for philosophical reasons.

– Jordany Valdespin singled, tripled, turned two double plays and booted an easy grounder.

– I had another beef on weck.

– If you care, Wikipedia Wednesday is Thursday this week. I hope.

The last time I was in Buffalo was the summer of 2009, during the Bisons’ first year of affiliation with the Mets — the year, you may recall, that prompted the team’s promise to do better by the city of Buffalo. That night, the Bisons started Wily Mo Pena, Jesus Feliciano, Mike Lamb, Javier Valentin, Lance Broadway, etc.

It turns out when you’re not too busy grimacing at the state of the Mets’ farm system to notice, Coca Cola Field is a nice park. It’s got good sightlines, local food options, and a big, informative scoreboard.

Some notes from this afternoon and evening:

– Jeurys Familia appeared to have better control of his breaking ball than his fastball. Familia allowed a few hits in the top of the third, only one of them particularly well-struck, then walked Paul Janish on four pitches to load the bases with one out and one run already in. From there, it seemed Familia started throwing almost exclusively breaking balls to induce two straight strikeouts. I believe he threw seven straight breaking balls to finish the inning.

– By the stadium gun here, Familia sat around 92-94 mph with his fastball. He allowed six hits and one run in five-plus innings, walked two and struck out three. At times it looked like he was getting squeezed by the home-plate ump, but he also allowed a few doubles and a few warning track flies. The most entertaining part of the game was when Joey Gathright struck out swinging at a Familia breaking ball that hit him in the leg and knocked him down.

– Spring Training hot-topic Josh Edgin relieved Familia with a runner on second and no outs in the sixth. He struck out the first two batters he faced — both lefties — on a total of seven pitches. The broadcasters here say he hit 97 mph with a pitch last week, but he topped out in the low 90s tonight. He induced a bunch of swings and misses with his slider.

– Jenrry Mejia relieved Edgin in the 7th. In his first inning, he yielded a couple of ground balls, a double off the wall, and a pop up. In his second, he walked the first two batters on nine pitches, then allowed a ground-ball single up the middle that scored a run.

– Mejia’s wearing No. 57, which is cool because a) Santana and b) Heinz.

– Mookie Wilson is here! He and Wally Backman could probably combine to make a hell of a talk-radio team, what with their distinctive and contrasting voices. Also, they have plenty to say about baseball.

– Matt den Dekker took a high fastball from Tim Gustafson over the left-center field fence in the bottom of the third. Nine of den Dekker’s 13 hits at Triple-A have been for extra bases.

– Many of the Bisons look familiar. Recent Mets Manny Acosta, Pedro Beato, Jenrry Mejia, Elvin Ramirez, Rob Johnson, Brad Emaus, Jordany Valdespin, Valentino Pascucci and Josh Satin are all on the roster. Also, Matt Tuiasosopo looks like a guy who went to my high school.

– I didn’t realize it was Irish night here until the 7th inning. I couldn’t figure out why they kept playing songs from Riverdance.

– For what it’s worth, Tuiasosopo started at third tonight but also appears to be the club’s emergency catcher. The guy from my high school that he looks like played tight end.

– I’m sorry, but “Call Me Maybe” is catchy as hell. Can’t get it out of my head. Growing frustrated.

– On a Tuiasosopo double in the 7th, Fred Lewis tried to hurdle the catcher on a play at the plate. It didn’t work. But wouldn’t it be cool if it did?

– Upon our man Catsmeat’s recommendation, I tried the stadium’s Beef on Weck sandwich, from local Beef-on-Weck purveyor Charlie the Butcher. It’s good. I didn’t know how to dress it so I followed the lead of the local-looking dude ahead of me on line and added horseradish and pickles. Here’s what it looked like:

The Wikipedia tells me pickles do not traditionally top beef on weck sandwiches, but I thought they were good, so bully for that guy in front of me for his creativity. The roast beef was tender and the beef juice tasty, but the real key here is the bread (the weck). It’s a soft, sweet-ish roll topped with salt and caraway seeds, so it’s almost like a big, fluffy rye-bread pretzel. Turns out it pairs well with roast beef and horseradish. I lobby New York bakers to start producing the stuff.

– Hey, I just met you, and this is crazy: But here’s my number…

– The starting catcher for Louisville: Corky Miller, whom you might remember from various short big-league stints. Miller has an amazing Sal Fasano mustache and is in the midst of his 12th consecutive season in the International League.

Right now it’s just been deli shops, subway trains, pizza, and hot dogs.

– Brandon Nimmo.

Click through to Amazin’ Avenue for Pack Bringley’s entire interview with the Mets’ 2011 first-round draft pick.

I went to Governor’s Ball on Randall’s Island last night (more on that to follow, possibly) and missed the finale of this edition of the Subway Series. From the reaction, it seems many fans questioned Terry Collins’ decision to use Miguel Batista against Robinson Cano with Tim Byrdak available in the short-staffed bullpen. Cano homered, the Mets lost and Byrdak, for once, did not pitch. So that’s bad.

That the loss came to the Yankees, or that there was all sorts of posturing before and after the series and a live chicken somehow involved, doesn’t mean all that much. The Mets are 39-34 on the year and still very much in the hunt for one of the two Wild Card spots. They need to win as many games as possible, obviously. Going 1-5 against the Yankees is bad mostly because they lost four more of those games than they won.

The good news is that the team called up Justin Hampson today, which will give them a full bullpen and a second lefty. Hampson’s been good for Buffalo this year, sporting a 2.13 ERA and striking out 42 batters in 42 1/3 innings.

Given the way Collins relies on platoon matchups and the frequency with which Byrdak has been used, there’s no harm in giving Hampson a shot. Josh Edgin has struggled of late in Triple-A, plus Hampson was good in his 84-inning tenure with the Padres from 2007-2008.

Hampson’s 32 so he’s not exactly a sexy prospect, but it’s probably at least worth noting that Byrdak was 33 when he broke into the Majors for good. Randy Choate only had one full season on his resume when he re-emerged as a big-league LOOGY at 33 in 2009. Pedro Feliciano pitched in Japan in 2005 before he became the Mets’ near-everyday lefty at 29 in 2006, etc. Sometimes these guys show up from off-the-radar and contribute. Maybe Hampson can, too.

The roster still looks heavy on slap-hitting middle infielders, though.

The Mets activated Ronny Cedeno from the disabled list today and sent Elvin Ramirez back to Buffalo. If you’re playing at home, that means the Mets are short on relievers and very long on light-hitting middle infielders.

Including Daniel Murphy, the Mets have five guys who primarily play second base or shortstop on the active roster tonight. Of them, the best hitter this year (in a tiny sample) has been Omar Quintanilla, followed by Cedeno, Valdespin, Murphy and Turner.

Ramon Ramirez is set for a rehab outing in Triple-A tonight. Presumably if that goes well, he’ll join the club in short order and replace one of the multitudes of middle infielders. Another will likely go when Ruben Tejada gets back, as Tejada, too, is rehabbing in Buffalo.

There seems to be some clamor from Mets fans these days about starting Valdespin every day at second over Murphy based on Valdespin’s performance in his first 60 Major League plate appearances. If you’re making the case based on defense, that’s one thing. If you’re saying Valdespin’s a better hitter than Murphy, you’re wrong.

Say this out loud so you don’t forget it: Jordany Valdespin is not a better hitter than Daniel Murphy. Really emphasize every syllable: Jordany Valdespin is not a better hitter than Daniel Murphy. Now say it as slowly as you can, and let the sounds all wash around your mouth: Jordany Valdespin is not a better hitter than Daniel Murphy.

Valdespin has had a few big hits and flashed some power. He has a .250 on-base percentage. He has walked once in the Majors and only 34 times in 841 plate appearances, the type of aggressiveness likely to be exploited by Major League pitchers. His career Triple-A stats translate to a .242/.269/.343 Major League line in a neutral park. His best Minor League stretch — 404 at-bats in Double-A Binghamton in 2011 — translates to .232/.268/.361 rates.

Murphy, meanwhile, has nearly 1,500 plate appearances on his resume to show he’s a credible Major League hitter. He’s had a rough month and he doesn’t have a home run yet. I know those things. But he’s got a lifetime .288/.337/.421 line and he’s 27. If he’s healthy, he will hit.

Maybe Murphy’s hurt or got some awful case of the yips or something and will never hit like Daniel Murphy again, and maybe something suddenly clicks for Valdespin soon and he starts getting on base like a capable Major League position player should, but I would guess the chances of either happening soon are slim and the chances of both happening are minuscule.