EXTRA BASES

The Phillies were thrilled to get

Anthony Hewitt

with their first pick in the draft, but there were indications they were targeting Arizona State first baseman/outfielder

Ike Davis

with that pick. The Phils could still see a lot of Davis over the years. He was selected 18th overall by the Mets, six picks in front of Hewitt.

The Red Sox had a tremendous draft in 2005. They took

Jacoby Ellsbury

,

Craig Hansen

and

Clay Buchholz

(all big leaguers with huge upside) with their first three picks, and their next two, infielder

Jed Lowrie

and pitcher

Michael Bowden

, are top prospects. In that same draft, the Red Sox also took third baseman

Pedro Alvarez

, catcher

Jason Castro

and first baseman

Allan Dykstra

. The Sox failed to sign all three but certainly wish they had. All three went in the first round Thursday, Alvarez second overall to the Pirates, Castro 10th to the Astros and Dykstra (no relation to

Lenny

) 23d to the Padres. Alvarez, Castro and Dykstra are examples of players who could have been had at lower prices as high schoolers whose price went way up three years later. ... Lenny's kid,

Cutter

, went 54th overall, to the Brewers. He's a shortstop but probably will move to center field. ... Florida's

Luis Gonzalez

became only the seventh player to reach at least 350 homers and 575 doubles in his career last weekend. The others:

Stan Musial

,

Carl Yastrzemski

,

Hank Aaron

,

Cal Ripken Jr

.,

Barry Bonds

and

Rafael Palmeiro

. ... The Rockies rode a magical wave, winning 21 of 22 games to make the World Series last year. Since the start of the series, when they were swept by Boston, until the start of play Friday, they were 22-42. Ouch. ... The Celtics beat the Lakers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night, but that wasn't the only big sports news in Boston. The Red Sox' brawl-marred win, which completed a sweep of Tampa Bay, was a big deal, too. The Red Sox entered Friday with a 24-5 record at home. Atlanta entered Friday's game against the Phillies (in Atlanta) with a home record of 25-8. The Braves are 7-21 on the road. . . . The end of an era could be dawning in Atlanta as

John Smoltz

heads to the operating table for shoulder surgery Tuesday. Smoltz, 41, isn't sure whether he will try to come back next season. If this is it for Smoltz, his next stop is Cooperstown. He is the only pitcher in history with at least 200 wins and 150 saves. Smoltz holds the record for most playoff wins (15) and strikeouts (194). In 40 playoff games, 27 of them starts, Smoltz was 15-4 with a 2.65 ERA. Remarkably, two of his four losses came by scores of 1-0. He pitched 71/3 shutout innings in Game 7 of the 1991 World Series, famously won by

Jack Morris

, who delivered a 10-inning shutout for Minnesota. In Game 6 of the 1996 World Series, Smoltz pitched eight innings and allowed just an unearned run in a 1-0 loss to the Yankees'

Andy Pettitte

.