Dispatches from the Blogosphere

[Guest ScarletKnight41]

] David Wright: Great third baseman or greatEST third baseman?

ROFL

Great interview Greg

[G-Fafif]

In sitcom terms, Dave strikes me as the straight arrow who just moved in next door who doesn't have an unkind word for anybody, who you think is just the sweetest guy in the world...until he starts spewing all kinds of horrible prejudicial venom.

But since ALL his bile is directed at the Yankees, he remains an ideal neighbor.

[Zvon]

great interview-great blog.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Thank you for the kind words!

And thanks to Greg for the interview. I'm not used to being in that side of the questions.

--- Dave

[Guest Edgy DC]

Dave, long-time occasional reader. Welcome a-Bordick.

[Frayed Knot]

Welcome from a former Massapequan (two brief stints in my life).
Drop by often.

[Willets Point]

Welcome. We should get more of these bloggers to join up after their interviews.

[Willets Point]

Dispatch overdue.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I'll get right on that.

[stevejrogers]

http://jabberfest.blogspot.com

Some blogger thinks the division is over, but is worried about how long we'll be in the postseason

]NL East: This is the Mets division. Phillies and Braves have all but quit on the year, the Nationals are a mess and the Marlins are too young at this point to be considered a challenger come September. Mets need a lot though if they want to make any kind of impact come October. A frontline starting pitching would be nice. Its been a while since I’ve seen a starting staff make the postseason in this bad of shape, but look for Omar Minaya to make some deals.

Not to mention this creep probably threw the post together so quickly he decided to call all of the divisions and wild card races, save for the Easts and NL Central, as Too Close To Call. Way to go out on a limb! Next time take your time, this isn't a "Just do something that sounds good on a sound bite on TV/Radio" forum of opinion output!
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[Guest Edgy DC]

]Its been a while since I’ve seen a starting staff make the postseason in this bad of shape, but look for Omar Minaya to make some deals.

Since 2005, at least.

[stevejrogers]

I think that might be part of my problem here. I take something heard on the radio or mentioned on TV and I might agree with the point, or I think its a good debatable point that I post the stupid idea online here or somewhere

Then I get taken to task for it when I say something completely different, or if the original thought is based soley on something spouted by a soundbite talking head. Something that clearly wouldn't make any sense printed, in other words something that sure the hell can't have an entire argument built upon.

One day in 2003 I heard a radio host flat out suggest that there should be NO WAY Mike Piazza should start ahead of Vance Wilson/Jason Phillips when he returned from the DL based on Piazza's early season struggles and the host's unfounded belief that Wilson/Phillips combo was doing better than Piazza could have at that present time, I thought "Hey thats a good topic for discussion" and I posted it to a Met Listserv. I was lambasted and called a Piazza Hater.

Well now that I think of it, I can safely say that the host in question, Don LaGreca 1050 ESPN Radio was (and still is) a devout Piazza basher (and a Met organization basher despite being a fan) and instead I should have dug deeper into the situation and said "Ya know what, no, Piazza should not be stuck on the bench behind two career AAAA players, no matter what it would mean to team morale"

Basically, I stink, I can not come up with an opinion worth a damn on my own, it always seems to be parroting things I pick up here and there. And this is the profession I wanted to make a living in?

[Guest Edgy DC]

The Jose Valentin Experience.

[Willets Point]

Bump.

[Willets Point]

Double Bump.

[Guest OlerudOwned]

http://deadspin.com/sports/baseball/where-my-team-stands-new-york-mets-204475.php

Jason from FAFIF, on Deadspin for a playoff preview.