Fat Lady warming up her vocal cords

[soupcan]

By the way...

[Frayed Knot]

I never wish bad things to happen to people, but if you were going to make a list
of those you suspect might wind up drunk and dead in a ditch on the side of the road
while his new bride (his 5th I believe) sat home alone on Christmas Day there aren't a
whole lot of candidates you'd put there prior to Martin.

[seawolf17]

Huh?

[Frayed Knot]

Just saying that that's how Martin died (see article above) out driving around with his
drinking buddy on Xmas Day while his new wife sat home alone. And that if you were going
to pick someone most likely to wind up in that situation, it would be Billy.

[metirish]

Who is the girl?

[HahnSolo]

metirish wrote: Who is the girl?

Whoever she is she should close her mouth and hide those teeth. Yikes.

[soupcan]

metirish wrote: Who is the girl?

She is a Yankee fan who is proud to wear her team's tragic number for postseason elimination on her hand.

[metirish]

soupcan wrote: ="metirish"]Who is the girl? She is a Yankee fan who is proud to wear her team's tragic number for postseason elimination on her hand.

Doh , of course.

[seawolf17]

soupcan wrote: ="metirish"]Who is the girl? She is a Yankee fan who is proud to wear her team's tragic number for postseason elimination on her hand.

Oh, duh. I get it now. Feel free to disregard my earlier "huh."

[metsmarathon]

i feel like i'm totally missing out on a huge chunk of the conversation here... what the hell does billy martin have to do with anything, and what girl?

[Benjamin Grimm]

="soupcan"]

This girl.

And I'm guessing that Billy Martin was mentioned because his uniform number, 1, matches the current tragic number for the Yankees.

[soupcan]

That was my intent.

[HahnSolo]

Mike Francesa just mentioned something about the Yankees having another Stadium closing event in November. Don't know what is involved. I wish I was kidding.

[metsmarathon]

ah.... silly picture of girl with bad teeth didnt come through the internets at work.

i dont feel like my life has been vastly improved by having now had the opportunity to gaze upon her.

[stevejrogers]

="HahnSolo"]Mike Francesa just mentioned something about the Yankees having another Stadium closing event in November. Don't know what is involved. I wish I was kidding.

Some sort of rock concert with I think Springsteen. And apparantly they are inviting every single living Yankee as well.

[metsmarathon]

jeez, i hope leyritz'll be free that day...

[Frayed Knot]

Leyritz was apparently there last night but was not mentioned in the intros.

Clemens and Torre were also neither mentioned nor shown on the various highlight films.

[Guest cooby]

MR. Martin, MR. Steinbrenner

[Gwreck]

SteveJRogers wrote: Some sort of rock concert with I think Springsteen.

Don't bet the farm on that.

[soupcan]

="cooby"]MR. Martin, MR. Steinbrenner

It's The New York Times, hayseed.

[HahnSolo]

Why did Billy only last one year (a 97-win year) with the Twins?

[Frayed Knot]

Same reason he rarely lasted more than a year or two with any team, he couldn't get
along with anyone.
I don't remember if the fist-fight he had with one of his pitchers was the last straw or just
one of several.


I was at a dinner one time when sportswriter Dick Young did a tribute to Billy by singing;
'God Don't Make Little Green Apples and I Can't Manage Minneapolis in the Summertime'

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

Frayed Knot wrote: Same reason he rarely lasted more than a year or two with any team, he couldn't get along with anyone. I don't remember if the fist-fight he had with one of his pitchers was the last straw or just one of several. I was at a dinner one time when sportswriter Dick Young did a tribute to Billy by singing; 'God Don't Make Little Green Apples and I Can't Manage Minneapolis in the Summertime'

You were in a room with Dick Young and didn't take matters into your own hands? Some swift action on your part and my childhood would have been salvaged!

[stevejrogers]

Gwreck wrote: ="SteveJRogers"]Some sort of rock concert with I think Springsteen. Don't bet the farm on that.

Why? Is he in the middle of an overseas tour at the moment?

[stevejrogers]

HahnSolo wrote: Why did Billy only last one year (a 97-win year) with the Twins?

Just as FK said. IIRC the book The Bronx Is Burning actually delves more into it, where it seems there was a bit of an uprising from fans in Minny (I believe it was Minny as opposed to his next stop, Detroit) where they were upset that he was fired.

[Frayed Knot]

"E"-Day comes for the Yanx just minutes before winning their 10th in 11 games.
I was wondering if there was a news blackout on YES but apparently they did mention it before the game was over.
First time in a completed season since the first year of Bill Clinton's 1st administration.

[Willets Point]

It's the long-awaited VY Day!



Someone should photoshop a Mets cap on that sailor's head.

[soupcan]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

It's kind of funny but as long as the MFYs aren't in the playoffs they sort of become irrelevant to me. Like, I used to check in on their games between innings just for the pleasure of seeing them lose when they did. Now, who gives a F.

I think this means the Mets have clearly surpassed the MFYs as the town's best team. I mean, that was pretty clear all year long.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Wow, he even gets the girl when his team gets eliminated.

Some guys have all the luck.