Live Chat with your host Andy Martino

[metirish]

Starting at 1:30....be there or be square as Andy would say.

http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/mets/2010/07/live-chat-tuesday-at-130-pm.html

[metirish]

The setup

By Sports Editor

The Mets are clinging to life in the NL East and seem to be on the verge of falling out of contention. Being spectators in the Cliff Lee sweepstakes didn't help matters, either. Can they make a run at the playoffs or will they fade down the stretch? Andy Martino talks all that and more.

[ashie62]

Not really a chat. I'm guessing Martino will spew venom.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Tommy Tracksuit seems to get a rise out of being intentionally pessimistic about the Mets. Rubin was better in the Snooze.

I'm gonna fire a few a few questions at him.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Heard him for the first time doing a drop-in on 660 a couple of weekends ago.

Let's just say that for a Rochester native, the timbre of his voice sounds very, very at home on the 'FAN.

Which is to say, it eats at your inner ear like a corrosive.

[metirish]

Pushed back to 2pm.......probably busy looking at himself in the mirror.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Manny Jeruel has a few interrogative irons in the fire.

[metirish]

Jerry You Bunt bunted his question over

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Chicks Dig The Tracksuit has submitted a query.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I think he must be trapped under something large.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

He's probably punching himself in the head for taking questions he'd already answered on the twitter feed placed right next to the chatbox.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Mitch45, way to represent.

Salty Parker Stevenson is locked in.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Blahblahblah, other teams have better minor leaguers to offer, blahblahblah.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

It took 2 minutes to type this:

He's in Buffalo. Still young, posting underwhelming offensive stats.

Fans ask the dumbest questions. Why not look it up?

[Ceetar]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: It took 2 minutes to type this: He's in Buffalo. Still young, posting underwhelming offensive stats. Fans ask the dumbest questions. Why not look it up?

Why make a "live chat"? why not just take the questions, post 'em at 2 for us to read?

[Guest Edgy DC]

Who in the world would trade for Barajas?

Um, your wife?

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Who in the world would trade for Barajas? Um, your wife?

I hear the echo of Gary Cohen looking at all Barajas's Home Runs early and wondering why it took someone so long in the offseason to sign this guy.

I think we may have figured it out.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I thought that question deserved a better response. There are a lot of teams looking for a catcher now and not all of them will succeed in acquiring the one they want.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

As did I. Glib, one-sentence answers don't come off nearly as clever when it takes you 3-4 minutes to type each one. (Not to mention their lack of actual cleverness.)

And hey-- he took one of mine! (The crappy one, natch, but still.)

Edited July 20, 2010 by Guest

[Guest Edgy DC]

Agreed. The point of the wifey comment was really about him choosing to be obnoxious instead of thoughtful.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Your mom's obnoxious instead of thoughtful.

(Looks around for someone to high-five)

[Guest Edgy DC]

Oh, s'it!

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: Agreed. The point of the wifey comment was really about him choosing to be obnoxious instead of thoughtful.

I get that vibe from him a lot on Twitter.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I bet a kidney the "chemistry" questions get his longest response so far.

(And I'll bet the other one that "Possible" considers Beltran "unclutch.")

[Guest Edgy DC]

Is it Possible the return of Carlos Beltran, Luis Castillo, and Possibly Oliver Perez are ruining the vibe in the clubhouse. Before the Break the Mets would win one then lose won win won then lose one. Now i feel like they Win one then lose 2 or 3; is it possible?

UGH!

[Ceetar]

metirish wrote: Jerry You Bunt bunted his question over

I dislike the negative vibe of this question. :-D

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

To his credit...

DJ-Euro Swingers, deigning to respond to mouthbreathing Met 'fans' wrote: No. Castillo is a hard-working guy who plays hurt and is generally respected in the clubhouse. Beltran is a great player, and the team in better off with him. Perez isn't back until today.

Good thing I've still got the other one.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yeah, come on. There's always the wild card and shit.

[metirish]

[Comment From Jerry You Bunt Jerry You Bunt: ]

5.5 games out now with ten days to go until the trading deadline , if things don't pick up the Mets could be ten games out by then...they become sellers then right?...what do they have to sell?
Tuesday July 20, 2010 2:33 Jerry You Bunt

2:35 No, it's not like they're going to start breaking up the roster for prospects. You don't really do that in New York unless things are really, really bad.


Ten games out is really really bad.

[Ceetar]

metirish wrote: [Comment From Jerry You Bunt Jerry You Bunt: ] 5.5 games out now with ten days to go until the trading deadline , if things don't pick up the Mets could be ten games out by then...they become sellers then right?...what do they have to sell? Tuesday July 20, 2010 2:33 Jerry You Bunt 2:35 No, it's not like they're going to start breaking up the roster for prospects. You don't really do that in New York unless things are really, really bad. Ten games out is really really bad.

I think he meant if like Jose Reyes grew a third arm that reduced his running speed.

But we were "supposed" to be 10 games out after the Yankees and Phillies series in May. This type of explosion is just so unlikely where the Mets are completely unable to win another game and Atlanta never loses.