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[Guest Edgy DC]

Edgy DC wrote: 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!

And I thought that it couldn't get worse until...

[Comment From Sick of the Mess Sick of the Mess: ] Andy , we are all talking about possible trades for the met's to acquire to help this team , but the fact is that ownership does not want anything to do with adding to their payroll ! So as Met fans , what is ther to look forward to ? Hope ? there is none ! Your thoughts ! Thanks

[metirish]

Andy fucking Dick

Comment From Sick of the Mess Sick of the Mess: ] Andy , we are all talking about possible trades for the met's to acquire to help this team , but the fact is that ownership does not want anything to do with adding to their payroll ! So as Met fans , what is ther to look forward to ? Hope ? there is none ! Your thoughts ! Thanks ! Tuesday July 20, 2010 2:41 Sick of the Mess 2:42 I don't know. Baseball is fun to watch? Enjoy the games? Whaddaya want from me....

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Edgy DC wrote: Edgy DC wrote: 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! And I thought that it couldn't get worse until... [Comment From Sick of the Mess Sick of the Mess: ] Andy , we are all talking about possible trades for the met's to acquire to help this team , but the fact is that ownership does not want anything to do with adding to their payroll ! So as Met fans , what is ther to look forward to ? Hope ? there is none ! Your thoughts ! Thanks

Oh, but wait.

[Comment From Jim: ] Isn't it interesting that when Carlos finally comes back the team goes into a tailspin. What effect is he having in the clubhouse? Is Francouer disenchanted and giving up his role as team leader?

I'll go double or nothing, renally, and wager that Jim's made at least a couple of "Los Mets" jokes in the last few years.

[metirish]

Andy is not having any of it though

There is no correlation between Beltran's personality and the Mets losing streak. I mean, come on, are you kidding? Were Takahashi and Pelfrey spooked by the new centerfielder, causing them to leave their fastballs over the plate? Did K-Rod say, "i'd save this game, if only that Beltran weren't out there." Geez... Tuesday July 20, 2010 2:48

[Guest Edgy DC]

Yes, I guess it's better when the columnists are exasperated by the mental acuity of the fans rather than the other way around, but as a fan, I'm not a little embarassed.

[Ceetar]

[Comment From Amit] Do you think there is any team that would be willing to trade for K-Rod? Mets could rid themselves of his salary and maybe get a nice player or two in return. There has got to be some team out there that still thinks this guy is good. They are not going to win any World Series with K-Rod as the closer

K-Rod, for his flaws, is the best reliever the Mets have. You, sir, are being irrational.

It always amuses me when fans are so sure that K-Rod/X Player is complete trash but think a GM wouldn't be smart enough to realize it and would accept him in a trade. Like it's a secret analytical power only Mets fans have.

maybe amuses isn'tt the right word.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I think I know why he was wearing the fedora in that other picture-- he's kind of a dickhead.

[Guest Edgy DC]

I guess some of these guys are 11 years old, but how do you fall into the trap of the notion that K-Rod is useless/is worthless/sucks/is disposeable, but, you know, at least they got rid of Wagner before him, and Looper before him, and Benitez before him, and Franco for 15 years before him?

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LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I think I know why he was wearing the fedora in that other picture-- he's kind of a dickhead.

He's a complete dickhead alright.

[Ceetar]

Edgy DC wrote: I guess some of these guys are 11 years old, but how do you fall into the trap of the notion that K-Rod is useless/is worthless/sucks/is disposeable, but, you know, at least they got rid of Wagner before him, and Looper before him, and Benitez before him, and Franco for 15 years before him?

Look at how many people are pretty much wishing we'd kept Wagner.

short memories I guess.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

A douche.

Read today where the editor of the Snooze is splitting the scene. The Sports Editor left to do ESPN New York.

[Frayed Knot]

There is no correlation between Beltran's personality and the Mets losing streak. I mean, come on, are you kidding? Were Takahashi and Pelfrey spooked by the new centerfielder, causing them to leave their fastballs over the plate? Did K-Rod say, "i'd save this game, if only that Beltran weren't out there." Geez...

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.

Good for him on those questions anyway.
Most, if not all, of the FAN hosts would have simply accepted the caller/writer's words as truth without even questioning them - and that's all assuming that the host didn't initiate the line of thinking in the first place making you wonder which is the ventriloquist and which is the dummy in the whole arrangement.