Rico Forever: The Afterlife of Mets, 2011

[Edgy MD]

Brian McRae, DUI.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

What did McRae do, jump out of the barber's chair, into his car and into a cop?

[Edgy MD]

I imagine there was a visit to McSorley's somewhere in that sequence.

[Benjamin Grimm]

The placement of that shadow makes me think of the Red Ghost:

[Benjamin Grimm]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP)�Former Major League outfielder Carl Everett is in a Tampa jail on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and tampering with a witness. Jail records indicate the 39-year-old Everett was arrested Monday night at his suburban Tampa home. He was booked into the Hillsborough County Jail shortly after midnight and is being held without bond. Details of the arrest were not immediately available. Everett�s attorney, Clinton Paris, did not immediately return a call for comment. Everett played Major League Baseball for 14 seasons. He began with the Florida Marlins and was traded to the New York Mets. He also played with the Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Montreal Expos and Seattle Mariners. Everett is from Tampa and attended Hillsborough High School.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

More details.

The trouble started at 7:30 p.m., according to the report. Everett was arguing with his wife. Court records show he is married to Linda Everett. The argument was escalated by Everett, when he pointed a silver handgun his wife's head and pressed it against the side of her head, placing her in fear for her life, according to the report. Linda Everett then tried to call 911, on her iPhone. Everett grabbed it and broke it. His wife tried to call 911 from another phone, but Everett grabbed that and broke it too, according to the report. The Everetts have been married 18 years and have three children together, according to the report.

Billy Wagner thinks this is a... let's just say he's not surprised.

[Guest themetfairy]

Why is the color of the handgun a relevant detail?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Because it's silver. Means it can be used to kill vampires and werewolves.

[Guest themetfairy]

Good point!

I guess we should take it easy on Carl if Linda was distracting him from his vampire/werewolf killing duties....

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Well, he sure as hell wasn't shooting any dinosaurs.

Because they're imaginary, not because they're extinct.

[Gwreck]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I think Delgado must've really hated Willie.

I wonder if that was an acquired hatred or if it played into Delgado's rebuffing the Mets' contract offer in the '04-'05 offseason.

[batmagadanleadoff]

Gwreck wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I think Delgado must've really hated Willie. I wonder if that was an acquired hatred or if it played into Delgado's rebuffing the Mets' contract offer in the '04-'05 offseason.

Randolph's strategy of reducing the #2 slot in the lineup to designated bunter and out-maker probably undermined Delgado's production more than any other Met.

[Edgy MD]

Dykstra wasn't able to post bail.

Meanwhile, he's loading up to go full Sheen on us.

[metirish]

Edgy DC wrote: Dykstra wasn't able to post bail. Meanwhile, he's loading up to go full Sheen on us.

I'd hate to be his attorney , guy never shuts up and in that bit talked a lot but said nothing.

[Edgy MD]

Plus he's broke, out of credit, and running out of friends.

[Met Hunter]

Endy Chavez recalled by the Texas Rangers.

[seawolf17]

Rico to Notre Dame in Fairfield to coach... football.

[Fman99]

Lastings Milledge toiling away for the White Sox' triple AAA affiliate based out of Charlotte, and witnessed here in Syracuse this past weekend.

[Edgy MD]

Yes, it can get worse for Lenny Dykstra.

[G-Fafif]

Mark Simon catches up with his favorite Met ever, Neil Allen.

[Edgy MD]

Cleon Jones, grumpy old man.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: Cleon Jones, grumpy old man.

I didn't get the grumpness, just a guy saying things aren't (done) like they used to be.
A common thought.
Later

[Edgy MD]

You see, I'm referencing a comedy sketch.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: You see, I'm referencing a comedy sketch.

Got it.
Just sensitive to those "old men" comments, y'know.

Later

[G-Fafif]

Fine profile of former Mets manager, coach and catcher Yogi Berra by Joe Posnanski in the annual "Where Are They Now?" issue of Sports Illustrated. Just as worthwhile is Austin Murphy's visit 40 years later with the team of his youth, the 1971 champion Pirates, including Richie Hebner, from before we had reason to hate Richie Hebner other than for being a Met opponent (when, quite frankly, I didn't have much of an opinion of him one way or the other).

[Edgy MD]

Nolan Ryan, hospitalized, believed to be heart-related.

Shawn Estes, calling games for the Reno Aces.

Mike Piazza, swinging play dates with an undernourished woman.

[TransMonk]

Wait...Tom Cruise and Mike Piazza are friends?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

That's not uncreepy.

[Frayed Knot]

Does that mean Mike's a Scientologist now?


btw, there's nothing worse than tabloids that refer to the kids of celebs by their first name only - and by extension the idea that that's all they have to do knowing that their readers are so tuned into these mini-celebs that first names are all that's required.

[Willets Point]

Do any of those photos of Katie Holmes' ass also include Mike Piazza?