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]That is why you see virtually the same column written over as the story of the week. Last week it was "Mets didn't include enough history" template, and this week it's the "Mets lack heart/edge" template. When can we have the "Omar is a genius and the Mets are the best team ever" template back?

was he simultaneously on 50 channels? was he even on two channels? just watch something else if you dont want to see the straw. i probably would have changed the channel myself.

]He's a great pro.......seriously I don't know why he upsets people(nymr) so much. it upsets me to see him bat 2nd, i dont think i ever said he shouldnt be a backup MI. edit, so i checked to make sure i wasnt remembering wrong and i wasn't. in the 5/1 IGT i said: ]Cora shouldnt be batting 2nd, drop him down between tatis and santos and move everyone else up a spot. a day or two earlier Manuel decided to bunt (what else is new) and i said i didn't like it but that if you're going to do it i guess Cora is the one to do it with (citing his statistics). god knows how you're calling me out here.

]Reyes, ss Cora, 2b Murphy, lf Beltran, cf Wright, 3b Church, rf Tatis, 1b Santos, c Pelfrey, rhp Cora shouldnt be batting 2nd, drop him down between tatis and santos and move everyone else up a spot.

]On top of all that, you're forced to pay outrageous prices to watch bad baseball at Citi Field - the not-so-impressive new park that the team plunked down next to a shanty town of shabby auto body shops. Even visitors from Detroit would find that area crummy I got in Monday for $11, I sat in seats better than the entire upper deck at Shea, I was mostly impressed by the ballpark, and I'd rather have a shanty town than have the government using its eminent domain power to tear down businesses. And there are no "visitors from Detroit" to find the area crummy because the people who leave Detroit don't go back, making them "migrants from Detroit who chose the big apple over your crappy city"

="Frayed Knot"]]It's Pablo, not Pedro Sandoval. Told ya I didn't know him. For the record to close out April: - the Dodgers win again (over the Giants) meaning they've still yet to lose at home. - and the Cards beat the Nats on - stop me if you've heard this one - a 9th inning bullpen meltdown. its going to be impossible to have consistency as long as the divisions have 5/6/5/5/5/4 teams in them.

a reprieve for Castro or Santos! lets see what what you can do boys!

"lack heart" is a euphamism for "aren't winning at the moment."

="Edgy DC":w89jswpc]Schneider's a load, but he's my load! Sounds like we need a WATP thread.[/quote:w89jswpc] Wacky Absurd Trade Proposals? Edgy DC Apr 30 2009 02:09 PM Close enough. Benjamin Grimm Apr 30 2009 02:16 PM ="Nymr83":eiyikd0l]I agree with you re: the mockery of a trade with philadelphia, but would that mock trade with Torinto really bother you? Holt is a prospect, Delgado and Maine are hardly home-grown guys (Delgado to the blue jays would in fact be where he belongs) and Schnieder is neither homegrown nor good.[/quote:eiyikd0l] It's really the combination of the two. I could roll with the Toronto trade. (Losing Seaver was far worse.) smg58 Apr 30 2009 05:57 PM ="G-Fafif":2scopwla]1) The Mets send David Wright, Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, Tim Redding and Ramon Castro to Philadelphia for Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Ryan Howard. 2) The Mets send Carlos Delgado, Brian Schneider, John Maine, Brad Holt and Ike Davis to Toronto for Roy Halladay, Rod Barajas and Kevin Millar. In concomitant moves, the Mets shift Daniel Murphy to third base, call up Fernando Martinez and have Oliver Perez and Bobby Parnell switch roles. I think this is a flight of fancy. Or am I dead serious? I'm not sure.[/quote:2scopwla] I wouldn't expect to see Halladay in a Mets uniform as long as the Jays are winning and the Mets aren't. We should have been jealous of the Phillies' bullpen last year, not their position players. They scored exactly the same amount of runs as the Mets did, in a much friendlier park. I'm not sure who'd rather have Victorino than Beltran, or why. batmagadanleadoff Apr 30 2009 06:29 PM ="smg58":39bribgv]We should have been jealous of the Phillies' bullpen last year, not their position players. They scored exactly the same amount of runs as the Mets did, in a much friendlier park. I'm not sure who'd rather have Victorino than Beltran, or why.[/quote:39bribgv] I agree. Overall, I don't think there's a damn signifcant difference between the Mets and the Phillies. Luck more than anything else, has designated one of these indistinguishable teams as the champs and the other, a bunch of choke artists.

="Benjamin Grimm"]="G-Fafif"]Admittedly unlikely, possibly clinically insane Met makeover proposal here. ]1) The Mets send David Wright, Jose Reyes, Carlos Beltran, Tim Redding and Ramon Castro to Philadelphia for Jimmy Rollins, Shane Victorino and Ryan Howard. 2) The Mets send Carlos Delgado, Brian Schneider, John Maine, Brad Holt and Ike Davis to Toronto for Roy Halladay, Rod Barajas and Kevin Millar. In concomitant moves, the Mets shift Daniel Murphy to third base, call up Fernando Martinez and have Oliver Perez and Bobby Parnell switch roles. I think this is a flight of fancy. Or am I dead serious? I'm not sure. That would be the end of me as a fan, I think. I know that teams change personnel, but this would be too much at once. It would reinforce that they're a team of strangers and I think my interest would be shot. Perhaps. i agree with you re: the mockery of a trade with philadelphia, but would that mock trade with Torinto really bother you? Holt is a prospect, Delgado and Maine are hardly home-grown guys (Delgado to the blue jays would in fact be where he belongs) and Schnieder is neither homegrown nor good.

Well he doesnt have to tip anything, but he's A-Rod, i'm sure his presence there is a big circus and i'll bet he gets treated better than the average customer does too.

Yeah, I don't see how Delgado is anywhere in the vicinity of ready to play if he couldn't be called upon in the 9th yesterday.

even in his bad months he's still getting on base at a nice clip. maybe he should be batting 2nd protected by beltran instead of 5th? if he's getting on base but not being the RBI-man then thats where he belongs anyway.

="metsguyinmichigan":14l0pzdh]I thought 15 percent was a decent tip.[/quote:14l0pzdh] not when you make 25 million a year it isnt. HahnSolo Apr 30 2009 09:28 AM ="Nymr83":1nh9sgj3]="metsguyinmichigan":1nh9sgj3]I thought 15 percent was a decent tip.[/quote:1nh9sgj3] not when you make 25 million a year it isnt.[/quote:1nh9sgj3] I will cut him some slack here. Just because some bimbo brings you buffalo wings and beer, you have to tip what...? 50%, 60%? Why should he tip more than Joe Schlabotnik at the next table for the same service? Nymr83 Apr 30 2009 09:31 AM Well he doesnt have to tip anything, but he's A-Rod, i'm sure his presence there is a big circus and i'll bet he gets treated better than the average customer does too. soupcan Apr 30 2009 09:34 AM ="HahnSolo":25t8z99n]="Nymr83":25t8z99n]="metsguyinmichigan":25t8z99n]I thought 15 percent was a decent tip.[/quote:25t8z99n] not when you make 25 million a year it isnt.[/quote:25t8z99n] I will cut him some slack here. Just because some bimbo brings you buffalo wings and beer, you have to tip what...? 50%, 60%? Why should he tip more than Joe Schlabotnik at the next table for the same service?[/quote:25t8z99n] Because he can. Because its a good investment in his image. And 50%-60% of a bill at Hooters is like shoeshine money to him. Part of the reason he is so famous is because of how much money he makes, ergo - lotsa people know how much money he makes and rightly or wrongly he gets scrutinized for his genorisity or lack thereof. You may bemoan the double-standard, but now his cheap ass is being called out. Ask him if the money he saved at Hooters by not over-tipping was worth the ridicule he's gonna get now. soupcan Apr 30 2009 09:36 AM Rodriguez hangs out shirtless in Central Park in 2006. Are these the infamous "Bitch Tits"? LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 30 2009 10:21 AM ="metsguyinmichigan":41qd8d37]I thought 15 percent was a decent tip.[/quote:41qd8d37] Kinda sorta. 'Round these parts, it's bare minimum, for "not bad" service. If service has been good at all, 20 and up is customary these days. (Like my grandpa always said, if you don't have money to tip, you don't have money to eat out.) HahnSolo Apr 30 2009 10:27 AM A cynic consumer might say in reply: if you can't pay your servers a decent wage, then don't open a restaurant. The percentage thing never made sense to me. Do the same job at a Denny's or at the Four Seasons, but at one your tip might be $5 while at the other it's $50? But we're veering off course here: the tipping off of pitches seems like it should be getting far more attention here. batmagadanleadoff Apr 30 2009 10:29 AM I'd grow bitch tits for $25M a year. metsguyinmichigan Apr 30 2009 10:30 AM Did ARod tipp off 15 percent of the batters or more? bmfc1 Apr 30 2009 10:33 AM ="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":3qj28dvx]="metsguyinmichigan":3qj28dvx]I thought 15 percent was a decent tip.[/quote:3qj28dvx] (Like my grandpa always said, if you don't have money to tip, you don't have money to eat out.)[/quote:3qj28dvx] I like that very much. Your Grandpa sounds like a wise man. metirish May 01 2009 06:36 AM Hilarious ] Roberts also details Rodriguez's obsession with teammate Derek Jeter. Players who accompanied A-Rod to clubs said his favorite pickup line was "Who's hotter, me or Derek Jeter?" Edgy DC May 01 2009 07:19 AM Shit. The bastard stole my line. cooby May 05 2009 08:30 PM No question, Edgy, it's you!

="metirish":157kypte]Like anyone believed that he stopped using when he said he did....[/quote:157kypte] screw steroids, i want to know more about arod intentionally aiding the opposing team! metirish Apr 30 2009 07:06 AM ="Nymr83":3rqhcden]="metirish":3rqhcden]Like anyone believed that he stopped using when he said he did....[/quote:3rqhcden] screw steroids, i want to know more about arod intentionally aiding the opposing team![/quote:3rqhcden] Yeah I'm still trying to figure that one out , but isn't that Rodriguez all over, trying to be popular in his own strange way.....when you think there is noting else with him he just gives more. Edgy DC Apr 30 2009 07:43 AM I see a nickname like that filling the stands in American League cities this summer. I hope she's got her story straight, because this could wreck him. HahnSolo Apr 30 2009 07:51 AM ="Nymr83"]]Other things alleged in Roberts' book, according to the Daily News: � A-Rod "pitch tipped" when he played for the Rangers by letting opponents at the plate know which pitch was coming in lopsided games. A-Rod expected players he helped would reciprocate when he was having an off night and needed to get his batting average up. i want names! If true, I don't know how he looks teammates (particularly pitchers) in the eyes ever again. In the locker room, I could see this as being a far more egregious sin than steroids. metsguyinmichigan Apr 30 2009 07:55 AM I thought 15 percent was a decent tip. Mendoza Line Apr 30 2009 08:07 AM ]A-Rod "pitch tipped" when he played for the Rangers by letting opponents at the plate know which pitch was coming in lopsided games. A-Rod expected players he helped would reciprocate when he was having an off night and needed to get his batting average up. How does a shortstop do this without anyone else on the team noticing? Nymr83 Apr 30 2009 08:07 AM ="metsguyinmichigan":14l0pzdh]I thought 15 percent was a decent tip.[/quote:14l0pzdh] not when you make 25 million a year it isnt. HahnSolo Apr 30 2009 09:28 AM ="Nymr83":1nh9sgj3]="metsguyinmichigan":1nh9sgj3]I thought 15 percent was a decent tip.[/quote:1nh9sgj3] not when you make 25 million a year it isnt.[/quote:1nh9sgj3] I will cut him some slack here. Just because some bimbo brings you buffalo wings and beer, you have to tip what...? 50%, 60%? Why should he tip more than Joe Schlabotnik at the next table for the same service? Nymr83 Apr 30 2009 09:31 AM Well he doesnt have to tip anything, but he's A-Rod, i'm sure his presence there is a big circus and i'll bet he gets treated better than the average customer does too. soupcan Apr 30 2009 09:34 AM ="HahnSolo":25t8z99n]="Nymr83":25t8z99n]="metsguyinmichigan":25t8z99n]I thought 15 percent was a decent tip.[/quote:25t8z99n] not when you make 25 million a year it isnt.[/quote:25t8z99n] I will cut him some slack here. Just because some bimbo brings you buffalo wings and beer, you have to tip what...? 50%, 60%? Why should he tip more than Joe Schlabotnik at the next table for the same service?[/quote:25t8z99n] Because he can. Because its a good investment in his image. And 50%-60% of a bill at Hooters is like shoeshine money to him. Part of the reason he is so famous is because of how much money he makes, ergo - lotsa people know how much money he makes and rightly or wrongly he gets scrutinized for his genorisity or lack thereof. You may bemoan the double-standard, but now his cheap ass is being called out. Ask him if the money he saved at Hooters by not over-tipping was worth the ridicule he's gonna get now. soupcan Apr 30 2009 09:36 AM Rodriguez hangs out shirtless in Central Park in 2006. Are these the infamous "Bitch Tits"? LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 30 2009 10:21 AM ="metsguyinmichigan":41qd8d37]I thought 15 percent was a decent tip.[/quote:41qd8d37] Kinda sorta. 'Round these parts, it's bare minimum, for "not bad" service. If service has been good at all, 20 and up is customary these days. (Like my grandpa always said, if you don't have money to tip, you don't have money to eat out.) HahnSolo Apr 30 2009 10:27 AM A cynic consumer might say in reply: if you can't pay your servers a decent wage, then don't open a restaurant. The percentage thing never made sense to me. Do the same job at a Denny's or at the Four Seasons, but at one your tip might be $5 while at the other it's $50? But we're veering off course here: the tipping off of pitches seems like it should be getting far more attention here. batmagadanleadoff Apr 30 2009 10:29 AM I'd grow bitch tits for $25M a year. metsguyinmichigan Apr 30 2009 10:30 AM Did ARod tipp off 15 percent of the batters or more? bmfc1 Apr 30 2009 10:33 AM ="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":3qj28dvx]="metsguyinmichigan":3qj28dvx]I thought 15 percent was a decent tip.[/quote:3qj28dvx] (Like my grandpa always said, if you don't have money to tip, you don't have money to eat out.)[/quote:3qj28dvx] I like that very much. Your Grandpa sounds like a wise man. metirish May 01 2009 06:36 AM Hilarious ] Roberts also details Rodriguez's obsession with teammate Derek Jeter. Players who accompanied A-Rod to clubs said his favorite pickup line was "Who's hotter, me or Derek Jeter?" Edgy DC May 01 2009 07:19 AM Shit. The bastard stole my line. cooby May 05 2009 08:30 PM No question, Edgy, it's you!

="Edgy DC"]Better control than Saberhagen is hard to conceive. Saberhagen BB/9 career= 1.65, he twice led the league at 1.5 and .7 Guess who is right behind him on the all-time list? our old friend Rick Reed!

Wright is hitting .270 or so, if he needs a day off then by all means give it to him, but he is hardly hitting poorly enough to be forced to the bench for a few days

]Other things alleged in Roberts' book, according to the Daily News: � A-Rod "pitch tipped" when he played for the Rangers by letting opponents at the plate know which pitch was coming in lopsided games. A-Rod expected players he helped would reciprocate when he was having an off night and needed to get his batting average up. i want names!

what a fucking tease in the 9th

Frayed Knot wrote: Wow! PH-ing Santos for Castro. Manuel just told us who is leaving when Schnieder gets back.

Tatis HBP, is Delgado available????

Looking? Looking? come on Wright, swign the fucking bat there!!

Shouldn't Maine or Perez pinch-run here? (assuming Castillo cant of course)

TransMonk wrote: Would it be over-broad to amend my statement to: This reads to me like Santana should go nine innings every start if he's winning by one run. i can't speak for edgy, but thats a statement i'd code-in if we were creatign a computer to manage the mets.

FUCK FUCK FUCK, WHAT THE HELL IS SUDDENLY WRONG WITH RELIEVERS WHEN THEY COME TO THE METS???