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]2. Six innings earlier, a stray cat desperately trying to exit the field leaped onto the low fence directly in front of New York Governor David Paterson i was happy to see that the cats made it over from the old building. i didnt even realize that was patterson, but him or someone with him JUMPED scared when that cat came near them.

this guy could easily have the "bust" label in another year or two. they had a heck of a logjam in the outfield/1b (Johnson, Dunn, Milledge, Dukes, Kearns, and Willingham for 4 positions) so this helps get the other guys (and milledge, though at aaa) more regular at-bats. this team really needs to find someone who wants one of these guys (other than dunn and probably dukes) for a pitcher or at least a couple of decent (non-outfield) prospects.

]Wow, if he can come in for August, that would be some pen -- especially of the guys in there are feeling gassed from over use maybe he can replace Feliciano as the lefty specialist? he might have a big mouth but he doesn't balk runners home

]Jeez that was nice of the two rich white( I'll assume they were white) guys to fly to some piss poor country so they can get the 19 -0 caps. I'm sure the few dollars they gave the locals for them made it a win-win. ]"Say, Dikembe, it appears the New York Mets are every bit the powerhouse those Buffalo Bills and Phoenix Suns were in the previous decade." In Africa the Buffalo Bills were known as the greatest team ever, until someone started to wonder why none of the shirts said "4-time champions" on them.

Beltran beats out the DP ball and bring a run ho,e on the FC, i'll take that.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: OK, we're all set up now. set up for victory or for disappointment?

The crowd sounds like its a (somewhat subdued) home game for the Mets Delgado HBP, bases loaded!

Reyes chased one (i thought) on the 1-0 pitch and popped out

they tried to go after Sheffield but the count went to 2-0 so they just put him on. lets go Jose!

2 outs tying run on 2nd, Maine leaves the game for a pinch-hitter, and Sheffield will face the lefty reliever

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: ="Nymr83"]Murphy pops out but sees 11 pitches in the process, i like that. Not to be a total neanderfuck but I'll trade an 11-pitch popout for a 2-pitch smash to the wall anytime. it arguably helped get Sanchez out of the game, and Beltran just knocked one out of the park off his replacement

Murphy pops out but sees 11 pitches in the process, i like that.

]SP: Al Leiter, Darren Oliver, Yorkis Perez, Jason Vargas, Reid Cornelius As of tommorow, Livan Hernandez beats out Cornelius for this team. I'd also play Everett in CF and Floyd in RF, Everett has actually played more games in CF than he has in LF, RF, and DH combined. Sheffield was 3rd baseman for the Marlins, David Weathers should make that bullpen, likely over Mota, and Preston Wilson over the 3rd catcher

="Gwreck":36veuun8]Fox Sports (212) 556-2500 (all I get is a busy signal) -- if I do get through they're getting a piece of my mind as well. What an under-reported story. Where's Mushnick when we need him? Right here[/url:36veuun8], it turns out, although he fails to place the blame on Fox and MLB and instead gives us inanity about the post-game concert that the Marlins are having that led to the early start time.[/quote:36veuun8] The Marlins DO deserve a fair share of the blame here. The Marlins are part of MLB and they knew of MLB's contractual commitments to FOX which presumably pre-dated the scheduling of this concert, they should have started the game at the normal time, which is what the Mets do when they have a post-game concert. themetfairy Apr 10 2009 11:49 AM If they were so worried about having a concert, they could have scheduled a pre-game show. Sheesh.... Gwreck Apr 10 2009 11:51 AM Any "blame" that the Marlins have is MLB's fault. MLB needs to get the clubs in line, and if it means forcing teams to schedule their games outside the Fox broadcast window -- well, then they need to do it. I also forgot that News Corporation owns both the NY Post (Musnick's paper) and Fox Sports (one of the parties directly involved here) so there's also the whole conflict-of-interest problem if Mushnick is addressing this. John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 10 2009 11:52 AM It was also mentioned in the Snooze. Maybe I'm losing my edge but being forced to listen to the radio for an hour is stupid and unnecessary but probably not the worst thing in the world. A Boy Named Seo Apr 10 2009 11:53 AM Wow, I didn't even know about this. Agreed w/ NYMR about the Marlins being equally idiotic w/ the scheduling. But not wholly surprising that they don't give a shit about people not being able to see their product. I still don't get why FOX "owns" airspace on regular season game, but think MLB should get the brunt of the noise for negotiating such a stupid deal w/ them. Centerfield Apr 10 2009 12:08 PM I'm having this whole thread nuked. I bought exclusive posting rights on the CPF during 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. And I'm charging each of you for infringing on my exclusive. Certified checks or money orders please. A Boy Named Seo Apr 10 2009 12:10 PM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket":3h5uzsyq]It was also mentioned in the Snooze. Maybe I'm losing my edge but being forced to listen to the radio for an hour is stupid and unnecessary but probably not the worst thing in the world.[/quote:3h5uzsyq] That ain't the "Mets on TV" Johnny Dickshot who phoned, emailed, and faxed politicians into submission during the Dolan TV squabble. Spitzer turned to that chick because you made his job too stressful. Kong76 Apr 10 2009 12:10 PM JCL: Maybe I'm losing my edge but being forced to listen to the radio for an hour is stupid and unnecessary but probably not the worst thing in the world <<< Says John Cougar Prunejuicer. HahnSolo Apr 10 2009 01:00 PM Is tomorrow a Fox or Ch. 11 game? It would be really odd for SNY to be doing a pregame from 6:30-7 while the actual game is going on. Frayed Knot Apr 10 2009 01:40 PM ="A Boy Named Seo"]I still don't get why FOX "owns" airspace on regular season game, but think MLB should get the brunt of the noise for negotiating such a stupid deal w/ them. Simple answer is that they paid for it. MLB, as most sports (except for The Masters) do, lets TV dictate the terms and FOX is going to voluntarily give up the NYC market for their expensive game right after politicians start voluntarily giving up votes and campaign contributions. The Marlins, meanwhile, aren't televising that game locally at all so it's not like they care that SNY is blocked out for the first 55 minutes. G-Fafif Apr 10 2009 03:31 PM It's Miami at 6 PM. I wouldn't bet against a rain delay. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 10 2009 03:45 PM ="Frayed Knot"] The Marlins, meanwhile, aren't televising that game locally at all so it's not like they care that SNY is blocked out for the first 55 minutes. I remember reading this earlier in the week. Isn't their local contract to a regional FSN affiliate-- what gives for skipping a Saturday telecast? I remember Loria giving game broadcasts the same short shrift in Montreal-- no English-language radio deal for the last season under his control, eg.-- but that was on the way out the door, and "lack of fan interest" dovetailed neatly with his/MLB's joint screwjob. MFS62 Apr 10 2009 03:51 PM ="themetfairy":2ajltz9m]If they were so worried about having a concert, they could have scheduled a pre-game show. Sheesh....[/quote:2ajltz9m] There you go, trying to be logical again. Later Frayed Knot Apr 11 2009 06:37 AM ]Isn't their local contract to a regional FSN affiliate-- what gives for skipping a Saturday telecast? Answers = Yes and I don't know (I don't think there's a Heat conflict). But not all teams televise every game (we New Yorkers have long been a bit spoiled on this topic) and Saturday nights are traditionally the worst TV slot of the week. Maybe they think it boosts weekend attendance to shun TV every once in a while. btw, first pitch in now scheduled for 6:25 so, at most, TV will miss 2 innings (and, at the rate these early games have been played, maybe less than 1) bmfc1 Apr 11 2009 08:19 AM Locals cable channels (but not over-the-air channels) can show the local teams. However, the broadcasts cannot begin after 1 PM eastern and before 7 eastern as FOX has exclusive TV rights to baseball during those hours. EI and mlb.tv cannot show any game that starts during the above hours, even if it is on FOX but not available locally (so tonight's game isn't on the EI schedule). The rules differ for EI and mlb.tv for 1 starts (I don't know why). As a result, as a Mets fan in the DC area: if the Mets have a 1 PM Saturday game, it is on mlb.tv but not EI. If the game starts after 1 and before 7, it is not available in either venue. (One year, the Mets had a Saturday DH against SF. The second game started after the FOX game finished but before 7 so it wasn't available outside of NY and SF.) If the Mets are on a FOX game but it is not shown in DC, it is not available on EI or mlb.tv (as if I'm going to say "hey, the Mets aren't on but the Orioles are so at least I have baseball). The blackout rules are overlybroad and unfair. E.g., EI and mlb.tv subscribers in Las Vegas are blacked out from 6 different teams broadcasts. This has been talked about for years and Selig talks about fixing it but never does. Maybe with today's absurdity, something will be done (although I wish it happened to a MFY broadcast). Kong76 Apr 11 2009 08:30 AM FK: btw, first pitch in now scheduled for 6:25 <<< They're caving, they hear our footsteps. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 11 2009 12:11 PM ="Kong76"]FK: btw, first pitch in now scheduled for 6:25 <<< They're caving, they hear our footsteps. But... but... that means less vocal warm-up time for Flo Rida... and a subpar version of that "Shawty got low, low, low, low" song. Oh, most pyrrhic victory! Kong76 Apr 11 2009 12:57 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 11 2009 06:20 PM Having trouble figuring out if there is something oddly familiar about you or if you're just familiarly odd :-) dgwphotography Apr 11 2009 01:37 PM Justice would be served if the game went 15 innings... Kong76 Apr 11 2009 06:22 PM Lol, apologies to LWFS, Flo Rida is actually performing tonight according to the booth. I need rest.

Stokes getting it done! and the Mets clawing back 1 run at a time, they'll need 2 more with 2 to play

Business as usual for Oliver Perez, who has walked 4 today with nobody out in the 5th inning.

Pelfrey gives it back and more. I'm off to a seder, don't blow it Mets!

TransMonk wrote: ="Nymr83"]i keep thinking transmonk's posts are mine, i used to use that avatar! Did you?...I thought you had the one with his back turned and his cap on with the plus sign. Sorry for the confusion. that wasn't me, though i did have one where he was wearing a black jacket. i monopolize the bobby-v images.

i keep thinking transmonk's posts are mine, i used to use that avatar!

Green bails out Santana, Putz gets it done, hurray for the new bullpen! I know its not over yet, but this is a game Santana would have gotten an "L" in last year, or at least a no decision.

really want to see this. will review whenever i do

Mushnick in The Post today rips Yankee stadium for 1) bad tv camera angles and 2) gigantic "distracting" advertising, while saying that the advertising at citi field is reasonable and unobtrusive.

Not sure who you are on the board. your trade offers are all close to something i'd like to do but not quite there, lets talk/email rather than exchange offers on the website (which i have trouble with from work anyway)

="metsmarathon":39bowth7]well, lets hope that sheffoid's newfound attitude continues throughout the season[/quote:39bowth7] history says it wont last, but i sure hope it does, he can be a useful part of this team id he shuts his mouth and just plays baseball