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Kurkjian with a good Zeilecentric column here. Too bad Rey-Rey's been disappeared from the narrative, though.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: If it was the MFY's who had the history of wearing responder caps in tribute to 9/11, MLB would've ruled differently. Torre would've ruled differently. The MFY's are larger than the rules. The MFY's don't have to put NOB's on their road unis. The MFY's host an All-Star game in an even numbered NL year. Derek Jeter would've been permitted to wear a responder cap. Or three. Or a different one every inning. Derek Jeter located Osama bin Laden. Derek Jeter saved the world on 9/11. He's got an edge, baby!

I'm surprised MLB didn't make them wear MFY caps.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: But, this is the Piazza moment for David Wright! Maybe if he took more roids. Yet when it came to these types of situations, Mike had a bigger set than this entire team combined. Figuratively speaking.

Pagan 1.5 Acosta 1.0 Beato 1.0 Pridie 1.0 Baxter 0.5 Evans 0.5 Paulino 0.5

METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through 9/11/2011 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. JOSE REYES 1,280 3. DAVID WRIGHT 1,237

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING RACE Through 9/11/2011 REYES .332 Braun .331 For a dude with a 14-game hitting streak, Jose ain't gainin' much traction -- only one hit per game in 12 of the 14 contests.

BEST EAST EVER Through 143 Games 2011 Phils: 94-49 1986 METS: 93-50 Good news: Phillies lost. Better news: Mets of sparkling vintage won't be doing so much of that anymore.

Bay 2.5 Capuano 2.0 Reyes 1.5 Wright 1.0 Herrera 0.5

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING RACE Through 9/10/2011 REYES .333 Braun .331 Wro3bqi4Eb8

BEST EAST EVER Through 142 Games 2011 Phils: 94-48 1986 METS: 93-49 Groan.

METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through 9/10/2011 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. JOSE REYES 1,279 3. DAVID WRIGHT 1,237

Ceetar wrote: Nice writeup on Fe Y Temor en Flushing in the latest edition of Mets Magazine though. Comes with an English translation as well. �Con Fanaticos Optimista de los Mets -- muy bien! Paginas 153, 154 de edicion 5

Turner 3.0 Pelfrey 2.0 Bay 2.0 Evans 1.0 Wright 1.0 Reyes 0.5 Stinson 0.5

BEST EAST EVER Through 141 Games 1986 METS: 93-48 2011 Phils: 93-48 Mets hold the tie breaker based on the Phillies suck.

METS ALL-TIME HIT LEADERS Through 9/9/2011 1. Ed Kranepool 1,418 2. JOSE REYES 1,278 3. DAVID WRIGHT 1,235

NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING RACE Through 9/9/2011 REYES .335 Braun .331 Mets posted the race on the CitiVision board after Jose was intentionally walked in the ninth. Can't decide whether that's jinxy.

metirish wrote: True, and I'll add that a ticket to see the Mets is very reasonable, and kids were free . I hope when the team is rising high and winning things these little things will remain. Fan-friendliness seems to run in an inverse proportion to the standings, at least once it's occurred to them haughtiness and fourth place don't mesh.

Love Metstradamus all days, particularly today. To the people who went to the doubleheader, and there weren't many, bless your heart. You are the definition of fan, and you should be loved. I know the Mets have done some good things by fans who had to sit through long rain delays this season (I was a beneficiary of that). But I'll go so far as to say this: If you were at Thursday's doubleheader, you deserve to not only have guaranteed tickets to the first World Series game at Citi Field, but you deserve to be in the front row. You deserve the cushy seats behind the plate. Because you're who the Mets should want to have the best experience. Those people who were there Thursday, those are your real fans, Wilpon family. These are the people who are there for you when times are tough, you should have them by your side the next time things are good. I just hope they're not using walkers and canes by then. I'd like to think I'm good at blasting the organization when they do something dumb. So under the premise that puppies and babies need positive reinforcement just as they need to be told "no", I'm going to give the Mets credit for something: Before the first game the team had a tweet contest, where the first person in the park to tweet back got to throw out the ceremonial first pitch of the ball game (and no, the winner wasn't Chris Schwinden.) Think about it: a fan in the stands got to go onto the field and throw a ceremonial first pitch to Ronny Paulino (amazingly, he caught it.) That's pretty freakin' sweet if you ask me. If there's one thing I can impart onto the Mets new ownership, whoever they may be and whenever they may get here, it would be this: the Twitter first pitch thing? More of that.

Edgy DC wrote: The final score: Joe Robbie Stadium (1993-1996) Pro Player Park (1996) Pro Player Stadium (1996-2005) Dolphins Stadium (2005-2006) Dolphin Stadium (2006-2009) LandShark Stadium (2009-2010) Dolphin Stadium (again) (2010) Sun Life Stadium (2010-2011). I loved the rationale for going from PPP to PPS. There were complaints that Pro Player Park was an insult to the tradition represented by the name Joe Robbie Stadium. So they reinserted Stadium.

The greatest pitcher and the clutchest hitter in Mets history bracket one of the nicest gestures in today's edition. 136: 1975 -- Tom piles up the strikeouts all year, every year 137: 1996 -- Lance tells Mookie, "No, YOU'RE No. 1!" 138: 1985 -- Keith comes up/through with first place on the line Also... 136: 1985 -- Hernandez gets an ovation, HoJo orders a salami 137: 2010 -- Tejada slides into third on an outside-the-park home run 138: 1969 -- Hands not so smooth; Kooz much smoother

Thayer, Thayer, Dale's coming back.

TransMonk wrote: Mike Piazza, above, racing for first flight out of Marlins roster.

This division isn't exactly weighted down with with Commissioner's Trophies*: Two from us, two from PHI, one from ATL (with two others in storage from their previous stops), none from WAS (or MON) and those two from FLA. *Commissioner's Trophy awarded only since 1967; speaking metaphorically -- but only leaving out the Boston and Milwaukee Braves of 1914 and 1957 anyway.

They have got to be the weirdest franchise that's ever been, at least since the Cleveland Spiders were contracted. You can dismiss them and deride them and have many laughs at their expense, but then you can't help but come back to "...but they won two World Series."