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The Mets are loaded with non-threatening boys.

Thanks for letting us know that the Washington Post considers Chico Harlan inadequate to his job to such an extent it is asking Nationals fans to fill in the blanks for him. Great KTE. Big series, no doubt about it. We don't need fourth place slipping away.

Don't forget to tip your waitresses. (And kudos above for the Uncle Floyd reference.)

="Farmer Ted":2zzmo27y]Shoulda kept Reyes at 2nd and Kaz at short. Living in a hindsight paradigm here. Don't mind me.[/quote:2zzmo27y] The last homegrown Met to start a game for the Mets at second was Jose Reyes in 2004. John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 18 2009 05:36 AM Adam Rubin sez Lugo is working out at the Mets complex in the DR while Redding is in danger of whacking to make room for him. Edgy DC Jul 18 2009 08:01 AM Good and good. I mean I guess. It's a baby step when we're more than a baby step over the trouble line.

The Mets were two-hit. If the Mets had been no-hit, would have anybody noticed the difference?

I thought for sure Maddux would take himself out of the ceremonies with 20 minutes to go.

The winners -- or entries, really -- are here[/url:3gwsqtvi]. "Smile though your [heart: 21 15 7] is aching" probably hits closest to the spirit of Banner Day.

="Fman99":1yb8xhg3]Tonight's game is later because they are going to retire Maddux's number in a pre-game ceremony.[/quote:1yb8xhg3] I assume Maddux will come out of the ceremony before it reaches the two-thirds point, no matter how well or poorly the ceremony is going.

The Enemy McClouth CF Prado 2B Jones 3B McCann C Escobar SS Anderson LF Diaz RF Kotchman 1B Lowe P

Clearly the most motivational Mets lineup ever. Shout it from the rooftops, baby we're ready to go.

The comeback starts NOW with this lineup: Pagan CF Castillo 2B Wright 3B Sheffield LF Francoeur RF Murphy 1B Cora SS Schneider C Perez P

="Edgy DC":35fuifho]No, they were very different. One was an outright mis-statement of facts. The other was clear satire. He essentially equated what FOX did --- which was nothing, going by what I saw --- with what he pretended fake MSNBC did. So even his joke about MSNBC was itself a dig at FOX.[/quote:35fuifho] Would your life really be that much better without Jon Stewart? Nymr83 Jul 16 2009 02:58 PM isnt Ray Romano one of ours too? Edgy DC Jul 16 2009 03:02 PM ]Would your life really be that much better without Jon Stewart? I think I'm calling it pretty fairly. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 16 2009 03:07 PM ="Nymr83":dius69g1]isnt Ray Romano one of ours too?[/quote:dius69g1] Um... nope. (Warning, the below is kind of galling.) http://www.tmz.com/2008/06/13/ray-romano-everybody-hates-boston/ Benjamin Grimm Jul 16 2009 03:13 PM He "came out" as a Yankee fan in the Daily News a couple of weeks ago. I was sure he was a Mets fan. At least, Ray Barrone was. dgwphotography Jul 16 2009 05:52 PM ="Benjamin Grimm"]He "came out" as a Yankee fan in the Daily News a couple of weeks ago. I was sure he was a Mets fan. At least, Ray Barrone was. Not a surprise. There was an episode that featured a few of the 69 Mets, and had Ray and his brother singing Meet The Mets They got the words wrong... LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 16 2009 06:33 PM ="dgwphotography"]="Benjamin Grimm"]He "came out" as a Yankee fan in the Daily News a couple of weeks ago. I was sure he was a Mets fan. At least, Ray Barrone was. Not a surprise. There was an episode that featured a few of the 69 Mets, and had Ray and his brother singing Meet The Mets They got the words wrong... Ever since I found out, I can't watch ELR. It feels just the tiniest bit like blackface. Fman99 Jul 24 2009 06:24 AM Jim Brewer, former SNL cast member and generally funny/obnoxious comic, on life as a Mets fan. ]They suck. It�s like being in love with an alcoholic. It�s like, you constantly defend her, and people are like, �Dude, your alcoholic friend is a mess,� and you�re like, �Nah, you don�t know her like I do.�

I can see cheering spitefully some extra-inning game when Yadier Molina is knocked out of the game and La Russa has no backup catchers so Pujols volunteers to step in behind the plate based on his experience catching Obama. And I can see Beltran being tagged about by Albert in the top of the 16th on what he thought was going to be a Wild Pitch but it bounced back off that brick wall at Busch and the Cardinal fans, wearing red, cheer in their characteristically supportive way. Beltran, of course, forgot to slide. Then Pujols hits a home run off Sean Green to end it.

Jon Stewart, who sort of started this discussion, revisits his first pitch from NLCS Game Two '06 (last night): The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cObama's All-Star Pitchwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorJoke of the Day

="Benjamin Grimm":18617xxn]Despite that Keith Hernandez episode (overrated, by the way) Seinfeld became much more of a Yankee show when George started working for Steinbrenner. I know Jerry was probably mocking the Yankees owner, but I doubt that many of the Bronx fans picked up on that. All that Yankee stuff eventually helped make the show unwatchable for me.[/quote:18617xxn] Co-creator Larry David's an MFY fan (and played Steinbrenner). When given every opportunity to slam MFYs, Jerry generally backs off. He's got an audience to sell to and he's not going to offend any of them. (Unless they run airlines...what's the deal with those peanuts?) G-Fafif Jul 16 2009 02:00 PM Jon Stewart, who sort of started this discussion, revisits his first pitch from NLCS Game Two '06 (last night): The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cObama's All-Star Pitchwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorJoke of the Day Edgy DC Jul 16 2009 02:13 PM The description --- "moved up and dug it out of the dirt" --- seemed a pretty accurate description of what happened. "Dug out of the dirt" is frequently used when a player fields a low throw or pitch with his glove against the ground. dgwphotography Jul 16 2009 02:30 PM ="Edgy DC":vxf4enq0]The description --- "moved up and dug it out of the dirt" --- seemed a pretty accurate description of what happened. "Dug out of the dirt" is frequently used when a player fields a low throw or pitch with his glove against the ground.[/quote:vxf4enq0] That's what I was thinking.. Just going out of his way to make a dig at Fox. At least he made a dig at MSNBC, too... Farmer Ted Jul 16 2009 02:40 PM Total candy arm. If he was Costanza, they'd call him a Mary. I don't know what's worse, his throw or bowling prowess. Should stick to hoops. Edgy DC Jul 16 2009 02:49 PM ="dgwphotography":1x4giyar]="Edgy DC":1x4giyar]The description --- "moved up and dug it out of the dirt" --- seemed a pretty accurate description of what happened. "Dug out of the dirt" is frequently used when a player fields a low throw or pitch with his glove against the ground.[/quote:1x4giyar] That's what I was thinking.. Just going out of his way to make a dig at Fox. At least he made a dig at MSNBC, too...[/quote:1x4giyar] No, they were very different. One was an outright mis-statement of facts. The other was clear satire. He essentially equated what FOX did --- which was nothing, going by what I saw --- with what he pretended fake MSNBC did. So even his joke about MSNBC was itself a dig at FOX. G-Fafif Jul 16 2009 02:55 PM I can see cheering spitefully some extra-inning game when Yadier Molina is knocked out of the game and La Russa has no backup catchers so Pujols volunteers to step in behind the plate based on his experience catching Obama. And I can see Beltran being tagged about by Albert in the top of the 16th on what he thought was going to be a Wild Pitch but it bounced back off that brick wall at Busch and the Cardinal fans, wearing red, cheer in their characteristically supportive way. Beltran, of course, forgot to slide. Then Pujols hits a home run off Sean Green to end it. G-Fafif Jul 16 2009 02:57 PM ="Edgy DC":35fuifho]No, they were very different. One was an outright mis-statement of facts. The other was clear satire. He essentially equated what FOX did --- which was nothing, going by what I saw --- with what he pretended fake MSNBC did. So even his joke about MSNBC was itself a dig at FOX.[/quote:35fuifho] Would your life really be that much better without Jon Stewart? Nymr83 Jul 16 2009 02:58 PM isnt Ray Romano one of ours too? Edgy DC Jul 16 2009 03:02 PM ]Would your life really be that much better without Jon Stewart? I think I'm calling it pretty fairly. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 16 2009 03:07 PM ="Nymr83":dius69g1]isnt Ray Romano one of ours too?[/quote:dius69g1] Um... nope. (Warning, the below is kind of galling.) http://www.tmz.com/2008/06/13/ray-romano-everybody-hates-boston/ Benjamin Grimm Jul 16 2009 03:13 PM He "came out" as a Yankee fan in the Daily News a couple of weeks ago. I was sure he was a Mets fan. At least, Ray Barrone was. dgwphotography Jul 16 2009 05:52 PM ="Benjamin Grimm"]He "came out" as a Yankee fan in the Daily News a couple of weeks ago. I was sure he was a Mets fan. At least, Ray Barrone was. Not a surprise. There was an episode that featured a few of the 69 Mets, and had Ray and his brother singing Meet The Mets They got the words wrong... LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 16 2009 06:33 PM ="dgwphotography"]="Benjamin Grimm"]He "came out" as a Yankee fan in the Daily News a couple of weeks ago. I was sure he was a Mets fan. At least, Ray Barrone was. Not a surprise. There was an episode that featured a few of the 69 Mets, and had Ray and his brother singing Meet The Mets They got the words wrong... Ever since I found out, I can't watch ELR. It feels just the tiniest bit like blackface. Fman99 Jul 24 2009 06:24 AM Jim Brewer, former SNL cast member and generally funny/obnoxious comic, on life as a Mets fan. ]They suck. It�s like being in love with an alcoholic. It�s like, you constantly defend her, and people are like, �Dude, your alcoholic friend is a mess,� and you�re like, �Nah, you don�t know her like I do.�

="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr"]Entourage's Kevin Connolly, however, is first against the wall once the revolution comes. The native LONG ISLANDER gets it for a show moment he ad-libbed (against the wishes of Dillon and several show producers... largely because it's inaccurate) wherein his character asks about Yankee-Angels tickets and offhands "Who cares about the Mets?" Showrunner Doug Ellin planned to make E a Mets fan but Connolly wouldn't go for it. BOO!!! Seinfeld lost my support when he came on with Steve Somers after the Home Opener and told Mets fans to STFU regarding any criticism of Citi Field. The Wilpons arranged for his beautiful suite and therefore they could no wrong.

I think CF looks best when viewed from 126th St, though that's not really the ballpark. The admin building looks like a civic institution there, like a school or post office from the 1930s. Fits into a neighborhood even if the neighborhood isn't there. I like the back end of it, supporting the Willie Mays Bridge and the Pepsi Porch, as viewed from the Promenade as well. A bit of an OP@CY warehouse feel. Just a bit.

Fine representatives of Metsdom all. I went with Tim Robbins because he's lent his voice to at least two documentaries, really knows his stuff in interviews, seems more sincere than just looking for laffs and had to put up with Mike & the Mad Dog questioning his authenticity. Dude's eleventh birthday was Game Five of the '69 WS.

Also, the President meets New York Mets legend Willie Mays. Willie sure does like that cap.

Nice nonpolitical discussion from MLB Network. The president isn't the first Chicagoan I've heard refer to Kaminsky Park. What's up with that?

Fman is literally in midseason form.

Ichiro pays his respects to the Hall of Famer whose record he broke and speaks out against ludicrous dress codes. ]Ichiro visits Sisler's grave ESPN.com news services During an All-Star Weekend when history is made and honored, Ichiro Suzuki paid respects to a man whose achievements are linked with his own. Ichiro, in St. Louis for his ninth All-Star Game, visited the grave of St. Louis Browns star George Sisler, whose single-season record of 257 hits was broken by the Mariners outfielder in October 2004. Sisler's descendants -- including Sisler's 81-year-old daughter, Frances Sisler Drochelman -- had traveled to Seattle to witness Ichiro break the record that was set in 1920, and last weekend, Ichiro returned the gesture. "I wanted to do that for a grand upperclassman of the baseball world," Ichiro told MLB.com. "I think it's only natural for someone to want to do that, to express my feelings in that way." Ichiro, accompanied by his wife, Yumiko, and some friends, laid flowers at Sisler's grave, at Des Peres Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Sisler, a Hall of Famer, died on March 26, 1973. His career was marked by a lifetime .340 batting average, and a .407 average in 1920. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1939. "There's not many chances to come to St. Louis," Ichiro said, according to the Seattle Times. "In 2004, it was the first time I crossed paths with him, and his family generously came all the way to Seattle." Another All-Star Game might be old hat to Ichiro, who was the MVP of the 2007 game and has won a Gold Glove in each season since entering the major leagues out of Japan in 2001. But this time, Ichiro got to meet President Barack Obama, who threw out the first pitch. Obama, visiting the clubhouses, stopped and signed a ball for Ichiro, who gave a slight bow upon meeting the President and appeared as giddy and excited as a kid. "My idea, when I saw him, was to say, 'What's up?' to him," Ichiro said. "But I got nervous. You know, he has that kind of aura about him. So I got nervous and I didn't say that to him. I was a little disappointed about that. "But I realized after seeing him today that presidents wear jeans, too. So my hope is that our skipper, [Don] Wakamatsu, was watching that and we can wear jeans on our flights, as well."

Wind me up and sometimes a usable sentence emerges.

Nice story on the Snigh booth in the Obersver here[/url:hexw3pyb]. Passing quote from blogger made me aware, but story would be good even without it.

Who wouldn't want to be Pedro? Sign a contract and then get a few weeks off. Caveat: Other teams sometimes assign players to the Disabled List and they actually heal and return in short order to succeed on a going basis. Crazy, I know, but I've heard tell.