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Burke is 947 Hawkins is 948

Kaboom (albeit a cheapie) for Buck

Yeah, ummm, 2011 didn't work out so well.

Hey, I'm not-a douche-y! I'm-a real-a Mascot! And we're not-a twins-a, I have a moustache-a! He meant the moron in the Yankees jacket in the background of the Mr. Met photo. I have no idea how many times you need to be dropped on your head to think it is acceptable to wear a Yankees jacket to Citi Field on Opening Day when the Yankees are playing at MFY stadium at the EXACT SAME TIME. It must be in the hundreds.

Ceetar wrote: Especially with Stubhub messing with the fees and introducing a floor as well batmagadanleadoff wrote: Is there a floor on Stubhub? I didn't know this. You mean that I'm not allowed to sell my own ticket on stubhub for as low as I choose? There is no price floor for sellers (or if there is, it might be $1 or 50 cents). Stubhub does charge a minimum "service" and "delivery" fee, however, so you cannot possibly buy a ticket from them for less than $6.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: or surreptitiously (if they aren't doing this already) sell at market on stubhub through some intermediary (next Mets scandal when they get caught). You are not the first person to suspect this. There have been, at times over the past few years, large blocks of seats sold under face value, both through Stubhub and other intermediate brokers. I remember buying a pair of tickets off a Craigslist seller in April 2010 for a Sunday night game. The seats were in the "Caesar's Platinum" section, one of the first two rows behind the plate in the middle deck. I believe I paid $25/ticket. The physical tickets I was given were on Mets box-office ticket stock and showed a "printed" date earlier in the week. Most surprisingly, had no price listed anywhere on the ticket. How they got from the Mets box office to the seller is a mystery...

941 is the correct starting point per last year's thread but I think you skipped 942.

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Cowgill 941 Byrd 942 Buck 943 Lyon 944

I'll do the Dodgers and Royals.

Howie reminds us that the Padres still have no no-hitters.

It would be really good if Ike could keep the strikeouts to, say, 120 this year.

Josh on the WFAN broadcast just referenced Niese pitching a one-hitter against the Padres in June 2010. It was a one-hit, no-walk complete game. Also featured the last triple play turned against the Mets.

Where did Shawn Marcum go?

Yes. Scheduling quirk due to the changes in interleague and the Mets hosting the All-Star game as a further schedule constraint. The last time two NY teams opened at home on the same day, there were three of them in the City.

Edgy MD wrote: Heck, maybe with a contract to win, 2008 Johan finds a little more inside of himself and the Mets make the playoffs in 2008 and close Shea in style. Dude didn't have a loss in the months of July, August or September and put up a 7.1 WAR. Yeah, I guess when you miss the playoffs by one game, any one player could've made the difference with just-a-little-bit-more, but still, that's a pretty outrageous suggestion.

Hitting 1. Get a hit - Wright 2. Score a run - Wright 3. Steal a base - Cowgill 4. Get caught stealing/picked off - Murphy 5. Hit a double - Wright 6. Hit a triple - Tejada 7. Hit a home run - Wright 8. hit into a double play - Duda 9. drive in a run - Davis 10. draw a walk - Murphy 11. get hit by a pitch - Valdespin 12. sacrifice bunt - Niese 13. pinch hit - Baxter 14. Get pinch hit for - Niese 15. Reach on an error - Buck Pitching/fielding 16. Record a strikeout - Niese 17. Surrender a walk - Niese 18. Hit a batter with a pitch - Burke 19. surrender a home run - Gee 20. Get credit for a win - Niese 21. Get a save - Parnell 22. Make a relief appearance - Hawkins 23. Commit an error - Duda 24. Record a putout - Buck 25. Turn a DP (name every player involved) - Tejada-Murphy-Davis 26. Field the first batted ball in fair territory - Byrd 27. Record an assist - Murphy 28. Surrender a run - Niese 29. Get a "Blown save" - Parnell 30. Get credit for a "hold" - Hawkins * Bonus/tiebreaker 31. Taste the deliciousness of the first Schaefer of the year - Niese

KTE: San Diego Padres The Padres were 76-86 last year, fourth place in the NL West. Like the Mets, they are expected to finish in fourth place again this year. The San Diego brain trust is lead by general manager Josh Byrnes, who you may remember as the runner-up to Sandy Alderson for the Mets' GM job. Similar results to date. Pitching Matchups: Monday: Edinson Volquez ® v. Jon Niese 1:10 start. Volquez was the Padres' opening day starter last year as well. 11-11, 4.14 ERA in 182 2/3 innings last year. 174 Ks and 105 walks. Was suspended 50 games in 2010 (while with Cincinnati) for PEDs but it conveniently dovetailed with his rehab from Tommy John surgery. Wednesday: Clayton Richard (L) v. Matt Harvey 14-14 last year with a 3.99 ERA and 1.23 WHIP in 218 innings. Faced the Mets last year and outdueled Dickey in an August game in San Diego, holding the Mets to 1 run and 8 hits in 7 innings. Got beat by the Mets in April at Citi Field, incuding first-inning homers to Hairston and Vinny Rottino. Thursday: Eric Stults (L) v. Dillon Gee Journeyman/swingman pitcher who made 15 starts between the White Sox and Padres last year, 8-3 with a 2.91 ERA in 99 innings. This game is getaway day and will start at 1:10. Projected Padres Lineup: Chris Denorfia - RF ® Has never played a full season in the majors; 382 plate appearances last year was a career high. Put up decent stats, though: .293/.345/.451. Everth Cabrera - SS (S) Led the NL in stolen bases with 44 last year. Carlos Quentin - LF ® Was traded to the Padres last offseason from Chicago and then signed an extension (through 2015, plus 2016 option). .877 OPS lead the Padres last year but he's a liability with the glove. Has a sore right knee. Yonder Alonso - 1B (L) Hit 39 doubles last year and had a respectable .348 OBP. Was one of the key pieces (along with Volquez and Yasmani Grandal) acquired from the Reds in the Mat Latos trade. Jedd Gyorko - 2B ® The Padres' top prospect. Will be making his major league debut. Last alphabetically out of all major league players whose last name starts with "G." .921 OPS with San Antonio (AA) and Tucson (AAA) last year, including 30 homers. Nick Hundley - C ® No relation. Can't hit (.464 OPS last year). Yasmani Grandal, the Padres' catcher of the future, is serving a 50-game PED suspension to start the year. Cody Ransom - 3B ® Cody started 2012 with the Diamondbacks; was claimed off waivers by the Brewers in May; and claimed back by the Diamondbacks on August 31. Combined numbers are .220/.312/.411. Strikes out a lot. Cameron Maybin - CF ® Maybin is too old (turns 26 on Thursday) and has too much experience (MLB debut at 20) to be a prospect anymore. (He was the key prospect traded by Detroit to Florida for Miguel Cabrera). .243/.306/.349 last year tells the story. 110 Ks to 44 walks. 26 steals in 33 tries. Padres signed him to a long-term extension (through 2016) for reasons that aren't exactly clear to me. Plays a very good centerfield. I still like him, if nothing else than for getting his first two major league hits (including a homer) off Roger Clemens at MFY Stadium. Padres Bullpen: Huston Street ® is the closer. The Padres for some reason signed him to a 2 year extension in the middle of last year. Still a decent chance he gets traded to a contender (Detroit?) before this season is out. Had a very good when healthy in 2012, with 23 saves and a 1.85 ERA in 39 innings. Luke Gregerson ® had another excellent year (2.39 ERA and 1.088 WHIP in 71 innings) last year as the key setup man. Joe Thatcher (L) is the only lefty in the bullpen. Nothing special last year, 3.41 ERA and 1.389 WHIP in 31 innings. Padre Injuries: Chase Headley, their best player last year (5th in NL MVP Voting, 6.2 WAR) is on the DL with a thumb injury. Ex-Mets: Dale Thayer ® is in their bullpen. Ex-Padres: Greg Burke's only major league season was 2009 in San Diego. Mets-Padres Opening Day History: The only previous Mets-Padres opening day tilt was in San Diego in 1997. You may remember that game for the 6th inning, when Mets starter Pete Harnisch gave up three homers to start the inning, to Chris Gomez, pinch-hitter Rickey Henderson, and Quilvio Veras. Then the Mets' crack relief corps of Yorkis Perez, Toby Borland and Barry Manuel took over, giving up another 8 runs, for a total of 11 in the inning. In the last Mets home opener against the Padres, Mike Pelfrey gave up a home run to Jody Gerut to lead off the game. He was the first batter in Citi Field history.

My recollection is that the Diamondbacks could have been moved leagues without their consent for a set time as part of their expansion agreement, but that time period had expired.

Another year, another missed opportunity to open a second Shake Shack location. Possibly the single most needed customer service upgrade for Citi Field. It's baffling that the Mets and Union Square Hospitality can't work this out. --- Mama's at Citi Field is just as good as Shea. I grew quite fond of the Mex burger, although I wonder if they are going to raise the price again. It was worth the $10 they charged in 2011 but not more than that, particularly when you can get a Double-Shack for less.

The case was likely heard in Mississippi because that was Cole's residence (and the location of his estate) and was also the location of defendant Watson Quality Ford (the dealership that sold the car). Cases like this are usually commenced in State Court and then removed to Federal Court under the theory of diversity (disputes between residents/businesses of different states) but not always. I did not know the attorneys got a 50% contingency fee or that Mississippi permitted such a high fee (most states are 33.33% on these types of cases). Note that there are instances where an attorney can apply for a court-approved upward modification of the usual contingency percentage if a matter requires extensive work (ie. the Cole matter was tried three times before it was settled).

I think that $131M amount was the verdict amount and not the settled amount. A $131M verdict would almost certainly be reduced on appeal.