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Soup, what you need is to do what Frank Constanza would do. Just relax and scream: SERENITY NOW!

I think a long gone poster from the place FK was referencing this morning can be quoted here .

Frayed Knot wrote: Of course I'm only knocking Argenis Reyes because I, like Gary Cohen, am in the tank for Luis Castillo. Marching orders from SNY and Omar ... you know how it is. Riiiiiiiiiiiiigggggggggghhhhhhhhhhttttttttt and its just imaginged that Cohen gives verbal blow jobs to Castillo on the air since he got here. Come on, even YOU'D agree that Cohen's journalistic integrity went right out the window the moment he started the TV gig. Why? Who knows, maybe he figures Hernandez and Darling should be the ones making comments, snarky or straight, about the performance of Met players, managers, coaches, etc and he has to be the koolaid drinker of the booth. He has changed drastically since his radio days, and not for the better.

="Frayed Knot"]"But because it was Castillio who has had a bad, injury riddled year, been given butt kisses all year by the SNY commentators Again, save that shit for those whose paranoia rivals the folks walking around with tinfoil hats believing tha 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' was a documentary. Oh, so Gary Cohen has NOT become a complete jock sniffing corporate Yes Man since joining the TV booth, and specifically when it comes to Luis Castillo, who is performing quite Roberto Alomar-esque since he came here?

Frayed Knot wrote: ]I was just stating the obvious in a factual statement. Right, the coincidence of him making the last out was why you brought this up in the first place. And it's why you just happened to throw in the stupid nickname and the contract to boot, as if any of this is even the slightest bit relevant in a game where he got on base twice more than Wright, Beltran & Delgado combined and the staff gave up 5 two-out runs. You are putting WAY too much stock in a piffy, innocuous statement written in frustration. Of course if it had been Murphy, or even Jose Reyes who made the final outs of both games I would not have made a comment about their future with the team (or Reyes' big contract). But because it was Castillio who has had a bad, injury riddled year, been given butt kisses all year by the SNY commentators, and will be with this team for three more seasons, yeah my comment had some edge to it. It wasn't meant to lay the blame of the games, or the past week at his feet.

="Frayed Knot"]NO, it was bashing the easy target (complete w/stupid nickname) because him being the culprit is the pre-arranged story-line and whether it's true or not is a non-issue. Go sell it somewhere else where there are eager buyers. Yeah cause there aren't any derrisive nicknames for struggling Mets around here. And again, how was what I said blaming the last two losses on him, I was just stating the obvious in a factual statement.

Frayed Knot wrote: ="SteveJRogers"]And Gimpy ends the game for the second night in a row. Yeah, this game was his fault. Take that shit where they'll lap it up. Little Frayed tonight FK? Geez, that wasn't meant to imply anything, I was just remarking that Castillo made the last out in the last two games.

And Gimpy ends the game for the second night in a row. Good thing he's going to be around for another three years! Okay, new plan, 13 game winning streak to wrap up the season.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: How dare they do it in the middle of the day and on the road like that! Where's the outrage? And he was on Bobby Cox's knee for all those years, how dare they fire someone with a winning heritage like that!

themetfairy wrote: Steve - just make sure that people want to talk before turning on the recorder. I fully intended to.

Tragic number for both division and wild card stand at 5.

Frayed Knot wrote: ESPN never has a second game on Sunday - it's one game to the entire country. In fact there rarely ever IS a second Sunday night game (Tex & LA sometimes) because ESPN's exclusive rights to that slot means that a competing game can't even be televised to the local market. (Mets had a Sunday night game @ Dodgers a couple years back and we were all howling because there was no TV at all) Tonight there happens to be three night games but that's just because of last-minute weather-related rescheduling. Not sure if those games got special permission to televise to their home folks or not but ESPN sure isn't at either one. That is also the reason why the Mets didn't have a double header today as well, because of the conflicts with ESPN television.

The Snooze caught up with Kong Where are they now? Former Met Dave Kingman in Lake Tahoe BY ANTHONY MCCARRON DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Saturday, September 13th 2008, 5:15 PM The man they called Kong and Sky King is laughing over the phone as he drives around his native Lake Tahoe. The subject is his golf game and, Dave Kingman says, there�s no comparison between his skill on the links and the days when he was one of baseball�s most-feared sluggers. �I�m a horrible golfer,� Kingman says. �Let�s just say it was easier to hit a moving ball than one standing still.� Kingman, who will turn 60 in December, is enjoying a quiet retirement in Lake Tahoe. He has two kids in college and one in high school and owns a local tennis club. He spends time hunting and fishing and �just being outdoors�I�m a homebody. �Lake Tahoe is very quiet, far from the big city life. Very relaxing.� While Kingman won�t make the final game at Shea later this month, he says he still keeps up with the Mets and other teams he played for, particularly the Giants, A�s and Cubs. He watches the A�s and Giants on local television regularly. Kingman was such a powerful slugger in his day that even his popups were events. He hit 442 home runs, 35th all-time and had seven seasons of 30 or more homers. He hit 154 homers for the Mets and four for the Yankees in eight games in 1977, when he played for four teams. He had a .236 career average and struck out 1,816 times, 10th all-time. �I enjoyed the 17 years I played,� he says. �Unfortunately, I wasn�t on a championship team, but met a lot of friends. I enjoyed the six years on the Mets. I�m very happy and very content. �I can�t imagine making a living any other way than hitting a baseball. When you take a good cut and pitcher and hitter alike know where it�s going, that�s the joy of being a power hitter.� Kingman admits he wasn�t �as disciplined as the guys today. I admire these guys. I was a free-swinger.�Kingman wouldn�t discuss the role that performance-enhancing drugs might have played in the success of today�s sluggers. �I�m so distant from that,� he says. �It was not prevalent in my time, so I�d just as soon not talk about it. My last year with the A�s (1986), I played with (Jose) Canseco and (Mark) McGwire and I admired watching them, seeing how far they could hit the ball. McGwire came from my alma mater (USC). �They were great power hitters. I�ll leave that right there.�

KC wrote: Psst, Steve, today's Sunday and it's almost over. Psst, Kase, I was referring to Sunday the 28th, sorry for the confusion bud. Don't worry, I'm not heading to an empty Shea Stadium parking lot right now!

Rockin' Doc wrote: Meanwhile, the Phillies are slapping Suppan around pretty roughly in the early going of the evening game. The Phillies lead 4-0 after two innings. The damn Brewers are 3-10 in September. They are stumbling toward the finish line of the season like the Mets did last fall. And what the Brew Crew did last year, though they started that fall in August!

I should be there on Sunday, but be warned, my little voice recorder will be with me, and I may approach some at the tailgate for a few words to say for my blog. And for purposes of the blog I will use Cranepool Forum handles. And don't worry, I won't be debating the merits of Rivera, Jeter, Paul O'Neill or anythingelse that will continue the use of my derisive nickname!

They probably couldn't reschedule everyone in time. Most likely they had a crew all set up for the Tigers/Sox game and couldn't get anything out to Philly.

From LoHud Mets Blog ] The Mets announced their 2008 Sterling Award Winners, given to the organizational players of the year. The club named co-players of the year in Dan Murphy and Nick Evans. Jon Niese was named the pitcher of the year. Here are the particulars on all the recipients: CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR � Dan Murphy, INF/OF, Binghamton: Mets� 13th round pitck in 2006. � Murphy was the �07 winner from Port St. Lucie. � He hit .308 with 56 R, 26 2B, 1 3B, 13 HR, 67 RBI, 39 BB and 14 SB in 95 games. � He started at third base for the Northern Division in the 2008 Eastern League All-Star game. � He was promoted to the Mets on Aug. 2nd. Nick Evans, INF/OF, Binghamton: Mets� fifth round pick in 2004. � Evans hit .311 with 52 R, 18 2B, 7 3B, 14 HR, and 53 RBI in 75 games with Binghamton. � He was named to the 2008 Eastern League All-Star game but did not appear because he had been promoted to the Mets. PITCHER OF THE YEAR � Jon Niese, LHP, Binghamton/New Orleans: Mets� seventh round pick in 2005. � Niese split time at Double-A and Triple-A before his promotion on Sept. 1. � In seven starts with New Orleans Niese went 5-1 with a 3.40 ERA. In 39.2 IP he allowed 15 R, 15 ER, 34 H, 14 BB and had 32 K. � He made 22 starts at Binghamton. He went 6-7 with a 3.04 ERA. STERLING AWARD WINNERS New Orleans (AAA) � Brian Stokes, RHP: Stokes was acquired from Tampa on Nov. 28, 2007 for cash. � Before joining the Mets on Aug. 9, Stokes, 29, went 10-8 with a 4.41 ERA in 23 games, 22 starts. � Over 130.2 IP, he allowed 74 R, 64 ER, 124 H, 48 BB, 97 K. Binghamton (AA) � Mike Carp, 1B: Mets� ninth round pick in 2004. � 6-2, 195, left-handed hitter. � The 22-year-old led the B-Mets with 17 HR and 79 RBI. He batted .299 and had 67 R and 29 2B. � Carp�s .403 OBP ranked fifth-best in the Eastern League. � He was the organization�s player of the year in 2006. St. Lucie (A) � Dillon Gee, RHP: Mets� 21st round pick in 2007. � 6-1, 195. � The 22-year-old went 8-6 with a 3.25 ERA in 21 starts at Port St. Lucie prior to his promotion to Binghamton. � Over 127.1 IP with St. Lucie, he allowed 49 R, 46 ER, 117 H, 19 BB and had 94 K. � His 19 BB were fewest among starters in the Florida State League with at least 117 IP and his ERA ranked fifth in the league. � In four starts at Binghamton, Gee went 2-0 with a 1.33 ERA, allowing four ER in 27 IP. Savannah (A) � Gregory Veloz, 2B: Signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2006. � 6-0, 175 switch-hitter from the Dominican Republic. � The 20-year-old posted a .286 average with 68 R, 25 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR and 52 RBI in 111 games. � He was promoted to St. Lucie in August and finished by batting .234 in the final month. Brooklyn (A) � Brad Holt, RHP: Mets� first round supplemental pick in 2008. � 6-4, 194, 21 years old. � Went 5-3 with a New York-Penn League-best 1.87 ERA and 96 K in 14 games. � In 72.1 IP, he allowed 43 H, 18 R, 15 ER, and 33 BB. � His K-total set a new franchise record. Holt finished the season with 10.7 K/9 IP. � He was named to the NY-Penn League all-star team in August. � He K�d 10 batters in a game four times and tied a Cyclones record with 14 K in a game. He did it in only six innings against Vermont on July 24. Kingsport (Rookie) � Wilmer Flores, SS: Signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2007. � 6-3, 175, right-handed hitter, 17 years old. � Flores, who is from Venezuela, began the season at just 16. He hit .310 with 36 R, 12 2B, 4 3B, 8 HR, 41 RBI in 59 games. � Flores ranked fourth in the Appalachian League with 76 hits. � He was promoted to Brooklyn for the final eight games of the season and became the youngest player in franchise history. � He batted .267 (8 for 30) with three runs scored. GCL Mets (Rookie) � Jefry Marte, 3B: Signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2007. � 6-1, 187, right-handed, 17 years old. � Marte, a native of the Dominican, began the season at just 16 as well. � He hit .325 with 29 R, 14 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, and 24 RBI in 44 games. � His average was sixth-best in the GCL and his .532 slugging percentage was second-best. Dominican Summer League Mets � Gonzalez German, RHP: Signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2007. � 6-1, 175, 20 years old. � The Dominican righty went 5-2 with a 1.34 ERA in 15 games, 14 starts. � In 74 IP, he allowed 21 R, 11 ER, 41 H, 15 BB and had 70 K. � He limited the opposition to a .159 average and did not allow a home run in 258 AB against. � In the first two months he was unbeaten, going 5-0 with a 1.09 ERA. Venezuelan Summer League Mets � Jhonathan Torres, LHP: Signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2007. � 5-11, 170, 18 years old. � Torres, who is from Venezuela, went 5-2 with a 3.39 ERA in 13 starts. � In 63.2 IP, he allowed 30R, 24 ER, 63 H, 13 BB and had 42 K. � He allowed two earned runs or less in nine of his 13 starts. � In seven starts to begin the year, Torres went 5-0 with a 1.77 ERA. Per usual, they had their ceremony at Shea today, and took part in the Shea Games Remaining countdown.

In case anyone was wondering, the winners of the Sterling Award that took down the number: CO-PLAYERS OF THE YEAR � Dan Murphy, INF/OF, Binghamton Nick Evans, INF/OF, Binghamton PITCHER OF THE YEAR � Jon Niese, LHP, Binghamton/New Orleans STERLING AWARD WINNERS New Orleans (AAA) � Brian Stokes, RHP So, after being promised that current Mets would be taking down their numbers all year, Brian Stokes is the first current Met to take down a number! Assuming Murph, Evans and Niese weren't there for the assist as well. I'm going to assume that 7 and 5 will be done by Reyes and Wright respectively anyway. Binghamton (AA) � Mike Carp, 1B St. Lucie (A) � Dillon Gee, RHP Savannah (A) � Gregory Veloz, 2B Brooklyn (A) � Brad Holt, RHP Kingsport (Rookie) � Wilmer Flores, SS GCL Mets (Rookie) � Jefry Marte, 3B Dominican Summer League Mets � Gonzalez German, RHP Venezuelan Summer League Mets � Jhonathan Torres, LHP

No, hopeful. That the same thing can happen.

Zvon wrote: I have no illusions. I'd like the Mets to make the post season. I'd like that real bad. But even if they do going deep into it would be a miracle. Not without a real closer and this erratic bullpen. Like the '06 Cardinals actually.

Today was the 2008 Sterling Award winners from each of the Minor League squads.

Actually it was the part of a pretty sweet MLB cap collection I had going back then. Which included some throwbacks as well, and I used it in heavy rotation during the offseason. After college though I ran out of room in my place, so they had to go to Goodwill.

Braves botch the DP and its now 4-2 Mets

="Elster88"]He did the tomahawk chop.... ....while wearing a Braves cap.... ....at Yankee Stadium in the Braves/Yankees World Series. Leave Val alone Steve and get yourself some help. I wasn't at that World Series. I was wearing it while up at Farifield University that month. 1) I'm an NL fan, will always root for the NL team, even if its from the East 2) Fairfield was fucking crawling with Yankee fans that I wanted to needle them in any way I could.