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  1. stevejrogers
    So I'm guessing you are crossing Sheets off the shopping list for this winter huh Elster?
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    ="AG/DC"]'Greed. Which explains why the Mets were decked in the Stars & Stripes caps. New Era and MLB puts these shiny new products out, and considering the Met organization is a slave to such edicts from MLB, they'll wear what MLB and New Era wants the consumer to buy. Consumers are not rushing out to buy the Agency caps, I mean I'm sure you could find some, but they are hard to find, and more importantly, not made by New Era or licensed by MLB. I do like them though, to each their own.
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    John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Hagin is so Midwest. Did Howie balance it with a mention of Jerry Koosman's time with that squad?
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    They are called "Stars and Stripes On-Field Cap" Tomorrow is the anniversary of 9/11, and representatives of the NYPD and NYFD pulled the countdown number from 12 to 11 before the game.
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    Farmer Ted wrote: Something doesn't look right with those Mets caps. Dark Blue or is my TV totally messed up? Those are the Independence Day Weekend caps that MLB used during, well, Independence Day Weekend this year, the Mets were in Philly. Dark blue cap, the logo has the flag inlaid on it with a very dominating (on video) white border.
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    I'm digging those Independence Day Weekend Caps with the pinstripes. Great touch.
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    Benjamin Grimm wrote: As I've said, any day that the magic number drops is a good day, so today is already a good day. And the Mets now have a chance to make it a great day. Good enough to see some of the worst, most ineffective Presidents in the history of the US, or are we still edging on the side of caution? I'm good either way.
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    MFS62 wrote: And, Edgy, I've heard the expression "Closer mentality" and maybe what he did is part of what you asked us to discuss. I always thought Closer Mentality was more about getting back off the canvas after getting knocked down, and sealing the deal. Anyone can get three quick outs, but the term defines getting the outs when there is a messy situation on your hands, whether it is your doing or not.
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    Side discussion, if it isn't the change in managers, is there a chance Delgado is roiding late in a contract year? Is there a chance Delgado was a roider in his past?
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    AG/DC wrote: Which also is beside the point. I thought I was answering this question. ]Does a baseball organization promoting its closer as a thing from Hell singularly bent on destroying the hopes of quivering mortals, and sometimes perhaps coaching them to assume a mentality similar to that profile, lead to closers and would-be closers being disproportionately represented in the roles of baseballers accused of domestic abuse? I'll give you that other than guys that bat cleanup, that is the position on a team that can have that mentality, I don't think its the reason closers and would-be closers are being disproportionately represented in the roles of baseballers accused of domestic abuse. Hell, I'm not even sure if that mentality can be taught at the big league level. Its an "Either you got it, or you don't." situation.
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    Okay fine. No, in my opinion, the fact that closers use "Enter Sandman" and the fact that closers are bred to be stone cold killers on the mound is not a predictor of off the field behavior. We are still talking about baseball, easily the least violent of the major team sports.
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    AG/DC wrote: I don't understand what you're getting at. Did I say anything about Mariano Rivera or anybody specifically? Do I have other examples of relievers involved implicated in spousal assault cases? Yes! Do I know if it's disproportionate from the rest of the baseball population? No! That's why I invited discussion. The song that Billy Wagner/Mariano Rivera come out to is not a reflection on how they conduct themselves. Okay, Wagner talks out of his rear, but we haven't heard a peep about him striking family members, or others. What song did Donnie Moore come out to? I don't think his pitching coaches ever told him to be a "killer" out on the mound. Conversley, Rich Gossage and Al Harbowsky perfected the "killer" look out on the mound, neither of them ever got into off the field spousal incidents.
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    I'm surprised the Phillies final visit didn't prompt Greg to continue the series. Just a few off the top of my head: Bunning's Perfecto Seaver's return in 1983 to duel Carlton Winning the 1988 NL East over the Phillies Castro's homer off of Wagner sinks the Phillies in 2005
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    Nationals A. Hernandez 2b C. Guzman ss R. Zimmerman L. Milledge cf E. Dukes rf A. Boone 1b W. Harris lf W. Nieves c J. Lannan p NY Mets J. Reyes ss R. Church rf D. Wright 3b C. Beltran cf C. Delgado 1b F. Tatis lf D. Easley 2b B. Schneider c O. Perez p
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    AG/DC wrote: Side question: Does a baseball organization promoting its closer as a thing from Hell singularly bent on destroying the hopes of quivering mortals, and sometimes perhaps coaching them to assume a mentality similar to that profile, lead to closers and would-be closers being disproportionately represented in the roles of baseballers accused of domestic abuse?Discuss. Other than Burgos, do you have any other examples? Aside from not knowing exactly how much electricity his contracter was installing has Mariano Rivera done anything other than be darn close to a man of the cloth as a married man can be? Do you see John Franco as a country boy who never ever learned to read or write so well, but play the guitar just like ringin a bell?
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    Channeling JSW52 for this shameless plug...errr blog entry.
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    seawolf17 wrote: ="Zvon"]Note to self: Learn to type w/o having to look at keys. I find tfhat make poasting in IGFTs a lot quickcfer. More easily done via a PDA device!
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    Time for some Luck Of The Irish
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    AG/DC wrote: ="SteveJRogers"]Wright has to stop playing like Alex Rodriguez and more like, well, my derisive nickname around here. He has to be that type of player that all he does well is beat you. Gimme a break. Well considering he is getting close to Jeter in terms of marketing and face time. Even has his own charity organization, so why not do the total package and stop coming up small in the big spots, and doing the "ARod" numbers in moments that "don't matter."
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    No Parnell, hmmm.
  21. stevejrogers
    Wright has to stop playing like Alex Rodriguez and more like, well, my derisive nickname around here. He has to be that type of player that all he does well is beat you.
  22. stevejrogers
    Heading to Shea for the night cap. Hopefully that was a "portent" of things to come tonight. And the ninth this afternoon.
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    Valadius wrote: If there's one thing about MLB that bothers me, it's that they don't force teams to play all 162 games. Would you like another crack at November baseball?
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    ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"] And to borrow a line from Harper, the News can never defend its hysterical COWARDS IN THE NIGHT series of 5 consecutive front pages over the Willie firing. The other night in fact I was starting my charcoal chiminy with the issue of the Snooze where Willie had his bylined front pager. It's hard to believe how clueless he was, and how willing the News was to toe his line. Might as well call it the Daily Yankees considering how much they, with the exception of Lupica, seem to be in the Yankee pockets.
  25. stevejrogers
    3 up, 23 games left. Both teams have three day offs left. Mets' last off day though is on the 11th, the Phillies have theirs scattered in each of the final three weeks of the year. Mets Phillies 9/5-9/7 vs Phillies 9/5-9/7 at Mets 9/9-9/10 vs Nationals 9/8-9/10 vs Marlins 9/12-9/14 vs Braves 9/11-9/14 vs Brewers 9/15-9/18 at Nationals 9/16-9/18 at Braves 9/19-9/21 at Braves 9/19-9/21 at Marlins 9/22-9/25 vs Cubs 9/22-9/24 vs Braves 9/26-9/28 vs Marlins 9/26-9/28 vs Nationals Going to come down to who does the best against the dreck of the NL East.
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