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metsguyinmichigan wrote: ="SteveJRogers"]metsguyinmichigan wrote: "Mike and the Mad Dog," the most successful, influential show in sports talk radio history, could soon be history itself. --- Hold on, more influential than Jim Rome? Jim Rome is not a pimple on FranDog's FANNY! Is FranDog's fanny nationally syndicated? Now I like Romie, but he has been in NYC for several years now and people aren't clamoring for 1050 to get his show a better timeslot, or more publicity. Rome has as much relevance right now as Rush Limbaugh. I'm sure all people know of him is just from the Everett thing, and don't even know he has a successful nationally syndicated show. And certainly not the fact that his own show spawned two talk shows hosted by former callers of his.

One of the funniest Stupid Russo moments is when he was told of DareDevil's origins in terms of being blinded by toxic waste and having his other senses greatly heightened. His response, "Is this a true story?"

metsguyinmichigan wrote: "Mike and the Mad Dog," the most successful, influential show in sports talk radio history, could soon be history itself. --- Hold on, more influential than Jim Rome? Jim Rome is not a pimple on FranDog's FANNY!

Yeah, I'm amazed at the fact that Willie being brought in during the Valentine replacement interviews wasn't brought up as a counter argument. IIRC wasn't Randolph the frontrunner before Art Howe famously "lit up the room"? If that was the case, then Willie's hiring was a hiring that was deferred for 2 seasons.

Rico Brogna, still a good fit, with the DBacks[/url:2ails1z6] Ex-Met Rico Brogna thriving as D-Backs scout BY JIM BAUMBACH | jim.baumbach@newsday.com June 22, 2008 Six years after the Tigers selected Rico Brogna in the first round of the 1988 amateur draft, they gave up on him. His mediocre statistics plateaued after several years in Triple A, making him look to be nothing more than what they call a Four-A player. Fine minor-leaguer; not a major-leaguer. So days before the 1994 regular season began, the Tigers traded him to the Mets for Alan Zinter, another first-round pick. That trade proved to be not only the turning point of Brogna's career but a lesson that he lives by in his current job. Now a pro scout for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Brogna won't easily give up on players despite what their statistics read. When he scouts minor-league games, his goal is perhaps to find the next Rico Brogna, the guy who might just need a chance at the next level. "It's easy to see the guys who are going to be real superstars," Brogna, 38, said last week. "That's not that hard to recognize those type of talents. It's the ones that kind of all blend in, those are the guys you look for. Those are the type of guys who could turn out to be just another guy, just another player. Or is there something there that will get him to take off if he gets a chance in the big leagues? That was my road." Midway through the 1994 season, the Mets gave Brogna a chance to play regularly. He responded by hitting .351 with seven home runs in 131 at-bats. He parlayed that into a respectable nine-year career in which he hit .269 with 106 home runs for five teams despite being diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (a form of spinal arthritis) in 1991. He took daily medication to combat this throughout his career. Back and shoulder injuries ultimately derailed his career, forcing him to retire at 31, but Brogna has kept busy in his free time. He has coached football at the high school and college levels. He's about to enter his first year as the head coach at Nonnewaug High School in his hometown of Woodbury, Conn. A star quarterback in high school who signed a letter of intent at Clemson but instead chose to play professional baseball, Brogna always envisioned himself coaching football after he was done playing. It's his role as a scout that's been a bit of a surprise. One year after he retired in 2001, Brogna was hitting coach for the Double-A Reading Phillies. He quit after the season. "Whether the timing was off or I just didn't enjoy it enough, I don't know," he said. "I just wanted to go home and get away a little bit from baseball, coach some football and spend more time at the house, family and all that stuff." He kept in touch with former Mets reliever Jerry DiPoto, who was rising through the Rockies' front office. Brogna became intrigued by the work that DiPoto was doing, so much so that DiPoto hired him as a Rockies scout for the 2005 season. The next year, DiPoto moved to the Diamondbacks - he's their scouting director - and he took Brogna with him. Brogna enjoys the job because it keeps him in baseball and close to home and his employers enjoy his work. Arizona deployed him as an advance scout during the playoffs last season. "I really enjoy the evaluation part, breaking down players, studying a player's history and making an educated guess on their potential," Brogna said. "I enjoy the team-building aspect, going to games, writing reports on players. To me, that's fun."

Gwreck wrote: Nobody. They fired McLaren, not the coaches. I'm sorry, I meant I looked on the Mariners site, he was brought in this season, so who did McLaren have last year is the question.

Gwreck wrote: ="batmagadanleadoff"]Managerial stints end bad. All the time and for everyone. Tom Kelly of the Twins? They were about to be contracted!

Gwreck wrote: and Mel Stottelmyre (Pitching) are both on the Now THERE'S an under-reported story here in the North East! Thought he was still in "retirement" Who did he replace on McLaren's staff I wonder?

Mike you should really stay awhile instead of the quick post and run pimping your show.

Into the book this one goes!

The Sandman has entered.

Zvon wrote: Wright with the flip down sunglasses! I love it. How long will it take these kids playing today to realize those sunglasses are the ONLY type to use on the field? They have these $300 sunglasses on the brim of their hats. What good are they doing there? You can wear your fancy ones after the game. Baseball isn't a fashion show. Well Manny had those Oakley Thumps, the shades with the mp3 player built in.

KC wrote: It says on the top of the page New York's Lower Hudson Valley. It's part of the Gannet Empire. Westchester County's Journal News is the paper he works for.

="KC"]bmfc: >>>I hope that you're not referring to me for cutting and pasting something<<< I know who he is, and I wasn't referring to you, I was referring to him. It's bad enough (to me) that these guys regurgitate stuff in their columns and beat reports that is always widely reported elsewhere but NOW they blog it like it's cutting edge. When Gary Cohen says, "John Delcos just reported on his blog ...." then maybe I'll change my tune but until then, ug. Good point Kase. Its one thing when you have a column to fill on a daily basis, do you HAVE to update a blog frequently if its just for filler info? I'd wager no, not really.

="bmfc1"]KC: I hope that you're not referring to me for cutting and pasting something that I thought might provoke chat. Delcos is in the press box for a NJpaper chatting live with fans. He does a great job. http://mets.lohudblogs.com/ Westchester actually.

Bill Madden still keeping Willie's flame burning by saying the Wilpons wanted Randolph out before even managing a game! No mention of Randolph's first interview back during the Valentine replacement search days. Of course, because that little detail upsets the whole "Wilpons never wanted this guy to begin with" tact if Randolph was brought in when Phillips was still the GM.

Gwreck wrote: Team store: The one inside the stadium is always super-crowded unless you get there early. There is an auxiliary one set up outside Gate E (near the entrance to the subway) that also tends to get crowded. If you'll be there early, you can probably find something cool, they have a lot of stuff that says "last season at Shea" naturally. It actually dies down a bit when the game gets going. Though there should be extra traffic due to the Yankees playing. Also there is another "team store" located in the Diamond Club Lobby, situated inbetween the two "restaurants" (well, its the same restaurant. Just a pricey buffet on one side and a decently priced bar & grill on the other) and just behind the Hall of Fame display. Its basically a glorified stand, but its been there for many years and is less hectic than the big one on the Field.

Autism? I know old time fans love saying about the old 8 team leagues that they "knew everybody" but really, would an old Dodger fan know some 23rd-25th guy on the Reds or Phillies roster? Either autism or a kid with genious like tendancies.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Anybody else headed to the Saturday game against the MFYs? I'm going to my first game at Shea since 1991 -- it's a long story -- and naturally I'm excited beyond all measure. If any other Crane Poolers are going to be present, I'd love to say "Hi." Most likely I'll be there. ]1) Just how bad is the parking? We plan to get there early -- stupidly early, because I want to wander all over the place to get photos. Is there still stadium parking, or is that all Citi Field? Any tips? Its not as bad as one would think, especially when you get there only. Citi Field just takes up only the old 126th Street lot, so the rest of the parking lot is still completely available. ]2) What time do the gates open? Two hours before game time? Yuppers. ] 3) Are backpacks banned? I thought they still were, but I saw a thread on Baseball-Fever.com that suggests that backpacks are indeed allowed. I'd call Shea beforehand. ]4) Is the clubhouse store any good, or should I just try to find a Modell's somewhere to buy stuff? Its pretty cool, but yeah, the prices are more expensive inside the stadium.

Watch it Kase.

HA! Yeah, yeah, I was just going to only go with the market size and the fact that for a good chunk of Molitor's career with the Brewers they weren't anywhere near what they were during that small couple of years run during the early 1980s. Then I noticed that Molitor missed A LOT of games right in the middle of his career, and figured a stat head here would use that for a "don't even THINK of insulting Paul Molitor by comparing Jeter to him" kind of response.

Derek Jeter is Paul Molitor if Moly played his most of his career in a big market, and on a successful team for a more prolonged period of time, and wasn't often injured (which probably was a big factor in the decline of Harvey's Wall Bangers).

Defenders of the Batman series will say that it was doing what the comics were doing at the time. Batman wouldn't become the dark brooder the movies and animated series of the 80s and 90s until Frank Miller's "The Dark Knight" came along. I would say Hulk gets a ton of points off for me because of the way the they essentially created their own mythos for the Banner character. Hell, because "Bruce" is a "typical" homosexual name (whatever the hell that means) they changed the name to "David Banner." Which in hindsight probably did give the producers more license to make the show completely brand new, with no real relationship to any thing that ever happened in the comics. Although I believe Stark Industries gets a mention somewhere, but Tony/Iron Man is never mentioned. They did do some backdoor pilots for possible "spinoffs" for other Marvel based characters in the TV movies. The Return of The Incredible Hulk features Donald "Thor" Blake, I have not seen this to tell you much about how "true" they stick to Thor and Thor's mythos. The Trial of The Incredible Hulk (which features a young Michael Imperioli in a small role) does feature Matt "Daredevil" Murdoch and Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk (play by Rhys Davis, who seems a bit short for the role). While the characters do ring true for both Daredevil, (Daredevil's origin story and reason for being is the same as the comics) and Kingpin, the setting and ancillary characters are a bit off. 1) It is clearly not New York City/Hell's Kitchen. Looks like somewhere in the mid-west standing in for mid-town Manhattan in the middle of a lush area. 2) Not only is Murdoch seen to be a more high powered lawyer than his comic counterpart, they flip the sexes of their version of Foggy Nelson (Murdoch's partner) and Karen Page (their secretary). It is good, for a late 80s TV movie especially if you forget the fact that you aren't watching "Daredevil" and "Kingpin" from the comics, but rather this TV show's version of them.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: 2004, Steve. 2004. Hence "finally" I was having a little fun with the party line.