Edgy DC wrote: So which is it? You're saying one thing then another. Are these guys giving up a roster spot or are they sharing the booth for two innings. Augliera and Sid weren't "hogging" up innings in the back of the Mets pen in the 1986 postseason. Manager's decision and progative to use his staff the way he saw fit. The best way to win was to use his #4 and 5 starters as long men in the bullpen rather than the 3rd and 4th guys in the pen Cohen can be seen as "hogging" mike time in the broadcast booth ] This isn't about Gary Cohen's ego getting in the way If you want to believe it wasn't his call or not, its still him getting "face time" in the expense of those who have been doing it all year. Something that has no bearing on any outcome of a ball game, hense its all about ego stroking.
Spezio HRs to make it 5-3 Milwaukee. Still called backing in and coincidental that you won the day your Magic Number zeroed out! As opposed to it being coincidental that the Yanks lost the day their Magic Number zeroed out!
Gwreck wrote: ="SteveJRogers"]Then that makes me want to hate the Sox even more than I already do! How about tix for a 2007 game or something Tougher to do, given the way they sell out every game each season. Lot of people wouldn't get seats of equivalent value. Fair point, but now you have a situation where they are sitting around for almost three hours now with no baseball for essentially Pawtucket against whomever the O's AAA team is now whenever they actually do play. Bad situation. In facts, fans should get refunded even IF the game is played! MFY do that and I think the Mets do as well
Gwreck wrote: ="metirish"]Well Steve there are the fans to think about. Replace "fans" with "money" and you've got it. If they don't play, the Red Sox have to issue refunds for a sold-out game. Then that makes me want to hate the Sox even more than I already do! How about tix for a 2007 game or something
metirish wrote: Well Steve there are the fans to think about. Exactly, send them home. Most of them probably have gone home at this point in time, 4:30 EST
From the WTF department, Boston and Baltimore are waiting out a rain delay? Dude, its the last day of the season, you can't even tie the Blue Jays for 2nd and you're stuck in 3rd. JUST END IT!
And THAT my friends is your 2006 Regular Season 97 up, 65 down. NL East Champs, Best record in the NL, tied with some other NY team for best record in the whole darn MLB! PUT THAT IN YOUR BOOKS!
MFS62 wrote: I believe the Yankee loss clinches the best record in the majors for the Mets. No, its a flat footed tie actually. Even head-to-head for 2006
Another FWIW, the Mets wrap up the NL as the only team winning 90. Also its funny in a way that in both Wild Card/Divison senarios that the WC winner will have a better record than the 3rd best Divison winner. Which means the A's and Cards right now have no idea where they are going to this week as of this moment
And Detroit ties it up in the 8th Minny still leading 4-1 in the 6th Possible opponent Dodgers just getting under way Possible opponent Padres in about 40 minutes
FWIW the Yanks are tied at 5 all in the 9th. If Blue Jays lose and Mets hold on to win, the Mets and Yanks will be in a flat footed tie for best record in the game
So its Mets, Cards, Padres, Dodgers, Yankees, Twins, Tigers, and A's. With just accounting purposes left to decided the Divison winner in the AL Central, NL West and respective WC winners
If things hold the Cards will be doing the ACTUAL definition of backing in as they are down 5-0 now in the 5th 4-9 down the stretch and winning the division because the Stros lost the final game of the year, now THAT deserves the backing in riddicule