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Squelching the urge to post a Condi Rice comment. Later

metirish wrote: Are we to really believe that A-Rod seeks Jeter's approvel or a kind word at the least?, if anything like that is true then A-Rod is pathetic. I don't think he expects it, but isn't supporting your teammate is rough times part of what a captain is supposed to do? Later

Nady 3.5 Duque 3.5 Delgado 1 Sanchez 1 Wagner 1 Later

Delgado - 3 Oliver - 1 Floyd - 1 LoDuca - 1 Later

IMO, there's something going on between Jeter and A-Rod. When the steroid stories surfaced, Captain Clutch almost stained his Captian's crotch leading the team's vocal support of Giambi. But he has been silent in any efforts to support his teammate duting the recent slump and subsequent fan and press reaction. There should have been at least one quote saying something like "he is a great player, and his other teammates and I are sure he'll snap out of it soon." But there has been nada, zippo, zilch from him. Later

It has been called selective memory, but it gets deeper than that. About 25 years ago I worked with someone who, while a student at Notre Dame, developed a mathematical model of a dog. Part of that led him into a model of learning and memory that was applicable to the human brain. From what I remember, he theorized that as we learn things, they first stay in a place in memory for rapid recall (like cache in a computer). Then, as more things are experienced, those memories are pushed farther and farther back into consciousness. If something happens that forces the person to think of them again, they are moved back into "cache". So, in a baseball sense, "clutch" plays are remembered, then pushed back as more games are experienced. But a discussion of "clutch" forces the recall of the situations that the rememberer had filed under "clutch". The same plays are recalled, but not other instances where the player might have failed. Again, selectively remembering certain instances and not remembering the failures that may have put them into perspective. And that seems to be what the writers have done. Follow up. I haven't been in contact with that person since then. But I know that before I worked with him, after graduating from Notre Dame, the person played professional football and received a Law Degree. (insert lawyer joke here) Then, about ten years ago, I learned from someone who works at the FBI that my prior associate was "moving up fast on the "10 Most Wanted" list, but he didn't go into any details about the offense he committed. Later

Edgy DC wrote: The reason I don't have a swimming pool is because I don't want mythical people to turn up in it. That must be a drag. Are you hinting that the mythical people in the water are in drag? Don't tell me you've spoiled the story for the rest of us who haven't seen it yet. From the bad reviews and box office reaction, I guess it will be showing up on the LOGO channel very soon. Later

Righty Miguel Pinango, who has been in the organization for a while (he's 23) almost threw a (seven inning) perfect game for Binghamton yesterday . He was perfect going into the last inning, but shortstop Corey Ragsdale's throwing error allowed the only baserunner. He finished with a no-walk, seven strikeout no-hitter. While eyes have been focused on more highly touted pitchers at Binghamton this year (Plefrey, Owens, Soler) there was a stretch a few weeks ago when it seemed that Pinango was starting every other day. The Venezuelan has made a steady climb through the organization, but I doubt this one game will force the team to add him to the 40 man roster. Later

]the Gil Meche trade I'm imagining. JD, I like your imagination. That makes more sense, in terms of the type of decent pitcher who might realistically be available, than most of the WATPs that I've been reading. Have you read anything recently that makes you think that's more then just your imagination? I did read something earlier in the season that said he might be available, but nothing recently.Later

Chase got demoted to AA to make room on the Norfolk roster for Edgardo Alonso. Later

That looked terrible. I hope nobody was seriously hurt. Later

Maine 6 Valentin 2 Delgado 1 Floyd 1

Steve, add Julio Franco to that list. Later

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Rob Neyer "loves" this deal for the Royals, saying "upside is great, but so is being able to actually play baseball." Seems some Royals fans feel Gotay was oversold defensively and has also gotten fat. Either way, not a biggie. I like his upside. He has shown doubles power in the minors (over 40). And because he had had very few stolen bases, that indicated to me that those are power, not speed, doubles. As he approaches the Bill James age at which players begin to realize their power potential (26-29), I feel many of those doubles will turn into home runs. And he hasn't struck out an inordinate amount, either. He could be a Jose Valentin in the making. Later

metirish wrote: If Charles Wang were the owner he'd make Ramon Castro the GM. Brilliant! I laughed and cried at the same time. Later

Welcome back, Annie. Great job. I wondered why the 'Stros would want Huff. I didn't realize Ensberg had been injured. (mea culpa for not following your box scores more carefully) Later

Speaking of the Royals, what ever happened to Justin Huber? Later

If you owned the Mets, what would be the first (baseball related*) thing you would do? What else would be on your to-do list? * = things like buying a yacht because it means you're a multi-millionaire don't count. Later

Great job. My main impression was that even to this day, my stomach is much more comfortable when I see "lf" next to Kevin Mitchell's name than when I see "ss". Later

How would you feel if the Mets acquired a player who has killed the Mets over the years? Could you root as hard for someone like a Burrell, a Chipper or even a Marcus Giles (or someone else like them) as you root for the others on the team? Or would they immediately become Metly in your mind? I'm leaving Clemens out of this discussion because the attitude of Mets fans toward him isn't just based on wins and losses. Its more visceral than that. Later

Johnny Dickshot wrote: I do believe Christine is Tom 's 2nd wife. It's possible his first one was a real woofer. Maybe Larry told him to shop at Hooters. Later

SteveJRogers wrote: ="Edgy DC"]Mike Adams got traded from Cleveland to San Diego. Wasn't he a Met in uniform but not in appearance? I don't think they ever called him up. Huh? I thought I saw his name in a Norfolk box score within the past week. Maybe it was the completion of a suspended game? Later

As of last week, Brooklyn was hitting .205 as a team, and their "leader" had 3 whole, entire, RBI. It doesn't look good for them to come back in this one. Later

I've seen that quote attributed to Dizzy Dean. Later

THAT I saw. LOL! Later