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soupcan wrote: ="MFS62"]...stay away from my crotch with that hot soup, buddy. Huh, what? Soupy, my comment was paraphrased from Golic's comments about the article that said that the SF ballpark sells two different kinds of vegetarian soup. His concern was getting it spilled in his lap by someone squeezing past him to get to their seat. I don't know about anyone else, but that person is going to spill/ drip something on me I'd certainly rather it be some hot dog mustard or a cold drink rather than hot soup. BTW- he was still talking about ballpark food today. He wove it inot a conversation with Yanks GM Brian Cashman. Cashman got into the spirit and said he preferred ballpark food with fat in it, but after "ten years of two hot dogs a game for 81 home games a season" he "can't look at another hot dog". Edgy - Golic's overall theme was that, (as a hirstute, meat eating ex-NFL player) he wouldn't even consider eating all the non-meat items sold. And he admitted that he hadn't even heard of some of the dishes on the SF list. He also added that "I don't want to wait in line for my hot dogs and beer while somebody is deciding which type of soup they want." Golic's delivery and discussion with co-host Mike Greenberg was probably better then what was actually said. It was very funny. Later

Thank you to the person who formatted that chart. Later

My half point for Delgado is my attempt to encourage him during his struggles. I hope his double is an indication that the light has suddenly come on. Later

Heilman 2 Reyes 2 Wright 2 Delgado .5 . Later

Pelfrey -3 Beltran - 4.5 Nady - .5 Wagner - .5 LoDuca - .5 Valentin - .5 Reyes - .5 Later

Yancy Street Gang wrote: No, the blame goes to whoever decided to sign a 94-year-old to a one-day contract. Just because Minnie Minoso did something a couple of decades ago doesn't mean that something even crazier has to be done today. I think this was an extreme circumstance because they truly believe he got shafted by the HOF committee. Maybe he'll get in as one of those "long time contributors" since he was a major league coach as well as a scout. I didn't remember those things until I read them in this article. And I guess you could say that's what this was all about -reminding people of his many contributions to the game - not just as a player. Later

Individual Pitching Stats TeamLeagueLevelWLERAGGSSVIPHRERHRBBKHBPAVGTPABKWPSTR%GCL MetsGCLR006.751104.07330171.3892001---St.Lucie MetsFSLHi A113.8644021.01611935163.2088901---TOTALS 114.3255025.023141236234.24210902--- This looks like crap, but I don't know how to format it. But its current. Later

Well not really. But when I read the attached article yesterday (in USA Today) I had similar concerns as he did on his radio rant this morning. http://www.goveg.com/f-topballparks06.asp If I'm at the ballpark, its bad enough somebody is carrying hot dogs dripping mustard past me as they squeeze by to their seats. But stay away from my crotch with that hot soup, buddy. His rant was more extensive, priceless. Anyone else hear it? Later

Johnny Dickshot wrote: ="Edgy DC"]You wonder if Peter Gammons is scrawling out rumors on his bedsheets. This is also a sad opportunity for Gammons' would-be successors. I'm sure we'ver all seen Newsday's Jon Heyman is now doing a daily rumor update at SI.com; Ken Rosenthal is getting more face time at Fox Sports; and ESPN is using Olney as lead baseball newshound in Gammo's absence. It may be Gammons is the first and last of the breed. JD, you sitting down? Last year, I was listening in my car when Gammons was interviewed on ESPN Radio about the passing of Jack Buck. The announcer asked him who he thought were the best of the young broadcasters. The first (and only) name out of his mouth? Michael Kay. I hope the powers that be weren't listening. If Kay gets the national gig as Gammons' replacement, Heaven spare us. Oh, I quickly recovered and there was only minor damage to my car. Later

Willets Point wrote: I didn't look at other response before submitting mine and can't believe I didn't think of Reggie the most obvious answer for braggart. And for that, we will be taking away your supply of Reggie bars, and all the straws that stir drinks in the WP household. Later

Edgy DC wrote: 1 2. waste Um, Catfish Hunter sitting on birthday cakes? Didn't remember it being Catfish. Here's what I found: http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:oeAqj4xwuQQJ:www.library.und.edu/research/handouts/040_Popular_Reading_Sports.pdf+Sparky+Lyle+sat+on+birthday+cake&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1 Later

Octavio Dotel pitched in a rehab minor league game last night. 1 IP, 1 H, 2 K, 0 BB. Later

Edgy, that post needs no sarcastic comment rating. But if I had to give it one, it would be up around 100. LOL! Later

1. angry Albert Belle 2. waste Todd VonPoppel 3. tirade Lou Pinella 4. braggart Reggie Jackson 5. sunny Ernie Banks 6. big red machine Don Gullett (because everyone else will probably name the hitters) 7. juiced Barroid, the Sultan of Shot 8. cooperstown Babe Ruth 9. afro ex-Met Billy Cowan(?) (I still remember a picture in Who's Who in Baseball. His Afro was at least as big as Gamble's, maybe bigger) 10. amateur Cuban baseball Later

Tell us the first baseball-related thing that comes to mind for each of these. Doesn't have to be Mets-related. 1. angry 2. waste 3. tirade 4. braggart 5. sunny 6. big red machine 7. juiced 8. cooperstown 9. afro 10. amateur Later

Willets Point wrote: ="A Boy Named Seo"] Go Mikey. Except against us. And especially against us in the playoffs, should it come to that. Later

] http://www.nysun.com/article/36253 Mets Surpass Yanks in the Broadcast Booth Baseball BY TIM MARCHMAN July 18, 2006 While there may somewhere be someone who enjoys listening to Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay, I have yet to meet him or her. I watch and listen to games from all over the country, minor league games included, and Kay is easily the most maddening play-by-play man in the country. There are some real homers working in the game right now, and some homers with some really annoying catchphrases, and then there's Kay. He's not only a homer, but seems to feel that the Yankees operate on a higher moral plane than their opponents and that he operates on a higher moral plane than many Yankees; he's not only a spouter of catchphrases, but of some of the most charmless you'll ever hear. ("See ya!") Irritatingly, he'll quite often claim that someone like Bernie Williams feebly waving his glove at a routine fly ball or Derek Jeter, out of position yet again on a routine grounder, was victimized by a tough break despite the fact that all can see they weren't. More irritating is his general habit of treating anyone the Yanks happen to be playing like the Washington Generals. Kay being surprised at the numbers renowned stars like Carl Crawford are putting up despite the fact that they've been doing so for years is always good for a hoot. All of this drowns out the great insights of Ken Singleton, Jim Kaat, and Al Leiter, and can make games on the YES Network quite excruciating. Admittedly, though, the solemn ads in which grainy shots of Ruth, Gehrig, and DiMaggio play with royal horn music in the background and Kay intoning words like "tradition" and "excellence" as a prelude to shilling Hormel Toxic Sludge Night at the Stadium make up for a lot. I go on about this at some length not out of any particular disdain for Kay, but because in the ongoing story of the battle for psychic space in New York between the Yankees and Mets, presentation is all too often overlooked. Most people follow the teams most intently by television, so the quality of broadcasts has an enormous impact, not just on what people think about teams and specific players, but about the franchises more generally. Someday Joe Torre, Mariano Rivera, and Jeter will move on, but those unintentionally hilarious advertisements using Yogi Berra and Mickey Mantle to sell Magnetic Calendar Night promotions will endure, and everything they symbolize � the Yankees' (somewhat endearing) organizational blindness to their own pompousness and complete lack of a sense of humor, for starters � will endure, too, for both better and worse. For the last few years, the dreariness of what the Mets were presenting on the field was matched by a peerlessly boring booth.You can criticize Michael Kay for a great deal, but he's no Fran Healy and no Ted Robinson.The Mets announcers' congeniality, caution, and blandness was a precise analogue to the dull brand of ball their team was playing. No one was ever more suited to call Todd Zeile atbats and crucial late-inning David Weathers appearances. Had the Mets had the superb Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, and Keith Hernandez in the booth all that while, would they have retained a bit more goodwill from their ever-angry fan base? I suspect so. Clearly, the three are energized by an exciting team, but they also have more important attributes than vivaciousness � like honesty and insightfulness. A great deal of Hernandez's charm is in the fact that he sounds three sheets to the wind half the time, but a lot more is in his ability to spot subtle defensive shifts, break down pitching patterns, and point out mechanical flaws in swings without getting wonky. Darling, similarly, can tell a story and has an easygoing charm about him, but can also explain the game's subtleties � what you can tell about a pitcher from the way he takes his warm-up throws, how umpires affect pitch selection, things like that. And Cohen, besides having a gift for knowing when to be quiet that most announcers with radio backgrounds lack, also has, simply, credibility. There's no shtick with him, nothing contrived, and you never feel as if he feels he's above the game or the players. That's just not always true of the competition. We'll see how the SNY team will wear over the years � part of the problem with the YES crew is probably just overfamiliarity. Even legendary announcers like Vin Scully and Jon Miller have more than their share of blind spots, irritating tics, and stretches where they just don't sound like they care. In their first year on a new network with a great team to call, the Mets' triumvirate is naturally going to be at their best. Cohen has been superb for years on the radio, though. Hernandez was wonderfully refreshing and cavalier in a limited role in the past, and is just living up to what he's already done in his expanded role. And while only about four people heard him due to arcane broadcast rules, Darling was excellent as a Nationals announcer. There's nothing in their backgrounds to suggest these three are going to calcify into catchphrase-spouting buffoons or cautious backslappers, and so long as they don't, the Mets are going to profit in this city in ways one can't quite calculate. This may belong in another thread, but I couldn't figure out which one. Anyhow, who doesn't agree (other than Yankee fans)? 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Yancy Street Gang wrote: No way would I pay ballpark prices for Liquid of Feces. They'll charge you six bucks, and it probably won't have the right stench. I grovel before the brilliance of that post. Later

No, I'm saying you were right. The player you linked was Ty. The Met farmhand was Byron. Later

Edgy the player you linked to was 6'1" and an outfielder. The Gainey who played in the Mets organization was, IIRC much taller (6'5" sounds right) and a first baseman. I just checked some old issues of Baseball America Almanac. They listed the Met player as Byron Gainey. didn't see any mention of him as Ty. Later

The Met prospect was also known as Ty. Later

Edgy, that's an ideal candidate for the "stuff you didn't know" thread. Should there be separate ones for baseball stuff and non-baseball stuff? Later

Oliver -1 Feliciano - .5 Bradford - .5 Bell - .5 Sanchez - .5 Floyd - 3 Beltran - 3 Wright - .5 Woodward - .25 Chavez - .25 Later

Delgado 1 Chavez 1 Valentin 1 Beltran .5 Glavine .5 Maine .5 Later

Trachsel 3 Valentin 2 Floyd 2 LoDuca 1 Wright 1 Heilman 0.25 Sanchez 0.75 Later