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Elster88 wrote: You obviously didn't see the Leo Durocher line in Edgy's post from page 1. I still would have voted for this one. BTW- I remember Leo the Lip. Edgy's line would have been funny if it weren't so in character for Leo to do something like that. Later
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Yancy Street Gang wrote: ="Willets Point"]England 0, Trinidad & Tobago 0 in the 73d minute. Wow, even when three teams are playing, nobody scores. Ding Ding Ding We have a winner. That one was so good that today's post-of-the-day competition has been closed. Mr. Gang. Please come to the front desk to pick up your prize. Later
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Edgy DC wrote: I'll say no more. Is that a corollary of RMPL? LOL! Later
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I wonder if Lastings put his arm on Marrero's shoulder and said "Kid. You gotta' swing the bat."? What's the over/ under for the number of runs Traschel will give back in the bottom of the first? That has been his pattern after the Mets have scored for him recently. Later
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Frayed Knot wrote: Woody for Valentin isn't surprising; Marrero for Milledge somewhat is. Punishment? I don't think its punishment. Lidle is a "crafty veteran" who has sometimes given the Mets fits. He might be too much for Lastings to handle. Looks like Willie is loading up the lineup with lefty batters. Cliff's apparently not ready to play yet, so Eli it is. Later
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Elster88 wrote: It didn't jinx them on Sunday. I still am thinking in old Mets mode. When someone mentioned the word before the final game of a series, it always seemed the Mets would lose. I forgot it is a new era. Later
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Shit! Not the "sweep" word jinx again. Later
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IGT 06/14/06: NY Mets @ Philles - Game 2 - El Duque vs Myers
MFS62 replied to a topic in Archived Game Threads
="Centerfield"]Google search for Elmo Donald Gessner came up empty...but I did find this guy who goes by his first name only: I would be pretty pissed too if I were buried behind that guy. I'd bet he's a pretty good fielder. Looks like he has soft hands. Later -
Edgy DC wrote: Do you have a problem with that, Mister? (bowing) No, Sensei. Later
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Thanks for posting that link. I missed reading the specific reply it at the time, but I was at the "Tim Harkness 14th inning homer off Jim Brewer" game. The fact that Harkness, a lefty hitting first baseman who was often platooned, even got a hit off lefty Brewer, was amazing on first glance. Brewer was one of the most effective relievers in that era. But Brewer's best pitch was a screwball, which breaks in to a lefty batter. As I recall, Harkness really nailed it, driving it into the right center stands, a shot of well over 425 feet. Harkness was an example of LA putting one over on the rest of the teams. They would bring him in late in games for (I think) Ron Fairly, a very good defensive first baseman. So the word got out that Harkness must have been a spectacular fielder. As it turns out, he was just "pretty good". And he wasn't that good a hitter for a first baseman either. But on that day, Tim was our hero. Later
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Willets Point wrote: When and why was the trade deadline extended to the end of July? I personally think the trade deadline should be around the 81st game which is usually in early July, but that just MHO. I was just going to post something about this when I saw your post, WP. I don't recall when it was changed, but I'd bet it has something to do with the lower pro-rated amount the team receiving a high salaried "pennant run" player would have to pay. When in doubt, follow the money. EDIT: Yes, WP. I recall when trading players between leagues, waivers on the players had to be obtained. Later
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The more I think of it, the more I believe it would be good to send Lastings down. The skills are there, but he needs to learn "how to play the game". Up to now, his raw talent was enough for him to excel on the minor league level and be competitive at the major league level. But he seems to be unaware of the nuances of being a winning ballplayer. After each gaffe, Willie and others have told him how he should have done it. His errors have mostly been what Tim McCarver would call "errors of enthusiasm". He seems like a bright kid, able to take each incident in and learn from it. We will be better able to confirm that when he hopefully doesn't make the same mistakes again. Maybe a trip back to the minors will give him some humility, an opportunity to realize that talent isn't everything, and a chance to put what he has learned into practice. Later
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Yancy, 88, When I was coming up with the questions, I thought there might be a scenario that while things around here could be the same in terms of amount of participation and viewpoint, there would be a certain edge to the writing. That translates to me as not having as much fun. That was sort of based on a comment a while ago that there didn't seem to be as much participation in POTG voting in games the Mets had lost. Vote your conscience. Later
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Do you think the CPF is different when the Mets are winning rather than losing? How so? Later
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Elster88 wrote: Elster88 wrote: [Hernandez] won't reach the sixth inning. I cheated. How? Did you seed the clouds? Later
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Oliver 2 Feliciano 1 Reyes 3 Delgado 2 Wright 2 Later
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From Howie Rose: "You gotta have depth. Even the Three Stooges had Shemp." Guess that's another vote for keeping Cliff. Later
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]While we're at this, can anyone explain the revival of 34-year-old washed-up NRI Darren Oliver? The only think I can figure is that he is one of those "he'll fool 'em once around the batting order" kinds of pitchers. I wonder if that's an explanation of his failure (high ERA) as a starting pitcher? Later
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Edgy DC wrote: Actually, yesterday was the anniversary of the date Al Jackson was sold to Cincy for cash in 1969. I hope his eleven innings pitched and 10.64 ERA got him a ring and a partial share. I think I do recall Al getting a partial share. Not sure about the ring, though. Later
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]Seeing as how we'd be in a 'going for it this year' kinda mode, even if we were of the mind to deal Cliffy I don't think you'd see such a now-for-later type deal. I dunno. Maybe we could catch Detriot in a John Smoltz-for-Doyle Alexander kind of mood. Later
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They have a very agressive hitting lineup. That should be the kind of team against which el Duque would do well. (I hope that won't go into the category of famous last words) Later
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Yancy Street Gang wrote: I remember making a prediction during spring training that Jorge Julio's last Mets appearance would come during the month of May. I tried finding it but couldn't. I suppose Nostradamus had similar problems in his time. I can't wait to see the show about Yancy on the History Channel. Good prediction. Later
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metirish wrote: I'm more concerned about no antena on the TV's. Maybe they have a cable up their butts. Later
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That's what I was thinkin' when I made my comment about Hodges. LAter
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Sacrificing is one thing. Bunting for base hits is another. I don't think Hodges could beat one out unless post-play medical intervention was required for one of the fielders. Later
