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Beware Steve Finley. The guy has been a pain in the ERA against the Mets no matter where he has played. Later

More Joe Morgan stuff. Watching the game from RFK last night. He was talking about how Guillen didn't like hitting there because of the large dimensions. Just then, Guillen hit a liner to deep right center. The announcer went into his "home run call", just to see the ball hit the fence. So, Morgan says (I paraphrase) : "That wind is really blowing in from center." So the director shows us shots of the flags on the center field stands blowing toward home. And Morgan repeats "See, the wind is really blowing in, and it held up that ball". I mention "center field stands" because this is kinda' crucial. RFK is a totally enclosed stadium. And since the ball in question was a low line drive, I doubt the wind had anything to do with the fact that it didn't reach the wall. And what does the wind have to do with the "large" dimensions anyhow? And if it did, didn't Morgan spend enough time as a player to know that winds swirl - to the point that in some stadia, the direction of the wind differs from field-to-field and seating level? He might have said something about that. If the guy has any baseball smarts, he sure doesn't display them when he announces. But then again, Keith said something that puts him on my "insensitive" list the other day. He joins Joe Morgan on it. It had to do with one particular word that I've commented on before. Some folks here called me names when I posted it, so I'm not going to go through the story again. Later

How did we not know that was coming? Both Gileses (Brian and Marcus) torment the Mets. Later

Martinez 4.5 Nady 2.25 Delgado 1 Castro 1 Julio 1.25 Later

Bannister 2 Delgado 2 Wagner 1 Oliver 1 Sanchez 1 Heilman 1 Later

Elster88 wrote: I agree. I don't think that they're reading this. I am now. I promise to be more careful next time. Later

Trachsel 3 Heilman 1 Julio 1 Sanchez 1 Matsui 1 Franco 1 Delgado 1 Reyes 1 Later

Willie Randolph, on Franco's home run: "He hit a nice ball." How could he tell? I thought baseballs all look alike. Later

He wouldn't just be a caddy for Wright and Delgado. He played shortstop in college and second base in the pros. He'd certainly look like a good second base option if Keppenger remains in somebody's doghouse. (Assuming Matsui is terrible again) Of course, anybody with a measurable pulse rate looks better than Valentin. Later

Frayed Knot wrote: Zambrano's problem is that he hasn't been good enough/often enough to justify either the trade that brought him here or the faith that the front office apparantly still has in him. Maybe he'll get out of it and prove them all correct but I highly doubt it's simply a NYC thing at this point. Fair points. That's why I asked. Later

I voted "eh". No big thing. If folks want it, why not? But to me, its the ultimate in self-flagellation. We follow the scores, and know when a triple crappy day has happened. Asking us to participate in talking about it (Not the individual games, the trifecta) is like asking us to rub salt in our own wounds. Later

So, can we conclude that his performance can be traced to a severe case of Jeff Weaver Syndrome? The symptoms include good stuff, and an ability to pitch well elsewhere. The only known potential cure (not always successful) is a trade away from New York. Later

Glavine 5 Woodward 1 Reyes 1 Heilman 1 Later

Feliciano 3 Woodward 2 Later

IIRC one is Whitey Ford and the other Lefty Grove. Nice company to be in. Later

Don't know if this is from 2006, but it is baseball related: ""If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." --Dave Barry" Later

Edgy DC wrote: Are other columnists calling ESPN out like this guy? I thought I saw something similar on either Yahoo or AOL sports. If I can find the link I'll post it. Later

Lenny DiNardo started today's game for the Bosox. He gave up six hits and two runs (2 earned) in 5 IP. Later

Edgy DC wrote: I know where Ray Sadecki is now. Don't keep us in suspense. Where is he? Later

Since I've only had the service for a few days, I have a Gary Cohen question. Should his name be placed in nomination for the Lindsay Nelson Award for announcers with the worst taste in sports jackets? Or was what I saw a one day thing? Later

Bret Sabermetric wrote: Man, did Craig and Hook get raked in 1962? Two-thirds of the Met all-time top three in HRs given up from that first season. IIRC, Craig gave up four of them to Roy Sievers of the Phillies. Two of them were the only runs he surrendered in 1-0 losses and the last one (toward the end of the season) was in extra innings. Youda' thought that a "veteran" like Craig would have known about pitching around a guy who killed him. Later

Rockin' Doc wrote: Then when you see that it is actually a good throw and isn't into the stands or dugout, I don't want to hijack the thread, but those words reminded me of a throw that did just that - and more. Gino Cimoli tried to throw out a runner heading for third and the right fielder threw the ball into the upper deck behind third at Ebbets Field. We now return you to the original thread. But maybe there should be a thread for really bad plays. Later

That's ok, Doc. For now, your thread title will suffice. Later

Nady 3 Delgado 2.5 Bannister 2.5 Wright 1 Heilman .5 Diaz .5 LAter

YAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!! I was channel surfing last night and, there it was (right where I hoped it migh be when Charter Communications moved another station to make room for it): SNY. I am happy. Later