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KC wrote: Uh, let's not lump Germany and/or German speaking people with the MFY's. My grandfather was from Germany and had a mole. (well, since this thread has already ranged far) I wonder if Suzyn Waldmann can tell us if Steinbrenner has any moles? Later

Hmmm I wonder if Beltran's mole speaks German? Later

Bret Sabermetric wrote: ="Yancy Street Gang"]Did anyone ask him about Woody? Children listen to that show, Yancy. I'm surprised at you. It was his dog. But, you said what many of us were thinking. LOL! Later

FK, Giving call-in fans the ability to talk to the guests is what IMO makes this show good. I don't know if your remember them, but early sportstalk hosts such as Art Rust Jr. and Bill Maser did that. Somehow, the newer sports shows haven't. How often have you listened to the hosts not ask a question you would have? How many fans never get the chance to speak to a sports celebrity, but would love to? Its a nice touch. Later

Frayed Knot wrote: Why do I get the idea that Wilpon & co will be too deathly afraid that Banner Day 2006 wouldn't exactly re-create the wholesome family fun that it evoked back in the 1970s. It couldn't get any worse than a pre-banner day banner than hung from the upper deck of the Polo Grounds in 1962. It said: FUCK O'MALLEY. The camera was panning the banners, with one of the Met announcers commenting on how clever they were. When the camera got to that one, the director quickly cut to a commercial. Later

Mike Vaccaro in Sunday's NY Post:] You take three parts Armando Benitez, two parts Braden Looper and two parts John Franco, you stir it in a bowl, you throw it in a mixer on high for 20 seconds, then you add just a pinch of Doug Sisk for old times's sake, and do you know what you get?You get Jorge Julio.This is the same Mike Vaccaro who's book is titled "Emperors and Idiots".Its about the Yankees and Red Sox, but from the title, I thought it was his autobiography.Later

This sounds like a segment on an educational kiddie show. Welcome to Extrapolation Nation. Later

Glavine 3 Wright 3 Beltran 1 Hernandez 1 Sanchez 1 Wagner 1 Later

Doug Flynn said on today's "Talkin' Baseball" radio show that he's been doing color on the University of Kentucky baseball telecasts. LAter

As for what he's doing now, I'll add it to the "Where are they now?" thread. LAter

I noticed that when looking in another thread. Congrats, Cooby. When I grow up I want to be Mrs. Payson, too. Later

What's to discuss? I still don't have it. Later

Trachsel 3 Reyes 2 Wright 2 Delgado 1 Nady 1 Beltran 1 Later

I have this feeling that if neither Franco nor LoDuca had pushed Beltran out of the dugout, Wright might have. And if not this year, maybe in a year or two when he is a "veteran". Later

Welcome Ashtray Jim. It will only last for a while. Now, get those bats back into the rack. Later

oops, never mind. It looks like this is not the same Enrique Cruz we lost in the draft. This is apparently the one we got -an ex-Yankee farmhand who isn't very good: http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/enrique-cruz-1.shtml But I'll keep this thread here for a while. I would NOT adopt this other guy. LAter

*62 wrote: you take a ring and then another ring and then another ring and then you've got three rings, Ballantine ! sad song And the three rings stood for purity, body and flavor. Hmmmm. One "62" responding to another "62". Isn't that bordering on incest? EDITS: ]Sorry. I'm going to have my brain removed and rewired Bret. And you just left that line out there for someone to pounce on? I think there are folks here who would not only be in favor of that, but would pay good money to watch it happen. Might even cover the cost of the operation. ]That's the second person to confuse MFS62 for me. We must look alike. Might be the CT thing. I dunno. Do you wear glasses? Later

Edgy DC wrote: I imagine they would have lost just as many games without Anthony Young. So EDGY, which two players would you name? And Mole, I saw Satchel Paige. (But I was too young to appreciate it.) Later

From Last Year's Nashville Sounds press guide: ]Acquired: Selected by Brewers from Mets in Rule 5 major league draft on 12/16/02 Bio: 8th professional season … Brewers are his 2nd organization … Was a member of Milwaukee’s 40-man roster in 2003 … Ranked 8th among Southern League hitter with a .300 average in 2005 … Career-best 28-game hitting streak in 2004 set High Desert franchise record. 2005 SEASON Spent the entire season with Huntsville (AA-Brewers) and finished among Southern League leaders in several batting and fielding categories Batted .300 (149-for-496) with 14 home runs and 60 RBIs in 137 games His .300 average tied for 8th in the circuit, ranked second among Stars players, and was his best effort since a .306 mark in rookie ball (1999) Led Huntsville and ranked among SL leaders in games (2nd-137), hits (2nd-149), total bases (3rd-231), and doubles (3rd-34) His 149 hits and 34 doubles were the 9th-highest single-season totals in Huntsville history Established single-season career highs in games played, hits, doubles, & triples Led all SL shortstops in games (135), total chances (611), putouts (188), assists (386), and errors (37) Led Huntsville with 42 multi-hit games, including 10 three-hit contests (season-high) Compiled a .939 fielding percentage (37 E in 611 TC) Batted .367 (58-for-158) against lefties but hit only .269 against right-handers Batted only .260 with runners in scoring position (34-for-131) Enjoyed his best month at the plate in April, when he batted .346 (27-for-78) Followed the hot start up with a .231 May average (24-for-104), his lone month with a sub-.297 average Enjoyed his best night of the season on 5/23 at Carolina when he belted two home runs and tallied a career-high six RBIs during a 3-for-4 effort Batted .378 (17-for-45) during a season-best 11-game hitting streak from 6/14-6/26 Homered in back-to-back games on two occasions (6/25-6/26 & 7/6-7/7) Posted a second double-digit hit streak, a 10-gamer from 6/30-7/9 (14-for-37, .378) Named Southern League Batter-of-the-Week for the 7/4-7/10 period (.360, 9-for-25) Batted .311 (57-for-183) after the All-Star break Hit safely in 13 of 14 games from 8/21-9/3 (20-for-55, .364) Played winter ball in his native Dominican Republic; batted .158 (3-for-19) in eight games for Escogido Later

I'm happy to see that he is back with the Mets. He was lost on the Rule V draft after being one of the best amateur prospects ever signed out of the DR. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/C/enrique-cruz.shtml If you've never read about him, let me recount exactly why he was so highly regarded. In his last two seasons of amateur baseball (equivalent to a very good high school or AAU league in the US) he: Won the triple crown Hit 47 home runs in about 250 at bats (that is NOT a misprint). I notice that he is listed as a righthended hitter, but I remember that he was a switch hitter when they signed him. I wonder which organization changed that? I feel his skills deteriorated while spending a full year on the Milwaukee bench. I hope he gets a chance of putting his career back on track. Welcome to my family, Enrique. Later

I awarded Franco .5 last night for his MVP (most valuable push). I think it will hopefully show Beltran thatthere really are fans out there who like him, and he will noe relax and just play his brand of ball. Later

Beltran 2 Reyes 1 Wright 1 Delgado 1 Floyd 1 Pedro 1 LoDuca .1 Nady .5 Sanchez .5 Bradford .5 Franco .5 EDIT : see my explanation of the Franco points in the Shaeffer discussion thread. Later

metirish wrote: WOW..I love Julio Franco.... So do I. This can be a defining moment for the season. Julio practically threw Carlos out there to face the "love" that was being shown him. I think it will do wonders for his psyche. (and hopefully his game) Julio said when he signed thathe would like to be a manager some day. This is an example of his leadership skills, trying to buoy the spirits of a slumping player. Good job. Later

OK, I'll talk. I contacted Charter Communications as recently as this Tuesday. The customer service rep said their parent company is "still in negotiations" with SNY. I thought I saw light atthe end of the tunnel when I received a letter saying that the golf channle was being moved to the premium sports tier ( I hpoed to make room for SNY). But on Tuesday, the CS rep said it was staying where it was. But when I got home last night, I noticed that they had moved FX (Which had been on a station contiguous with the other sports stations, such as MSG and FoxSports) to a higher number, replacing the History Channel (I'm pissed about that, too) and the spot where FX had been is now dark. So, maybe that's where SNYwill be. In the meantime, I'm Metsless. Later

The article appeared in yesterday's paper, but the writer didn't mention my name. Still no resolution, and the fans are pissed. Later