MFS62

Sounds to me like we're not going to have a "Memories of ..." thread.Later

Thanks.The thing I have follows that up with who each of them was eventually traded for after that.Later

Mom, we consider it a highly technical term.Anyone who works with computers knows this.You may have a future Bill Gates on your hands. (If he doesn't become a Doctor or Lawyer, that is)Later

And my post from yesterday.GonzoLater

Somewhere at home I think I still have the "who got traded for whom" lineage of all the players who were involved in the 17 player Yanks/ Orioles trade, where the Yanks got Bob Turley.If I can find it, I'll post it here.Later

I hope that 30+ years from now, baseball historians will be mentioning Wally Pipp and Doug Mientkiewicz in the same sentence.I can dream, can't I?LaterEdit - my brain and my fingers weren't in synch

A shanda doesn't even come close to describing the way I feel about this.The move of the team ripped the heart, soul and dreams out of an entire community. And it has not recovered since.Would the Japanese have the hubris to celebrate Pearl Harbor Day?This is worse. Now they want to steal our one moment of glory.Any West Coast CPF-ers, get yourself and your family out of there. I'm gonna really start rooting for the San Andreas fault again..Fuck Randy Newmann - I hate LA.Later

smg58 wrote:Who takes his place?Traschell was activated.Later

ALL HAIL !!And you couldn't have picked a better topic to warm the hearts of Mets Fans everywhere.Thank you..ALL HAIL !!Later

The half full view.I think Petit only gave up one run in the first five innings, then two in his sixth (and last) inning of pitching.Later

OlerudOwned wrote:Well, now we know why Glavine likes the BOB so much.(From the [url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=250822129]ESPN game recap[/url])]Glavine said the dirt path between the mound and home plate [at Bank One Ballpark] helps him focus."[It] kind of locks me in, makes me feel good about my target and where I'm trying to go and where I'm trying to step with my pitches," Glavine said. "It just kind of gives you a little sense of tunnel vision."I hope our grounds crew is listening.And while they're at it, they can un-plug the Ques-Tec.Later

http://www.thehighcourtofsports.com/index_files/Page5974.htmInteresting.Later

Thanks,Later

I read in this morning's Daily News early edition that Jacobs is from the West Coast and many of his friends and family went to the game. It was nice of Willie to give him a start. I'm hoping this wasn't another Mike Glavine kiss-and-good bye start, though.I didn't see the game. How did Jacobs look at the plate/ in the field? I know he didn't get a hit, but did it look like he was taking good cuts?Was the gold glove comment above funny(because he made a good play), or sarcastic(because he butchered something)?Later

Elster88 wrote: Or maybe, just maybe, it's because the best available hitter and pitcher in the off season were both of a certain demographic.Actually, the top three were of the same heritage: (with a slight change)Best pitcher; PedroBest Player: BeltranBest Hitter: DelgadoBased on the past few years, many fans felt the priority was the best hitter and Omar should have signed Delgado, using some of the money spent on Beltran. The team really didn't need a centerfielder. Cameron was more adequate at that position than anyone the Mets had to play frist. This has nothing to do with race. And Bret said so.Later

Happy Birthday, Switch Hitter.And I remember the 20th because it was my wedding anniversary. Our 38th. If I had forgotten it, I would have been in deep doo doo. :)Later

From what I remember from watching Bellhorn, he is very streaky at bat and has limited range in the field (Todd Walker anyone?).Of course, that puts him light years better then Cairo.A looksee wouldn't hurt.Later

cooby wrote: lol, my team is based on the Mets starting lineup (except Beltran). I wasn't doing too bad until this past weekend...in fact I was in first place for about six weeks until thenThere's obviously a point where your fantasy league stops and reality kicks in.Maybe you're a better manager than WWSB.Later

Doug still hasn't played in a rehab game. As of Ed Coleman's injury report on the pregame radio show yesterday, Doug is still suffering from the flu.I'd think his joining the team in less than a week is optimistic.He still has to show he is healthy enough to play.Later

Yet there are some sportscasters who take the high road.Costas refuses to host show about Holloway CNN wanted him to anchor show about girl who went missing in Aruba NEW YORK - While some cable TV hosts are making their living off the Natalee Holloway case this summer, Bob Costas is having none of it. Costas, hired by CNN as an occasional fill-in on �Larry King Live,� refused to anchor Thursday�s show because it was primarily about the Alabama teenager who went missing in Aruba. Chris Pixley filled in at the last minute. �I didn�t think the subject matter of Thursday�s show was the kind of broadcast I should be doing,� Costas said in a statement. �I suggested some alternatives but the producers preferred the topics they had chosen. I was fine with that, and respectfully declined to participate.� Costas� manager declined to elaborate on what Costas didn�t like about the topic. Thursday�s guests included Beth Holloway Twitty, the girl�s mother; a television reporter; and an investigator in the case. Seven of the show�s 10 guests talked about the missing girl, the other segments were about the BTK killer. The Holloway case has been a big attraction on cable news networks during a slow news period, with Fox News Channel�s Greta Van Susteren getting record ratings as she�s paid almost nonstop attention to it. Reports of Costas� decision first surfaced on the mediabistro.com Web site on Friday. �There were no hard feelings at all,� Costas said. �It�s not a big deal. I�m sure there are countless topics that will be mutually acceptable in the future.� Wendy Walker, senior executive producer of �Larry King Live,� described it as a mutual decision for Costas not to do the show because he was uncomfortable with the subject matter. �We love having Bob ... and since �Larry King Live� covers an extremely extensive palate of subjects, there will always be shows that he will enjoy hosting,� she said. The NBC Sports personality, also host of �Costas Now� on HBO, had agreed to be host for about 20 editions of �Larry King Live� this year. He�s done six, the network said. His decision is reminiscent of Keith Olbermann, the former sportscaster who left his MSNBC news show in the late 1990s in part because he was asked to repeatedly cover the Monica Lewinsky story. Olbermann is back now for his second run at MSNBC.

Yep, I think this was an attempt to use players already in the Met organization.1B Brian Harper has some good power numbers at AA this year.Later

Rotblatt, other than the fact that Humber is on the DL with a bad arm, I would flip-flop Millege and Redman. I've read several times that Redman doesn't have a good enough arm to play right.If the Mets get past the Boras blockade, this year's first rounder (Pelfrey) is said to be very close to already being a major league pitcher. Of course, they said that about Heilmann, too and it took him a while to make it.Later

Hamulack:(LHP - 28 years old) - 32.1 IP, 1.11 ERA, 20 H (.180 AVG Against), 8 BB, 32 SO Later

I think I read that Hamulack throws in the mid 90's. That will be a refreashing change.I'm hoping the adage that it takes lefties longer to develop is true in his case.Later

Edgy DC wrote:They've come up with a whole bunch of defensive statistics since.Tell it to Corey Ragsdale, man.I will.In fact I'd be glad to tell him personally if he ever makes it to the majors.But since he is still hitting far below .250 at Binghamton, that's not likely to happen real soon. Tell me, are there any new ways to measure strikeouts?Man, you don't forget anything, do you? :)Well, remember this. With me, Ragsdale is an emotional subject, not really a statistical one. I only used his number of errors in comparison to his RBI to make a point about how bad his offense is.Later