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Edgy DC wrote: Yeek. Why not?

Did he play RF? If he does well, I say we try him out over Frenchy.

sharpie wrote: According to the article the oldest kid, Andrew, is 14 yet Rod and Stacie met "almost 13 years ago" and have been married for 11 years. You'd think that would indicate that Andrew is her kid but the kid on the far right sure looks like he could be Rod's. Barajas's rod is so potent, he can impregnate women years before he meets them.

Exactly. My answer to them would be "When they walk off the field and concede the game, I'll stop stealing bases."

themetfairy wrote: A-Rod crossing the mound was just douchery. It was rude. The mound is the pitcher's territory. Swinging at a pitch thrown during a game is the batter's job. If he thinks he can hit it, then he should swing at it. I couldn't agree more. Number 2 as well. Also, not stealing bases when your team is up by a lot. All of these rules flies in the face of "hustle at all times, it ain't over 'til it's over". In the "the Mets win the damn thing" game, I bet the Mets would really have felt better about having an extra run or two. It's inane to enforce these.

Edgy DC wrote: 5. Don't walk in front of a catcher or umpire when getting into batter's box Sure, OK, respect space. But I bet this is vioated from time to time. Actually, this is the one I thought was pretty well-accepted. I remember our little league coach teaching us this. I thought it was pretty cool...and even in pickup softball games, I don't remember every crossing in front.

Yankee fans: 72% more likely kill children and puppies by electrifying their pools.

Yeah. And I wear a pink Mets hat. Take that.

...it's their own fault for being weak anyway."

If it does, then I'm with you. If it shows conclusively that it's no more dangerous than tackling a guy to the ground, then taser them. If it's inconclusive, then err on the side of caution and run down your perps. Or get cowboys with lassos.

Nymr83 wrote: You know what would be a more effective deterrent than tasers? Lifetime ban from all ballparks. its unenforceable, unless you want to require a birth certificate, photo id, and social security card to enter a ballpark (hell, we couldnt even keep a guy on a "no fly list" from getting on a plane!) I know. Until they develop retinal scan technology at ticket gates.

do you have proof they are more dangerous than that? Here's a differing opinion: http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2008/12/05/20081205taser1205.html Also within that article is a claim that "since 2001, there have been more than 380 deaths following police Taser strikes in the United States and 26 in Canada. Medical examiners have ruled that a Taser was a cause, contributing factor or could not be ruled out in more than 30 of those deaths" which certainly contradicts your claim that a taser has "rarely if ever killed someone." The problem is, the numbers, when presented in this manner, mean almost nothing (and I don't mean any offense to you Gwreck, I know you didn't write the article). Saying more than 380 deaths have followed Taser strikes is silly. It's like saying 380 people died while watching Oprah. It doesn't mean the taser or Oprah, had anything to do with the deaths. In fact, in the next sentence, it indicates that only 30 of those deaths could have possibly resulted from the taser. Meaning that first number, 380, is not only meaningless, but misleading. So we have 30 deaths since 2001. How many times was the taser used? Do we have an overall percentage? How does this compare with other non-lethal methods (tackling, clubbing, rubber bullets etc.)? Until we get some real data, I don't see how one can have an opinion one way or the other. Moreover, unless there is some strong research confirming the safety of tasers, you probably shouldn't be using them at all. All of this being said, if you are going to taser people who run on the field, it should be disclosed ahead of time and uniformly applied. Since I am an attorney, I am happy to offer CBP language for their sign: WARNING: ANY AND ALL PERSONS WHO RUN OUT ON THE FIELD WILL BE TASERED. NO QUESTIONS ASKED. DRUNK TEENS, LITTLE OLD LADIES, NAKED PERVERTS, IT DOESN'T MATTER. WHEN WE SAY ALL, WE MEAN ALL. YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW THAT THE RESEARCH ON THE SAFETY OF TASERS IS INCONCLUSIVE. WHICH MEANS YOU COULD DIE.

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I almost forgot Igarashi was on this team. It will be a big help once we get him back. No surprises there for player of the month.

I like big parks...

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I can remember two especially cold days that I experienced at Shea. Both featured memorable home runs by a catcher, one good (Gary Carter, Opening Day 1985) and one bad (Mike Scoscia, 1988 NLCS). My memory is shot. I would have bet my life that this game was played at Dodger Stadium. Had I thought for a second, I would have realized this couldn't be true since I clearly remember Games 1 and 7 being in LA. I guess in my mind, the Dodgers had home field advantage the whole series. Blech.

I was just going to say that.

We're shitty again.

New Rule: No more cocksucking

Leave Rhodes to pitch to him? No righty to go to here?

3 Run HR for Bay coming up now.

Fuckish.

Come on Jose.

How different would this roadtrip have been if we could have consistently retired the pitcher?

You know what would be a more effective deterrent than tasers? Lifetime ban from all ballparks.