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Whatever. Our catcher woulda hit it out. Toughen up and get this bottom of the order.

Oh come on. Melissa Etheridge is not that ugly.

I'm cutting out early today and letting my kid hit some off the tee.

Someone once told me she's gay. You can't prove she's not.

I love how the cop is making a gun with the fingers of his other hand.

Vic, how are the schools in New Rochelle? And how long is that commute to the city?

Perhaps the better question would be how many Mets teams over the years have had 9-1 stretches.

"You say, 'It's no big deal, it's just another series, we play the Utleys and the Werths and the Halladays 16 more times, so this isn't do-er-die.' Doesn't mattuh. Tell yuhselves what you wan' aboutthis, Met fan. This series, it's yoooooge." -A particularly loud part of my superego which sounds a lot like a drunken Francesa. "Ya think so Leituh? See, I don't know, it's so early still...I mean, what if you lose? Then you got heads hanging, people down on themselves, and all that good you did is gone. You can't do that to this team. You can't do that. Just can't. Not to this team. I dunno. 1:58 on the Fan. Back after this." Small part of my ego with a raspy annoying voice. "Field. Come on. Field. They don't have to win it, they-- they just got to keep it alive, keep it on this same track. Friday, you got-- who you got? Kendrick? You gaaaatta win that one. Because Saturday's Halladay. You're not getting Halladay. Yankee fan friends could tell you, you're not getting Halladay. You're not getting Halladay. But Sunday, you got Moyer, and he's showing his age. He's getting up theyuh. And who knows? So you gotta keep it alive, keep on track, you come outtovit with one, maybe two wins, who knows? Who knows? YOU HAVE A SEASON NOW. Yoooooooge series, Field. YOOOGE. We'll be back after the update." Let's play that really fun game where you try to guess the ratings for different sporting events.

"You say, 'It's no big deal, it's just another series, we play the Utleys and the Werths and the Halladays 16 more times, so this isn't do-er-die.' Doesn't mattuh. Tell yuhselves what you wan' aboutthis, Met fan. This series, it's yoooooge." -A particularly loud part of my superego which sounds a lot like a drunken Francesa. "Ya think so Leituh? See, I don't know, it's so early still...I mean, what if you lose? Then you got heads hanging, people down on themselves, and all that good you did is gone. You can't do that to this team. You can't do that. Just can't. Not to this team. I dunno. 1:58 on the Fan. Back after this." Small part of my ego with a raspy annoying voice.

Yup.

A Boy Named Seo wrote: What did Paul Wilson throw? Beachball.

Francoeur!!!!! This is what happens when you trust your gut and your scout's eye over those nerds and their sabertoothwhatevers.

Maine limits the damage with a strikeout to end the inning. Those of you fortunate enough to be watching, how does Maine look? Any life on that fastball?

Add to that the fact that Blanco is a stolen base threat himself...

Yup. And at least one of those four wasn't even trying to steal. He just wandered off the base too far and was gunned down unexpectedly. Like a fly that makes the mistake of staying in one place a split second too long.

I've said all along that this team has the talent to win, and Manuel's the guy to bring them to the promised land.

Gamecast tells me that the "character" of the Citifield walls cost Angel a HR.

Is he Polynesian? I thought he had Chinese heritage.

Which means that my hope of bringing back Bobby V is taking a hit. All this winning is terrible!

LoDuca looks positively insane in that pic. He reminds me of Jon Favreau's character in the Replacements.

Yes on Gotay. Two more questions: Who is between Beltran and Wright? Who is the hero about to be mobbed by his teammates?

Gwreck wrote: None of their key players are spring chickens, except Hamels who is 26. Rollins, Utley and Werth are all 31; Howard 30; Victorino 29. By comparison (of ages only), Wright is 27; Reyes turns 27 in June; Pelfrey is 26; Niese 23; even Oliver Perez is only 29 in August. (For what it's worth, Halladay is also a couple of years older than Santana). None of them are particularly old either though. If they can afford to keep the team together, they will contend for a while. It's just I don't know whether they can afford that or not. I don't know if anyone noticed, but the Phillies have a higher payroll than the Mets.

I saw that. One of the dumbest things I have ever seen.

Weigh in now!!!!