Centerfield

Nicknames aside, Raissman has really been cranking them out of the park this year. It's nice to see someone in the media call out those MFY broadcasters for what they are.

That answer seems to defy common sense.

Mets are overachievers.

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iramets wrote: “It makes no difference what job you may have years from now: never give up,” Randolph said. “If I had given up, I would not be at Shea Stadium. If I had listened to the critics along the way, who knows where I might have wound up? I went on 11 managerial job interviews and was rejected on each one of them and it was their loss. The excuses were different, but the message was the same: ‘No job for Willie Randolph.’ ” Did Randolph not turn down the Cincinnati job that was offered to him because he wanted more money? How is that being 'rejected"? He may have been within to ask for more money, but isnt that him rejecting Cincy, not they him? If Willie had listed his compensation requirements up front, than an offer coming in below that could constitute a rejection. Alternatively, if Willie had countered Cincy's offer and Cincy declined, that could also be seen as a rejection. So technically, Willie might be speaking the truth here. Of course, I realize that the impression meant to be conveyed by that statement is that Willie went on 11 interviews and that none resulted in a job offer, which, if the Cincy report is true, is not accurate. But I think this would fall under "spinning" the truth (conveying technically true statements in a misleading manner) rather than re-writing history (making up things altogether). One can see that he is editorializing in his next sentence regarding "excuses". Any discerning listener would realize that sometimes, there are no excuses, there are just reasons. And some clubs might have passed on Willie because they felt he was not qualified for valid and legitimate reasons. But are graduations speeches meant to be held to such a level of scrutiny? Aren't generalizations and embellishments of truth allowed in speeches to convey a positive message? If we get technical, we can shoot down Willie's entire message of hard work and persistence. Sometimes it leads to great things. Other times, it results in fruitless chases of unattainable goals and wasting of valuable time that could have been spent on more modest, more attainable ventures. Even Brody says in his address that "focus, determination, and hard work is what makes all the difference." That's not technically true either. Sometimes the difference is having a rich dad who knows everybody and can make things happen for you even though you're a moron. Sometimes all the focus and determination won't make a lick of difference if your competitor is willing to blow the boss after-hours. I fully expect Willie's speech to suck. Most graduation speeches suck and Willie never struck me as very articulate anyway. But I don't think it sucked any more than regular sucky graduation speeches.

Did you guys hear Joe Morgan's ridiculous discussion about Farnsworth's comments regarding Clemens. In Joe's opinion, Farnsworth had every right to say what he said as a member of the team, but since he doesn't know Clemens and has never played with him like some of the other guys, he really shouldn't have said what he said. After all, Joe Torre asked people on the team about it and Farnsworth doesn't matter because he's not a significant member of the team. And Torre through his experience, would never do anything to cause division within a team because he knows everyone matters.

I agree with that. In Endy's defense, up until that point, Posada hadn't demonstrated he could reach second base.

What the fuck Billy. Mets win the damn thing.

Lots of '04 Red Sox on that list. No wonder they had such a fun clubhouse. Maddux, Glavine, Smoltz and Millwood are all on that list. If it came down to it, that 90's Atlanta staff would have wrecked our's.

The date should be May 17, 2007. There may well be tripple happiness today, but it's too early to tell. BoSox sweep a double-header pushing the MFY's back. Philly and Florida lose as well making it a very nice Triple Happiness.

There was once that guy who was traded for himself (as a PTBNL). I guess that would count.

When was the last time the Mets scored 5 in the 9th to win? Was it the Curt Schilling game?

In all fairness, pinch-hitting Wright for Green was ballsy and absolutely the right move. Fantastic. With that lineup, then the pinch-hitting in the 9th, it was Willie's "I'm not left-handed" moment.

This team may be good, but it's David Newhan that gets it all started.

Centerfield wrote: Gotay is not going to hit right? Right? NEVER A DOUBT!!!! WILLIE FOR PRESIDENT!!!!

Gotay is not going to hit right? Right?

Or at least replay them.

Geez imagine what his ERA would have been without dope.

ira's thoughts in the Pelfrey thread got me thinking. What would a world be like where managers/GM's/players were completely honest... "I guess it's cool and all. But personally I wish he'd suck so I could get my spot back." -Mike Pelfrey on Jorge Sosa's recent success "What the fuck is Beltran doing? Andruw would have caught that ball." -Tom Glavine "I can't believe I shaved my head. Look at my fucking ears." -Shawn Green "Every day, I come to the ballpark hoping LoDuca gets hurt." -Ramon Castro "He's been ok I guess. But when we ponied up $100 million we were expecting an ERA under 4." -Theo Epstein "$28 million for a part-time job! What a country!" -Asshead "Wow, Alex has nice arms. I wonder if he's been working out. Man I love the way he smells..." -Derek Jeter

I read in the paper this morning that Lou was barking about his pen doing a bad job. I think that's pretty lame considering he was the one that pulled his starter and went to them so early. Marquis had a lot left in the tank, and of the two baserunners, one of them was that fly ball that Soriano botched. I also disagree with the intentional walk to Beltran. The more I see of Lou, the more I'm glad he's not managing this team.

We're lucky that our 6 come against a sub-.500 team with an aging rotation.

1. R. Theriot, 2B 2. C. Izturis, SS 3. A. Soriano, LF 4. A. Ramirez, 3B 5. M. Murton, RF 6. M. DeRosa, 1B 7. H. Blanco, C 8. A. Pagan, CF 9. J. Marquis, P 1. J. Reyes, SS 2. E. Chavez, LF 3. C. Beltran, CF 4. C. Delgado, 1B 5. D. Wright, 3B 6. S. Green, RF 7. P. Lo Duca, C 8. D. Easley, 2B 9. T. Glavine, P No Floyd in his return to Shea.

I just heard the Waldman clip. Amazing.

I picture both GM's lighting up a cigar thinking to themselves "Wow, I can't believe I just unloaded this guy."

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