A Boy Named Seo

SAN FRANCISCO -- Former New York Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca, a devout Mets fan, ripped into past and present members of the club during an appearance Friday on WFAN. Regarding current catchers Travis d'Arnaud and Anthony Recker, Lo Duca said: �I could hit better left-handed than the schmucks they�ve got there now." Regarding former GM Omar Minaya, Lo Duca said: �The issue that the Mets have is that after 2006 and 2007, when we all were there ... they stuck their hopes in a guy that, let�s be honest, had no clue what was going on. None. The guy was an idiot. And he ended up making the franchise go backwards. Where the Mets have always made the mistake is they�ve always settled for mediocrity. "Now, listen, Bartolo Colon? Great sign. He had an unbelievable year. But, for me, what does he serve for you as a Mets fan? So you can go 78-85? Why not bring up a kid from Double-A and give a kid some experience and try to find lightning in a bottle? They've never done that. "They've also seemed like, you know what, let's throw out an 80-80 team. And, as a Mets fan, I'm done with it. Besides '06 and '07, give me some other years besides 2000. It seems like that's always been the premise. And then they go build this ballpark that's mammoth, and your franchise player is a hitting star who has four home runs." Expanding on Minaya, Lo Duca said: "How did that guy have his job for that long? Let�s be honest." Reminded Minaya brought him in, Lo Duca laughed and added: "The guy didn�t even know what my age was. And I never got a phone call. So I�m never gonna support that guy. Because when the collapse happened, I wasn�t part of that collapse. It was the other guys who collapsed." Lo Duca did absolve ownership and current manager Terry Collins. "Well, I don't know that they have a ton of responsibility -- $87 million is still a solid payroll, and you can win ballgames," Lo Duca said about the Wilpons. "And they've got a good manager. I think Terry is a very good manager." http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/mets/post/_/id/88504/former-catcher-lo-duca-slams-mets That part in bold annoys me more than any of the other shit. In his defense, LoDuca did not collapse in September. His offensive collapse was June through August.

At least it wasn't another 1-run game!

Whenever I see Scott Rice, I think he looks like a lot David Price. They make me think of Chris and Bernard Stevens from Northern Exposure.

PPD and rescheduled for June 2, sez my internet phone. WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS NOW ALL YOURS! A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES!!

I love that he had a checkbook. If it wasn't for my rent, I would've written my last check in, like, 2k4. Wonder if he bought that shitty watch with a starter check from his new account?

Ceetar wrote: I'm still struggling with remembering to check lineups everyday, particularly the weekends. Is that a new thing this year?

Dis fuckin' guy. [youtube:rphgg9un]glYi34HnHmc[/youtube:rphgg9un]

I still remember crying about the Mets passing up Weaver in the 2k4 draft. They went with Humber at #3 (right after the Tigers took Verlander) and Weaver went 12th because Boras demanded a truckload of money for him. I'd like to see a parallel universe where we took Weaver and never end up with Johan (and maybe still have Carlos Gomez?). Good job, Knot.

Get it, son.

Is this Hillside Honda girl?? [youtube:308kfcj7]5UKdSEbGvEA[/youtube:308kfcj7]

Great team name and all (like, GREAT), but I suck at this.

Ceetar wrote: A Boy Named Seo wrote: Wow, Queens be some traitors. Sad, but Facebook data-mining is probably kinda accurate. nah, it's probably particularly not-accurate. Likes of a facebook page? bleh. Bleh, for sure, but I doubt it's far off. Lots of Rockies fans in the Rockies, Braves in the South, Sawx in NE, Yankees wherever there's no other team. Where else are you going to easily get stats for a poll of 850,000 Met fans? 530,000 Oakland A's fans? People share the shit out of themselves on Facebook more than anything anywhere.

Wow, Queens be some traitors. Sad, but Facebook data-mining is probably kinda accurate.

Alameda County doesn't support the A's. Huh. I guess all the boroughs in NY are in the same county or no?

All of that was beautiful, even that ugly-ass turf. 6 shutouts and 300K's at AA. Sonofabitch. PS - what the eff brand cleats is Doc wearing??

Shitty for Bobby. Suxxxxxxx.

Isn't that a name from way back?

metirish wrote: metirish wrote: Christ, this team sucks Only the pitching, hitting, and defense. lol.... This team is kinda tough to watch, man. He didn't get to that one in the gap, but watching Lagares track a ball is pretty goddamn joyful anyway. You know if it's gettable, he'll get it, same as when Cameron roamed. Wright, love him. d'Arnaud, hopeful. What else... um.... /drinks beer

Roughened Odor. I wish I'd known that was a dude. He had to have the nick "Stinky" at some point in his life, no?

I struck out trying to get a proxy to draft for me. I've been woefully sleepless the last couple of weeks so I'm thinking I could do it, if there's a computer at my apartment. The phone would be a huge pain in the ass. If anyone knows a nerd who just lives drafting, though, I wouldn't mind having a backup option.

I caught a couple of grainy Valverde minutes on the Armed Forces Network in Germany. I have to report he looks crappy from this continent, too. Gehen wir Mets.

Weird thing, that was. I'm good now.

Anyone else having issues trying to login? Each time I do, it loops me right back to the login page. Tried in both Chrome & Safari.

And that's just Bartolo's 'baseball card' weight. Ike would win a batting title if he hit Bartolo's actual weight.

A+ thread title. Now we need to trade for Vinz Clortho.