A Boy Named Seo

Amazingly, Niese is now through 5 and has just thrown 25 effing pitches. Even more amazing, 24 strikes, 1 ball! The Braves swung at the first pitch each of the first 10 (!) hitters and 18 times in 5 innings! The Braves players must have tickets to a Toby Keith concert right after the game or something. (Edit: think all that shit is right, I'm just going thru the box score...)

Some pretty crisp spring bball being played. Niese 4 scoreless (now into the 5th) and, hey, only 1 error today, and he committed it. Just 1 lonely hit for the green Mets, courtesy of Daniel Murphy. Appropriate.

This shit is hard to watch. Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy.

Not familiar with this Rob Johnson character.

Game on MLB network, FYI.

FYI - game's on ESPN if you you're playing hooky or have TV at work.

Great. The original 'Pondering Frank' for reference:

Wind blowing out hard to left. He kinda went with it and it kept going. He's a monster, Loewenbr�u. A skinnier Adam Dunn. Great interview w/ Miguel Batista. He wants to get into sculpting now. "Kill time before it kills me," he says. That guy & Dickey would be great to listen to when they're drunk.

This game's on the MLB network, FYI. Some guy named May who plays catcher for my favorite team, the Mets, just scorched one in the gap to score Ike & Bay, who both walked. 2-2.

Any reason the Marlins new SS isn't playing? Pelfrey gives up 2 ER on 4 H in the first inning. Carlos Zambrano pitching for the Marlins. What's the over/under on a July 4th complete effing meltdown for this guy?

Ceetar wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: I just turned on SNY to watch, and I'm blacked out! Oh well. some sort of sun thing. Schwinden gave up a run, 1-0 Astros. Throwing error by... Murphy. Astros radio bros sez that Satin was slow getting 1st to cover, but they weren't sure exactly how the Mets could eff that one up... "Tailor-made'.

J. Santana 1 IP 0 H 0 R 1 BB 0 K

I forgot Fartinez was an Astro now. What about this Loewen guy? Bigger than Duda, but not as good?

MLB at bat 2k12 locked & loaded. really kinda excited for this. Ass Thole? Ha. Haha. Hahahahaha. HAHAHAHAAHAHA!

worth the wait, boys. both outstanding.

Cheers to RA Dickey for giving a shit about something important and bigger than himself and sports, and actually doing something about it instead of sending a tweet saying, "this is really bad, yall!" #donate_some$$. I'm not gonna climb Kilimanjaro or anything, but I just gave Bombay Teen Challenge my Friday night fancy craft beer money & will drink High Life (from a can) tonight instead. #RADickey #ChampagneOfBeers #donate_some$$ #irony

Scene: Citi Field offices. A Mets accountant named Dolores pours over a pile of past-due Citi Field bills. Also present are Fred Wilpon and an Outspoken Mets Staffer With Common Sense (it's fiction). ... Dolores the Accountant: "Mr. Wilpon, the company cell phone bills are 90 days past due and Verizon is demanding payment. This hacked copy of QuickBooks '98 you had the new IT guy install last week is showing that we're still severely in the red. What should I tell them? And what is Tandy? Is it a computer??" Wilpon looks at his Verizon phone and sees it reads 'No Service'. Wilpon (to Outspoken Mets Staffer): Say, do you still keep a personal cell phone?" Outspoken Mets Staffer With Common Sense: "Yes, I still have my personal cell phone since you stopped paying for our company phones, yes." Wilpon: "Great, that's great. Would you mind calling Travis, our new IT guy? I need to have a word." Outspoken Mets Staffer With Common Sense: "Travis? Who the eff is Travis?? Just then, Travis, the new IT guy, enters the room and is covered in grime and sweat. Travis the New IT Guy: "Mr. Wilpon, I've finished cleaning off the laid-off employees' laptops and listed them on eBay. I picked up that old push mower you got on Craigslist and changed the oil, and I listed the riding mowers on AutoTrader. I've also cleaned out the storage area in the back. There are all these giant padded advertisements. Wheat Thins, Lincoln, Verizon, what should I do with them?" Outspoken Mets Staffer With Common Sense (to Wilpon): "Wait, you St. Lucie'd the entire Custodial and IT staffs for this guy?" Wilpon: "Yes, I had to, but Travis is fantastic. Travis, did you finish Ronny Cedeno's physical?" Outspoken Mets Staffer With Common Sense: "Wait, you whacked the medical staff, too?!? Well, OK..." Travis the New IT Guy (to Wilpon): "Yes, Mr. Wilpon, I did. His arm-ish, shoulder-ish area makes this popping noise, though..." Wilpon: "That'll be fine, Travis, just fine. Now take those large signs out back and ... did you say Verizon?" Travis the New IT Guy: "Yes, Mr. Wilpon. Verizon, Wheat Thins, some other crap..." Wilpon's brow unfurrows and a wide grin stretches across his face. Outspoken Mets Staffer With Common Sense: "Are you shitting me? It's not even from Shea! I'm sure the Verizon people really want to trade the Mets cell phone service for this piece of Citi Field garbage. What are they gonna line their company basketball court with this thing? Jesus H." Wilpon: "Trade? No chance. That's durable plastic there, my boy! I think we can get $1000 bucks for this thing. Travis, get the Verizon people on the phone now and pitch it hard. Then the Wheat Thins folks after that. Then when you get payment, update the Quick Books." Dolores the Accountant: "Sir? That's my job." Wilpon (to account): "Dolores, I'm sorry, I'm afraid the organization is in the midst of a restructuring... Travis, Verizon! Now!" Mets Staffer bro: "What the hell?!" Fred: "What's that you say, son?" Mets Staffer Bro: "I said Travis, can use my cell." END SCENE.

Sorry for the hold-up, sharp. Think I got one I can run with. You wanna start a poll when you're set?

Will try to finish one tonight. Just got run over lately. Sorry to hold the show up.

Crap. Had no shot today. Will go for Monday.

I wanna see all-time Win/Loss records for this contest. Does Elias have that shit?

OK, i'll try to be ready then.

hey sharp, guess we gotta go sometime, hey. how's your sked lookin'? I got nothin at them moment, but could crank out an emergency parody pretty quickly, if need be.

Go, Dickey, Go.

There are really a bunch of legit reasons the Mets could and maybe should trade Wright (even to the Phillies) but if they think they could get a great package for him now, then it's gotta be better come July, assuming he proves his broken back isn't broken anymore and he can hit some HR's in a normy sized park. If he doesn't prove that stuff to be true, then they're selling the same commodity they are now, 'once great, maybe busted, but still young & full-of-potential' 3Bman. Mets fans (and org) still really need him now anyway. No chance he goes now so soon after Reyes. Suck it, Philly fans.