A Boy Named Seo

May those bums not drag me down next season!

Juan Soto had an off-year by his standards, but especially post-trade to SD (159 OPS+ with the Nats, 130 with SD). But that guy still scares me a lot. Be brave, Joelly.

Everyone in San Diego is clearly a drunkard because they have WAY too many world class breweries everywhere. Moderation, guys. And San Diego is so nauseatingly sunny that it has the highest rates of melanoma of any city IN THE WORLD (probably). Enough with the beautiful, tan people everywhere. We get it, jeez. The Chargers left. The Clippers left. The Padres had to built a beautiful new baseball-specific stadium to get people to turn up because they are allegedly so many other entertainment options. STUPID FAIR-WEATHER (pun very much intended) FANS. Eat rocks, San Diego.

Go on, Windy Mark

Something tells me he hasn't yet fully demonstrated his current uselessness to the satisfaction of all decision makers.

I like this rally cry, Fman. Luzardo is a tough, hard-throwing lefty. Darin Ruf, is tonight your night, bro?

=metsmarathon post_id=108716 time=1664215765 user_id=83] nah, i deserve the loss, simply for choosing, of all my other possible pitchers, to sit him the day before his next start, and failing to doublecheck it. or, quadruple-check it. i did it to myself, basically. nice to know that i was good enough to win, but too stupid to pull it off LOL. i didn't think i'd have a chance in hell of even getting close after the first day. so it's a moral victory. and i'm also wishing our fantasy season continued through the end of the regular, because it's way too early to only have one league (otto) left to pay attention to.

=metsmarathon post_id=108574 time=1664072325 user_id=83] well... that's annoying. despite having had set my lineup (and checked it a few times) for today, apparently, yahoo saw fit to leave sandy alcantara and wade miley on the bench on the bench today. coulda been a 5-5 tie going into the last day. oh well... that's what i get for trusting that my set lineup would stay there...

=TransMonk post_id=107921 time=1663630857 user_id=71] Corbin Burnes' warmup song is “Friends In Low Places”. Brandon was on the big screen as the lead off batter signing every word.

I hope when the day comes, they acknowledge their accomplishment in some way, so long as it doesn't involve a snorkling mask. That's my line.

Cookie was a highly effective reliever w/ Cleveland when he made his comeback from cancer treatment. I'd feel real CAHN-fident with him working high leverage 7th innings for the orange and blue. Love him a ton so don't call it a demotion, Cookie, you're the best for the job!

Poor Gary sounds like someone is holding a gun to his head and making him say "it's outta here".

How's your neck, Fman?

A Boy Named Seo wrote: =bmfc1 post_id=106038 time=1662067254 user_id=73] I'm fantasizing about T. Turner at 3B for the Mets next season. ... and I would have a chance meeting with pop star/award-winning actress, double-threat Mandy Moore just because it's my fantasy now. You'd have to get through Taylor Goldsmith, the lead singer of Dawes. Edgy--nice job.

=bmfc1 post_id=106038 time=1662067254 user_id=73] I'm fantasizing about T. Turner at 3B for the Mets next season.

Edgy MD wrote: Any guesses as to what is going on here? Canha, sitting cross-legged in left field like a little leaguer, just mouthed "they want the lights on".

"This can't be right, it says Piazza reached base on a 6-ball walk."

This man: A) is currently in witness protection after flipping on a high-profile mob boss is going to reprise Tim Allen's role in the reboot of the guy gang motorcycle comedy "Wild Hogs" C) is the current spokesman for the popular male hair dye "Just For Men: Jet Black at 60" D) is some guy who looks nothing like Kevin Elster, but paid Kevin Elster $1000 so that he could live his dream of playing for the Mets by appearing on-field as Kevin Elster [attachment=0]elster.jpg[/attachment]

NYCFC going to next a new home right next to Citi? https://nypost.com/2022/07/26/mayor-eric-adams-to-approve-nycfc-stadium-for-queens-sources/https://nypost.com/2022/07/26/mayor-eric-adams-to-approve-nycfc-stadium-for-queens-sources/ https://therealdeal.com/2022/07/27/queens-soccer-stadium-headed-for-sterling-equities-related-land-report/https://therealdeal.com/2022/07/27/queens-soccer-stadium-headed-for-sterling-equities-related-land-report/ From the latter article: Mayor Eric Adams is expected to throw his support behind a 25,000-seat soccer stadium near Citi Field, the New York Post reported. Sources told the outlet the stadium would be privately funded, built on land leased by two real estate titans, Fred Wilpon's Sterling Equities and Stephen Ross' Related Companies.

I really dig this guy. He was mic'd up the other night and said his last name is Portuguese and the "nh" is actually pronounced Caña. He said it should be pronounced like the Brazilian footballers (think Ronaldihno), and he even told the booth to drop his first name and simply refer to him as CANHA. I love it.

I went 15.1-30. >30 IP just seems like a lot for the dude at this point. I hope I'm wrong like usual.

Speaking of redundant flanks, I don't know if it'd be fair to call Heath Bell fat, but he definitely had a pair giant sequoias for legs which were probably required by nature to support his (beer) barrel chest.

Was shocked (SHOCKED, I TELL YOU) when I did a CPF search for "Mookie Wilson dinosaur" and got zero matches. I know everyone has seen this and that everyone probably knows it's fake. It's still awesome. https://external-preview.redd.it/MO-EcQno5f46NVPojV6V-rK6e3m-TfqT-jNvKoXgpJ0.jpg?auto=webp&s=eb788bee6aa1feeb981fb0830edfd2a7a63098ec> But I didn't know the backstory til I googled it today. For those not in-the-know like me, it was a piece from October 86 that appeared in the Village Voice, and the author asked the question "what is your fav dinosaur" and then apparently wrote answers for each of the players and staff, in what I guess the author (Charlie Rubin) imagined was that person's voice. And some of these are fucking hilarious. I mean, how perfect did he capture Dykstra? And if this has been discussed here already (no way it hasn't been), then just enjoy it again!

A Boy Named Seo wrote: I don't know shit, but I assure you young potential baseball fans don't want a corporate, homogenized experience blatantly marketing product-placed uniforms or hats because some suits have communicated to all the stakeholders that "that's what we're doing". But there's a difference between a corporate homogenized experience and having people on the payroll tearing down the attempts to build the market. Having them rattle on as old farts saying, "I hate those darned caps. We wouldn't have worn those awful caps when I played the game" helps no one. (Except the Uni Watch guy, who uses the rant as column fodder.) Doesn't mean they have to get out there and say, "Love those new caps, get yours at MLB.com," but ripping them to the new audience they are trying to appeal to is counter productive. I think you're assuming the new audience is tuning in to begin with, which is the crux of this whole thing. They're largely not. If a kid wanted so see some incredible play by Javy Baez, he's going to watch it on instagram or TikTok and not sit though 3 hours listening to 3 old white guys talk about the olden days. BUT if some kid were listening to that particular moment of the broadcast, they would've thought it was cool to trash the Fourth of July hats because 1) they're ugly 2) it's fake patriotism to sell merch and 3) kids hate authority.

Apple also went all-in on MLS and will have every single game with no local blackouts next year. They're definitely on a mission to update sports watching experience to a new version.