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Author Rick Moody, known MLBS, gives his take on 2009. http://www.thelmagazine.com/newyork/rick-moody-on-the-meaning-of-the-mets-tragedy/Content?oid=1262531

Classy.

I was 11 when the Mets won it all in '86. I can't think of a better age to be. Old enough to know it was special, but young enough for it to be magical and for me to start rooting for it every year. I know at the time I took it for granted a little. Losing to the Dodgers in 1988 and the debacle of 1991-1996 cured that for me.

I still watch sporting events on ESPN. Mostly MNF and an occasional baseball game. I haven't watched Sportscenter or any of their analyst shows in years. I do enjoy their ticker when I'm listening to a jukebox at a bar.

Figgy here...I had a lot of bad days in 2009. My wife even went out into the blogoshpere to relay how unhappy she was over my May 18th DFA. The Mets did invite me back as they needed the best AAA team they could find. I saved the best for last as I pitched a complete game shutout on the final game of the season. The Mets beat the Astros 4-0 and I struckout 7 that day. I'll carry that game for the whole offseason, hoping that I still have a spot in Buffalo in 2010. Oh, Casy Fossum...who the hell are you?

Do you think Omar has these problems?

For Christ... I'm Carlos Beltran. While I only played in half of my team's games this season, I'd have to say my best was a 6-4 win at Atlanta on May 4th. I went 2 for 3 with a walk and 4 RBI. The Mets were down 3 runs going into the top of the sixth. I hit a 2 run bomb and then 2 batters later David Wright hit a 2 run bomb of his own. Viola, we were winning 4-3. I padded the lead with another 2 run homer in the top of the 7th. How'd you do, Angel Berroa?

He looks like George Hamilton.

Phuck the Phils. Fuck the Yanks. I have no problem going Randy Newman for a few weeks.

BOO!!

I've got no problem with Murph. He is so young and had to step up much more than anticipated in 2009. I don't think he is going to be a superstar 1B, but I do think he can be good enough. There are too many holes on this team and seemingly not enough cash to worry about Murphy. As long as he doesn't have to be our cleanup hitter next year, I think he should bounce back and provide better numbers.

The Chicago White Sox have picked up their 2010 option on right-hander Freddy Garcia, sources confirmed for ESPN on Tuesday.

...we plan to improve the ball club through a combination of player signings, trades, enhanced player development and continued commitment to one of the highest player payrolls in Major League Baseball. This should be interesting.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-braves-cox&prov=ap&type=lgns NEW YORK (AP)�Bobby Cox will retire as manager of the Atlanta Braves after the 2010 season, ending a career in which he guided the team to 14 consecutive postseason appearances and the 1995 World Series title. The 68-year-old, a four-time Manager of the Year, agreed to a one-year contract extension for 2010, the Braves announced before Wednesday night�s game against the New York Mets. He will start a five-year consulting agreement to advise the team in baseball operations after he steps down as manager. �While I have decided that 2010 will be my last season in the dugout, I want to make it clear that we will all be working as hard as ever to win another world championship,� Cox said in a statement. A cigar-smoking baseball lifer, Cox managed the Braves from 1978-81, switched to manage the Toronto Blue Jays from 1982-85, then returned to manage Atlanta in 1990. He began Wednesday with 2,408 regular-season wins as a manager, fourth behind Connie Mack (3,731), John McGraw (2,763) and Tony La Russa (2,550). Cox and Joe McCarthy are the only managers with six 100-win regular seasons. �Bobby and I have been talking about this for some time,� Braves general Manager Frank Wren said in a statement. �We are very excited that Bobby, who is one of the best and most respected managers in the history of baseball, will again be managing our club in 2010.�

From wikipedia: Jon Favreau as Barry Mclean: Favreau jested that he had trouble getting into character. He had "never played a character with a small penis before."

I found this to be a pile of poo.

They're better than last September's numbers. His August of 2008 was the eye opening month. But, you're right...one great month does not a full time 1B make. I'm just hoping it is a sign of things to come rather than a fluke. Way too early to tell.

D. Murph in September 2009: 69 AB, 21 H, 11 R, 8 2B, 2 3B, 4 HR, 15 RBI, .304/.310/.652/.962 A small sample size in meaningless games (mostly losses), but slightly encouraging.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: "Boogie Nights" is holding for you on Line 1, TM. It sounds pissed. I'm not convinced his performance in "Boogie Nights" is anywhere near stellar. It was decent, but certainly not anything a heaping handful of other actors his age could have done given the script and direction. My point was more that if you can appriciate Mark Wahlberg, the actor (as one-dimensional as that may or may not be), this was his first role in which he appears as a mediocre actor...which is far more than I would have given him credit for following his Funky Bunch days before seeing him in this film.