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If Edgy's gonna scratch Timo, I'll guess him. Doh...Edgy's so smart.

Got my tickets today for June 29th at Milwaukee via TicketCity.com. I'll be at the June 30th game too. Still waffling on the Wednesday afternoon game. Highly doubtful, but if anyone's going to be at Miller Park for these games, let me know and I'll buy you a beer.

I remember (and it was documented here somewhere) that during the Spring Training of 2006, MLB.TV didn't break away for commericals at all...it was just the feed. You could hear all of the conversation between Gary, Keith and Ron. I also remember that soon after it was documented here, the booth must had the "cough" buttons between innings because you couldn't hear the convo anymore.

="Frayed Knot":2c4yriix] NYM 1Bs: --------------- AB -- H -- 2B -- HR -- RBI -- BA -- OBA -- SLG ---- Delgado - 94 -- 28 -- 7 -- 4 -- 23 -- .298 -- .393 -- .521 NOT Delgado - 139 - 31 - 5 -- 3 -- 17 -- .223 -- .326 -- .323[/quote:2c4yriix] It's like you pissed in my Cheerios. I can't help but believe we would have a fairly wide lead in the East if Delgado and Reyes were healthy. metirish Jun 17 2009 08:46 AM Very nice and not nice at all. Green has been great though , see him last night, first guy he pitched to was in a 0 - 2 hole damn quick. MFS62 Jun 17 2009 11:45 AM where's that Oops thread? Me likey Mr. Green now. Later Hawkeye57 Jun 17 2009 01:52 PM Over the past few weeks I have ceased doubting in Sean Green, and the numbers prove it. Great work by Mr. Green. First base w/o Delgado = poor Swan Swan H Jun 17 2009 01:57 PM Is it Mr. Green...in the bullpen...with a sinker? LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 17 2009 02:06 PM Good news? Mets RF are uniformly crappy offensively! (And just search for "Jerkface" if you're looking for the mea culpa thread.) Hawkeye57 Jun 17 2009 02:40 PM ="Swan Swan H":1moga2zh]Is it Mr. Green...in the bullpen...with a sinker?[/quote:1moga2zh] That is correct. Edgy DC Jun 22 2009 05:33 PM Catcher RBI by Team RankTeamRBICatchers1NYM48Santos, Castro, Schneider 2SFG41BMolina, Holm, Sandoval, Whiteside3ATL39Ross, McCann, Sammons4HOU39Quintero, Rodriguez, Towles5PIT39Jaramillo, Doumit, Diaz6COL39Ianetta, Philips, Torrealba, Bellorin7WAS34Flores, Bard, Nieves8FLA33Paulino, Baker9CIN32Hanigan, Hernandez10ARI28Snyder, Montero11CHC26Soto, Hill12STL25LaRue, YMolina13LAD25Ausmus, Martin14MIL20Corporan, Rivera, Kendall15PHI19Ruiz, Coste, Marson, Bako16SDP19Hundley, Alfonzo, Blanco Like most things RBI, I don't know what it means. Omar did a good job and we've been lucky, I guess. In this regard, anyhow. Ashie62 Jun 22 2009 07:33 PM Omir Santos, your 2009 ROY candidate.. Fman99 Jun 22 2009 08:12 PM ="Edgy DC"]Catcher RBI by Team RankTeamRBICatchers1NYM48Santos, Castro, Schneider 2SFG41BMolina, Holm, Sandoval, Whiteside3ATL39Ross, McCann, Sammons4HOU39Quintero, Rodriguez, Towles5PIT39Jaramillo, Doumit, Diaz6COL39Ianetta, Philips, Torrealba, Bellorin7WAS34Flores, Bard, Nieves8FLA33Paulino, Baker9CIN32Hanigan, Hernandez10ARI28Snyder, Montero11CHC26Soto, Hill12STL25LaRue, YMolina13LAD25Ausmus, Martin14MIL20Corporan, Rivera, Kendall15PHI19Ruiz, Coste, Marson, Bako16SDP19Hundley, Alfonzo, Blanco Like most things RBI, I don't know what it means. Omar did a good job and we've been lucky, I guess. In this regard, anyhow. This stat is just plain silly. Omir can take a crack at my imaginary sister anytime.

I'll take #2. I wish we had some other reliable pitchers.

87-67 over 154 games (granted over 2 half years) is nothing to sneeze at.

F'n funny.

Happy Birthday, Jose.

Uhhh... Home Runs Per Game 2009: Citi Field: 1.46 Turner Field: 1.28 http://www.hittrackeronline.com/stadiums.php

I kinda like 'em. Disappointing, but redeemable Injuries suck. Still, they're right there.

Yup. I would put Pump Up the Volume in the decent category. Everything else is pretty much crap.

Talk Hard.

Just watch this movie:

Looks like I'll get some work done today.

Per Metsblog, via Twitter, SI.com�s Jon Heyman announced that Matt Yalloff, formerly of SNY, has joined the MLB Network.

="Centerfield":1bl13pwh]Why do we hate Kay and Sterling, but love Howie and Gary? What's the difference there?[/quote:1bl13pwh] IQ points. MFS62 Jun 03 2009 01:09 PM IMO, Cohen, Rose and Scully, et. al. used their phrases to further the description of the game. Pirate broadcaster Bob Prince had one to describe a come-from-behind 9 th inning victory. He would say "We had 'em all the way!". Sterling's phrases don't move the story telling along. They are there for Sterling to produce sound bytes promoting his "ability" as a broadcaster and to show how clever he is. Which is which? I'd say a catch phrase is one any broadcaster an use. A signature call, to me, is one that only that broadcaster would (or does) use. Later Edgy DC Jun 03 2009 01:10 PM It's not like a half a dozen other announcers at any given time don't say "It's outa here!" --- or that either ever Cohen or Rose ever went far afield to trademark their phrasings. On the other hand, you can imagine an offseaons where Kay is furiously scribbling potential nonsense. Mark Texiera... "That's a Long Tall Texan!" "That'll leave a Mark!" "That's a Mark for the Yankees!" (Good, but not good enough!) Sabathia... "He gets him with a C.C Rider" Good! Use! "C. C. ya later!" GOLD!!! (Call Hank.) John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 03 2009 01:21 PM Hey, wait a second. I love John Sterling. Fman99 Jun 03 2009 01:22 PM My favorite is Joe Buck's "Slamma-lamma-ding-dong!" I know it was for a beer commercial but it's actually the best catch phrase/signature call ever. seawolf17 Jun 03 2009 01:25 PM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket":1hx5pd0s]Hey, wait a second. I love John Sterling.[/quote:1hx5pd0s] Dammit, JCL. I told you not to let Steve borrow your password. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 03 2009 01:30 PM Re: Catch Phrases vs. Signature Calls ="Centerfield"] What is the difference between a catch phrase and a signature call? Contrivance-- or maybe more to the point, apparent contrivance-- plays into it to an extent, I think. It's like the difference between showy, "good" writing and great writing-- catchphrases call attention to themselves (and the user), where a well-delivered-- and, ironically, well-crafted-- signature call just kinda is. Think pop music. A good pop hook is sugary, and sticks in your head... and maybe eventually makes you want to suck on a gun (think Britney Spears). A great pop hook seems so natural, it almost sounds like something you thought of once, long ago; you may tire of it for a while, but you come back to it eventually (think "Wild Thing"). It's eternal. To me, a catchphrase is a pop song-- alternately enjoyable and execrable-- and Scully, Marv Albert, et. al. are almost like Dylan. holychicken Jun 03 2009 01:32 PM Saying Matsui hit an A-bomb = pure gold. metirish Jun 03 2009 01:33 PM I do like when Cohen gives the double "outta here" for "big" home runs or walk off home runs....then finishes it with " the ballgame is over". SteveJRogers Jun 03 2009 01:36 PM Listen to Cohen do a non Met homer call, he will still say "Its outta here." Maybe less enthusiam, and if it is a 4th inning homer to increase an already huge lead in the middle of July, Cohen will also not put the same emphasis on the call as if it was a walk off, World Series clinching one. John Sterling on the other hand, does act as if the Yankees just clinched their 27th title with every MFY homer. And "Put it in the books" is not much different than "Stay tuned for the happy recap" no? And again Rose will not have the same gusto with an win in July as compared with a dramatic October game. Thats the difference between having signature calls and schtick catch phrases. John Cougar Lunchbucket Jun 03 2009 01:47 PM ="seawolf17"]="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]Hey, wait a second. I love John Sterling. Dammit, JCL. I told you not to let Steve borrow your password. No, I'm kind of serious. He couldn't be any more of a pompous cheeseball, and as such is a perfect match for the team that employs him. But beyond his overwrought catch phrases and mangled calls -- a few turn up on the internet now and then but he screws up a play or three every night -- I actually do enjoy his calls. He's got a good radio voice, and his routine has a nice slow rythym. MFS62 Jun 03 2009 02:04 PM I used to like Sterling when he broadcast the Nets games. (because I rooted for them) But then I got tired of him when he started giving every player a nickname. Dr. J had already been in use for Julius Erving. But when he came up with names like Mr. K for Larry Kenon, it got to be a bit too much. But there is one call that he was the first to use - "downtown" for a three point shot. Marv Albert adopted it, and it has become known as one of Marv's signature calls. Too bad. John deserves his props for that one. Later seawolf17 Jun 03 2009 02:17 PM I spent a year ... 1996 ... simulcasting the Yankee games for WHTK in Rochester. All I had to do was sit in a modified closet, plugging in local commercials every two innings or so, every night, all summer long. DREADFUL. (Maybe that's why his voice sends me into paroxysms of pain.) G-Fafif Jun 03 2009 02:27 PM Cohen lets the calls come to him. Sterling lunges for them and chokes to them to within an inch of their life. Howie veered that way at first when he came to TV. Way too much "Put a circle around it!" and "That's a goner!" He toned it down and was better off for it. "Put it in the books!" is a nice bow on a Mets win. Sterling was irritating doing the Braves long before the Braves were irritating. metirish Jun 03 2009 02:30 PM I think Sterling from the little I hear of him is good because he's so bad , good for me because I get to laugh at his team. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jun 03 2009 02:32 PM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"] But beyond his overwrought catch phrases and mangled calls -- a few turn up on the internet now and then but he screws up a play or three every night -- I actually do enjoy his calls. He's got a good radio voice, and his routine has a nice slow rythym. And except for the missed free throws, I think Shaq's a fantastic free throw shooter. Seriously, almost everything is overwrought-- you can smell the strain through the radio. Except when I'm in the mood for so-bad-it's-good, or REALLY craving baseball when on the road, I am hurling on Sterling. TheOldMole Jun 03 2009 03:52 PM Vin Scully is a great announcer, but that doesn't mean all catch phrases are bad. "Put it in the books" and "happy recap" mean "Mets" to me. Perhaps the worst catch phrase ever, except it was endearing because it was a signature of one of the greatest announcers ever, was Marty Glickman's, for the Knicks -- "It's good...like Nedicks!"

Nice that he has a chance to get #300 against the organization that drafted him and where he got his first 3 wins...even if that organization has moved and he's had much more sucess in a couple other cities. SC=100...I don't give a flip.

Sheff beating out Santana for the month of May. Wouldn't have called that in March.

These lineups are weak. 2004 weak. It is amazing that we've been treading water as long as we have.

Freddie Garcia prolly has over 100 wins...but he never started for the Mets big club.

What about Dylan and Westerberg?

After starting out 3-0 on the trip, anything less than 2 of 3 in Boston will be disappointing to me. I'm hoping they're able to knock a few out of Fenway.

Francisco Rodriguez, who teamed with Schoeneweis in the Angels bullpen in 2002 and 2003, said he was �speechless� when he heard the news. �I�m sad for him,� Rodriguez said. �I can�t imagine what he�s going through right now, all the pain he�s going through.� Former Mets teammate Ryan Church added: �He�s always been able to battle through adversity because he�s had cancer before. Everybody needs to be thinking about him and his family and just pray, pray a lot.� Mets manager Jerry Manuel said he still considers Schoeneweis part of his family. �I mentioned that to our people, that we�ve got to reach out and do all we can to help support him at this time,� Manuel said. �And whatever he needs from us, we�ll be here for him.� Poor Scott.

Typically WE/US. Sometimes THEM/THEY. But mostly WE/US. I'm not ashamed.