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]Ill include pictures of Philly unwashed jockstraps i have collected.I'm looking forward to this KTE, you just put the pressure on yerself with that, LOL, is your nervous system getting activated as Fran might say, this is clutch time..

Seo - 6Reyes - 2Diaz - .5Looper - 1Castro - .5

WOW is right,those numbers are crazy, huge kudos to Billy Connors for working his magic.

] 5 "way too cool" met fans that never log off of this site. I hope I am one of those peeps, I hardly ever log out, I mean I cool either way so I don't care, best of luck with the HBO thing and the Mets documentary, I mean that,I hope Booby Valentine gets his due in this?

Seo turns Irish night into Korean night,the "Seo Heads" were out in force tonight, great bloody game.

Petit�s Eight Shutout Innings Lead B-Mets Past PortlandYusmeiro Petit struck out a season-high 12 and retired 24 of 27 to face him Wednesday afternoon as the Binghamton Mets salvaged the finale of their five-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs with a 4-0 win at Hadlock Field. The win, Binghamton�s seventh shutout of the season, snaps their six-game losing streak.After Portland (68-57) starter Anibal Sanchez retired nine of the first 10 to face him, the B-Mets were able to get on the board in the fourth. Wayne Lydon began the frame with a leadoff walk followed by an Aarom Baldiris groundball that shortstop Raul Nieves threw away for an error, putting Lydon at third and Baldiris at second. After Sanchez (3-3) intentionally walked Mike Jacobs, Brett Harper lined a single into center, scoring Lydon with the game�s first run.The B-Mets (53-71) picked up two more runs in the sixth. After Lydon led off with a single and Baldiris walked, Jacobs singled to right, scoring Lydon. The single extended Jacobs� hit streak to 22 games. After Harper bounced into a double play, Jay Caligiur reached on an infield single that brought home Baldiris for a 3-0 Binghamton lead.Binghamton got its final run in the seventh. Zac Clements doubled to start and Lastings Milledge followed with an infield hit. Clements moved to third and then came home when the ball was booted by second baseman Scott Youngbauer.A Sheldon Fulse double in the fourth, Jared Sandberg�s single in the fifth and Bret LeVier�s infield hit in the eight were all Portland could muster off Petit (9-3), who didn�t walk anyone en route to winning his fourth consecutive start.After an off-day Thursday, the B-Mets are back in action Friday, starting a seven-game homestand with a three-game set against the Trenton Thunder. Orlando Roman (3-4, 5.08) will start for Binghamton. The first pitch from NYSEG Stadium is slated for 7:00 with the Horizons Federal Credit Union Pre-Game Show kicking off the radio broadcast at 6:45 on Newsradio 1290 WNBF.

]The New York Mets have announced that infielder David Bacani has been called up to Triple-A Norfolk and catcher Rafael Arroyo and infielder Russ Triplett have been added to the Binghamton roster from Low-A Hagerstown.After picking up a hit in his only at-bat in Binghamton�s 4-0 win at Portland Wednesday, Bacani departs with a .291 average, five homers and 40 RBI in 86 games with the B-Mets, getting into 36 games at third base, 22 games at shortstop and 18 games at second base. Last month, the Long Beach, CA native was selected to play in the Eastern League All-Star Game for the second straight year. The Norfolk call-up is Bacani�s second in as many seasons. After starting the 2004 season with Binghamton, the fifth-year pro hit .264 with two homers and 14 RBI in 44 games with the Tides. Bacani has spent his entire pro career with the Mets after they drafted him in the 22nd round in 2001 out of Cal State-Fullerton. He was in uniform for Norfolk�s game at Toledo tonight, but did not play.Arroyo will be joining the B-Mets for the first time. The Panorama City, CA native combined to hit .206 with five homers and 11 RBI in 43 games between Hagerstown and SS-A Brooklyn this year and threw out 40 percent of would-be basestealers between the two stops. Arroyo, drafted by the Mets in the 26th round in 2004 out of Division II Cal State-Los Angeles, will serve as Binghamton�s backup catcher, replacing Mike Jacobs on the roster. The New York Mets called up Jacobs Wednesday.This will also be Triplett�s first action with the B-Mets. The Johnson, SC native hit .271 with three homers and 18 RBI in 42 games with Hagerstown, playing 23 games at third base, 14 at second base and seven at shortstop. The second-year pro was signed by the Mets in June, 2004 as a non-drafted free agent out of Clemson (SC) University.Both Arroyo and Triplett are expected to be in uniform Friday night when the B-Mets start a seven-game homestand with three against the Trenton Thunder. The Harrisburg Senators are in town for the final leg of the homestand Monday through Thursday.

Your kid is hitting .270 - SLG - .378 - OPD - .326.http://www.hagerstownsuns.com/statistics.html

Any updates on the fountain or Tyler himself,I hope they didn't move the fountain..

Bobby The All-Star..August 16, 2005 - On August 23rd, the Cyclones will host the New York-Penn League’s first-ever All-Star Game. Earlier this week, three of Brooklyn’s players were named to the All-Star team: OF Joe Holden, RHP Bobby Parnell, and 3B Josh Petersen. Holden has been one of the year’s best surprises. After starting the season as a fourth outfielder, Holden, a Long Island native, hit his way into the leadoff spot. The lefty is hitting .327 through 53 games, good for fifth best in the league. He has also tied the team’s single-season record for triples, with five, and is second on the team with 15 stolen bases. Parnell has been a rock in the rotation for Brooklyn, with a 1.58 ERA in 11 games. He has just two wins, thanks to a lack of run support, but has pitched 51.1 innings, second-most on the team. He has allowed 14 runs, only nine of which were earned, and walked just 19, while striking out 48. Petersen has been a force in the middle of the Cyclones’ lineup. He is hitting .286 (52-for-182) with three home runs and 22 RBI. Petersen has also smacked 13 doubles, second-most on the team, and has one triple. The All-Star Game on August 23rd will be preceded by a Street Festival at KeySpan Park, beginning at 3pm. A limited number of tickets are still available for the All-Star Game by calling 718-507-TIXX, visiting the KeySpan Park Ticket Office, or logging on to www.brooklyncyclones.com

Beltran - 6Woodie - 3Graves - 1

Yeah, my bad, I replied from page one and didn't see the red stuff till now.

Jim was just great in last nights win for the Suns..Suns Do It Again...Beat Crawdads in Extras, 5-4 The Suns swept the Crawdads Thursday, winning another one-run game in extra innnings, 5-4. It was the fourth one-run win in a row for Hagerstown over Hickory and second extra-inning victory in as many nights as the Suns have their longest win streak in two months. Great starting pitching set the Suns up for success again on Thursday as Matt Durkin threw four shutout innings. The Crawdads tied the game at four in the top of the ninth but Hagerstown answered in the bottom of the 10th thanks to three walks issued by Hickory pitching. Joe Mihalics flied to left field with the bases loaded and Jim Burt came home in front of the throw by Brett Holmes to win the game. The Suns took the lead early with a solo homerun by Josh Wyrick in the bottom of the first. The lead then see-sawed back and forth until Anthony Boccino scored in the ninth inning after leading off with a single, his first hit against the Suns all season. In the four game series, the Suns starting pitching shutout the Crawdads all 18 innings they were in the game. Neil Walker homered for Hickory, his 12th of the season. Burt was the offensive catalyst for Hagerstown, reaching base four times and scoring twice, including the game winner.

Glavine 4 Wright 2 Heilman 2 Beltran 1 Floyd 1

I wish I had a decent story, have you contacted Pete Flynn?, he surely has a bunch of memories on the Mets.

Kudos to Jon Heyman for getting the word out on this, Brooklyn Cyclones shortstop Jonathan Malo's Mother needs help in a bad way.http://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/ny-sphey0819,0,3031992.column?page=1&coll=ny-sports-columnistsA donation on behalf of the forum?

]DURHAM, North Carolina (Ticker) - Davey Johnson will return to the dugout in search of another title.On Wednesday, USA Baseball named Johnson manager for the team comprised of minor leaguers that will represent the United States in the 2005 IBAF World Cup in The Netherlands beginning September 2. "I'm looking forward to the opportunity to wear the uniform of the United States and to the challenge of trying to bring the baseball World Cup back to America for the first time since 1974," Johnson said.A manager for four major league teams over 14 seasons, Johnson has compiled a 1,148-888 record. In 1986, he guided the New York Mets to a World Series title in a dramatic seven-game series with the Boston Red Sox.Johnson, a four-time All-Star in his 13 seasons as a player with four teams, was named the American League Manager of the Year in 1997 after leading the Baltimore Orioles to an East Division title."Davey brings a great managerial style and major league experience to the position," USA Baseball general manager Bob Watson said. "We're excited to have him lead Team USA into this competition."In addition to the hiring of Johnson, Rick Eckstein was named bench coach, Scott Radinsky pitching coach and Lee May Jr. hitting coach.© 2005 SportsTicker Enterprises, LP

OK I know the team, had to check my SI though, I would never have guessed the SS.

SS - Omar Vizqueledit: that's a dumb guess from me, Vizquel must be close to 40.

Yeah I'm with you, it annoys me because Fran says it so matter of factly, I'm sure a case could be made for top five ever just as a case can be made against top five.

Fran Healy and Ted Robinson have said during Mets games that Asshead is the greatest pitcher ever, what do you guys think?

Hard to believe this team swept the MFY's this season.

I can see it,his change-up off the fastball is electric and just a great pitch to see, a lot of swings and misses.

Good article from Tom Verducci in this weeks SI, I won't post the link because I think the article is for SI subscribers only,check out what they say about David Wright. SI's All - 25 and Under Team]The Next GenerationAs brute sluggers fade away, a crop of talented young players, led by the already proficient Miguel Cabrera and Albert Pujols, promises an age of superior all-around skill By Tom VerducciAt the 1999 all-star game in Boston, homage was paid to a frail Ted Williams by a generation of power hitters, who otherwise were rendering archaic the elite hitting standards that had been defined by the Splendid Splinter and other Hall of Famers. Among those who crowded around Williams, seated in a golf cart on the infield grass at Fenway Park, were Mark McGwire, Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa -- all of whom have since pushed Williams and his 521 homers further down the alltime list. But in the plate tectonics of baseball, even as those sluggers surrounded an icon, the summer of '99 marked the beginning of a shift in the game that wouldn't fully register until the last few seasons. Eleven days before that All-Star Game, on July 2, the Florida Marlins, then the worst team in baseball, gave a $1.8 million signing bonus to a powerful 16-year-old infielder from Maracay, Venezuela, who was being likened to a young Alex Rodriguez. At the time it was the most money ever paid to sign a ballplayer from that country. His name was Miguel Cabrera. One month later the St. Louis Cardinals signed their 13th-round selection in the draft that June, a stalky, less-heralded 19-year-old Dominican infielder at Maple Woods Community College in Kansas City, Mo., for $60,000. That represented a significant raise from the club's initial offer of $10,000. His name was Albert Pujols. Cabrera and Pujols reported to Florida that summer to play in the same instructional league and struck up a friendship built largely on their ability to hit a baseball. Six years later they not only hit like nobody else of their generation but are also friendlier than ever. "We talk a lot," Cabrera says, "and people always ask me what we talk about. Hitting. That's the only thing we talk about. Hitting, hitting, hitting and hitting." The seismic shift is obvious now as baseball moves into a new era and distances itself, however awkwardly, from a period that literally defies belief. The next time McGwire, Palmeiro and Sosa assembled would be on March 17, 2005, in Room 2154 of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C., to answer questions from Congress about steroids. That hearing, combined with season-ending injuries this season to Bonds, Jeff Bagwell, Frank Thomas, Jim Thome and possibly Juan Gonzalez, signaled the end of the sluggers' hegemony. The game belongs to a new generation. Above all, it belongs to Cabrera and Pujols, two righthanded batters who hit for power and high average. They are the most dominant among SI's picks for the best 25-and-under player at each position, the players who will define the new era. By performing at an elite level under a drug policy that mandates multiple random tests and suspension upon a first offense, these players could restore credibility where suspicion has raged for more than a decade. "I wish I could hit 70 home runs," says Pujols, who had a career-high 46 last year and 33 at week's end. "I just thank the Lord I don't need [steroids]. I'm a young star in this game. It will be interesting to see where I end up in 10, 15 years -- as long as God lets me play." At 22 Cabrera already has a portfolio of major league superlatives: youngest player to hit a walk-off homer in his first game; one of only eight players to have 30 homers, 100 RBIs and 100 runs in a season before his 22nd birthday (his buddy Pujols is another); the only player to hit home runs off Mark Prior, Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens in the 2003 postseason (the last a World Series opposite-field dinger that came one pitch after Clemens had sailed a fastball past Cabrera's nearly hairless chin); and, with a .341 average through Sunday, a shot at becoming the National League's youngest batting champion since Hank Aaron, in 1956. "Cabrera is like Vlad Guerrero," says San Diego Padres general manager Kevin Towers, invoking the free-swinging rightfielder of the Los Angeles Angels and last year's American League MVP. "When he's hot, forget it. You're just not going to get him out. He hits the ball so hard so often, and it doesn't matter what you throw him." Says Marlins senior vice president Fred Ferreira, "There's a very small group of guys who you can tell are hitting by the sound of the ball hitting the bat. Vlad is one. Miguel is another. There could be 10 guys hitting in a cage, and if I turn my back to the cage I can tell by the sound when Cabrera is hitting. It's that loud. He's the kind of hitter who could hit 50 home runs and win a batting title." At 25, Pujols is even more accomplished than Cabrera and is on a career track that no one else has traveled. The five-year veteran is well on his way to a fifth straight season with at least a .300 average, 30 homers, 100 runs and 100 RBIs. No other player has ever started his career with even two such seasons. Pujols is a virtual lock to finish no worse than fourth in the NL MVP voting for the fifth time -- and he's a front-runner to win his first award. With his huge, strong hands, he has uncommon power to the opposite field and rarely strikes out (45 times in 441 at bats this season). As exceptional as Cabrera and Pujols are, however, their generation figures to produce more pitching stars than hitting stars. "It's a down time for position players," says Cleveland Indians general manager Mark Shapiro, who has revitalized his franchise with a youth movement. "At the trading deadline it seemed everybody was looking for a hitter, and there was a reason they couldn't find one: They're not there. It's a cyclical thing -- and now it's a down cycle for position players." The pool of talented young arms is so deep that 25-year-old Cleveland lefthander C.C. Sabathia, the youngest active pitcher to reach 50 wins, didn't make the SI team. Florida righty Josh Beckett, a World Series MVP at 23? Missed the cut. Chicago White Sox righthander Jon Garland, 25, whose 16 wins this year lead all 25-and-under pitchers and are second most among all hurlers? Not good enough. Righties Brett Myers, 25, of the Philadelphia Phillies; Jeremy Bonderman, 22, of the Detroit Tigers; Gustavo Chacin, 24, of the Toronto Blue Jays; and Danny Haren, 24, of the Oakland A's, who were a combined 44-28 this year? Sorry, no room. Perhaps 19-year-old whiz kid righthander Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners (0.69 ERA after his first two major league starts); rookie lefthander Zach Duke, 22, of the Pittsburgh Pirates (5-0, 2.13 ERA); or even heralded Minnesota Twins lefty prospect Francisco Liriano, 21, will wind up dominating the next 10 seasons more than those who did make this team. But there is a saying among scouts: You're a prospect until you've done it in the big leagues -- twice. The following selections for the 25-and-under team were based more on what we know about them as big league players than on potential. CATCHER: Joe Mauer, 22, Twins (2005 statistics through Sunday: .294 batting average, 14 home runs, 45 RBIs) Born the day after Cabrera, Mauer has the smooth swing to join the elite hitters, though he has yet to show big-time power. "I try not to [project] any big numbers for him," says Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire. "Let him be, and he'll be just fine. That's too good of a swing to start messing with it." FIRST BASE: Pujols (.336, 33, 93) The Texas Rangers' 25-year-old Mark Teixeira (.277, 31, 94), who has 95 homers and 290 RBIs in fewer than three full seasons, deserves honorable mention. As his hitting coach, Rudy Jaramillo, says, "Tex is going to be, pretty much, a consistent 35-to-40-home-run guy with 100 RBIs. He's already proven that at this young age." SECOND BASE: Rickie Weeks, 22, Milwaukee Brewers (.265, 9, 26) With no young star established at the position, Weeks and his potent bat (he has put up his numbers in only 219 at-bats since being called up from the minors on June 11) rate the edge over Jorge Cantu, 23, of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and Robinson Cano, 22, of the New York Yankees. SHORTSTOP: Bobby Crosby, 25, A's (.284, 5, 29) The position is loaded with growth stocks. Jose Reyes, 22, of the New York Mets is a dynamic offensive player because of his speed. Cleveland's quiet Jhonny Peralta, 23, had the highest on-base-plus-slugging percentage (OPS) -- .890 -- among shortstops this side of the Baltimore Orioles' Miguel Tejada. Russ Adams, 24, of Toronto; Khalil Greene, 25, of San Diego; and Felipe Lopez, 25, of the Cincinnati Reds may have locks on their jobs for years to come. But none of them possess the complete package that the 6'3", 195-pound Crosby does: size, athleticism, middle-of-the-order power (22 homers as the AL Rookie of the Year in 2004), often-spectacular defense and leadership skills. To wit: Oakland is 48-18 when Crosby -- who missed the first two months of the season with a stress fracture to his upper rib cage -- is in the lineup. THIRD BASE: David Wright, 22, Mets (.305, 17, 73) "You'd probably say Hank Blalock is the better player right now," says one American League scout of the Rangers' 24-year-old third baseman, "but ask most people which one they would take, and they'd take Wright. This may be the best Blalock gets to be, which is very good. But Wright looks like something special." Wright has power to all fields, a discerning batting eye, a fierce work ethic and the kind of athleticism that will turn him into a Gold Glove winner. "It's like having a shortstop play third base," Towers says. "He made a play against us, a bare-handed grab, that may have been the greatest play I've ever seen." The Padres' G.M. was referring to a Brian Giles blooper to leftfield at Petco Park on Aug. 9, on which Wright, in full sprint, made a diving, over-the-shoulder catch. UTILITY INFIELDER: Reyes (.274, 72 runs, 41 stolen bases) An adept second baseman who hit .255 last season, he boasts one of the game's strongest arms and has excelled since returning to his natural position of shortstop. OUTFIELD: Cabrera (.341, 26, 83) Signed as a shortstop, promoted to the bigs as a third baseman, switched between rightfield and leftfield, he has never looked out of place. Grady Sizemore, 23, Indians (.291, 14, 62) One AL scout likens him to "Jim Edmonds, once he adds the power." Three years ago the Indians heisted the energetic, five-tool Sizemore from the Montreal Expos in exchange for righthander Bartolo Colon. Says Shapiro, "He only knows one speed -- all-out, from the first pitch to the last out. He sets the tone for our team in every facet: defensively, on the bases [15 steals at week's end] and at the plate." Carl Crawford, 24, Devil Rays (.289, 12, 64) One of the fastest players in baseball, he swiped 59 bases last year, legged out 19 triples and scored 104 runs. (He had 34, 12 and 72, respectively, this year.) With those numbers, no wonder Tampa Bay wisely bought out his three remaining arbitration years with a four-year, $15.25 million contract in April. STARTING PITCHERS: Rich Harden, 23, A's (9-5, 2.78 ERA) The righthander has been known to throw his fastball 99 mph -- in the late innings of games; last season he was clocked higher than 96 mph more often than any pitcher in the majors. This season he has held the opposition to one hit twice, to two hits twice and without an earned run five times. Jake Peavy, 24, Padres (10-5, 3.14) The 2004 major league ERA leader (2.27) is a rare young power pitcher with mound intellect. Says Towers of his All-Star righthander, "His intelligence, makeup and confidence are off the charts. Even at 19, topping out at 90 [mph] in the minors, he was a pitcher, not just a thrower. Now he has extra velocity, and he'll get it up there at 94." Mark Prior, 24, Cubs (8-4, 3.70) An archetypal ace, the 6'5", 230-pound righty throws hard and has a wicked breaking ball and exceptional command. His 38-20 career record would be better if not for an assortment of injuries that have sent him to the disabled list five times in three seasons. Dontrelle Willis, 23, Marlins (15-8, 2.79) The southpaw's corkscrew, slingshot delivery makes him a nightmare for hitters and a joy for fans. Among 25-and-under pitchers, only he and Sabathia have been named to two All-Star teams. "When he's on and gets in a groove with his arm slot, he's as unhittable as it gets," one AL scout says. Carlos Zambrano, 24, Cubs (9-5, 3.17) To less fanfare, Zambrano, a 6'5", 255-pound workhorse, has won more games (43 to 38) and pitched more innings (695 to 566) than teammate Prior while being just as tough to hit (opponents' career average against Zambrano and Prior: .231 and .230, respectively). CLOSER: Francisco Rodriguez, 23, Angels (2-2, 2.41, 27 saves in 31 chances) Groomed as closers since college, righthanders Chad Cordero, 23, of the Washington Nationals and Huston Street, 22, of Oakland have put up impressive numbers, but K-Rod, who was mostly a setup man prior to this year, is responsible for some of the most uncomfortable at bats in baseball. Opponents have hit .169 against the righty in his four-year career. His long-term durability, however, could be jeopardized by the violent arm action of his forceful, across-the-body delivery. This next generation of stars has already asserted itself. Of the top 50 ERA qualifiers at week's end, the 25-and-under set outnumbered the 35-and-over crowd 11-4. Among the top 50 OPS marks, the young hitters edged the veterans 7-5. While no player beyond his 35th birthday ranked among the top 16 in OPS, Pujols and Cabrera placed second and fourth, respectively. Pujols and Cabrera are almost certain to be linked by friendship and talent for years to come. "What impresses me most is the way he works," Cabrera says of Pujols, "the seriousness with which he takes batting practice and his presence at home plate. He has a confidence not all hitters have." Says Pujols of Cabrera, "He's a guy who's going to put up big numbers. Hopefully, he can stay healthy. He plays the game the right way. He loves this game, and I just told him I hope we could play on the same team one day. I hope he could be a Cardinal." That won't happen soon. Pujols has a seven-year, $100 million contract that will keep him in St. Louis through 2010. Cabrera, whose contract was renewed at $370,000 this year, will not be eligible for free agency until after the 2009 season. Still, the notion of the duo on the same team is scary. "Those two in the same lineup?" Prior says. "That's not something I want to see." When asked about the prospect of facing Pujols and Cabrera year after year as they help carry the game forward, Prior says, "You measure yourself as a pitcher against guys like them. I look at Greg Maddux, who's faced Barry Bonds something like a hundred times over his career, and I think what it might be like facing Pujols and Cabrera that many times. It's cool to think about all those battles and how you did against guys who might be in the Hall of Fame some day." Issue date: August 22, 2005

Woodie can catch apparently, he was chatting about it on the TV side before the game.