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="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]I think he's out for the year. Speculation is the Mets could nontender him this winter so it could be auf wiedersehen. Irish got me all excited for the new season of PR, sorry. I'm looking forward to it , just need to find where the Lifetime channel is on my dial.... this didn't make for good reading in the News the other day Project Runway

"oh sweetheart a 97mph fastball to the coconut is the least he deserves for this fashion faux pas"

If that Strasburg was founded by Pierre Bezaillion why not name it that.....silly man.

="Valadius":deknkwgk]I don't know if anyone has remarked on this yet, but we are also celebrating the 10th anniversary of the 1999 Mets this year - the first Mets team I followed that went to the post-season, and in my judgment a far superior team to the 2000 Mets. The greatest defensive infield in Mets history, Piazza at the height of his powers, Al Leiter, Rickey being Rickey, Roger Cedeno, Benny Agbayani, Orel Hershiser, Armando Benitez - this was an Amazin' team to watch, and in my view deserves a lot more credit.[/quote:deknkwgk] Great thread Val.....this team was definitely the team that turned me towards unconditional love for the Mets..... What a bunch they were Benjamin Grimm Aug 18 2009 07:23 AM I was already an ancient fan by then, but the 90's was a miserable decade for the Mets, and 1999 brought back the fun for the first time in a long time. Their playoff run, even though it ended poorly, made me feel like a kid again. The Todd Pratt homer has been my most enduring memory of that season. Ashie62 Aug 18 2009 03:41 PM It took the crowd at Shea a few seconds to realize Finley didn't catch it. Then pandemonium, Gary Glitter part 2 and confettei To note..It was cold..in the 3rd inning I heard the crowd cheering loudly and it was Keith walking in field level, dressed to the nines with a knockout on his arm, waving to the crowd before sitting down..Got goosebumps. Frayed Knot Aug 18 2009 04:17 PM ="Ashie62":1vw05w83]It took the crowd at Shea a few seconds to realize Finley didn't catch it.[/quote:1vw05w83] Not me. I was high up in one of the last sections in RF. I don't want to say were were high but we looked down on birds flying and down on the top of the RF foulpole. The infield was practically a rumor from up there but it gave those in that section a perfect top-down and on-line view of the RCF fence, an angle that was lined up so well that visually it was as if there was no wall at all. So when Finley jumped and missed, our section could see the ball bouncing around in that waste area beneath the scoreboard with workers scurrying after it. We knew before the rest of the stadium that it was a HR. We knew before Gary Cohen did that it was a HR (he paused for several seconds before calling it). We knew before Pratt did that it was a HR (I had time to celebrate w/JCL and still turn back and see TP still stationary between 1st & 2nd) Hell, we knew before Finley did. Farmer Ted Aug 18 2009 04:21 PM Was in the mezz halfway down the rightfield line. I thought Finley had it. It was the peeps in the LF upper deck that started going crazy when I knew. G-Fafif Aug 18 2009 05:25 PM I'm occasionally haunted by the notion that Finley could have gotten a glove on it, deflected it, picked it up and, because he stopped to watch, thrown Pratt out at second. What a moment. Frayed Knot Aug 18 2009 05:41 PM Pratt was just getting a jump on the Mets practicing their non-running for the following post-season. Ashie62 Aug 18 2009 06:39 PM I was in the loge behind home and the way Finley came down I half expected him to pull the ball out of his glove Not bloody likely! Frayed Knot Aug 18 2009 06:47 PM Face it, Finley comes down with that ball at least 8 times out of 10. Just not THAT day. John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 18 2009 06:51 PM I was more shocked that Finley didn't catch it than Pratt hit it... and Pratt hitting it was pretty shocking too. I can recall being out of breath, trying to shout... "it went off his glove! It went off his glove!!" but like no noise coming out. Of course the real whizz-bang of that afternoon was Mora, in for Rickey, throwing out Bell at home in the 8th. Frayed Knot Aug 18 2009 07:04 PM Yeah, we were somewhat lucky even to be in a position to win that game. I also remember a questionable double-switch by Bucky Showalter that came back to bite him when it cost the Snakes a Matt Williams AB at a crucial time later on.

So Boras or his media buddies puts $50 million out there and settles for $11-15.....great strategy.

From Rubin The Mets reportedly signed lefthander Steve Matz, their top draft pick, for an $895,000 bonus. Matz was drafted 72nd overall out of Ward Melville High School on Long Island. The Mets would not confirm any deal.

I think you are correct , a douchebag and a ****.....

Livan probably done with.....I think Keith may have erred when talking about Sullivan and saying that he is really more of a corner outfielder and not a CF as he is playing there tonight....I think he said it not knowing that CF is in fact his position as it were...not that it matters a jot .

I don't think Keith has a clue what he is talking about tonight , trying to wing it talking about the 97 Marlins team , not good.

The Manuel jab was classless IMO.....no class Jerry , no class.

Can't win? Mets make Wright decision, but questions linger What is it about the Mets that they can end the day having done the right thing, and yet we still shake our heads at how they got there? Help me out here, folks. Does any other company/entity/person possess such a proclivity? E-mail me at kdavidoff@newsday.com. We'll turn it into a blog post. Anyway, David Wright was placed on the disabled list Sunday, and Mets fans should exhale in relief. There won't be a repeat of last year's Ryan Church fiasco. Nevertheless, while their final answer proved correct, the Mets' actions in the roughly 23 hours from Wright's beaning to his shelving raised more questions. Namely: 1. What took them so long? Why did they leave themselves two men short - Alex Cora, with an ailing right thumb, was unavailable - for yesterday's game? 2. Why in the world did they send a wildly uninformed Jerry Manuel to address this issue before the game? 3. What was up with Omar Minaya's postgame news conference, in which he repeatedly stressed that Wright wanted to play but that the paternal Mets insisted that their face of the franchise join fellow Core members Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado and Jose Reyes on the DL? Sorry to be such a buzz kill, especially on a day when the Mets beat the contending Giants, 3-2, in a smooth game at Citi Field. Really, though, the Mets didn't inspire much confidence on a day when such a feat should've been a slam dunk. The day began with Manuel holding his traditional pregame news conference and sounding as educated on concussions as Homer Simpson does on parenting. I did find the Minaya conference quite funny.

I think one big difference with soccer is that there is no real history of retiring player numbers , maybe because until recently numbers went with the standard 1 to 11 for the starting team. Certain numbers carry a certain history and legend with them....number 7 at Man Utd ....Best , Robson , Cantona and Ronaldo......Viera to Fabregas could be seen as " this is the successor" to Viera......

They just can't help themselves. Have you heard about the campaign to "save" Gate 2 at MFYs II? They want to save it and make it the entrance to something horribly called Heritage Park . Bronx historian Lloyd Ultan really showed that he is in fact a historian of all things douchebag-y "If you go to Rome, you can get some idea of what the Forum was like from the ruins," said Ultan. "If it's feasible, it's worthy to save that part." FY Loving Douchebags Here

I just watched an SNY update on Wright , show opens up and the talking head gives the headlines but says we must start with Wright , cut to a helicopter shot of an ambulance with an entourage of cars leaving I guess Citi Field? It's like Diana dies all over or something.

My Mets attention span might not be what it used to be but Keith just said that this game is a " very important game for both teams , probably more so for the giants"....was he talking about the Mets or another team in another series ongoing?

I'll echo Gary Cohen here , Castillo may never have hit a ball farther than that.

Thanks nymr , no reason to think that Cain was throwing at Wright?

Just walked in the door and saw FOX showing the beaning , then they show Sanatana retaliating by hitting two guys?

The guy I buy tickets from is a season ticket holder in Promenade section 424. The railing there bends back so you can hang your elbows on them and see the field........except in that section where he is. They told him they would fix it, I've not talked to him in a few months to if they did but I am going soon so I'll see.

How many people survive such a thing? , incredible.

This is better.....a Q&A with Ryan , first question is about pitch counts http://www.bbtia.com/the-clubhouse/2009/7/20/the-nolan-ryan-live-chat-transcript.html

I'm sure you have all heard about Nolan Ryan trying to change attitudes down in Texas....... Pitch counts or old school approach? Ryan Knows! Fi Aug 12, 2009 09:35 PM Team President Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers had a huge problem to deal with when he took over, that being the terrible starting pitching of the franchise. Everyone thought that even though the team had big league hitters in the lineup, that as usual, the starting pitching and bullpen, would be the demise of the Rangers once again this year. Not so, under the new mandate of Nolan Ryan set forth this spring, the focus has changed in a big way. The Rangers were growing tired of seeing many of their pitchers wind up with injuries from previous years past and without success in the win column. This season, Nolan Ryan has decided to break away from the established system in place......known as "pitch counts" and endorse the "old school" approach by pitching guru, Alan Jaeger. Jaeger's approach is highly criticized by many in the established system of "pitch counts" because his system is simply allowing players to play catch at long distances for a very long time. Pitchers are encouraged to "air it out" at distances of up to 350 feet without the use of a speed gun or toss-counts. The point being.........without constraints like the current system in place, the arm is able to grow, and only thru this method, can the coaches determine how healthy, strong, and durable a pitcher's arm can be. By using "pitch counts" you place limits on a pitchers true potential and total abilities, which is why you hardly see the 20 game winners these days. "No more babying of arms. It's time to stop pampering and start pushing!" said, Nolan Ryan who has given full support of Jaeger's "old school" approach during spring training 2009. So far, the pitching injuries throughout the entire Rangers major and minor league teams are down by a wide margin this year. With the success of the Rangers pitching staff this season, the team is in contention and, now other teams are wondering if they too should stay with the current status quo of "pitch counts." One of these teams is the Athletics, who are very much interested in keeping their young arms of Anderson, Mazzaro, and Cahill healthy for many years to come. Jaeger has just begun this season with the Texas Rangers system with his old school approach and, the results cannot be dismissed by anyone. Add the endorsement by HOF pitcher Nolan Ryan and you have a winning ball club this season. No one can deny the successful results of the Rangers this season and, I thank HOF pitcher and team president Nolan Ryan for breaking away from the established norm of "pitch counts" this season and, to the return of true winning baseball. Hopefully, other teams will soon be following in Nolan Ryan's footsteps as I've grown tired of watching many pitchers continue to get injured regardless of the philosophy that "pitch counts" are supposed to prevent such injuries. http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/bearstate%20nursery/197191

I knew Bob would not be outdone , this is hilarious reading...... ] but the Yankees are so hot that, in the words of one talent evaluator, �The only way you�re going to beat them right now is if they�re having an off night Oh I wonder who the talent evaluator is......his son? , his dog?

="TransMonk":3hwz85x5]I hat interleauge play.[/quote:3hwz85x5] yeah , I really have no interest in seeing the Twins or Tigers. Farmer Ted Aug 13 2009 12:16 PM I was hoping for a Pacific Northwest swing. Fman99 Aug 13 2009 01:08 PM ="TransMonk":di15uid3]I hat interleauge play.[/quote:di15uid3] Amen to that. Fuck that league. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 13 2009 01:20 PM ="Fman99":2qyi63zk]="TransMonk":2qyi63zk]I hat interleauge play.[/quote:2qyi63zk] Amen to that. Fuck that league.[/quote:2qyi63zk] I like watching their pitchers bat. sharpie Aug 13 2009 01:23 PM I don't like watching Felix Hernandez bat against Johan.