metirish

Ellsbury's steal of home was as exciting a play as I have seen in a long while...and to have him walking back to the dugout having a right old laugh with his team mates was great , then the crowd gives him a sustained ovation and he pops out for a curtain call. AP was pissed and later claimed that it was all his fault as Posada had warned him right before that pitch to be aware of the possibility. Not for nothing but they need a huge start from CC tonight , they bullpen is putrid , Phil fucking Coke , the dead weight that gave up the bomb to Lowell ...

="batmagadanleadoff"]="Rob Dibble"]A team is not measured by its best players, but by its 23rd and 24th and 25th men on the roster. http://masnsports.com/2009/04/this-team-is-better-than-the-1.html But what happens when the team has three 23rd men, and three 24th men? This might turn into its own fun Rob Dibble sez thread. "I show then my WS ring asshole , that shit inspires em"

I clicked on the link and yeah Dibble is a raving lunatic, one of the bad things about the internet is morons like him get to have a blog.

Just saw the lowlights of this game , Murphy falling down was a rough one...wow

="A Boy Named Seo"]Rob Dibble hates scouting reports. They're confusing and stuff for pitchers. In Dibble's world that's probably cool , didn't Bobby Valentine basically call Dibble a moron while he was manager of the Mets . IIRC Dibble questioned the toughness of Mets pitchers and Bobby told him to shut up. Ollie might be the last person I'd want coming out of the pen.

More than happy that I went to the Zoo and saw and smelled plenty of poop but at least it wasn't this poop of a game.

Santana 5 Tatis 1.5 Beltran 1 Castillo 1 Putz 0.5 Parnell 0.5 Felicano 0.5

Beltran 2 Murphy 1 Fossum 1 Stokes 1

Beltran 2 Church 2 Cora 1 Wright 1.5 Stokes .5 Tatis .5

Pelfrey 3 Church 3 Beltran 1 Stokes 1 Parnell 1 Green 1

] Murphy was credited with a single, presumably because, given how he plays the outfield, Dukes' glove is considered part of the field of play, and not an actual piece of equipment. Oh that's cruel... That's an interesting blog , bookmarked it.

It was him then....the TIVO people need to get a picture of that...not sure but i thought I saw him whip out his cell phone like a proper dick

Did I just see KC in the Empire Suites at the Gary , Keith and Ron event....big bald guy waving I guess at seeing himself on the TV .

Of course I would have liked to Wright's poke to RF go out but it is OK with me that a hard shot like stays in the park too.

Wright booed with vigor after striking out for the 19th time.

Elsbury scores from second on a passed ball from Joba to Molina , it looked like he was stealing third then when Joba stood there like a dear caught in headlights he didn't stop and beat a fumbling Joba home. Sox 1 MFY 0

Nearly a month into the season and MLB Network is my default station. I love all the live look-ins to games , as soon as SNY goes to break I flip over to MLB. I don't watch Baseball Tonight anymore , no point really.

Hilarious!

Can't view that here at work , it's Bobby V doing what?

John needs his balls to be below the knees........ all joking aside his fastball is staying high , wasn't that a mantra of Peterson , pitch low in the zone all the time.

John's balls are high , his pitching high in the zone and getting hammered.

] 2) Murphy works too hard to suck that much in the field. He's an infielder converting, and we're seeing the transition. Maybe they shouldn't have had him play second in the winter leagues. Bad call in hindsight. But you have to think he'll be adequate beofore long. I've never played baseball but I think I'd do better than Murphy in the outfield , with my hurling background and pulling the sliothar out of the air I think Razor would have me in passable shape in a few weeks. Seriously, I think Murphy is brutal out there.

="John Cougar Lunchbucket":2gndu3v2]Paul Byrd, anyone? He apparently is angling for a new job and is persoannly out there denying reports that he wpuldn;t be ready till the ASB[/quote:2gndu3v2] A lighter and whiter version of Livan , the only plus I see is that he's a a FA. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 24 2009 10:47 AM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Apr 24 2009 11:09 AM ="Edgy DC":5na5fhxi]I can't unconflate Paul Byrd and Cory Lidle, and therefore I think Paul Byrd is dead.[/quote:5na5fhxi] Holy crap-- tell me you're serious. I thought I was the only one. Nymr83 Apr 24 2009 11:02 AM ="mario25":zuadabrx]What does Omar have to lose in calling the Padres about Peavy?[/quote:zuadabrx] Well he could lose his Dignity, Jonathan Niese, and Fernando Martinez. metsguyinmichigan Apr 24 2009 11:09 AM Before we freak out too much, I just looked at the standings for the first time. Didn't realize that only one team in the division is above .500. And we're one game out of second place. John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 24 2009 11:12 AM It's less about that standings than about how big a pile of shit we resemble. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 24 2009 11:12 AM ="metsguyinmichigan":286cr7j7]Before we freak out too much, I just looked at the standings for the first time. Didn't realize that only one team in the division is above .500. And we're one game out of second place.[/quote:286cr7j7] To rebut, tonight marks ten percent of the season already completed. And the troubling thing is that this isn't something that seems luck-borne-- the starting pitching outside of Johan has been consistently bad. (For the record, MGIM, I'm with you in the take-deep-breaths club. But there is significant reason for worry.) metsguyinmichigan Apr 24 2009 11:26 AM JC, we do resemble a pile of pooh, and what happened in St. Louis was just horrible. But I'd be freaking out more if we were sucking and already buried and climbing out of a deep, deep hole. But I have to think: 1) The Sheffield experiment if drawing to a close. 2) Murphy works too hard to suck that much in the field. He's an infielder converting, and we're seeing the transition. Maybe they shouldn't have had him play second in the winter leagues. Bad call in hindsight. But you have to think he'll be adequate beofore long. 3) Maine and Pelfrey are recovering. 4) Our hitters are hitting, but just not at the right times. You just have to think that can't last. I wouldn't be stunned if this team got its act together in a hurry and goes off on a vicious tear. But then, I'm an optimist. metirish Apr 24 2009 11:36 AM ] 2) Murphy works too hard to suck that much in the field. He's an infielder converting, and we're seeing the transition. Maybe they shouldn't have had him play second in the winter leagues. Bad call in hindsight. But you have to think he'll be adequate beofore long. I've never played baseball but I think I'd do better than Murphy in the outfield , with my hurling background and pulling the sliothar out of the air I think Razor would have me in passable shape in a few weeks. Seriously, I think Murphy is brutal out there. Benjamin Grimm Apr 24 2009 11:38 AM ="metsguyinmichigan":3j769mbn]JC, we do resemble a pile of pooh [/quote:3j769mbn] You mean, like this...? ="metsguyinmichigan":3j769mbn] I wouldn't be stunned if this team got its act together in a hurry and goes off on a vicious tear. But then, I'm an optimist.[/quote:3j769mbn] Clearly! I do think it's possible that things might turn around in a hurry, but I'm not at all sure how likely it is. I would think that one or two of the four awful starters will get better soon, but that still would leave the Mets with two other awful starters to replace. John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 24 2009 11:38 AM My pessimism is about Maine. I don't think he's hurt. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 24 2009 11:38 AM Another option, should Pelf feel balky on Saturday morning. Do 12-year-olds count against the 40-man? ]FROM DEADSPIN/THE STAR-LEDGER: The taunting rings in your ears and burns like fire, and will for years. A girl pitched a perfect game against your Little League team, and you struck out three times. Nelson Muntz approves. On Tuesday Mackenzie Brown became the first girl to throw a perfect game in Bayonne Little League history. Her reward? Today she gets to pitch for the New York Mets. She'll throw out the first pitch before the Mets take on the Washington Nationals at CitiField � finally Jerry Manuel has a reliable starter � as part of a whirlwind publicity tour that has included newspaper and TV interviews and a mention on SportsCenter. From the Star Ledger of New Jersey: Norman Brown expressed countless thanks to a mysterious voice on the other end of his cell phone. He then snapped it shut and turned to his 12-year-old daughter, Mackenzie. "Yo dawg," he said, thrusting his arms in her direction, "you're throwing out the first pitch at the Mets game on Saturday!" Brown retired all 18 batters she faced on Tuesday, striking out 12; including the last six of the game in succession. This season is her baseball swan song, however. When her Little League career ends at the conclusion of this season, she will make the switch to softball. She has enjoyed her heyday playing ball with the boys but has aspirations of a chance to play college sports � either in softball or basketball, in which she's a highly touted point guard. The Nationals, of course, are also thankful that she's only throwing one pitch today. metirish Apr 24 2009 11:40 AM John's balls are high , his pitching high in the zone and getting hammered. Benjamin Grimm Apr 24 2009 11:43 AM ="metirish"]John's balls are high. Now that sounds like it might be painful John Cougar Lunchbucket Apr 24 2009 11:47 AM Giraffe walks into a bar. "Highballs on me!" metsguyinmichigan Apr 24 2009 12:00 PM Good Pooh pile! Has anybody ever won anything out of one of those claw games? I wrote a story once about how Connecticut had inspectors who checked them (among other duties) because the owner can adjust the tension on the claw to keep it frm closing down too tightly on something. metirish Apr 24 2009 12:00 PM John needs his balls to be below the knees........ all joking aside his fastball is staying high , wasn't that a mantra of Peterson , pitch low in the zone all the time. Edgy DC Apr 24 2009 12:04 PM ="metsguyinmichigan":2l96utz6]Murphy works too hard to suck that much in the field. He's an infielder converting, and we're seeing the transition. Maybe they shouldn't have had him play second in the winter leagues. Bad call in hindsight. But you have to think he'll be adequate beofore long.[/quote:2l96utz6] Actually, they didn't. He played second in the Arizona Fall League, but then went off to the Caribbean to play the outfield again, though I think that season was cut short for him by an injury. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Apr 24 2009 12:39 PM ="Edgy DC":v3l5pbx6]="metsguyinmichigan":v3l5pbx6]Murphy works too hard to suck that much in the field. He's an infielder converting, and we're seeing the transition. Maybe they shouldn't have had him play second in the winter leagues. Bad call in hindsight. But you have to think he'll be adequate beofore long.[/quote:v3l5pbx6] Actually, they didn't. He played second in the Arizona Fall League, but then went off to the Caribbean to play the outfield again, though I think that season was cut short for him by an injury.[/quote:v3l5pbx6] Wasn't there a practice field at PSL built to the exact dimensions of CitiField? Didn't they use this one for outfield practice? If not, why not? If so, why not more?

Notorious MFY dump where MFY loving douchebags go to have a wank Owner of popular Yankee Stadium bar charged with tax evasion THE ASSOCIATED PRESS April 24, 2009 The owner of a popular sports bar near Yankee Stadium has been arrested and charged with evading more than $1 million in personal and business taxes owed the city and state. Prosecutors on Thursday said Joe Bastone, owner of Yankee Tavern, was charged with grand larceny, offering a false instrument for filing, and false returns. Court papers indicate the charges stemmed from a two year investigation by the New York City Department of Finance of Yankee Tavern's business records, customer receipts and financial ledgers from January 1, 2002 through May 1, 2007. The 55-year-old from Bronxville faces up to 15 years in prison on the most serious charge of grand larceny if convicted.

Not to be greedy but I need JCL to be posting a picture of an old guy with a broom come Sunday afternoon.