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] Roids McGilliguddy. Love it. I tell ya I am sick and tired of Jimmy Rollins , when did he become the fun police , he's been complaining again at how the Mets celebrate. ] "We don't talk about celebrations, we just notice them," Rollins said before last night's game. "Nobody in particular. The whole team, you know." When asked if the Mets do more "celebrating" than other teams, he replied, "Watch the game."

Great win , great night for Delgado.

The official scorer at the game should charge those runs to Charlie Manuel.

It wasn't news out in Hawaii?

I feel bad for his missus.

seawolf17 wrote: Checking in live from MFY Stadium II to give a quick FU to Werth. This park sucks. Huh , dude WTF?

I admittedly don't know much about the rules on players that are drafted. Some questions , weather he is in fact signed or not can 1) A player who is drafted become a FA? 2) Don't players who don't sign usually go back to college?

A $6 million signing bonus is not enough , it's crazy and how can smaller market teams compete with that?

] Pirates place Alvarez on restricted list; signing in jeopardy The Pittsburgh Pirates' signing of Pedro Alvarez, the No. 2 pick in the baseball's amateur draft, may be in jeopardy. The Pirates on Wednesday announced that at the team's request, Major League Baseball has placed Alvarez on the restricted list because Alvarez's agent, Scott Boras, informed the team that Alvarez would not sign the contract and wants it renegotiated. In a related development, the case has been forwarded to the players' association, which plans to file a grievance against Major League Baseball, claiming that the Alvarez contract was approved in violation of the collective bargaining agreement. The union claims that Alvarez agreed to his contract after the Aug. 15 midnight deadline. It's possible for clubs to receive an extension in negotiations, but only with the players' association approval. The team, in a prepared statement, said it was informed by Boras that Alvarez, a highly-touted third baseman who played at Vanderbilt, would not report to the team until the team renegotiated his contract and agreed to pay him more than the $6 million signing bonus to which he agreed. Boras also claimed that the contract was agreed to after the deadline, the team said. "This claim was not raised on the evening of the 15th when we informed Mr. Boras that Major League Baseball had confirmed that the contract was submitted in a timely fashion," the team said. "Mr. Boras asserted this claim several days later, after all of the draft signings had become publicized." "Regrettably, we are not surprised that Mr. Boras would attempt to raise a meritless legal claim in an effort to compel us to renegotiate Pedro's contract to one more to his liking," the team said. "We are, however, disappointed that Pedro would allow his agent to pursue this claim on his behalf. " Boras, reached by ESPN.com, said the matter was a dispute between Major League Baseball and the players' association. "Pedro Alvarez never received a contract from the Pittsburgh Pirates," Boras told ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick. "We're awaiting the determination of a grievance filed by the union against the commissioner's office." The team also said it had been assured by the commissioner's office that it's contract with Alvarez is a valid, and that MLB "will vigorously defend any claim to the contrary." The Pirates bypassed Boras clients previously because they were unwilling to meet his demands for signing bonuses over the slotting system designed when Pirates president Frank Coonelly was a labor lawyer for MLB. Once Coonelly accepted the Pirates job, he and general manager Neal Huntington said the team would not be scared off by Boras-represented clients and would draft players based on their ability, not their agent. The signing of Alvarez has been seen as crucial to the future of the Pirates, who are headed for their 16th consecutive losing season. The team's previous management had been criticized for lackluster scouting and drafting, and the signing of Alvarez offered the new management team a chance to break from that history. ESPN.com's Jerry Crasnick and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Irish American Star Mark Kotsay traded to the Red Sox for a minor league player.

bmfc1 wrote: ="Farmer Ted"]It's another way for the Mets brass to throw two more games on the season ticket package. Greedy suits. The Nationals had one exhibition game before opening their new park and gave away (as in free) the tickets to season ticket holders. The rest of the seats were either given to the construction workers or left vacant. I doubt that the Wilpons will be that altruistic. I like that what the Nats did , I think Fred would do that although the article mentioned the Sox get $500,000 for the games, typically anyway.

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last. But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast. Yonder stands your orphan with his gun, Crying like a fire in the sun. Look out the saints are comin' through And it's all over now, Baby Blue. The highway is for gamblers, better use your sense. Take what you have gathered from coincidence. The empty-handed painter from your streets Is drawing crazy patterns on your sheets. This sky, too, is folding under you And it's all over now, Baby Blue. All your seasick sailors, they are rowing home. All your reindeer armies, are all going home. The lover who just walked out your door Has taken all his blankets from the floor. The carpet, too, is moving under you And it's all over now, Baby Blue. Leave your stepping stones behind, something calls for you. Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you. The vagabond who's rapping at your door Is standing in the clothes that you once wore. Strike another match, go start anew And it's all over now, Baby Blue.

I like it , should be SRO.

I don't buy that , with all his experience Martinez should not care.

All the Tired Horses

Schneider is swinging a great bat lately , one of the best on the team, that's probably not a good thing though. Regarding the play at the plate , I thought he could have had it but it was a tough chance.

I could have voted for them all , but went with Desolation Row.

Foley's NY owner Shaun Clancy (third from r.) inducts other Irish-American Hall of Famers with (from l.) Pete Flynn, Jeff Horrigan, Kevin Brofnahan, Mark McGraw. John Flaherty and Sean Casey

Feliciano has been rubbish all year it seems , don't know what's up with him.

See I thought Sanchez was under contract for next year , still I doubt they would boot him yet, would not be surprised though if he's not back next year.

SNY showed a nice neat box last night detailing the pens numbers since after the All-Star break , very ugly they were.

I'd be surprised if Sanchez was DFA'd , I think they(Mets) see him getting back his lost velocity for next year . I would not be surprised to see him get buried in the pen though.

Ahh I get it now , reading the last few pages of the IGT. I went to bed at midnight after watching another futile at bat by the Mets, as much as anything from this game I will take away how horrible the at bats were for the Mets all night but especially the later innings.

Who is Einstein supposed to be?

ZIGFELD RUINED AS ROGERS RUNS RIOT