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Love that quote from Hurdle. In 4 games and 12 AB's Hurdle hit .417 against the Phillies in the 1980 WS. http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1980_WS.shtml

Sometimes numbers and stats get annoying, in 2006 the Mets were so far a head so maybe that's why they played .500 baseball, plus being so far ahead they were able to play September call ups, this year they were against the wall and didn't respond.

I don't doubt that these players get tired and all that but fuck they are youngsters.

Kid Carsey wrote: You're in college, you should be boinkin' her instead of gossiping. LOL.

Elster88 wrote: Only voting for the Sawx because I have tickets to ALCS Game 7 at Fenway. Very cool, hope there's a game for you to watch. I suppose yanks Sox would be the dream match up.

Ron Darling doing this game with Dick Stockton.

Old friend Ted Robinson doing the game on TBS.

Not to be naive here but doesn't Reyes live with not only his girlfriend and their two kids but also his parents?, none of that of course would stop him from going on the hunt out the Island but I wouldn't have thought he'd be at that.

I'm very worried about this team going forward, I'll wait and see what changes are made before the spring. I don't know how true these stories are about Bernazard but they can't make the Mets an attractive team to manage to experienced skippers out there. Not that we need a manager but in case we do.

I tend to not agree with that Val, he didn't exactly inspire or motivate his players in public or behind closed doors, there probably is nothing at all remarkable about Randolph.

I like that idea, I'm in.

Good I suppose, will anyone including Glavine look back on his time as Met fondly?

Jeff was complaining about the rash he got from it.

Brilliant work Yancy, you should get a prize.

="Frayed Knot"]"Madden is not the first to indicate that Bernazard wields a lot of power in the Mets front office, I've read recently that he pretty much thinks Willie is useless." Are others actually reporting this, or is it a case Madden being the source and others merely repeating something that's "out there" ? ]"I also hate the idea that Willie might actually be keeping his job because of monetary reasons This ownership has dumped Howe, Bonilla, Cedeno, Ordonez and others owing them a heckuva lot than they owe Willie. I honestly don't think this is a factor. I've read about Bernazard for a while now,yesterday Ken Davidoff from Newsday had this.... ] Minaya also tolerated a culture in which an assistant, vice president of development Tony Bernazard, openly fraternized with Nationals manager Manny Acta whenever the Mets and Washington played each other. Between those actions and Bernazard's behind-the-scenes criticisms of Randolph, Bernazard gave off the strongest impression that he wished Acta were the Mets' manager. That's not healthy. Maybe Wilpon has had enough of paying employees not to work for them, but no I don't think that was the reason they kept him on but I think it was a factor. Whatever happened with Bernazard and the Pirates, they asked for and got permission to interview him for the GM job, heard nothing since then though.

Madden is not the first to indicate that Bernazard wields a lot of power in the Mets front office, I've read recently that he pretty much thinks Willie is useless. I also hate the idea that Willie might actually be keeping his job because of monetary reasons , that never works I don't think. Madden on Willie

Jeter called Willie. ] Fifteen minutes before Randolph walked into the first day of the rest of his Mets life, Jeter interrupted his postseason workout to call him from the other side of October. They've stayed in regular touch since Randolph left Joe Torre's side. Jeter spoke with a credibility that none of Randolph's young stars could touch. After all, the Yankee captain was MVP of the last World Series that included the Mets. "Hang in there, bro," Jeter told Randolph. "You know it's the players, not the manager. You're not the one out there playing. You can't hit and field and pitch for them." Maybe Randolph needed to hear that from someone he could trust. "That's my boy," he said of Jeter. Klap on Willie

] It's official: Willie stays as Mets manager BY DAVID LENNON | david.lennon@newsday.com After an unsettling 24 hours for the Mets, general manager Omar Minaya announced this afternoon that Willie Randolph will return as manager for the 2008 season. The Mets' collapse raised speculation that Randolph might take the fall for the team's miserable finish, and Minaya did nothing to quell those concerns on Monday. But after meeting with ownership this morning, Minaya revealed his decision to retain Randolph during a 40-minute news conference at Shea Stadium. "After thinking about this, I have decided that Willie should continue to manage our club," Minaya said. "As the GM, it was my decision to make." Randolph stood beside Minaya during the media briefing and spoke to reporters immediately afterward. "It's been a tough couple days for me," Randolph said. "The way the season ended was unacceptable, and as manager of the ballclub, I take full responsibility for not getting it done." "I've always been associated with winning and it hurts deep down inside, it really hurts to be associated with this type of collapse. That's not why we play the game and there's no way in the world that I thought we'd be in this position right now talking about this." When asked about his job security moving forward, Randolph said that has never been his primary objective since taking the Mets job at the start of the 2005 season. "I'm not concerned about my security. I came here to help this team win a championship. I'm a New Yorker, I'm passionate and I live and die with this team every day. I'm here to win, that's all of my focus." The Mets became the first team ever to blow a seven-game lead with 17 games remaining in the season, and it happened with embarrassing speed. Sitting atop the NL East on Sept. 12, they went 5-12 down the stretch and were crushed by the Marlins, 8-1, on the season's final day to hand the division crown to the Phillies. More articles

Yes unintentional humour , anwyay he denies the story, of course.

I thought there was a game tonight , Angels at Sox should be a great match up.

Division Series: A. Rockies v. Phillies: - Phillies in four. B. Cubs v. Diamondbacks: - Cubs in Five C. MFYs v. Indians: - MFY'S in three D. Angels v. Red Sox: - Angels in five Championship Series: E. Winner of A v. Winner of B: - Cubs in seven F. Winner of C v. Winner of D: Angels in six World Series: - Angels in seven. G. Winner of E v. Winner of F:

When you put it like that Vic it doesn't seem such a great idea, you would have to sign him alright, Santana has no trade clauses too. ] ohan Santana p 4 years/$39.75M (2005-08) * signed extension 2/05, avoided arbitration ($6.8M-$5M) * 05:$5.5M, 06:$9M, 07:$12M, 08:$13.25M * may earn award bonuses o $25,000 for All-Star selection, 2nd in AL MVP vote or 3rd in CY vote o $50,000 each for Gold Glove, AL MVP, LCS MVP or 2nd in CY vote o $100,000 each for WS MVP, Cy Young award * limited no-trade clause 2006-08 o may block trades to 3 clubs in 05, 8 in 06, 10 in 07 & 12 in 08 o full no-trade clause for 2007-08 with top 3 in CY vote in 06 or 07 * 1 year/$1.6M (2004), lost arbitration $2.45M * 1 year/$0.335M (2003) * agent: Peter Greenberg * ML service: 6.122 Will have a full no trade clause if he finishes in the top three for CY Young, if not then it's 12 teams for 08.

Last season I think they nearly had him then the Padres decided they wanted to keep him, I think.

To me her baring all is not a big deal, anyway I liked the movie and loved the song in it..... Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) by Peter Sarstedt

Not in favour of Gayrod or trading Reyes for Santana?