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They are lowering expectations so we can be thrilled and excited over every win!

Thank you for this honor FK!

Not a minute too soon.

This is what I wrote this morning and I think that it's even truer right now: The last three nights, I've stayed up until 1 to watch our team. This is quite an accomplishment, as I get up at 4:45 during the week, but it's not as big an accomplishment as scoring a total of three runs in three games to a lousy team. I'm pissed off at myself for letting myself believe again after they won 7 of 10, but I'm more pissed off at the management of the team for letting things get this way. I would feel sorry for the Wilpons--after all, they are the ones writing big checks for this lousy performance--but then I remember that they mishandled the WR situation on Memorial Day. They didn't fire him, they didn't give him a "vote of confidence", they just let him be. He sat Delgado for a day--wow, what balls!--and the press thought that Willie was going to manage by a new set of rules from now on. Instead, he's the same milquetoast personality who sends up Robinson Cancel, who hasn't had an AB in the majors since 1999, in a big spot when he has the decent Ramon Castro on the bench. And where was Willie when Santana got hit by a pitch but didn't get to take first base because the ump said that he offered at the pitch? How about showing some fire? Your team is sucking, your billion dollar pitcher gets hit, and you mildly argue? Are you kidding? Willie says that a big argument isn't his style but his style isn't winning enough games. I would feel sorry for the Wilpons but they are the ones that brought us a GM who has done nothing this season to help the team. The Mets are supposed to WIN NOW and yet, in the last three days, we have seen Abraham Nunez, Robinson Cancel, and Raul Casanova come to bat in clutch situations. And Fernando Tatis, who wasn't even good enough to get a call up to the team last September, is almost a regular. Other teams make trades to help our team, our GM uses the unemployment line. I would feel sorry for David Wright, Carlos Beltran and Jose Reyes, who are better than the team, but where we they late in the game? Watching curves go by. but also sitting on the bench sulking. Stop crying, get up, and cheer on your teammates. I feel sorry for all the Mets fans who were loud and proud in SD last night; I feel sorry for us for believing and not being rewarded. The rest of them can go to hell. At least until 4 PM today.

They might as well try to shed some salary because they can stink for far less money.

Tony Clark was a FA and our GM didn't sign him. Moron. I guess he didn't SUCK ENOUGH to be signed as a FA by our GM.

HOLYF'INS***T.

The Mets are carrying 3 catchers so this means that the #2 catcher can PH. Here, Castro could have hit but Willie chose a guy who hasn't had an AB in the majors since 1999!

Sunuvabitch.

Cancel's AB brought this blog post to mind, from earlier today: http://metsfever.blogspot.com/2008/06/bench-is-poorly-constructed.html

That was ball four Cancel! Geez!

It's the 7th inning, the tying run is on, and the best the Mets can do is Robinson Cancel?

METS!!!

From Zvon, with love:

So much for Jason Castro as he goes at 10 to Houston.

Zvon--for Friday, is a "You Don't Mess With the Johan" sign possible?

For NO, a single for Aguila--3 for 3 w/a walk, 2 HR.

="metsguyinmichigan"](psssst bmfc1: I had Delgado and dropped him.) (I'm whispering like Homer Simpson): Thank you! I doubt that Bruce will be there for me but I'll give it a shot.

Elster88 wrote: ="bmfc1"]Elster88 wrote: CPF Fantasy Forum: http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=20 Well EXCUUUSSSE MEEE! I thought that was just for CPF Fantasy stuff. Don't get your panties in a twist. My panties are not. The Mets are winning!

For mbtn trivia--when Santana pitches to Maza, I wonder if that's the first time a #57 pitches to a #57.

Elster88 wrote: CPF Fantasy Forum: http://cranepoolforum.net/phpbb2/viewforum.php?f=20 Well EXCUUUSSSE MEEE! I thought that was just for CPF Fantasy stuff.

Fantasy baseball question for the group: I have Delgado. I got him in the 20th round of my 12 team mixed 5 X 5. I'm in 6th. Jay Bruce is a FA. As much as it pains me to drop a Met, I'm going to put in for Bruce. Does anybody disagree w/this move?

For NO, Chris Aguila has two homers tonight. He's a righty OF with 14 HRs this year. How about calling him up and sending Evans down? He hit 2 out last night as well. And one on Friday. He's not on the 40 man roster. http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Chris%20Aguila&pos=LF&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=430894

If you have Fox Sports Atlantic, the NO Zephyrs are on live. Nelson Figueroa on the mound. David Newhan batting cleanup for Round Rock. http://neworleans.zephyrs.milb.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?t=g_box&gid=2008_06_01_nozaaa_rreaaa_1&did=t588&sid=t588

Nationals management was concerned, perhaps overly concerned, about the impact that the new stadium would have on DC traffic. There was also a big concern about parking. As a result, they only scheduled one weekday afternoon game and it began at 4. The way things have turned out, parking isn't as bad as thought. Also, many people are taking the train, so the traffic impact isn't too bad. As a result... they exclusively have night games during the week (other than holidays and that one game which has been played). I work two train stops from the new place and several people have said that we should take off from work for a few hours (we'll use vacation time, folks--we're not screwing the taxpayers!) and see a day game and I say that it's a nice idea, but....