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Well, that same Post article had three quotes from Tejada, all pretty much saying the same thing. I'm glad I worked hard in the offseason and now I'm here to continue working hard.

Wilco, definitely. Perhaps more than the other three. But they're not one of the big three. They're Wilco. Heck, Wilco in many ways, is Big Star, as far as being a moody tasteful band that has achieved every thing a band could ever hope to achieve, except get a song on the radio.

This is, as far as I know, what we've got. �He looks pretty much the same,�� one source told The Post on Monday. Now, that could mean, "He looks pretty much the same. I mean, same height and face and all. I'm sure he's worked hard. The proof's in the pudding, so don't go by what I've seen." Or it could mean, "He looks pretty much the same. But then again, I haven't showered with the guy. Hey, how about that gay guy who wants to play football? Are you covering that story?" Or it could mean, "He looks pretty much the same. We haven't seen him on the field yet, and it's silly to ask me about notable changes in a guy's physique. You can judge that for yourself." And that's pretty much where the rubber hits the road. If a beat guy wants to write about how fit Tejada is, he has all the access in the world to take a peek and judge for himself. Watch the guy in the field and describe his speed, strength, and agility relative to what you've seen before. Ask the guy what's changed in his physical abilities and watch him perform to give a first-hand impression of whether that's bullshit. Report. My problem isn't so much the un-named source. That's par for the course and that's Sandy's problem, but reporters have long used them. My problem is the magic-quotiness of it all. He looks pretty much the same? Well that's good, because he's six months older.

Indeed. The Met-lovin' online world puts a lot of stock in Mitchell's 24 games at shortstop, 20 starting, 17 complete, over a quarter century ago. It's all cool but we'll see. First, the guy's got to show he can hit.

I think asking for commitments before anybody gets it is sort of part of the game. Get you in and then announce the rules, and WHATDOYOUMEANLOSERHASTOTATTOOHISPRIVATES?!!

What's available through streaming is a terribly cut cross-section. It seemed early on that they were just cycling through getting TV shows up and were holding back on getting a critical mass of films. But then good films started coming DOWN, and what the fuck was that about? I'm guessing: (1) TV shows are a winning ticket for them --- rights-acquisition-wise and customer-satisfaction-wise. A commitment to And Justice for All is a commitment of two hours by the viewer. A commitment to LA Law is a commitment of 250 hours. (2) It probably makes business sense to put the shitty films online. Who is going to wait a few days for Caddyshack 2 to come in the mail? But maybe I might drunkenly make it my impulse selection to tide me over while I'm waiting for Apocalypse Now to arrive in my mail box. It's the electronic version of selling Goobers at the counter.

Good point. I'm going to go and rent Argo again tonight just 'cuz.

Ashie62 wrote: So Tejada didn't show up "buff" as hoped... He seems to be painted as lazy in most of what I read.. I think you're reading a lot into a single utterly empty quote.

Well, if that's the case, I guess that I'll be writing more in a week or two. Count me in.

Neither of those excerpts includes the actual quote, which (if it's the one I think they are referring to) was pretty tame and may well be torn from mitigating context.

Other team have had and will have pitchers sent home for MRIs. You know how that goes with pitching injuries. They should do a lot of things. But the future is unwritten.

Bleh. Lot's of stuff stolen right out of Lord or the Rings, including the whole prologue.

I think once they got that Mitch Williams parallel in there, they couldn't let go. As if he's the first or greatest high whiff/high walk reliever. In a farm system loaded with young, power arms, a lefthanded strikeout machine named Jack Leathersich isn’t the Mets’ best pitching prospect. But he’s surely the most intriguing. "Surely"? Not "possibly" or "arguably"? You've surely painted yourself into a corner with your lede.

The Rocket trying to dial down the Nook Laloosh act.

Zach Wheeler wanted to pitch opening day. He's already, in the space of an hour, gone from number three or four to number one or two.

I realize you gotta churn through veteran relievers, and you count your blessings and move on when you get a solid big league season out of a guy you brought in on a minor league deal, but I liked just about everything about Hawkins.

I knew he was a Met fan when he recorded "R-A-U-C-H Rauch." I love Garland Jeffreys. In the earliest years of MTV, when they skewed toward classick vynil rock transitioning to cassette nu wave, it seemed like Garland was the only black artist in their rotation.

What mentorship credit went to LaTroy Hawkins? Was there a Mejia connection in there? Because you want more than Rob Carson on your teaching resume if you're going to be re-signed. OE: Here's a broader review of Hawkins' mentoring efforts. Noted is Carson, Black, Germen, Valdespin. Not a high success rate there, but he took on some hard cases.

"Now that the injury is a year behind me, I can put it out of my head, not have to worry about taking it easy, and just play hard. That was last year. I finally feel 100%" "Now that the injury is two years behind me, I can put it out of my head, not have to worry about taking it easy, and just play hard. That's history. I finally feel 100%" "Now that the injury is three years behind me, I can put it out of my head, not have to worry about taking it easy, and just play hard. That's ancient history. I finally feel 100%"

Take that action, Ash!

Welcome back, Ash. Hope you're alright.

You don't go broke betting on incumbents.

Hard to imagine Young not getting any leadoff time. If he survives camp, he's going to bat leadoff.

Like there isn't enough heartbreak in telemarketing. You get to be publicly humiliated too.

No, I wasn't counting Blues Brothers. I should have. I would rank 'em: What I've seen: The Blues Brothers Stuart Saves His Family Wayne's World A Night at the Roxbury Wayne's World 2 Coneheads What I haven't seen, listed in the order my assumptions of their relative goodness, or unbadness. Blues Brothers 2000 Superstar The Ladies Man MacGruber It's Pat: The Movie