Edgy MD

Maybe he'll claim that the Yankees had a sap place his name in the BioGenesis files. Sent somebody down there claiming he's buying for Alex Rodriguez, and then they tipped off authorities themselves. That would be an awesome position for him to take.

The MFYs are going to do anything to get out of paying him. Arod will need his money because he's going down way worse than Bonds even. That prompts a good question: who rides off into the sunset in more disgrace, Bonds or A-Rod? Bonds, at least according to the popular narrative, was already and cleanly on his way to becoming one of the top 10-15 players in baseball history, then started juicing out of jealousy after the McGwire/Sosa lovefest of 1998, became one of top five all-time players, but destroyed his credib8ility doing it. With A-Rod, there's nothing approaching a consensus on when he started or if he was ever clean. BondsThree sort-of divorces, but one was an annullment, another never really married, and the third was settled out of court. He goes down hobbleed and fat, but with the apparent love of his blood family and Uncle Willie. A-Rod goes down more or less with his body intact, but his personal life in a shambles. He still gets to have torrid affairs with self-loathing famous chixx, but even they are losing interest in tarnishing what may be left of their names by linking themselves with him. And he may soon by cruising Hooters waitresses with Canseco. Yeah, he may be landing harder. Oh, and Giants fans supported Bonds through it all. Yankee fans hated A-Rod even when the world didn't have the goods on him. And Bonds wasn't always contrasted against a supposed boy scout of a teammate. He butted up against Jeff Kent, who nobody liked. So, I think the answer is Lance Armstrong.

There must be a lot of money riding on him just getting on the roster. As for the article, it's a solid thesis and it's elegantly crafted, but it reaches for two easily assailable cliches --- the "true Yankee" canard and the "Jeter has never been a jerk" nonsense.

Possibly mixed up with Yankee prospect Saxon Holt Butler now.

Definitley made me appreciate Guys! more. I will long associate Irish Guys! with our loss this series.

I'd be happy just to see him get a chance in AAA. I was hoping he'd be pulled up in the wake of transactions following Wright's injury, but no luck. I think the 51s corresponding move when Baxter moved up was to add Tim Byrdak. Got the big hit in the B-Mets 3-0 shutout Friday.

Josho goes down looking and the Mets go down feckless. Big decisions tomorrow.

Well, we mostly hit it hardish.

Buck hits it one fourth as hard as Laggy, but gets the RBI.

Cain made that catch like I would have.

Oh, crap, that Coleman guy.

Byrd opens that up.

Bottom of the eighth down five. Time to make a memory.

Wrightlessness = listlessness.

Nice pickoff. Irish Guys! is tracing the Royals turnaround to George Brett coming into the dugout as hitting coach. Mets need a legendary hitter with a hometown pedigree and a red ass. Keith?

Another run scores as Laggy guns a guy down at third.

Royals get the run back in the bottom.

And he goes down swinging. Terrible inning for Boid.

Lot's o' organ music today.

Satin walks on Santana's 27th pitch of the inning. Bases taxed with Byrd at the plate.

Two out in the bottom of the fifth and no IGT? What are you folks doin'? Having fun? Mets get on the board with three hits, and are down 4-1 with the tying run up.

Well, really we won that battle. We just didn't win it by enough to offset our loss in the battle of the starters. Bruce Chen Wow.

Any relation to Al Holland?

Buck showing some humanity. Shouldn't he be at the hospital?

And there he goes.