Edgy MD

Ah, the old "Eff" designation. Meanwhile, Mike Krukow coming on, looking like a slightly older Steve Phillips.

Two top fifty Mets that pop to mind are Harrelson and Carter.

Caged men... ...and women! Holy cray-cray crap!

He really shouldn't be encouraged with links and shit.

And the problem remains that, and this is awesomely jumping between two threads, if nobody judged to be of appealing potential is offered, we have to live in the assumption that something was, because we're Met fans. Bitter, bitter Met fans.

It's preposterous but it's supported it's own cottage industry for a year with regard to Hairston.

I just don't want to watch this trade-Byrd campaign to turn into another hate campaign if they don't.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Maybe, FK. But would you argue that Puig isn't the most intriguing/entertaining choice of those offered... even for people who actually follow the game? Well, for some it may be Harvey. For still others, Harper is still the man, and for Yankee fans, it's about Rivera. So who is Yasiel Puig? He�s a young Cuban defector who joined the Los Angeles Dodgers in early June and turned in one the greatest single months any player has done over the last 140 years. That�s all. Record-breaking number of hits, monster home runs, spectacular catches, unbelievable throws, lightening speed. He has almost single-handedly turned the Dodgers� fortunes around. The only thing he hasn�t done is sung the national anthem And please note. He writes from the perspective that he's introducing Puig to his audience, taking the perspective that baseball is an exotic interest outside the purview of the mainstream sports fan, who need hardworking journalists like him to investigate this diversion called "base-ball" to inform them if there's anything worth taking note of, and then to blame the sports governors for their inability to engage fans with star-sational presentations of their sport. Listen, Puig is a sensation. There's a sensation like him happens every year --- Harvey, Harper, Trout, Dickey, Strasburg, Bruce, Votto, Hamilton, Willis, Pedro. And it indeed makes the game fun. But there's a reason star-driven hyperbole doesn't work. When Michael Jordan was at the height of his power, he was averaging 35 points a night. That's a typical night. On a good night, he scored 45, and on a bad one, 25. He'd take a lot of shots, but even then, once or twice a night, he'd do something spectacular. A typical night for Barry Bonds at the height of his ability was a 1-3 evening with a double and a walk. You couldn't promise a nightly spectacle because baseball can't deliver on it. Not regularly enough It's a humbling game where the good and poor players hover closer to the mean. And if all you understand about the game is the WOW factor, then you are going to tune in, watch Puig for a few innings, and unless you're lucky enough to catch one of the two nights per week where he really shines, you're likely to shrug and switch back to MMA. And Puig, as triumphant as he stands now, will soon stop being the story, and fall back into being a a part (though still perhaps a remarkable part) of the tapestry like all of those sensations above. Baseball marketers instead sell the greater game. The best footabll teams win 90% of the time. The best basketball teams win 80% of the time. A baseball team that wins even 70% of the time comes along maybe once every 50 years. Fans understand and accept this.

Depp underwent a ritual of initiation into an Indian tribe as part of his preparation for the role. (Read as... the studio's coverage for casting a non-First Nation-er.) Always embarrassing when you make an allegedly life-changing commitment to a film only to have it die on arrival. I imagine, however, Disney will recoup their money in secondary and tertiary markets. They almost always do.

But I did see the original, and did appreciate that spirit.

You trade Byrd, you better have an answer who is playing right for the Mets this October.

Love the workshirt collar, Sadecki. It's like he's pitching during a weekend furlough from Oshkosh Correctional.

LOOPER! Also like the cheap shot at Johnson. Sure you beat the Yankees, but they weren't really the Yankees. Yes, they were, Vaccaro.

Clearly.

Here's to a second half filled with such special moments.

Every two weeks, one has had to reassess. He's gone from a poor pitcher on a hot streak, to a fair pitcher on a hot streak, to an average pitcher on a hot streak. A couple more weeks of this, he might start looking pretty good.

Yasel PuigRecord-breaking number of hits, I think Wright has more hits than him over that period.

I wish I could say the same.

That's a great shot. Assume that Domonic Brown will have to wear a stray Mets helm`this year as well.

Funny observation by Gary Cohen: Satin had a better batting average in the minor leagues than stealing average --- .303 to .296.

Screw you, side. You've been Heff'd.

Striking out Aoki is a good sign.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Swan Swan H wrote: Eric Young Jr., cf Daniel Murphy, 2b David Wright, 3b Marlon Byrd, rf Josh Satin, 1b Andrew Brown, lf Anthony Recker, c Omar Quintanilla, ss Jeremy Hefner, rhp Birthday boy John Buck sits this one out. Tim Teufel as well, according to Howie.

Brewers jerseys actually the color of Miller Lite, more or leass.

Nice of the kitty to sign the poster. Hey, check it out. He's over .170. .171 / .261 / .264 // .526 The upside of a dreadful start is that you can raise your average with a simple 1-4. Or, in Ike's case, a disappointing 1-5 will still tweak it upward.