Edgy MD

Wright passed his throwing yips on to Zimmerman.

Howie and Joshie exchanging Yiddish: "pisher."

Edgy DC wrote: Dickey dug out of it. Be inspired, Mets. BAZINGA!

Dickey dug out of it. Be inspired, Mets.

It just speaks to the pride that we just ain't showing.

We shoulda wore the hats.

Josh talking about Gabby Street as I'm reading about him in the Ted Williams bio. Ruben doing the first-half thing with the leadoff hit.

That's always inspiring when the outfielder forgets the number of outs.

I read about Dickey-Gonzalez battling for the Cy Young and my synapses started shorting out.

I like that he makes that post while dressed as 007. > You and your pathetic comrades can't touch me, Mr. Bond. > Oh, have you checked on your beloved Chinese pine recently, Scorpio? > DAMN YOU, BOND!!!! > It's a pity nobody was there to hear it. > I KEELLL YOU!!!!

Kelly Olerud, and her wonderful hitter, fabulous fielder, and douchebag neighbor of a husband. I don't know about you, but I think if the Oleruds just turn around here, they'll have themselves a damn fine view.

I dunno. Canseco is far more likely to be (a) armed, ( making a play for your teenaged daughter, and © brain-addled and violent from the juice. Give me polite society taking it bullshit disputes before zoning boards.

Bryce Bryce Baby expected to be sitting.

�VIVA TREE!

Nymr83 wrote: The tree, with a 2-foot-thick trunk, was there long before the Oleruds built their home Case Closed, imo. You'd think, huh? But according to the article, this township apparently has a law about respecting each other's views (or, in Olerud's case, potential views that his home has never actually enjoyed) that allows him to press his case. That this has devolved into a rich man's argument over second grade Sunday school theology between gentle smiling antagonists is face-plantingly embarrassing.

Boisclair may be an interesting precedent for Duda. Bruce never showed Duda's level of power, but both were goofy looking corner outfielders, both were batting practice superstars, and both put up occasional runs of goodness while stuck on struggling Met teams desperate for the sustained run that never came from them. If the pattern holds, Duda will end up starring for the Hanshin Tigers.

Yeah, this was already sequeled in 1994 with Charles Grodin replacing Darin McGavin as The Old Man. The earth remained on its axis. There's plenty of Shepherd material out there, of course. I share your suspicion that this will be a sequel in the sense that it comes purely as a cinematic projection forward from the prior movie, rather than a further dip into Shepherd's memoirs. It's a funny thing that studios can do. They buy a property and they take it in their own direction. The Commitments had two sequels, but the producers who owned the characters wanted to do their own sequels. so the subsequent books of the family's continuing story, had to be filmed with new names and re-written characters of the family, while the studio hung on to the rights to the characters hoping to film a second movie about the band, which, of course, never happened. Similar with The Thin Man series I've been watching. Hammet only wrote one Nick and Nora Charles novel, but the studio milked those two freaks for all they were worth, and pounded out five more films. The Thin Man also shares The Pink Panther's penchant for absurd titling in sequels. The "thin man" of the title, like the "Pink Panther" is merely an element in the case in the first film. When the films became franchises, they had to continue to refer to the titles of the first, even though there is no "thin man" and no "pink panther" in the subsequent films. It's the brand, even if it's irrelevant. And in a strange way, Nick Charles becomes "The Thin Man" just as Clouseau becomes "The Pink Panther." I recommend you not see this film. Leastaways because Jean Shepherd isn't around to narrate it.

Teixiera out 10-14 days. Girardi vs. Sherman. You can't lose in a matchup like that.

And while nobody HAS to be the dbag in a neighbor dispute, if I had to pick a bad guy, Olie would be it.

Ludwick's certainly the most interesting item for those not predisposed to shopping from the top shelf.

Wally Backman reportedly in the house tonight. I'm not sure if that's 1985 Wally Backman in some shitty acid-wash jeans or what.

That's certainly a tempting thought. Get a pure power guy who is unimidated by the building and the rest of the lineup relaxes and does the things they can do. It makes just enough sense to try and just little enough to suspect just how lacking and luck-dependent a strategy it is. I imagine that nobody wishes it were that simple more than Omar Minaya and Jason Bay. I'm trying to go down this list of free agent outfielders to see if any can fill that role, and none are really jumping out at me. Do you see anybody? [list:3fbv1kwr]Bobby Abreu Alfredo Amegaza Rick Ankiel Michael Bourn Marlon Byrd Melky Cabrera Johnny Damon Matt Diaz Kosuke Fukudome Jonny Gomes Curtis Granderson Scott Hairston [bigpurple:3fbv1kwr]Josh Hamilton[/bigpurple:3fbv1kwr] Eric Hinske Torii Hunter Raul Ibanez Reed Johnson Andruw Jones Carlos Lee Ryan Ludwick Hideki Matsui Xavier Nady Angel Pagan Juan Pierre Juan Rivera Cody Ross Luke Scott Grady Sizemore Ryan Spilborghs Ichiro Suzuki Nick Swisher B.J. Upton Shane Victorino Reggie Willits Delmon Young[/list:u:3fbv1kwr] Yeah, me neither.

my money is on a negative atmosphere pervading the fanbase and the whole damned building. And, if you're Sandy Alderson and you accept that (ceets seemingly doesn't), what do you do about that? If you're Terry Collins? The thing about psychology is where it can run counter to progressive action. The circumstances may call for restrained and progressive organizational building, but it may take a couple of big bold moves to scare off the ghosts.

But with a sample size that big, it's certainly worth exploring.

I never know what to do with the "how many players away?" question. That depends on your feel for who is a good bet to improve and who is a good bet to jettison. The 1983 Mets were dead last in runs in the National League. Davey Johnson replaced Brian Giles with Wally Backman --- a past-due prospect at that point who Johnson had to talk out of quitting a year prior --- and they climbed up to sixth out of 12. One change in the whole lineup. (Well, on second thought, 1.7. He also replaced Hodges/Ortiz with Fitzgerald/Hodges.) Maybe they are four players away. I think the main change they need in the offseason is find the best outfielder that they can afford, and if they pull that off, I'm signing on.