Edgy MD

Without looking them up, I can't really identify who Dalkin is and what they offer. None of their sub-brands are ringing a bell either. Given a dozen guesses, I suppose I could figure out what "home comfort solutions" refers to, but I'm not sure that puts me in the ballpark, so to speak. I do hope that home field advantage for the Astros is henceforth referred to as home comfort solution advantage.

A winner. Thanks for the hot tip.

Edgy MD wrote: What do you do when your veteran name-brand closer gets hurt and your team collapses down the stretch? If you are Omar, you try to go out and get two name-brand closers for the next season. I look at a lot of the Mets in first decade or so of the 21st century as putting too much focus on trying to solve last years problem. At least they tried something. Current iteration just shrugged and went 75-87 instead. And the team that doubled-down went 70-92. It's tough out there. See, I don't think the two choices are shrugging or doubling down on solving what looks like one of the previous year's problems. If you do the systemic work, there's always someone to step in when a guy gets hurt. It may not be enough — it usually isn't — but over-investing in one area can be downing a poison pill for years to come, quite possibly to avert the wrong crisis. Joe Smith went on to pitch (and pitch well) for 14 or 15 more years. Jason Vargas had 94 career wins ahead of him at the time of that deal.

What do you do when your veteran name-brand closer gets hurt and your team collapses down the stretch? If you are Omar, you try to go out and get two name-brand closers for the next season. I look at a lot of the Mets in first decade or so of the 21st century as putting too much focus on trying to solve last year`s problem.

Give a kind thought to Al "The Bull" Ferrara. Played for the Dodgers, Padres, and Reds from 1963 through 1971. A solid platoony hitter whose career spanned about as rough a National League era for hitters as there was. One of those Brooklyn-born players who lived the dream of signing with the Dodgers as a teenager, only to have them leave Brooklyn just before he signed. Won a couple of rings with them, though. Also teamed as a teenager with Bob Aspromonte, Joe Torre, and Joe Pepitone on the borough sandlots. Like many of the 1960s Dodgers, (and Rams, for that matter) he parlayed his athletic glory into acting gigs. Alongside teammate Jim Lefebvre, he provided one of the more culturally sensitive portrayals on Gilligan's Island. [FIMG=400]https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTdGu4SJCq1zCy9WZ206QXl9KXFe-DsT2vYBYccyx2BlCSulNPKJNwMHYILCbukkKDHz6E&usqp=CAU[/FIMG] [FIMG=400]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjU3ODczMGUtNTA3My00Yjg5LWEzMjItM2M5ZDBlN2Y0MmIzXkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_FMjpg_UX1000_.jpg[/FIMG] Spent some time in Gotham, also. [FIMG=500]https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZDIxZDllZTUtZDU3MC00ODZkLThhNTctNzAyZDE0MzVhMGI5XkEyXkFqcGc@._V1_.jpg[/FIMG]

Having been so traumatized by the terrible name-on-back font sizes of 2024, I never really fully noticed how downsized the uniform elements look on the front of this year's road grays as well.

[FIMG=650]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/keith-hernandez-award.png[/FIMG] Ballot submissions are requested NOW!!!! for The Crane Pool Forum 2024 Keith Hernandez Award for Outstanding Mets Defender. You can never score enough runs if you can't stop a few, and so we review who was the best at strapping on the glove and getting at it, fielding grounders, flies, and liners; catching throws; backing up bases; tagging would-be advancers; throwing them out when they seek to be safe; backing up bases; cutting off throws. The little things! The big things! Everything done on defense that isn't pitching! Even passive efforts help. Controlling the running game! Being so awesome on defense that nobody runs when the ball is hit in your vicinity! This wins games too! Here's a blank ballot for you to copy and paste and type in ten best Mets in the category of TOTAL DEFENSIVE ADROITNESS AND EFFECT AT ANY AND ALL POSITIONS as displayed in 2024. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) You've got to be in it to win it, and when it comes to taking the field on defense, the following Mets were in it: Luisangel Acuña Ty Adcock Pete Alonso Eddy Alvarez Francisco Álvarez Harrison Bader Brett Baty Paul Blackburn Huascar Brazobán José Buttó Edwin Díaz Jake DiekmanMatt Festa Ben Gamel Reed Garrett Grant Hartwig Adrian Houser Jose Iglesias Tyler Jay Jorge López Francisco Lindor Joey Lucchesi Sean ManaeaStarling Marte Phil Maton Jeff McNeil Tylor Megill Omar Narváez Tomás Nido Brandon Nimmo Dedniel Núñez Eric Orze Adam Ottavino David PetersonJose Quintana Brooks Raley Yohan Ramírez Sean Reid-Foley Christian Scott Kodai Senga Luis Severino Zack Short Drew Smith Ryne Stanek DJ StewartCole Sulser Tyrone Taylor Julio Teheran Michael Tonkin Luis Torrens Mark Vientos Josh Walker Joey Wendle Jesse Winker Alex Young Danny Young Run prevention is beautiful. Run prevention beyond what the pitcher is doing to the batter? That's profound. And you're in the envious position of judging which ten Mets did it the most profoundly of all. Voting remains open for a week or so, or perhaps until the Mets make a transaction with so much sex appeal that forum explodes on other matters. Vote wisely. We are judging the Mets, but posterity will be judging us.

Is the team supposed to hire a general manager this offseason?

Glad to see the Tampa side of the bay get some baseball. Also glad to see a Yankee facility turned against the Yankees.

=Fman99 post_id=179070 time=1731613076 user_id=86] Well none of them ran the bases backwards from home to third to second to first so I'd say it's a 19 way tie. I wish we had real baseball to discuss right now.

Yeah! The votes are pouring in from all precincts now!

Jonathan Nayo is the Jonathan Mayo for vegans.

Frayed Knot wrote: MLB's Jonathan Nayo gives his scouting report ... and he's purdy dern impressed. "Nayo" or "Mayo"? We need clarity on this guy's last name.

It would be a heckuva first shot fired ending a long detente between the Yankees and the Mets with regard to going after each other's marquee free agents. When the Mets and the Yankees have signed players directly off the other's roster, it's usually somebody — Severino, Bader, Granderson — that the other has implicitly moved on from. The Mets grabbing the top free agent off the Yankee squad while they are still pursuing him could be the start of a vicious market war. The Yankees could turn around and sign Alonso and Manaea the next day and the back pages would catch 🔥🔥!

Cast your ballot NOW!!!! for The Crane Pool Forum 2024 Mookie Wilson Award for Outstanding Mets Baserunner. Batting can only get you so far, damn it! In 2024, as always, you need the wheels, instincts, good sense, balance, and overall athleticism to circle the bases like a big leaguer, and it's up to YOU to decide which Mets did it best. Here's a blank ballot for you to copy and paste and type in ten best Mets in the category of baserunning adeptness as displayed in 2024. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) If you ran the bases — even if you just stood on the bases like a dope (for it is up to you to judge the value these efforts) — for the 2024 Mets, you're eligible for a ballot appearance, and those who so qualify are listed below: Luisangel Acuña Pete Alonso Eddy Alvarez Francisco Alvarez Harrison Bader Brett Baty Ben Gamel José Iglesias Francisco Lindor Starling Marte J.D. Martinez Jeff McNeil Omar Narváez Tomás Nido Brandon Nimmo Zack Short DJ Stewart Tyrone Taylor Luis Torrens Mark Vientos Joey Wendle Jesse Winker It's about stealing, sliding, streaking, taking extra bases, not making outs on the basepaths, beating the throw, disrupting the pitcher, and successfully attaining bases with your feet. That sort of thing. Voting will remain open for one calendar week, or until the bones of John Wilkes Booth are appointed to run the NEA. Who can tell with these things? I can't. [FIMG=600]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mookie-wilson-award.png[/FIMG]

His last name was, in fact, Singh. Hadji was also Johnny's brother by adoption.

Does anyone know the history behind the name? I'm guessing it's related in some way to HoJo - Haji - Ali Hadji Shiekh... Keith grew up as a big fan of Johnny Quest cartoons, and Johnny had a resourceful Indian BFF named Hadji. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsErgOGr-uOPDC2yNz4Qs8_HdEruwMpVJwdKuDHbZBEHz3qccvIoF1JZEqob01Q3zuuI3A-VPd21Vx19C1KlW4ivEsbBv7mrz0j5lIDPigwcfOIvF_2T_WwA94y8AEx1j_eRrsriA7xIyi/s1600/questhadji.jpg> What made Howard Johnson's nickname fascinating was how it evolved, from "Howard Johnson" to "HoJo" to "Hodge" to "Hadji" to "Hadji-Sheik" to "Sheik." Keith was responsible for taking the name from "Hodge" to "Hadji."

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In 2022, Sasaki threw a 19-strikeout perfect game for Chiba Lotte in which he registered 13 consecutive strikeouts. In his next start, Sasaki tossed eight perfect innings with 14 strikeouts before being pulled. Still trying to digest this one. On the other hand, the regression this season could portend a Goodenesque career arc, leaving the best on the table his first few years.

A 1987 Beastie Boys reference is shockingly contemporary for The Daily News.

The primary pitch is going to be all about money, I think. It feels like it's been a while since the Mets were pursuing a foreign free agent with a posting fee. I'm pretty sure they've never landed a player with a posting fee attached.

In another lifetime, somebody shared some research that concluded that Ron Hodges had the biggest regular season hit — in fact, the biggest regular-season play, offensively or defensively — in Mets history, in terms of advancing the team's pennant chances. Does Lindor's ninth-inning homer in this game surpass that, or does the expanded playoff field almost make it impossible to surpass?

Cast your ballot NOW!!!! for the Crane Pool's 2024 Mike Piazza Award for Outstanding Mets Batter. Regardless of one's playing position, a big part of the role of a baseball player is to make noise in the batter's box. What better place to produce runs? What better platform from which to create wins and winning opportunities? Here's a blank ballot for you to copy and paste and type in ten best Mets in the category of batting box prowess. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) If you got a plate appearance for the 2024 Mets, you're eligible for a ballot appearance, and those who so qualify include the following: Luisangel Acuña Pete Alonso Eddy Alvarez Francisco Álvarez Harrison Bader Brett Baty Ben Gamel José Iglesias Francisco Lindor Starling Marte J.D. Martinez Jeff McNeil Omar Narváez Tomás Nido Brandon Nimmo Zack Short DJ Stewart Tyrone Taylor Luis Torrens Mark Vientos Joey Wendle Jesse Winker Please don't overthink things until the thought of your vote paralyzes you with scrupulosity-related panic. But neither should you underthink things and turn in a ridiculous ballot that brings shame upon yourself and your progeny. Please instead try to think about things just the right amount of time. Voting will remain open for one calendar week, but may stay open until the scheduled November 22 release of Wicked. Because who can think about anything when Wicked is on the big screen? [FIMG=550]https://metsrostercentral.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/mike-piazza-award.png[/FIMG]

Well, it seems to me that the report is just a yarn.

I need a nap, but I keep re-reading the headline of this thread and seeing, "Let's talk about Mass Fraud."