Edgy MD

I think of it as a rare track featuring Moon at the mic, but it's a terrific showcase for his drumming also.

Well, I thought there'd be some awesome early clips of "Can't Explain" and "The Kids Are Alright."

Name a name! Get in the game!! jay bruce There's always JB to add to your score with a chance for MORE! Five points for you gets you up to second place WITH A BONUS ON THE WAY!! Sorry. I must've been up late when I added this question to the list, because it's a doozy. But give it a shot, and then take a crack at the BROKEN-OPEN QUESTION!! [th]Bonus Question for metsmarathon[/th] Where was Bill Mazer born? Incorrect Answers to This Question So Far: None Available Broken-Open Questions That Your are Additionally Invited to Answer [*]Which two Mets were drafted in the first round twice? My next guess: Francisco Lindor! Lucky Lindy was born in Puerto Rico, but he went to high school in Monteverde, FL, and that allowed the Indians to pick him in the first round in 2011! BUT … Frayed Knot already correctly guessed The Lindberger back near the top of this question. I'll try to put together a list of correctly guessed names, as finding them all in that grid below is prolly a pain. Cool. Robin Ventura When you're cool, you're cool. And you've got FIVE COOL POINTS coming your way! That leapfrogs you into fourth with a crack at the BIG MONEY! [th]Bonus Question for Chad ochoseis[/th]How many players who won a championship for the Red Sox would also play for the Mets, if only briefly?Incorrect Answers to This Question So Far: [*]Four (too low, by Ben Grimm) Available Broken-Open Questions That Your are Additionally Invited to Answer [*]Which two Mets were drafted in the first round twice? speaking of hall of famers.... eddie murray. Speaking, indeed! But Steady Eddie apparently wasn't steady enough in high school to go above the third round! THAT'S A POINT OFF! BRUTAL! That drops you from second into a tie for second! O, UNHAPPY DAY!! =#0000FF]Scoring Lefty Specialist: 31 metsmarathon: 27 Marshmallow Milkshake: 27 Chad Ochoseis: 24 centerfield: 23 Johnny Lunchbucket: 19 Frayed Knot: 18 Ben Grimm: 16 Seawolf: 12 Gwreck: 11 ashie: 8 =#0000FF]Correct Guesses Billy Beane (1980-23, =#FF5910]NYM) Kris Benson (1996-1, PIT) Jeromy Burnitz (1990-17, =#FF5910]NYM) Gavin Cecchini (2012-12, =#FF5910]NYM) Michael Conforto (2014-10, =#FF5910]NYM) Travis d'Arnaud (2007-37, PHI) Ron Darling (1981-9, TEX) Ike Davis (2008-18, =#FF5910]NYM) R.A. Dickey (1996-18, TEX) Shawon Dunston (1982-1, CHC) Tim Foli (1968-1, =#FF5910]NYM) John Gibbons (1980-24, =#FF5910]NYM) Dwight Gooden (1982-5, =#FF5910]NYM) Aaron Heilman (2000-31, MIN/2001-18, =#FF5910]NYM) Phil Humber (2004-3, =#FF5910]NYM) Gregg Jeffries (1985-20, =#FF5910]NYM) Tim Leary (1979-2, =#FF5910]NYM) Francisco Lindor (2011-8, CLE) Braden Looper (1996-3, STL) Jon Matlack (1967-4, =#FF5910]NYM) Lee Mazzilli (1971-14, =#FF5910]NYM) Brandon Nimmo (2011-13, =#FF5910]NYM) Joe Panik (2011-29, SFG) Mike Pelfrey (2005-9, =#FF5910]NYM) Rick Porcello (2007-27, DET) Royce Ring (2002-18, CHW) Les Rohr (1965-2, =#FF5910]NYM) Gary Sheffield (1986-6, MIL) Dominic Smith (2013-11, =#FF5910]NYM) John Stearns (1973-2, PHI) Noah Syndergaard (2010-38, TOR) Darryl Strawberry (1980-1, =#FF5910]NYM) Pat Tabler (1976-16, NYY) Bobby Valentine (1968-5, LAD) Robin Ventura (1988-10, CWS) Tom Veryzer (1971-11, DET) Taijuan Walker (2010-43, SEA) Zack Wheeler (2009-6, SFG) Paul Wilson, (1994-1, =#FF5910]NYM) David Wright (2001-38, =#FF5910]NYM) =#0000FF]Incorrect Guesses Roberto Alomar (INT, 1985, SDP) Rick Ankiel (Rd. 2, 1997, STL) John Candeleria (Rd. 2, 1972, PIT) Gary Gentry (Rd. 11, 1965, HOU, subsequently signed with =#FF5910]NYM after being in round 3, secondary phase, 1967) Steve Henderson (Rd. 5, 1974, CIN) Butch Huskey (Rd. 7, 1989, =#FF5910]NYM) Eddie Murray (Rd. 3, 1973, BAL) Randy Myers (Rd. 3, 1982, CIN, subsequently signed with =#FF5910]NYM after being in round 1, secondary phase, 1982) =#0000FF]Percentage of Correct Answers Recorded to Date 30.9% (Click a section of the chart below to see a larger version of that portion of the chart.) 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When a dude hits the wall and hangs onto the ball! That's Almora! When Taijuan gets the win 'cuz the defense checked in! That's Almora! Schwarber swing, make-da-ball-a-sting, wanna-win-a-ring! And you'll sing, "Fuckin' hella!" "Albert A.! Come-on-make-da-play! Evabody-pray! And don't say TORN PATELLA! If it's June and it's late! You've hit oh-ninety-eight! You're Almora! Everybody gets hurt! Still, you're not worth your shirt! You're Almora! Word comes round! Gonna send you down! Ass thrown out of town! Feeling brown! La merda! Syracuse! Got-da-bush-league-blues! Every-game-we-lose! Hey, there's Jaime Cerda!!!

I tend to think the face buried in the hands says more with less than the gushing-blood shot, but that may just be a matter of taste.

Strong cases for both. I'd guess Villar had a Steamer or Pecota projection going into the season of about 0.8 fWAR, and produced 2.1. I'd imagine Megill had a projection of 0.0 or 0.1, but he came out of the season with an actual fWAR of only 0.6. I might have guessed more, but Manager Rojas was giving him such short workdays whether or not he was pitching well, and he averaged just under five innings per start. I'd also lay a little dark-horse loving on Aaron Loup. He didn't come from out of short left field like Villar or from completely out of the parking lot like Megill, but going from bullpen backender to the peak performer ain't nothing. And to see a LOOGy flourish after they went and outlawed the LOOGy is a beautiful thing. It's like all these silent film stars grumbling about how sound ended their careers. But Laurel and Hardy faced the new paradigm down and somehow got even bigger. Who'da thunk it?

I think the "WHO?" stuff is overblown as usual. He's clearly got plenty of baseball experience. Who the hell was Zack Scott? Who was Brian Cashman? None of which says I think he's the right person for the job, but the idea that stepping away from the industry and getting outside experience should definitively make me dubious isn't happening with me. If I've spent a few quality years in a successful organization, and I flatter myself that I'm on a GM track, and I'm even getting some sniffs from other teams, but then somebody comes in and turns the staff over, and I'm on the outside, I don't think it's necessary that I take the first jock-washing job I can get in order to stay in the industry and remain a qualified candidate. Stepping aside into corporate law or somesuch is legit experience as well. Maybe it's even experience that distinguishes me from the field. Which, again, doesn't mean that Mr. Cromie doesn't look kind of douchey. And while I think running with a narrative happens all the time, it's certainly not unfathomable that Cohen has already developed a bad name.

Sorry, both Ward and The Shuffler enjoyed the leverage-wrecking honor of being drafted.

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I worked for Jones Day (then known as Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue) a lifetime ago. Whenever something went wrong, I blamed Reavis. It's a massive, massive firm, with offices in multiple cities, but yeah, they represented President Trump in 2016 and 2020. Don McGahn left JD to become the president's White House Counsel. Dozens of former administration lawyers now call JD home. I'll just give Cromie the benefit of the doubt that he's looking to leave because of that, rather than taking that stink with him. That's wishful thinking of course. That said, I'm all for executives who come from outside of baseball, but obviously, he's had a successful baseball career as well. I don't think anything's off there, though I agree that he looks kind of douchey. On the other hand, it's almost a requirement that if you work for a DC law firm, the thumbnail pic accompanying your bio has to make you look good and douchey. If he's hired, Raquel Ferreira (aka Red Sox Lady) still has the PoBO job to shoot for.

Good to see this thread get mid-week traction after seeing disappointing box office upon it's Sunday launch. I was feeling like the only stupid guy who bought the t-shirt.

Some problem children here. LAST MAN STANDING is a handsome layout, but totally confusing in that it features Jeurys Familia but neither the head nor the superhead say anything explicitly about him. Is he the last man standing? Possibly, but I don't know. I have to think a bit about who he even is because the superhead is trying to tell me something about Edwin Diaz. The intensity of Lindor's face on the three Lindy covers using a similar picture is attractive, but the strange exposure of the News and Post covers makes him look like he's wearing a ton of stage makeup and makes the setting look like a day game. It wasn't. They also all kind of miss the story, with the Mets scratching back out of a 4-0 hole in a great game with a fantastic fire brigade of relief work, particularly Loup who was the last, along with two fine innings from Tommy Hunter, who was looking like a real find at the time. Also going disturbingly unacknowledged was rookie Patrick Mazeika coming up with the walkoff dribbler in his third MLB game. We didn't yet quite know just how bad (fucking awful) the 2021 Diamondbacks were, so this felt like a real turnaround of a win. Unless you've got new rat developments, leave that shit out. New day, new story.

Sorry. Early morning posting error. 1986, of course.

Terrific field here. While I generally don't support Newsday covers, I agree that the composition of THAT'S ALMORA! is exquisite.

Stroman is a good cover subject.

He's certainly shown himself to be athletic and versatile, if not polished, and that's to be expected considering his moving around. His just doesn't strike me as having a frame that the athleticism will stick to in the second half of his career.

Another guy whose value may hinge upon the ultimate DH decision.

Oh, I need sentimental attachments. I tend to think they smell nice.

Shooting from the hip, here: 1. Carlos Correa: White Sox 2. Cory Seager: Dodgers 3. Freddie Freeman: Braves 4. Max Scherzer: Phillies 5. Marcus Simien: Mets 6. Robbie Ray: Angels 7. Trevor Story: Mariners 8. Kevin Gausman: Rockies 9. Javier Baez: Yankees 10. Starling Marte: Cubs 11. Kris Bryant: Nationals 12. Chris Taylor: Dodgers 13. Marcus Stroman: Marlins 14. Clayton Kershaw: Mets 15. Nelson Cruz: Rangers 16. Nick Castellanos: Indians 17. Brandon Belt: Blue Jays 18. Kyle Schwarber: Diamondbacks 19. Justin Verlander: Yankees 20. Kyle Seager: Giants 21. Carlos Rodon: Reds 22. Anthony DiScalfini: Cubs 23. Raisel Iglesias: Reds 24. Michael Conforto: Dodgers 25. Zack Geinke: Mets 26. Eduardo Rodrigues: Red Sox 27. Anthony Rizzo: Marlins 28. Aaron Loup: Mets 29. Kenley Jansen: Cubs 30. Noah Syndergaard: Phillies

While the judges haven't ruled on it quite yet, Eddie Murray has already been submitted by another competitor.

No, there is indeed more than one child raised or conceived by a 1969 Met whose name got called in an MLB draft. And the two-time first-rounders we're looking for? Neither of them is Preston Wilson or Ron Darling. Both of them were only drafted once.

Please answer those hanging questions, competitors! The home audience is itching to see those cards turned over! We're back with scorekeeper updates, but the drama NEVER ENDS!! Next drafter guess: John Candelaria Candy went to the Buccos in the second round back in 1972, out of Brooklyn's LaSalle Academy. We like your thinking, but we'll still dock you a point! doc gooden Now there's a low-hanging piece of goodeness, and it grants you three points! It also lifts you into a TIE FOR THIRD PLACE! But wait! There's MORE! [th]Bonus Question for metsmarathon[/th] How many children/stepchildren of 1986 Mets were drafted by an MLB team? (This question is currently on the board for ashie, but is being neglected, so you have a chance to to steal 10 points right out from under him!)Incorrect Answers to This Question So Far: NoneAvailable Broken-Open Questions That You Are Additionally Invited to Answer [*]Which two Mets were drafted in the first round twice? Jeromy Burnitz It takes a lot of wits to come up with BURNITZ! That's three points for YOU!! That allows you to jump up to sixth place, but that means FIRST PLACE IN YOUR FAMILY!! And that's before you tackle your RED-HOT BONUS OPPORTUNITIES!! [th]Bonus Question for Johnny Lunchbucket[/th] Kumar Rocker reportedly had a Mets offer on the table for $6,000,000 before the Mets pulled the offer over concerns for his health. What Mets first rounder retains the title as the team's biggest first-round bonus baby?Incorrect Answers to This Question So Far: [*]None Available Broken-Open Questions That You Are Additionally Invited to Answer AT NO RISK! [*]Which two Mets were drafted in the first round twice? For the past couple of days, I'd been thinking get back on the board and guess the mandible. Guess the mandible. Guess the mandible. But I never did get around to it. Rick Ankiel. Port St. Lucie's own Rick Ankiel could pitch, he could hit, and he could play some outfield, but for some reason none of that was tantalizing enough in 1997 for any team to jump on his rights in the first round! SAD! And that's going to cost you a POINT! You remain in fourth, but you fall back into a tie with Johnny LUNCHBUCKET!! Scoring Lefty Specialist: 31 Marshmallow Milkshake: 27 centerfield: 23 metsmarathon: 23 Chad Ochoseis: 19 Johnny Lunchbucket: 19 Frayed Knot: 18 Ben Grimm: 16 Seawolf: 12 Gwreck: 11 ashie: 8 Incorrect Guesses Roberto Alomar Rick Ankiel John Candeleria Gary Gentry Steve Henderson Butch Huskey Randy Myers (Click a section of the chart below to see a larger version of that portion of the chart.) [NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.01.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.07.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.13.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.02.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.08.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.14.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.03.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.09.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.15.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.04.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.10.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.16.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.05.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.11.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.17.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.06.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.12.png][/NewWindowLink][NewWindowLink=https://metsinpeace.files.wordpress.com/2021/11/chart.14.18.png][/NewWindowLink] [*]Incorrect answers thus far: [*]John Olerud (guessed by centerfield) [*]Paul Wilson (guessed by centerfield) [*]Incorrect answers thus far: [*]John Olerud (guessed by centerfield) [*]Paul Wilson (guessed by centerfield)

Happy birfday, bmfc1!

No, Rojas moved down. Strange move by the Scoots. I guess he goes to Coloraddy.

I just found out today that Dick Shawn was set to become a professional baseball player, but his draft notice arrived shortly after his contract offer from the White Sox. In the army, he learned he was better at being funny than playing baseball.