Theoldmole

Rooting for Humber, Ring, Soler to suprise.

] I suppose if you got to invite family members it would be way too many people. The White House is pretty big.

If they decide to sign Rickey, he won't be the oldest guy on the team.

I'm with Ozzie. Family comes first. Why wouldn't they invite families, anyway? Is the Bush administration anti-family?

This is bullshit.

This is good. Rickey is smart and knowledgeable.

73rd and 3rd is the one I remember. Rusty was still playing then, and when you were in the restaurant and he came up to bat, everything stopped. Serving, bar conversation, everything.

No argument here.

OK, I think I'm registered.

Just a little publicity for the Spinners. Not as good, IMHO, as the Jack Kerouac bobblehead doll.

Willets -- looking forward to the continuation of this series. Great memories of Rusty here. I remember my friends and I -- yes, I had friends before CP -- always used to hold our preseason prediction lunch at Rusty's restaurant. (Come to think of it, some of my pals back then were CP, but a different CP).

Are you telling me I can get away with calling a 230 pound, 6foot3'' non French man Michelle? Does anyone know what years he lead Cuba in homers? ...just so Zvon won't feel alone.

]I'm not unconscioiusly assuming anything. Nothing? Ever?

Is "toolsy" really a word?

And there'll be times when his grandparents have him. Neat story, Zvon.

How can I find out if my local TimeWarner is going to be carrying the new Mets channel?

I'm not sure I like the idea of a ham sandwich with an edge.

Great stuff, JD.

Vecsey on Anna: ]I've met some bright and outspoken baseball wives, like Arlene Howard, who raised racial issues that her husband, Elston, could not afford to bring up when he broke in as a catcher with the Yankees in the 1950's. Anna Benson is no Arlene Howard. She went on Howard Stern and talked dirty, which is what passes for independence these days. She became known for her racy talk as well as the low-cut dress she wore to the Mets' Christmas party. A model who does not know how to dress around children is going to be a liability to an organization that likes to think of itself as a family operation. When the Mets obtained Delgado, Anna Benson could not resist speculating that fans might boo him because he had criticized United States policies in Iraq. I also caught her on a television talk show saying female reporters should not be allowed in men's locker rooms because they just wanted to peek at the players. This was not a liberated woman but somebody with a low opinion of women, including the professionals I see on the sports beat. Her husband could have told her that players can avoid modesty problems with a towel or a robe, but it sounded as if he had never told her the facts of life. Omar Minaya traded them? Good riddance.

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You don't call anyone a genius for one decision. And one can argue that "genius" is an inappropriate term for a baseball manager. I would not argue that. I like hyperbole.

Nothing's a no-brainer. Gooden wasn't even on the depth chart at the start of that spring training, and it would have been easy to say "more seasoning.:" That;s always the safe route.

I was gonna go with G-Fafif's, so I'll ditto his. And, what the heck, everyone else's.

This is a VERY funny interview.

Matewan is probably on my all-time Top Ten list. I loved it. If you can find it, get and read John Sayles' novel, Union Dues. The story of Matewan is a small part of it.