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The worst part is that Mrs. DGW has a Phillies jersey in her closet because of this tool...

A more complete list: http://sports.ha.com/common/search_items.php?txtSearch=lenny+dykstra&hdnSearch=true&chkSupplies=

I love the fact that Howie is doing the game with McCarver.

1. eliminate inter league play 2. eliminate the DH. 3. institute a world-wide draft - I'm tired of this free-agency free for all where the best foreign players only go to a handful of teams. 4. add a review system for umpires with real teeth in it - Umpires with a failing review get sent down to the minors or outright fired. 5. Fire Angel Hernandez outright.

Rod Carew Tony Gwynn Johnny Bench Mike Schmidt

From Adam Rubin's blog: Johan Santana and Oliver Perez will undergo their surgeries Tuesday. I can see them operating on Santana's knee, and Perez' elbow....

yeah - I'm a spaz - I woke up from a nap, and I thought it was today's game... Mets up 2-1... Nice to see a smiling David Wright in the dugout...

I'm watching this, and this is sad - Soriano gives the Mets a 2-1 lead in the 8th with a couple of poorly played balls in the outfield, and then he taketh away with a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 8th - 5-2 Cubs...

I don't know why, but this gave me a much needed laugh this morning.

It wasn't until about two weeks ago that I realized that there would be no miracle comeback, so I don't blame Santana at all for pitching as long as he did with this.

The only one on that list I would want is Bay. Perhaps this is a good year to tighten the purse strings, because no one else on that list is worth overpaying for, which is what will eventually happen...

I realize that he started off on fire this season, but didn't Santana "tweak" the elbow in spring training, because he was trying to get ready faster for the WBC?

="metsmarathon":1snick2b]history jumped up and bit us on the ass. [/quote:1snick2b] Your 2009 marketing slogan. Edgy DC Aug 24 2009 02:00 PM Well, something has to be 10th. metsmarathon Aug 25 2009 08:22 AM i'm gonna wander out on a limb and suggest that johan santana might well be the worst loss of 2009...

It was reported last night that it was the Marlins who claimed him, and that Sheffield would have been happy to go back, but the Mets couldn't agree on a deal. http://njmg.typepad.com/metsblog/2009/08/the-sheffield-saga.html Now Tim smith chimes in on the Mets holding Sheffield "hostage" - WTF? http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2009/08/21/2009-08-21_gary_sheffields_.html

="Ashie62":33wotjbg]="dgwphotography":33wotjbg]uh - 1992, anyone?[/quote:33wotjbg] In my humble opinion, no[/quote:33wotjbg] I'm curious - why do you think this year is worse than 1992? John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 18 2009 06:26 PM Sometimes I wanna get you down Sometimes I wanna get you Lowe LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 18 2009 06:27 PM Well, hey, Atlanta... YOU BEEN FRENCHED. Kong76 Aug 18 2009 06:28 PM Don't blink, all tied up. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 18 2009 06:31 PM LOWE-DOWN, RUN-FREAKING BONANZA! Kong76 Aug 18 2009 06:33 PM So in an alternate universe would a pitcher like Lowe who got hot and bothered after taking one off a glove finger and coughed up a nice lead afterward while pitching for a crappy team like the Mets ... er, I forgot where I was going with that. Sorry. John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 18 2009 06:36 PM Aw heck. I love these guys again. Ashie62 Aug 18 2009 06:36 PM ="dgwphotography":12wnma8w]="Ashie62":12wnma8w]="dgwphotography":12wnma8w]uh - 1992, anyone?[/quote:12wnma8w] In my humble opinion, no[/quote:12wnma8w][/quote:12wnma8w] I'm curious - why do you think this year is worse than 1992?[/quot] probably my expections. Yes, that was the worst team money could buy..It's close..I really expected a World Series this year, not daily torture. To each his own.. Ashie62 Aug 18 2009 06:37 PM Creepy Sun Baby Rules** John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 18 2009 06:37 PM boom boom boom Kong76 Aug 18 2009 06:38 PM This has gotten silly quick. John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 18 2009 06:39 PM ="Ashie62":32rdjt20]="dgwphotography":32rdjt20]="Ashie62":32rdjt20]="dgwphotography":32rdjt20]uh - 1992, anyone?[/quote:32rdjt20] In my humble opinion, no[/quote:32rdjt20] I'm curious - why do you think this year is worse than 1992?[/quot] probably my expections. Yes, that was the worst team money could buy..It's close..I really expected a World Series this year, not daily torture. To each his own..[/quote:32rdjt20][/quote:32rdjt20] To each his own but anyone expecting any team to win a world series any year is begging for daily torture. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 18 2009 06:40 PM So... has Cox been burning his pen? John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 18 2009 06:42 PM C'mon Muffy, cash in these 2. Kong76 Aug 18 2009 06:44 PM Murphy, rally killer. (ok, so I'm greedy after plating 13) John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 18 2009 06:44 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 18 2009 06:47 PM How about that inning? A. Pagan singled to pitcher - L. Castillo singled to shallow right, A. Pagan to third - G. Sheffield doubled to deep center, A. Pagan and L. Castillo scored - D. Murphy grounded out to second, G. Sheffield to third - J. Francoeur doubled to deep center, G. Sheffield scored - F. Tatis singled to shallow left, J. Francoeur scored - O. Santos singled to shallow right center, F. Tatis to third - A. Hernandez singled to shallow right, F. Tatis scored, O. Santos to second - O. Perez singled to shallow right, O. Santos to third, A. Hernandez to second - A. Pagan grounded into fielder's choice, O. Santos scored, A. Hernandez to third, O. Perez out at second - A. Pagan stole second - L. Castillo singled to shallow right, A. Hernandez and A. Pagan scored - K. Medlen relieved D. Lowe - G. Sheffield doubled to left, L. Castillo to third - D. Murphy struck out swinging Frayed Knot Aug 18 2009 06:45 PM Bench Murphy!! LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 18 2009 06:46 PM Damn. A home run would have topped our record for most runs in an inning against the Yokels. bmfc1 Aug 18 2009 06:46 PM Bravo! Let's see if Ollie can hold the lead. metirish Aug 18 2009 06:47 PM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]How about that inning? Most unexpected and damn it was fun...... Nymr83 Aug 18 2009 06:58 PM see what happens when i turn it off? i'm watching "operation repo" where they just repossesed a car from a bunch of guys running around in the woods playing dungeons and dragons with costumes! LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 18 2009 06:59 PM Nice job settling-- or, rather, of not completely and immediately imploding-- by Ollie. themetfairy Aug 18 2009 07:02 PM Gary was right to be worrying about the weather. It's pouring here in Central NJ. PiggiesTomatoes Aug 18 2009 07:03 PM Fell asleep in the middle of the third. Did I miss anything? Just when you want to stick a fork in these fuckers, they put together an inning like that. A fucking mazing. Oh, yeah. Trade Murphy! ;-) Kong76 Aug 18 2009 07:11 PM I never thought of this before. Bases loaded, a pop up to a vet player at third and infield fly rule is called and he catches it. Batter is automatically out, of course. Has anyone ever seen someone let it drop, fake boot it, or something else to see if he could get some young player off base enough to get another out or get some of the guys on base running or thinking about running out of not knowing the rules to heart? metsguyinmichigan Aug 18 2009 07:22 PM Hang on, guys!!!!! Frayed Knot Aug 18 2009 07:23 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Aug 18 2009 07:44 PM I did it in a softball game (and, yes, it worked). I've seen IFR pops not caught in MLB (dropped or windblown) but I don't think ever intentionally and never saw a runner fooled by it. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 18 2009 07:30 PM Never seen it actually work, myself. Now, Elmer? That works fine. Kong76 Aug 18 2009 07:30 PM Frayed Knot, wily vet. Frayed Knot Aug 18 2009 07:35 PM That's using your head Jeff! PiggiesTomatoes Aug 18 2009 07:35 PM Francoeur takes one for the team. Thanks Frenchy! LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 18 2009 07:36 PM AN! LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 18 2009 07:37 PM DY! LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 18 2009 07:37 PM GREEN! Frayed Knot Aug 18 2009 07:38 PM ="Kong76":121v2d6d]Frayed Knot, wily vet.[/quote:121v2d6d] The other one we used to do was watch when a batter didn't run following a pop up with only runner on 1st. Then we'd intentionally let the ball drop and get the DP while the batter was walking back to the bench assuming he was going to be out on the catch. Man did that piss people off! They'd be so embarrassed they'd try to claim it was illegal but a smart ump wasn't buying it. Nymr83 Aug 18 2009 07:42 PM no the best is when someone doesnt run out a grounder because htey think they're out... then you ROLL the ball to 1st base for the force. Fman99 Aug 18 2009 07:43 PM Highly enjoyable ballgame tonight. This is why I keep tuning in, day after day. PiggiesTomatoes Aug 18 2009 07:50 PM Six quick outs, guys. No rain delay, please. Edgy DC Aug 18 2009 07:52 PM Boone Logan: born to be a Brave. themetfairy Aug 18 2009 08:04 PM The game ends and the skies open! LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Aug 18 2009 08:06 PM Now get inside, you beautiful, star-crossed bitches! G-Fafif Aug 18 2009 08:48 PM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket"]Sometimes I wanna get you down Sometimes I wanna get you Lowe Gwreck Aug 18 2009 09:25 PM Glad to see we finally gave Derek F. Lowe the pounding he so richly deserved. Best inning since the Floyd/Beltran grand slams in Chicago a few summers ago? Church didn't get much of a hand or anything, although that partly may have been due to Diaz having just hit a 3 run bomb. Fun moment on the 7 train when a tourist couple from the British isles asks "why were they booing that one guy, Jones, so much?

uh - 1992, anyone?

I love that Terry Blocker has a WHiP of 2.00

I remember seeing both Kranepool and Harrelson sporting mustaches...

="Frayed Knot":30o1llmf]I'm guessing Franco's had that mustache since, oh I dunno, maybe age 12.[/quote:30o1llmf] Sounds like me - I've had at least a mustache for 29 years... Frayed Knot Aug 10 2009 07:59 AM But can't you just picture Johnny F trying to cultivate at least the beginnings of one in Jr High? The Reds - despite the mascot - were long a conservative club with 'no facial hair' restrictions going back even before the Schott era. I suspect he wasn't clean-shaven there out of choice. Edgy DC Aug 10 2009 08:10 AM And, in fairness to the Reds, all of baseball was pretty much facial-hair-free for about 50 years leading up to the Swinging A's era. Can anybody name the first mustachioed Met? John Cougar Lunchbucket Aug 10 2009 08:24 AM Ken Boswell Benjamin Grimm Aug 10 2009 08:25 AM Felix Millan? Frayed Knot Aug 10 2009 08:33 AM ="Edgy DC":8wq591f4]And, in fairness to the Reds, all of baseball was pretty much facial-hair-free for about 50 years leading up to the Swinging A's era. [/quote:8wq591f4] Reds just kept that policy going much longer than other clubs. It was some mgr/exec from the Cincy org that switched over to StL at one point during Keith's time there who made him shave off his 'stache. Edgy DC Aug 10 2009 08:44 AM And to be honest, I kind of liked the policy. Yeah, it seems starkly retrograde, but I like anything that makes teams culturally different from one another, even if it's something I wouldn't like on my team. Maybe especially if it's something I wouldn't like on my team. dgwphotography Aug 10 2009 01:29 PM I remember seeing both Kranepool and Harrelson sporting mustaches... Farmer Ted Aug 11 2009 09:25 AM Bobby O last night said that Pelfry's form on a bunch of pitches looked lazy and he wasn't waiting for Santos to finish giving signs before he started his windup. In Pelfry's defense, the guy was just with his wife who gave birth. So, he's up for how long during that process? Then the Mets shove him onto a plan, across the freaking country, and pitch with his head obviously in a fog. Farmer Ted Aug 16 2009 01:08 PM Switched over to NESN in between innings to catch a Red Sox score. Frank Viola doing color and sounds pretty good. Any openings at SNY? Frayed Knot Aug 16 2009 01:20 PM ="Farmer Ted":jupihupn]Switched over to NESN in between innings to catch a Red Sox score. Frank Viola doing color and sounds pretty good. Any openings at SNY?[/quote:jupihupn] I've heard him before. He might rival Johnny Franco for the most identifiable Noo Yawk accent working in the media. G-Fafif Aug 16 2009 03:54 PM ="dgwphotography":2hba0iah]I remember seeing both Kranepool and Harrelson sporting mustaches...[/quote:2hba0iah] Been listening to the radio broadcast of Tom Seaver's final start before he was traded. One of things I learned, from Bob Murphy, was Dave Kingman just shaved his mustache because he realized (according to Murph) that he couldn't grow a good one.

Kong76 wrote: 37.895311% "I'm also an excellent driver" Frankie is in - why?

It did sound nasty... The last 20 minutes just cemented a thought I've had for a while - I would tune in to listen to Gary and Ron (and Keith) just shoot the breeze about baseball even if there wasn't a game on. It's the fact that as good as Ron is, Gary is just one of us. I loved the story he told about keeping score until the 25th inning as Hank Webb threw a pick-off throw away, and Bake McBride scored from first....

As Chuck said, Dallas Green set the team back years...