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Omigod, I could only get halfway through that George Brett video. That is the very definition of 'too much information'. I may never go to the Bellagio again.

First pitch can't come soon enough.

As the kids say, yowzers.

soupcan wrote: George Brett was responsible for teaching the adolescent me all about hemorrhoids. I should hate him for that. That actually gave me a great Halloween costume that year. I wore a Royals shirt and baseball pants with a blinking red light inside. It was awesome.

I once had a steak that was medium well when I specifically said medium. The Westboro Baptist Church protested at Kauffman Stadium last week against 'Depraved Canadians' represented by the Toronto Blue Jays. BUT they did NOT protest against the Kansas City Royals, so I have to assume they're OK with them. Eh, outside of that I got nothin'.

"35 Sexy Tips Yogi Berra Ignored in the '73 World Series" Comedy gold.

MFS62 wrote: From MLB.COM: Major League Baseball announced its World Series umpiring crew Monday, led by crew chief Jeff Kellogg, who boasts more than 22 years of experience and will be umpiring his fifth Fall Classic. Ted Barrett and Jeff Nelson, also regular season crew chiefs, were named as part of Kellogg's team, as were Eric Cooper, Jerry Meals, Jim Reynolds and Hunter Wendelstedt. Yes, that's one more than traditionally has been needed for a post season game (6) because the extra will serve as replay ump, then be rotated with the on-field crew. Later Hopefully this means shorter delays on replays. Actually a good idea.

I have one of those white '86 hats, but the brim has gotten too brittle to wear. The 2009 Murphy shirt is now 6-0 in the postseason. It will be put right back to use on Tuesday night....... The Missus will be wearing the deGrom shirt with the World Series logo she picked up today at Modell's. As an aside, going to a Modell's store these days is like going to a Met fan convention. The Mets stuff (what little they have) is displayed in front, and the Yankee stuff is buried in the back. Maybe they should move it to the golf section.

They're so righty-heavy that I'm guessing Kirk Nieuwenhuis gets more AB's than Coach Cuddy.

Well, KC has better team speed, far better defense, better hitting, a lockdown bullpen for the last three innings, and the experience of having been in the World Series just last year. But they don't have Daniel Murphy. Mets in 5.

I watched a lot of Islander hockey in the early 80's, but after that I drifted away and today I am completely indifferent to their fate. Couldn't name a single player on the current team without The Google. If you catch on to a team when they're winning, losing seasons can peel you away. The reason that the MFY fan base is so strong is that an entire generation has grown up without seeing the Yankees have a losing season. (The last one was in 1991, 24 years ago). They're always in it, every friggin year, even if they don't win. Now being a Met fan is a lot harder. They have long periods of mediocre/bad play punctuated by bursts of competence. You've really got to want it if you're willing to sit through the Richie Hebners and the Vince Colemans and the Jeff Duncans of the world. That kid who ran upstairs celebrating the Hundley homer never made it through 2003. Probably didn't make it through the 5-game losing streak that ended the 1998 season short of a Wild Card. But conversely, when the good stuff happens it's so much sweeter for the diehards. Who do you think would be more excited to see their team in the World Series? Us or this guy with his Cracker Jack rings and cheap cigar? Us, naturally. So bandwagon fans are okay, but they are what they are. At the first sign of adversity they'll be gone, leaving us hard-cores. The best part is that what the Mets are doing is really irking the crap out of most Yankee fans. They like being in the spotlight and don't like it being taken away. They feel it's a birthright. Most of them don't really HATE the Mets, it's more of a gentle condescension. The apex of this was when the Mets actually made it to the World Series and lost four games to one to THEM. Had that been reversed maybe things would be different. But that played into the narrative of being the eternal second banana. They figure they'll spend money next year and be right back where they belong. But if the Mets linger at the top for a while, well, maybe the worm will turn.

Wearing my NL champions hoodie to work today. Dress code be damned, I'm glow-basking.

Well, the parade will be at home......

d'Kong76 wrote: This crow needs some hot sauce. *caw caw* With an iconic wooden cap.

I love the fact that I can't focus on anything for two hours before a game. This is what going for it all feels like.

I was a doubter, too. I didn't think they'd do what it took at the deadline. I saw so many games in May, June and July that they gave away with that putrid offense. I was willing to write this off as another rebuilding year, getting the pitchers some experience, with 2016 as the year they would go for it. And as of July 25th, that's kind of the way it was looking. Trading for Cespedes floored me. And even picking a player like him up, there was no right to expect that he'd hit 17 home runs in 129 at-bats. That kind of stuff just doesn't happen. But the mere act of picking up Yoenis perked up the team and the fan base. For the first time I felt, "Hey, they're actually serious". And taking apart the Nationals that first weekend in August energized us and demoralized them. They just assumed they'd be able to turn it on, but instead they just sputtered as the Mets roared past them. Just the fact that they DID roar past is something none of us had seen. Remember, this was a team that had NEVER won the division after having a lead and then giving it away. (Granted, small sample size- they'd only won the division 5 times before this year). But even after all that, I'd have been content if they'd won the NLDS and lost the NLCS. Now, however, they're in the Big Show. Kill, Kill, Kill.

And it's not that there's no baseball. We can root for the Jays-Royals to go seven and burn up as much starting pitching as possible.

Mmmmm. Gravy.

Elated, but a little stunned they beat the Cubs so effortlessly. I mean, baseball at this level isn't supposed to be this easy. I was geared for a bruising fight that never materialized. My wife and I just stared at each other and said, "Holy shit, they're going to the World Series!" The only letdown is that there's 5 days of no baseball. It's like the week after the Conference championships in the NFL, a strange kind of limbo where nothing's going on.

MFS62 wrote: Any word yet about Uribe being able to play? Later Took batting and fielding practice before Game 2. So I'd expect him to be on the WS roster barring a setback. Sorry about that, Matt Reynolds.

Boy, the very definition of small sample size.

Mets � Willets Point wrote: LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I just got a pretty fantastic, pretty f�cking classy congratulations gift from an unexpected source. The way things have been going, I thought that Larry Jones had sent him a gift card for Hooters. That is pretty awesome. Classy move by the Cubs.

DeGrom, Syndergaard, Harvey, pitching 1-2-3 then 5-6-7 (*if needed). Matz on a short leash in Game 4, with The Fat Man on call. Done. We have such an embarrassment of pitching riches that there's no need for anyone to pitch games 1, 4 and 7. And if Harvey gets in trouble in a potential Game 7, you have deGrom out of the bullpen for an inning or two.

I'm guessing he got a shot sometime during the game. Smoltz, Maddux and Gl@v!ne were notorious golfers. Playing golf the morning of a night game isn't that unusual for these guys. He's got 5 days to rest it. An advantage to a sweep.

Your 2015 National League Champions. I have chills.