RealityChuck

Yes I rushed to get the IGT for tomorrow posted. You don't like it, well, you drag your sad ass up to the Cuse and we can discuss it like men while I whomp on you and make jokes about your mom. David Peterson (4-2, 4.17 ERA) vs. Ian Anderson (3-0, 1.64 ERA). No, not THAT Ian Anderson. The one we hate. Here's the good one, followed by maybe a bunch more of also-faves. [youtube]gVZPVUFlgcU[/youtube] And now this https://www.ianaanderson.com/Ian Anderson moves to third in line. I always felt sorry for him. Even his web page has to tell people " I have two legs and don't play the flute. That's a different Ian Anderson."

Rod Kanehl at second (played there more than any other position), or at least on the bench.

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/ny-tom-seaver-obituary-20200903-fyusabaogjepzf6uixn6476k5u-story.htmlTom Seaver is gone. I remember his first Mets start -- no decision (For obvious reasons, I did like the fact that Chuck Estrada got the win). He was the one sure thing about the Mets for years. He appeared on Kiner's Korner so often that he often took over interviewing. So sad to end so young.

I've always been rooting for him as he came up through the minors, though only because of his stats. Seeing his attitude, starting last spring when he essentially lost any chance at starting to Pete Alonso, yet showed no bitterness, and cheered Pete along, impressed me mightily. And after last night, I'm even more impressed. He's a real mensch.

Loved the movie. Still keep remembering this scene. Paul Dooley was wonderful. [YOUTUBE]fQaavQNGsMY[/YOUTUBE]

=batmagadanleadoff post_id=39920 time=1593916453 user_id=68] I always thought that the rule was that if the injury or health condition was related to the sport itself, then it could be disclosed publicly. But then again, RA Dickey's missing ulnar nerve or whatever it is that he ain't got was disclosed so I guess I'm not really sure. Maybe there's a special rule for covid-19 that the league agreed to regarding disclosures. HIPAA forbids disclosures by anybody and for anything unless the patient otherwise consents. Perhaps the bargaining agreement allows teams to disclose player's health issues, or at least some of them.

Liked: Roger Maris.* I wanted him to beat out Ruth. Disliked: Sandy Koufax because he dominated the Mets. I actually saw them beat him (the last regular season game he was knocked out of the box). Nowadays, though, I've come to appreciate just how good he was. *Yes, to my shame, I was a fan of the MFYs. My excuse was that there were no Mets when I first discovered baseball. I became a Mets fan in 1965.

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I cropped it out. Pittsburgh: Toss-up with Phillies St. Louse: Could repeat, may slide.

Still one of my favorite predictions: https://imgbb.com/

If he's able to pitch, Drew Smith. He showed a lot of promise before the surgery. If not, Tomas Nido. He won't be an all-star, but he should be able to up his batting to backup-catcher level.

If they consider Beltran as a Mets manager, they need to consider Bill Belichick a coach of the Jets. And https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/huberju01.shtmlJustin Huber would be a Met under that standard.

What I remember most of him was that whenever I saw a "play of the week" roundup, it included at catch by Lagares.

Edgy MD wrote: It's weird that Bochy lasted so long, announced his intention to retire before camp opened, but the Giants didn't have a successor in place. I mean, I know MLB insists a search be conducted, but in many industries, the successor would have already been in the organization and his status an open secret. If they want to consider someone who's already managing somewhere, they have to wait until the end of the season.

Wow. And there it is. He's the only player mentioned in the report. Approximately two months into the 2017 season, a group of players, including Carlos Beltrán, discussed that the team could improve on decoding opposing teams' signs and communicating the signs to the batter. Cora arranged for a video room technician to install a monitor displaying the center field camera feed immediately outside of the Astros' dugout. Now, take the time to read the actual comment: a group of players, including Carlos Beltrán, discussed that the team could improve on decoding opposing teams' signs and communicating the signs to the batter. Reading comprehension test: 1. Does this say that Beltran set up the system? 2. Does this say he suggested setting up the system? 3. Does this say he had anything to do with operating it? 4. Did he suggest using a camera? 5. Is setting up a camera the only possible way to "improve on decoding opposing teams' signs"? 6. Does this say that Beltran was the only one who brought this up? Or was is "a group of players"? Beltran (among others) made a comment; Cora carried it out. Beltran certainly benefited from the system, but so did everyone on the roster. The only issue here was Beltran's name was mentioned (and he takes second fiddle to "a group of players"). He may have been a catalyst, but the report did not say he was involved in setting up the cheating.

Those have https://store.lindyssports.com/collections/all-2019-magazines/products/2019-lindys-baseball-preview?variant=24689121558592a different cover for each market, with a photo of local players, even when there are two teams. Sixteen in all -- some use two teams in the state (Pirates and Phillies) or two teams that are in close proximity (Orioles and Nationals). Looks like only the Braves, Red Sox, Tigers, and Blue Jays have solo teams.

Edgy MD wrote: “trying to tame wild boar” I used to have a girlfriend who called it that. Of course, the next obvious question is, if it was so morally neutral as all that, why has that detail been embargoed for six months? [fimg=500]https://s2.dmcdn.net/v/Oik7n1RjOqqc_8nHd/x1080[/fimg] Embarrassment.

Greg did mention it, but he missed a notable point. In The Kominsky Method, Michael Douglas claims that he was sitting in the bleachers when the Mets won the 1969 World Series. I trust everyone here knows what's wrong with that statement.

Bosch said from the first that Cardwell was going to be the better part of the deal. I'll go with the big one: the Nolan Ryan trade was a bad one. If you look at Ryan's record, he was a stinko pitcher that year, and his numbers each year declined, going from a WHIP of 1.254 to 1.586 and increasing each year. He was especially bad during the second half of the season, with a 7.74 ERA. The conclusion was that he would never make it big, and he wasn't even the important element in the deal: the Angels would have accepted Jim McAndrew, whose WHIP that year was 1.218. The Mets chose Ryan (McAndrew even had a better WHIP the next year than Ryan). OTOH, Fregosi was a multiple all star and all contemporary accounts of the deal thought the Mets had won it. Alas, Ryan immediately turned it around and Fregosi kept getting injured. So I disagree that it was a bad deal. It was a good deal at the time that didn't work out.

Don Hahn was the" next Willie Mays".* Later * = sorry, Hahn Solo No, you're thinking of Don Bosch.

Jacob DeGrom. It's nice to have a real ace again.

This sort of thing is an insult to guys like that. This sort of thinking is a bigger reason why we can't have good things. See "The Peter Principle."

The team just tweeted it was official. Beltran has a lot of strengths and weaknesses: Strengths Known to be a smart baseball man. Knows the NYC media frenzy. Bilingual Connection with the team. He wanted the job more.* Weaknesses Obviously, no managerial experience. Terry Collins will help if he's bench coach.** Note, too, that none of the names (after Gerardi) had any great experience as a manager. Superstars don't often make good managers. Perceived weaknesses He didn't swing. He wasn't a superstar out of the box when he first signed with them. His first season was only league average and people expected more. Communications. The story when the team first signed him was that he was cold and aloof. But the players didn't find that so: Beltran approached Wright and suggested they work out together, for instance. The press bought into the story. Note, too, that in recent years they've warmed up to him. *The most important factor in a successful hire is how much the person wants the job. **Beltran specifically asked for Collins, and had asked for him when he was interviewing for the Yankees job, too, so don't blame the Wilpons.

For me, it was 1990-1995 or so. The team wasn't very good, and the Schenectady Gazette only covered the team sporadically, other than game reports. These didn't appear when the team was playing on the west coast, so you'd get nothing but a box score and the results two days later. It was rare that they were on TV, and every time I tried to watch, they'd lose. I was convinced that there was some signal in the dugout that told them I was watching and it was time to tank. I started following the team more closely when I could get online and see the scores and more detailed news reports. I actually thought I'd stop following in 1973. I didn't pay any attention until I discovered they were in the world series. That got me back into it, and after college I worked for several years hosting a sports talk show and could get regular news on the UPI sports ticker.

What I find interesting is that Conforto's 33 HRs would have been considered a great total in any other year.