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Davis, Gomez, Lagares... We've got three bona fide Gold Glove contenders for 2013.

OH DIP

Davis, Gomez, Lagares... all of a sudden, we have, like, eleventy billion playable CFs

#JohnnyLags4Ever

Whether or not you agree with his philosophies, if he has trouble explaining/implementing them with better players of this generation, then he's probably not the best guy to be coaching them, right?

Bench: Uncle Floyd. Batting: I like Moises, actually. But only until Murphy retires (wait for it; it won't be too long). Pitching: Pedro is not only my pitching coach, but my new Jay Horwitz. First Base: Beltran (I mean, he's only a top-3 guy in SB% all-time) Third Base: Lo Duca (I kinda like a red-ass 3B guy; plus, it keeps him away from area high-schools around dismissal time) Quality Control: Grandy I like Delgado involved somehow, but from a front-office/community-relations standpoint.

I like Font as the 2-to-3-inning opener, but only as that. I like what Gagnon's doing, but nothing about it suggests that he could regularly outfox good hitters for 3 rounds. I think Font and Gagnon as a package deal, however-- with both regularly available as longmen besides-- may be a winning ticket.

Call me a ********** again and it's 30 days. I'd accept that rule if it was executed fairly. But people here can call me a ********** and my mother a whore with impunity and they won't even get red-lit. Me, I get thirty days because I said wrist-cock, even though Edgy said it before I did. I get thirty days for writing the word that starts with a c and rhymes with bunt even though I posted dozens of other instances when other posters used the word that starts with a c and rhymes with bunt without it being an issue. You make up rules after the fact and then apply them retroactively. How about a rule where if you write sprinkle and Trump in the same sentence, you get 30 days. I like that rule. Who makes up the rules here? Let's vote on that rule. What a forum. The same guy that writes posts and mingles with other posters can instigate disagreements at will and gets to resolve his own disagreements by threatening to suspend the poster he's mixing it up with. No conflicts there as far as I can see. Suggestion: once in a while, as a thought experiment, you read your posts as if somebody else had written them. Back to the matter at hand: Cespedes sure did hit some https://www.mlb.com/cut4/yoenis-cespedes-homers-into-garbage-can/c-274397828massive https://www.mlb.com/video/statcast-cespedes-463-ft-hr-c1972902083wrist-https://www.mlb.com/news/yoenis-cespedes-441-foot-hr-is-mets-longest/c-187209376cocks, did he ? [YOUTUBE]1-JH0oQwVMM[/YOUTUBE]

Sunday night'll be a tense one, won't it? I mean, after that Daenerys heel turn and all that dragon damage to Kings Landing, all bets are off on that show, right? Also, he'll be thinking about being fired the following morning.

Johnny Lunchbucket wrote: Knowing the Mets they'll get Girardi. I'm not sure he'd be the worst idea they could have. If they're going to go red-ass-- and it sure does feel like that, doesn't it?-- then I'd much rather they opt for situational-red-asses like Girardi over light-a-votive-for-Billy-Martin-before-bedtime red-asses like Showalter.

Broxton is now... 0-for-3 in bases-loaded, two-outs, ninth-inning situations, right?

I wonder what the strategic implications are of filing in separate states.

Hey-- now we've got the rest of our night for activities!

Frayed Knot wrote: He filed for divorce recently claiming that Julianna “has been guilty of inappropriate marital conduct, which rendered further cohabitation impossible”. Hmm. So, like, she left her "Jesus was MY hard rock" guitar picks around the house too much, huh?

He's leaving more over the plate this inning. To the meat of the Nat lineup, no less. Good pitch to get Kendrick out, though.

Edgy MD wrote: Lefty Specialist wrote: So I'm beginning to think that Wilmer Font is not the answer here. I'm telling you, Gagnon should be in the rotation right now. I don't know if he's "the answer," but he's sure earned his shot. Hell, he sure hits like one of our starters. He's been starting in the minors, right?

Gagnon has been all Times New Roman since coming in. All for naught, though, unless we put some runs on these Wingdings.

Font is Comic Sans. It's like an Italian food festival with this guy-- endless meatballs on plates.

Lefty Specialist wrote: They get 5 innings out of Font they'll be happy. Good that Noah went 8 strong last night. Yes, though it kind of stinks that they burned swingy Lugo on a one-inning mop-up. Like, why not Bashlor?

BIG DICK ENERGY. Third floor of the FACTORY.

Edgy MD wrote: Zimmo to Zyracuse ZOW!!!! He'll gladly hit it there for you. 5-5. Ramoses don't score from first on anything in play, unfortunately.

Every Ramos AB these days looks like he was mildly drugged pregame.

Garden State. Soundtrack is the best of 2004-in-a-bottle (The "life-changing" Shins, Frou Frou, Remy Zero, stirring entries from Iron and Wine and Men at Work's Colin Hay), along with lovely selections from Nick Drake and Simon and Garfunkel. The movie was kinda twee and annoying, full of characters that are mere collections of "interesting" quirks... and it's aged even poorer than it played back then. The music, though... it's an exquisite, lonely little road trip. [YOUTUBE]EKGHkBComjM[/YOUTUBE]

I don't think that was pandering - It was a preview of things to come. I'm sure when they announce the next slate of movies, one of them will be A-Force, which is Marvel's all-female team of Avengers. They don't know each other, they didn't emerge from portals near each other, and they're not complementary in terms of powers. There's no earthly reason they should be near each other like that except for gratuitous girlpowering. Whether or not it's a hint at A-Force, it's totally a big pile of pet pander, swished around a nonstick pander, and delivered via Pander Express. And Edgy's thoughts resonate. How the hell is that new Spider Man vehicle NOT just two hours of "What the Living Fuck Happened To Us? Wait, WHO'S President Now?"

And there y'are. Franmilled.