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The nostriled one, Ryan Howard, on to pinch hit, two on two out.

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Let's get some mashers up there. Has Fielder been in the game yet? We need some runs! Yep, he had an RBI early in the game as a pinch hitter.

Someone just spat up a wheatback. Fuck.

Heath Bell on the hill, his child home, watching anxiously and eating pennies out of the roll like they were Necco wafers.

Taco Bell + whores + white guys doing hip-hop + breakdancing + bling on Pepsis = huge win.

Go away, Bono. No one cares anymore.

DW out in favor of Zimmerman. Next Mets appearance should be in the top of the 9th inning.

="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr":23s6dfhb]Why, I heard tell once of a St. Louis fanatic who was cuffed about by a scoundrel outside the stadium. At the trial, the crank testified against the mugger, who stood and applauded his effort. Appreciating this, the rapscallion-- also a Cardinals booster-- gave to hooting and hollering for the chap, for being a stand-up stand-upper. The entire gallery, supporters of both the Blood-Redbirds AND a good round of applause, clapped the pair's rhythmic clapping, for it was a hearty clapping, indeed! Those St. Loo bugs-- they sure are a bunch of swell ol' darbs, they are![/quote:23s6dfhb] I love when LWFS goes all 1914 on us. Classic! Willets Point Jul 14 2009 09:17 PM I didn't watch, mainly because MLB.com tv assumes that even though I pay to watch on the internet because I don't have a tv, I will suddenly get a tv whenever a game is on FOX or ESPN.

Raul Ibanez, 37 and playing in his first ASG, pops his first pitch up. Good, stupid Phillie. Sit yer ass down.

="LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr"]="Fman99"]Ryan Franklin is the first pitcher to come on in relief? Come one. The guy's got Mark Fydrich's pubes on his face for Chrissakes. Are you sure it's not... No, couldn't be. Merkin off tonight (snicker).

Ryan Franklin is the first pitcher to come on in relief? Come one. The guy's got Mark Fydrich's pubes on his face for Chrissakes.

Frayed Knot wrote: They give these TV producers too many toys to play with. Those hand-held cameras were at a ridiculous (like knee-high) angle for the AL All-Stars which was great if the purpose was to see up their nostrils. And then we never really saw Obama's pitch because they insisted on shooting it with the hand-held from the 3rd base side of the mound. They got their close-up but lost the throw in the process. I think it reached Pujols but I'll have to take someone's word for it. We commented on this too. For all of the crystal clear quality of Fox sports in HD their production values suck like a John Waters movie.

I could not care less. I'll take a Mets game please.

="Centerfield":jublj3n2]I will be really pissed off if he's good for them.[/quote:jublj3n2] HIs escape from the orange and blue virtually assures him some measure of success. Having said that, once he puts that stupid red hat on I will loathe him like he's a Hawaiian outfielder. G-Fafif Jul 13 2009 04:29 PM ="Fman99":fn2iahiw]="Centerfield":fn2iahiw]I will be really pissed off if he's good for them.[/quote:fn2iahiw] HIs escape from the orange and blue virtually assures him some measure of success. Having said that, once he puts that stupid red hat on I will loathe him like he's a Hawaiian outfielder.[/quote:fn2iahiw] Benny Agbayani just filed an anti-defamation suit. Nymr83 Jul 13 2009 04:32 PM LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 14 2009 09:53 AM Apparently, it's all over but the hamstring strain. http://blogs.courierpostonline.com/phillies/2009/07/14/pedro-martinez-to-sign-physical-today/ Fman99 Jul 15 2009 07:59 AM ="G-Fafif":9sn5sc6y]="Fman99":9sn5sc6y]="Centerfield":9sn5sc6y]I will be really pissed off if he's good for them.[/quote:9sn5sc6y] HIs escape from the orange and blue virtually assures him some measure of success. Having said that, once he puts that stupid red hat on I will loathe him like he's a Hawaiian outfielder.[/quote:9sn5sc6y] Benny Agbayani just filed an anti-defamation suit.[/quote:9sn5sc6y] No, I meant a ****y Hawaiian in a red hat, who runs out of the basepath and doesn't get called for it, and not any of the Hawaiians of the Mets' glory days. I heart Benny. Centerfield Jul 15 2009 08:03 AM ="G-Fafif":3kbm59a8]="Fman99":3kbm59a8]="Centerfield":3kbm59a8]I will be really pissed off if he's good for them.[/quote:3kbm59a8] HIs escape from the orange and blue virtually assures him some measure of success. Having said that, once he puts that stupid red hat on I will loathe him like he's a Hawaiian outfielder.[/quote:3kbm59a8] Benny Agbayani just filed an anti-defamation suit.[/quote:3kbm59a8] Anti-defamation suit? Suing someone for saying good things about you? Nymr83 Jul 15 2009 08:28 AM ="Centerfield":6a3936hp]="G-Fafif":6a3936hp]="Fman99":6a3936hp]="Centerfield":6a3936hp]I will be really pissed off if he's good for them.[/quote:6a3936hp] HIs escape from the orange and blue virtually assures him some measure of success. Having said that, once he puts that stupid red hat on I will loathe him like he's a Hawaiian outfielder.[/quote:6a3936hp] Benny Agbayani just filed an anti-defamation suit.[/quote:6a3936hp] Anti-defamation suit? Suing someone for saying good things about you?[/quote:6a3936hp] his reputation as a "bad boy" has been irrepairably tarnished!

[insert cock joke here]

Ah the rites of summer. Managers getting shitcanned at the break, good stuff. I was thinking of a few years back, when the had the ASG in Houston and short-timer Astros manager Jimy Williams was one of the National League coaches in that game. He got booed roundly and was fired right after that, if I remember right.

="Frayed Knot":1mzukg10]The rep comes from is that StL is one of the few cities outside NYC & Boston where baseball is the clear #1 to football combined with the native mid-western boosterism of the home folks that makes the fan base less angry than their east coast counterparts. Hence they like to see themselves as being the best of both worlds: more passionate and serious than the west coast while just as knowledgeable yet more supportive than the east. Although you do need to keep in mind that it's pretty much a self-label which has been picked up by various media members. StL fans love calling themselves "the best fans in baseball" - although saying so doesn't necessarily make it true. I've also read some very harsh things on Cardinal boards so I know they're not nice all the time. One guy yelled at Isringhausen to "Die on Christmas" following a blown save and LaRussa (and former GM Jocketty) would have been removed long ago if some fans had their way despite being competitive nearly every year.[/quote:1mzukg10] What a load of shit. They wear red shirts, good for them. You're telling me that there is a bigger sport in New York than baseball? Our two NFL teams play in New Jersey, the Knicks have sucked for 10 years and hockey? Well, most people don't care about hockey. Uh, boo to St. Louis. John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 12 2009 08:26 PM I've found it a load of shit. Their fans (and Bob Costas) practically blow themselves telling us what terrific fans they are but are proud to have referred to the Mets and New York as "pond scum" which is something we wouldn't have ever done to them. Meantime I went out to St. Louis to soak up that great fandom one night and couldn't find one person in the stands who was knowledgeable enough about what was happening on the field, or in baseball in general, to engage a visiting fan in conversation. They just sat there in their red hats blowing eachother. Gwreck Jul 12 2009 08:39 PM ="John Cougar Lunchbucket":a6tx33lr]Meantime I went out to St. Louis to soak up that great fandom one night and couldn't find one person in the stands who was knowledgeable enough about what was happening on the field, or in baseball in general, to engage a visiting fan in conversation.[/quote:a6tx33lr] That was my experience was well when I was out there last August. Frayed Knot Jul 12 2009 08:54 PM ]You're telling me that there is a bigger sport in New York than baseball? Our two NFL teams play in New Jersey, the Knicks have sucked for 10 years and hockey? Well, most people don't care about hockey. I didn't say I thought it was bigger there then here, only that they see themselves that way and more supportive of their guys to boot. NY, Boston & StL are the three cities where baseball is the clear #1 sport. Out of those StL fans like to think of themselves as nicer than fans in either east coast city, ergo self-proclaim themselves to be better. Vince Coleman Firecracker Jul 12 2009 09:12 PM It's a easily-repeatable, meaningless platitude made popular by the hive mind of the mouth-breathing members of the sports media. What the hell does "best" mean in this context? The thing is, Major League Baseball, despite being called the National Pastime, is largely a regional sport. It's immensely popular in New York and Boston and it has a significant following in a few other spots in the country, St. Louis being one of them. It stands out only because of the contrast with its surroundings. Saying Cardinals fans are the "best" is like saying Austin is the "hippest" city. metsguyinmichigan Jul 12 2009 09:28 PM I have to tell you, it's a damn good baseball town. When I went to college at Mizzou, I was pretty impressed by how many people were into the Cardinals. I'm not saying they can recite stats and the rule book, but people who you would not expect to be into sports seemed to know the players. If I asked people here in Grand Rapids to start naming people in the Tigers' current starting lineup, I bet three of five would tell me Alan Trammell and one in five would say Al Kaline. I don't know if you can say a team has the "best" fans, but you can clearly say that it's not that big a city and the team has always been supported, even in the rare years that they stink. LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 12 2009 09:49 PM ="Frayed Knot":2lxptp3e]Although you do need to keep in mind that it's pretty much a self-label which has been picked up by various media members. StL fans love calling themselves "the best fans in baseball" - although saying so doesn't necessarily make it true.[/quote:2lxptp3e] Never had much use for folk what self-appellated. Folk what give 'emselves superlatives? Well, them ah got even less use fer. /Spits, chews on an ear of wheat G-Fafif Jul 12 2009 09:59 PM My just-passing-through experience in 1992 (old Busch) and 2006 (new Busch) was remarkably similar to JCL's and 'wreck's. Big disappointment as I was expecting the sort of atmosphere MGIM describes. I'm sure there's something to it, but it doesn't translate immediately. They sure do wear red and they sure do show up. Now that MFYS II is shuttered, it's probably the closest we'll ever get to mindless, lockstep, peer-pressure, conformist Japanese-style rooting in this country. (MFYS III is overbearing but the inhabitants don't seem as fascistly organized as they used to.) I remember much was made in 2004 when Larry Walker came over, got a standing O, struck out and got another standing O. It didn't seem all that remarkable on TV. Mets fans give their big acquisitions plenty of support for the first 24 hours, too. Wayne Hagin offered an interesting take here regarding Cardinal fan reaction to the Red Sox winning on their field for the first time in 86 years and how Mets fans would never be as accommodating. ]I am asked by the multitudes about broadcasting in New York City as opposed to other cities where I worked and resided. The answer is, broadcasting in New York brings you face to face, mind to mind, and heart to heart with the fan. In this case, the New York Mets fans. People designate the St. Louis Cardinals fans as "baseball's greatest fans" and Keith Hernandez and I have spoken often about the Cardinals fortune of having a collegiate type of following. Mistakes are made on the field but the fans will support you as if you were a member of the family. They revel in their midwest hospitality and that transcends to the baseball diamond at Busch Stadium. It's their legacy and there was no better example of that then when the Cardinals played the Red Sox in the 2004 World Series. Game four was played in old Busch Stadium and Derek Lowe shut down Albert Pujols and company to win the game, the World Series, and beat the demons of not winning it all over the past 86 years. What did the St. Louis crowd do? They not only clapped their hands in tribute but ushers and stadium officials actually let Red Sox fans, who didn't have seats and had stood outside the stadium, come in and join in the history of the moment. That was St. Louis and as you know, that wouldn't have happened at Shea nor will it happen at Citi Field. It doesn't make one city "better" than the other. They are different cities altogether and that's what makes my experience special to me. I love the heart and soul of the Mets fan. I work with a man, Howie Rose, who exemplifies the Mets fan. Howie is a true pro and it's fabulous to sit next to him broadcasting a game. (I should point out I fucking hate the fucking Cardinals, so my opinions may be biased, but I tried to put all that on hold when I visited because I generally like to enjoy myself in other parks and thus think the best of their folks.) MFS62 Jul 13 2009 05:57 AM I think some of the St. Louis reputation comes from when they were the Westernmost outpost of Major League Baseball. Fans could hear their broadcasts on KMOX and would travel hundreds of miles to attend a game there. Later

My initial reaction was to not like it. I have decided to be indifferent and see how it works out.

="Benjamin Grimm":1tzn2pxy]I wasn't advocating for the balanced schedule. I don't like that at all. I'd eliminate interleague play, and have the Mets (and other teams in the NL East and West) play each team within their division 16 times, and each team outside the division 9 times. (That adds up to 163, so an exception would have to be made here or there.) And I don't know how that would affect teams in the 6-team Central division.[/quote:1tzn2pxy] I like this also. The 16/9 plan, sans interleague, works just fine for me.

Immediately thought of George Costanza as "Naked Body Suit Man," dragging one of these around the parking lot at YSII while trying to get fired on Seinfeld.

="Benjamin Grimm":1vbkh4fa]Well, the alternative is to have the Astros come in to Washington to just play a half inning. I can think of two ways to make this necessity a lot less likely: 1. Go back to the old days when teams would visit cities outside their division twice a year, instead of only once.[/quote:1vbkh4fa] Yes! The balanced schedule, how I miss you. I don't really love the extra 10 PM West coast games but I miss the extra matchups against our former divisional rivals like the Pirates and Cubs. Honestly I get tired of the Marlins and Nationals. And throw Interleague away, it stinks. Edgy DC Jul 10 2009 07:34 AM I support playing the lion's share intradivisionally. Benjamin Grimm Jul 10 2009 07:42 AM I wasn't advocating for the balanced schedule. I don't like that at all. I'd eliminate interleague play, and have the Mets (and other teams in the NL East and West) play each team within their division 16 times, and each team outside the division 9 times. (That adds up to 163, so an exception would have to be made here or there.) And I don't know how that would affect teams in the 6-team Central division. metirish Jul 10 2009 07:53 AM ="Frayed Knot":3ln9fjxv]Twins lose 457th consecutive game to the Yanx.[/quote:3ln9fjxv] I never payed attention to this until you mentioned it a while back....but jeez how right you are, they never beat them ....... Frayed Knot Jul 10 2009 08:50 AM The bottom line is that the Mets (as a typical example) from 1969 thru 1992 had 11 opponents they'd play during a season. Since 1997 they've had 20. Obviously that results in fewer games per team and fewer trips per city - a fact that inter-league proponents always seem to skip as they like to pretend that IL games are somehow in addition to the regular schedule rather than instead of an equal number of games. Willets Point Jul 10 2009 09:50 AM I'd like to see interleague play trimmed back to just six games: one three game series versus the "natural rival" (ex. Mets v. Yankees) and one three game series against another opponent that changes annually. TransMonk Jul 10 2009 09:54 AM This comes up every year...but I'd still like to see interleague done away with altogether. Benjamin Grimm Jul 10 2009 10:06 AM ="Willets Point":2dzk64p5]I'd like to see interleague play trimmed back to just six games: one three game series versus the "natural rival" (ex. Mets v. Yankees) and one three game series against another opponent that changes annually.[/quote:2dzk64p5] I like that. If they were to do that, I'd expand it to eight games. (Four two-game series, home and away.) The problem, though, is that two-game series are always scheduled mid-week, and these high-profile interleague matchups will always want to be played on weekends. Frayed Knot Jul 10 2009 12:01 PM The stupid thing is, interleague was originally 18 games (or close to it) only because it started as East vs East, Central vs Central, etc. Now that that format has been done away with they're still sticking with 18/year as if that number came down on a stone tablet and can never be altered. Years ago I suggested a compromise (since I know they'll never kill it altogether similar to the one Willets just did. Mine was to cut it down to 10/per; 4 between "natural rivals" plus 2 other 3-game series at random. That keeps both the automatic sell-outs and satisfies those who want a random new opponent thrown in. Then I'll take it one step further and say that the 'natural rival' series should be right after the AS break. That weekend virtually demands a 4 game series (close rivals can go NL - AL - NL - AL so both get a weekend game; more distant ones can alternate the 2 + 2) and both squads should have their best pitchers lined up to go head to head. Fman99 Jul 10 2009 12:06 PM ="Benjamin Grimm":1tzn2pxy]I wasn't advocating for the balanced schedule. I don't like that at all. I'd eliminate interleague play, and have the Mets (and other teams in the NL East and West) play each team within their division 16 times, and each team outside the division 9 times. (That adds up to 163, so an exception would have to be made here or there.) And I don't know how that would affect teams in the 6-team Central division.[/quote:1tzn2pxy] I like this also. The 16/9 plan, sans interleague, works just fine for me.

Her and Sterling are the peanut butter and jelly of suck.

Well, that's over.

Nice KTE Nymor. "Behold, Vigo!" Janosh is coming back! He knocked us around opening weekend if I remember right... OE: Checked, he had 2 of his 3 RBIs in game #3 of this season, which was also the first of many bad Ollie starts of 2009.

Jeter's answers.... Favorite MJ Song: Black or White I wish I could transform into: Jose Reyes I get the chills when I think of: the idiots that root for my team Bottles of water drank today: None, he only drinks his own cologne Best tearjerker movie: Bruno: Delicious Journeys Through America for the Purpose of Making Heterosexual Males Visibly Uncomfortable in the Presence of a Gay Foreigner in a Mesh T-Shirt