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Kong76 wrote: Or Cobb and Sheffield ;-) Ah there it is.

GYC wrote: ="Kong76"]Was Rusty the answer to the SNY trivia question? 500 hits with four teams; Houston, Mets, Expos, and Tigers? Yes. Another fun fact: he is one of three players to homer before turning 20 and after turning 40. Who are the other two? Mel Ott?

Garrett Anderson is all warshed up.

Reyes -1 Wright -1 Unearned runs -7

Kong76 wrote: I dunno, but I'm just going to say Reyes should be hangin' his head for that inning more than Jerry (knowing I'm late to the hat for Jerry segment of this IGT). Reyes booted that ball, no doubt about it. BUT... it's compounded by the fact that Jerry fell asleep at the switch from that point on. Omir gets a nice round of applesauce here.

Heavy duty KTE OO. AOK. I approve of McCann's wife. I'd like to "Turn-her Field."

LONG double for Wright. Let's fire up the ol' rally caps!

Swan Swan H wrote: Stop doing the wave. Seriously. Take that shit to a soccer game where it belongs.

Atrocious bullpen "management" tonight. Boo, Jerry. Was he here last year? Feliciano has no business pitching to Diaz.

="metirish":1aprm4tv]I liked Rick White.....was it Kiner or Healy that would always mess his name up? I remember Rick being big for us in 2000 , always seemed to be in trouble though.[/quote:1aprm4tv] I attended the game[/url:1aprm4tv] that he debuted as a Met in, in 2000, that was also Mike (A-)Bordick's debut game in which he homered. Rick picked up the win in relief of Rick Reed that day. seawolf17 May 11 2009 06:47 PM ="metirish":2d0fy8i4]I liked Rick White.....was it Kiner or Healy that would always mess his name up? I remember Rick being big for us in 2000 , always seemed to be in trouble though.[/quote:2d0fy8i4] You mean "Rick Wheat"? G-Fafif May 11 2009 09:23 PM It was Fran: "Shea will be ricking for Rock White!" I have yet to miss Fran Healy. cooby May 12 2009 06:56 PM I will miss Fran Healy until my bones are dust in the wind.... Who is that now? Rockin' Doc May 12 2009 07:11 PM Robotic Danny Heep! cooby May 12 2009 07:12 PM Izzit? I remember him... Edgy DC May 13 2009 07:34 AM Looking at Heep here, I realize I have a mostly irrational hatred of shaving down the knob at the end of the bat and wrapping one's lower hands around the shaven knob. (grumpy old man)Your hands belong above the knob.(/grumpy) (I'm also not particular to when guys have dimples hollowed out at the end of their bats. (I think Wally Backman was the first guy I noticed with such a bat, but it probably pre-dates him by at least a decade..) Benjamin Grimm May 13 2009 08:12 AM "wrapping one's hands around the shaven knob" That definitely calls for a response from Fman. metsmarathon May 13 2009 08:23 AM i would've expected the knob never to need shaving... MFS62 May 15 2009 07:51 AM I'm seeing the dreaded red x in the box instead of a picture on this morning's banner. EDIT: Never mind, the picture just found its way in there. Later metirish May 19 2009 05:31 PM Castillo looks a bit like Ortiz , yes/no? Edgy DC May 21 2009 04:20 PM Mike Cubbage and his magic leviation glasses. Swan Swan H May 21 2009 05:09 PM See the ball, hit the ball. Met Hunter May 22 2009 06:11 AM Last summer my daughter had a soccer tourney in Va Beach. The last day there, a bunch of us happened upon a Tides game in Norfolk. I noticed Cubbage sitting behind us in a Rays hat and a clipboard. He's a scout. He was so noticeable to me. Between innings we said hello and he was nice as can be. cooby Jun 04 2009 08:16 PM Is that "Sweetness" Luis Lopez? Kong76 Jun 04 2009 08:26 PM Click on the the 'this guy' link and find out each and every time the picture changes! cooby Jun 04 2009 08:28 PM Cool! I thought it still was about the Ramones Kong76 Jun 04 2009 08:34 PM She continues the friend or foe game. Benjamin Grimm Jun 05 2009 06:48 AM ="Kong76":29zavirn]Click on the the 'this guy' link and find out each and every time the picture changes![/quote:29zavirn] I love the addition of the "this guy" link. It's very helpful, since I recognize very few of the players that appeared in 1990 or after. Frayed Knot Jun 05 2009 08:13 PM It's Luis Lopez, but is it 'Super Luis Lopez Ultra'? cooby Jun 06 2009 10:30 AM ="Kong76":15bfr057]She continues the friend or foe game.[/quote:15bfr057] Now Kasey, don't take that the wrong way. It's kind of like the front door to your house. You don't notice all the squished bugs and spider webs and hand prints and stuff on it until after somebody has stopped by and suddenly you realize that you don't even really look at your front door anymore. I know you won't know what I'm talking about. Edgy DC Jun 06 2009 02:23 PM ="Frayed Knot":1q2hkxgb]It's Luis Lopez, but is it 'Super Luis Lopez Ultra'?[/quote:1q2hkxgb] I prefer Luis "Left Eye" Lopez. metirish Jun 06 2009 02:49 PM ="Benjamin Grimm":33ihq0he]="Kong76":33ihq0he]Click on the the 'this guy' link and find out each and every time the picture changes![/quote:33ihq0he] I love the addition of the "this guy" link. It's very helpful, since I recognize very few of the players that appeared in 1990 or after.[/quote:33ihq0he] Me too , never noticed it before. Kong76 Jun 06 2009 03:35 PM coo: I know you won't know what I'm talking about <<< I don't even know what I'm talking about some days. Hopefully if there are more people who didn't realize that was a link, they will read this thread and utilize it. cooby Jun 07 2009 11:12 AM What i kinda meant was you can look at your own front door over and over again and not really see it cooby Jun 14 2009 09:23 AM at last! Kong76 Jun 27 2009 07:02 AM I guess the joke's on me! I posted an invitation on the "this guy" up top (to see if anyone really clicks there) and see if I got any bites. I get one PM from the coobster that his name is Julio and eats iguannas which is where I my brain was going with it but I didn't remember he spent time in the clink for murder?? ---------- Wikipedia: Julio Machado, born Julio Segundo Machado Rond�n (December 1, 1965 in Zulia State, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed relief pitcher who played for the New York Mets (1989-90) and Milwaukee Brewers (1990-91). Machado started his career with the Mets. In the 1990 season, he went to the Brewers in a four-player deal, along with pitcher Kevin Brown, in exchange for catcher Charlie O'Brien and a minor league player. Machado had a decent fastball, good control and willingness to challenge hitters. He also pitched a better-than-average curveball and a slider. Machado was certainly good enough to pitch for a few more years. However, he is a footnote in the ledger of baseball history. Spending the 1991 off-season in his homeland, Machado was arrested for murder being accused of shooting a woman following an auto accident. He was convicted and, following appeals, he was sentenced to 12 years in 1996. In a three-year career, Machado posted a 7-5 record with 151 strikeouts and a 3.12 ERA in 147 innings. Machado went on to play in the Venezuelan winter league and currently coaches in that league. Machado was nicknamed "Iguanaman" for his fondness of eating the meat of iguanas. ---------- Next time our paths cross, coobs ... I owe you a beer! Edgy DC Jun 27 2009 01:08 PM I conflate Julio Machado and Jose Bautista. Benjamin Grimm Jun 27 2009 01:10 PM My newest conflation is Elmer Dessens and Casey Fossum. seawolf17 Jun 27 2009 05:39 PM I loved Julio Machado. Unquestionably in the bullpen of my All-Time Mets 25-Man Roster. Frayed Knot Jul 15 2009 05:32 PM That's either Roy McMillan or Harry Truman

="John Cougar Lunchbucket":1uilxnis]Punch --> neck Kick --> ****[/quote:1uilxnis] Boo ya! JCL among the converts..... Nymr83 May 11 2009 01:56 PM ="Benjamin Grimm"]Can an adult switch rooting interests? I guess I know the answer is yes, but I don't quite understand it. Yes, see: Sabermetric, Bret but seriously i can see how someone would stop being a fan, that is to say stop caring about their team, but i cant see how they could just pick up a new one and really care about them. Benjamin Grimm May 11 2009 02:08 PM I'm with you on that one, Namor. soupcan May 11 2009 02:17 PM ="Fman99"] Yeah, somehow I can't see Edgy wearing this. Swan Swan H May 11 2009 02:40 PM Tell him to hop on. There's some room behind Shawn and Tiffany.

Like Darth Vader himself, your friend is likely a horrible scarred mess, more machine than man, and beyond redemption. I'd kick him in the puss. Then, when he's rolling on the ground and gasping for breath, slap a Mets hat on his ass and run away. Alternately, you could wear this T-Shirt and hang out with him:

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I was out cold for the first inning only. Went to sleep in the 2nd, woke up in the 7th. Quality nap.

Have to "settle" for watching on my big ass HDTV, with a cold (and cheap) alcoholic drink in my hand, free parking in the garage, and my kid or kids in my lap and wife by my side. Not the worst setup in the world

Boyoyoyoyoing!

Found this quote interesting... ]NEW YORK (AP)�The Mets have gotten plenty of good pitching during their seven-game win streak, and at the plate, it�s almost as if New York hitters know what�s coming. On Sunday, Pirates starter Ian Snell(notes) thought perhaps they did. Carlos Beltran(notes), Luis Castillo(notes) and Omir Santos(notes) each drove in a pair of runs, and the Mets rolled to an 8-4 victory over bumbling Pittsburgh and their first three-game sweep of the Pirates since 2001. The win gave New York seven straight victories for the first time since last July. �They hit some good pitches. I found out later they had our signs,� said Snell, who lost for the fifth time in seven starts. �That�s baseball�there�s nothing wrong with it.� Snell said he thinks David Wright(notes) may have had the signs when he fouled off a couple of good pitches in the fourth inning, when New York scored three times to take a 3-2 lead. �Like he was expecting them,� Snell said.

Reyes 1 Castillo 1.5 Beltran 1.5 Santos 1.5 Wright 1 Hernandez 2 Feliciano .75 Putz .75

Edgy DC wrote: Dead thread. Looks like I wasn't the only one atacked by a Sunday nap. Ditto.

Jeter gets too many votes from women and gay men to be overcome by an actual ballplayer. That, plus the lack of a marquee alternate at that position in the AL, near-guarantees the soft rain continue. I will rain down vomit.

Rotblatt wrote: A fine win! I do like this Niese kid. Do we know how long he's going to stick around yet? You have to think he's earned another start, next week versus Atlanta. With Ollie still on the DL the only other choices are Redding, who just went in AAA, and Figgie who's been blackballed apparently.