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I certainly hope it is satire. WALLY JOYNER? Come on. Give me a break.

Bah. At least this will make Steinbrenner have a shit-fit.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Lowell and A-Rod switch places. And has anyone else noticed just how much of the blowhard gene Hank Steinbrenner has inherited from his father?

They ain't dead yet. Atkins brings Rox within 1.

From Newsday: ]The New York Mets are rumored to be considering three options at second base for 2008. Luis Castillo, Mets. They want him back, and he seemed happy during his brief stay. David Eckstein, St. Louis Cardinals. He's a free agent, and he probably could make a smooth transition from shortstop. Geoff Blum, San Diego Padres. A nice player, although his California roots probably will keep him with the Padres.

Tying run aboard, nobody out.

KABOOM!!! They're baaaaack...

Tulowitski is going to be a star.

You are correct, SI Metman. You're up - come up with your group of Connect-the-Mets.

I'd like to discuss closers again. Because changes in Hall of Fame voting often occur at a snail's pace, the closer has for the most part been ignored until recently. In the last few years, we have seen the door begin to open a bit in terms of closers making it into the Hall of Fame. But what about those early closers that were passed over before the baseball writers finally decided to embrace the role of the closer? I think they deserve another look. Furthermore, which closers of the more recent era deserve enshrinement in the Hall of Fame? Let's start by looking at which closers are currently in the Hall of Fame: Dennis Eckersley - 1975-98 (closer from 87-97) Rollie Fingers - 1968-85 Bruce Sutter - 1976-88 Hoyt Wilhelm - 1952-72 There are only four closers currently in the Hall. I think that's a disgrace. There are some worthy closers who missed their chance because of anti-closer bias that existed when their names came up. I submit the following names for your consideration: Dan Quisenberry Sparky Lyle Tom Henke Roy Face Tug McGraw Jeff Reardon John Wetteland Dave Righetti I don't consider them all Hall-worthy, but some of them are, especially Quisenberry. Also, here are some names of people who are currently on the ballot or will be on the ballot that I think really merit a look: Rich Gossage (who should be elected next year) Lee Smith John Franco Trevor Hoffman Mariano Rivera Billy Wagner

William Shatner is whining about not being in the new Star Trek film.

All right, here we go:

What about me?

Dude, it was my turn. I'm still coming up with one.

Free tacos for America!!!

So, if there's a stolen base in this series, we all get a free taco from Taco Bell.

Jeff Reardon freed from court supervision today: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Ag3MO.HcpteoAphPRq_erfwRvLYF?slug=ap-reardonarrested&prov=ap&type=lgns

McCarver is like the John Madden of baseball broadcasting though when it comes to the things he says. I think even the most casual fan knows that home plate is the next stop after third base.

Tim McCarver is an idiot. "When the runner gets to third base, the next stop is home." DUH!

HA!!! Just got it. Wow. They all share the last names of current U.S. Senators.

I actually know somebody named Brown. And he's insane.

Edgy is correct with the second guess. They were all All-Star MVPs, in consecutive years. 1995 - Conine 1996 - Piazza 1997 - S. Alomar 1998 - R. Alomar 1999 - Martinez Edgy - you're up. Make your group of Connect-the-Mets.

Okay... find the connection between these Mets:

HR and RBI - soon-to-be 34-year-old Andy Tracy.

The Mets are sticking with HoJo as hitting coach, and are only going to replace Rickey on the coaching staff. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/mets/2007/10/24/2007-10-24_mets_set_to_pass_on_rangers_rudy_jaramil-1.html