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Whoever you are, thank you for helping me easily find photos of guys like Charlie Williams, whose names are too common to Google effectively.

I like the taco one. Teaching someone to say something silly in another language is always a good time.

I suggested that a while back, and even listed my former username in my profile (under "location" so it would show up on every post under my avatar) for a bit. It didn't catch on, so I punted that idea.

Back in my old Rochester radio days, we used to simulcast the MFY Sterling/Kay broadcasts on our AM sports station ("Hot Talk 1280... WHTK!") nightly. I spent a summer sitting in a tiny studio, listening to those two morons and waiting for commercial breaks so I could play our local spots. I can't stand Sterling any longer because of that summer.

An article that blasts Sterling, Kay, Al Yankzeera and Steve Phillips all in one? I wish I could cut this out and stick it on my door at work.

Ah! It makes sense now. I get it. Sorry, Irish. Nothing personal, I promise.

="metirish"]Bong no messing here, I'll be looking for that banner, Gary Cohen and Howie Rose started talking aobut Seaver and game seven the other night but they stopped because they said that whole thing could go on all night, Howie reconked Gary is still upset about it and going to Oakland will bring it all back out......I've stared at it for three minutes, and I can't figure out what "reconked" means. Did Howie conk Gary once, a long time ago, and was just now reconking him?

="Yancy Street Gang"]My only complaint is that seawolf didn't include a photo of Eva Longoria..Done.

I KTEd the Nats a while back on the old site; I'd bet it's lost now.

I love doing KTEs. I'd log a KTE before every series on the official site if the club wanted.

The Mets have faced every team in the major leagues during the regular season - except the Oakland A's. That will change this week; let's take a look at how the former AL West powerhouse stacks up.With a rotation featuring perennial All-Stars Mark Mulder, Tim Hudson, and Barry Zito, and a bullpen led by Octavio Dotel and Jason Isringhausen, this offense doesn't need to be good; but with bats like Jason Giambi, Eric Chavez, Miguel Tejada, Carney Lansford, Rickey Henderson, Jose Canseco, and Mark McGwire in your lineup, these guys will mash with the best of them.Wait... what's that? Most of those guys aren't on the team anymore? Wow... upon further research, it would appear that this year's version of the Oakland Athletics BLOWS. They're last in HR, last in OPS, last in the AL West; and things don't look good.The rotation has sucked; dealing Mulder and Hudson hasn't worked out yet, although the jury still has a long way to go. The offense has been ugly, to say the least; but 2004 AL ROY SS Bobby Crosby has been hurt, 3B Eric Chavez has been mediocre so far, and other than that... well, let's just say that if this team was as good at the plate as outfielder Eric Byrnes is at stopping wackos from climbing the outfield walls, they'd be closer than 11 games out. (Okay, bad analogy. Forget it and move on to the pitching matchups.)The pitching matchupsTues 6/14, 10 PM EST - Joe Blanton (1-6, 6.13) vs Tommy Glavine (4-5, 4.56)Weds 6/15, 10 PM EST - Dan Haren (4-7, 4.28) vs Victor "Don't Call Me Carlos" Zambrano (3-6, 4.26)Thur 6/16, 3:30 PM EST - Ryan Glynn (0-2, 5.73) vs Kris Benson (4-2, 3.74)Who's Hot?Eva Longoria. But that's not important right now. Other than that:Eric Chavez is hitting .436 with six homers in June.Rookie closer Huston Street has retired 18 of the past 23 batters he's faced over five outings.CF Mark Kotsay is 6-for-19 (.316) with a triple in his career against Tom Glavine. On Thursday in DC, Joe Blanton gave up four runs on seven hits while striking out a career-high six in a 4-3 loss to the Nationals.Who's Not?"Momma" from "Throw Momma From The Train." She was great in that, great in "Goonies," but let's face it, she's not exactly a dreamboat.Ryan Glynn pitched well in his first start (seven innings, three runs) but was pounded for four runs in four innings his last time out.Interleague IntrigueNo team in baseball has a better record than the A's in the history of interleague play: they are 88-61.Incredibly, Mike Piazza still leads all active players in interleague batting average at .351.Makin' HistoryLast time the Mets were in Oakland -- 11,559 days ago:October 21, 1973Athletics 5, Mets 2 (A's win series 4-3)WP - Ken HoltzmanLP - Jon MatlackSV - Darold KnowlesHR - Bert Campaneris, Reggie JacksonPower OutageDespite their bashing history, no team in baseball has hit less home runs than the 2005 A's; they're tied for 29th with Seattle at 41. The club leader is Eric Chavez (10), who has rebounded from a slow start.Can I Buy An Unusually Doubled Vowel?Keiichi Yabu (A's P)Kazuhiro Ishii (Mets P)Kirk Saarloos (A's P)Aaron Heilman (Mets P)Williie Randolph (Mets MGR)Chris Woodwaard (Mets IF/OF)Ex-MetsIF Marco Scutaro (.246, 3 HR, 17 RBI)OF Matt Watson (.152, 0, 3)RP Octavio Dotel, who will be out for the year after undergoing TJ surgery.GM Billy Beane, who is not expected to play in this series.Ex-A'sNone, unless you count DL'ed pitcher Tyler Yates, who was an A's throw-in prospect acquired in the David Justice/Mark Guthrie deal.All-Time "They Played For Both Clubs" All-Star Team1B Dave Kingman2B Willie Randolph3B Dave MagadanSS Mike "Welcome A" BordickC Charlie O'BrienOF Kevin MitchellOF Terrence LongOF Rickey "Rickey" HendersonPH Rich Becker (*)1B Mike JorgensenUT Tony PhillipsIF Marco ScutaroC Tom WilsonOF Billy BeaneSP Kevin AppierSP Ron DarlingSP Cory LidleSP Kenny RogersSP Mike TorrezCL Jason IsringhausenLOOGY Mark Guthrie RP Octavio DotelRP Billy TaylorRP Jeff TamRP Jack AkerMGR Art HoweCOACH Rick Peterson* struck out swinging for Wendell in the 8th

I suggested bringing up Daubach about a month ago and got blasted. Now he's a solution? Hypocrites.

I'll take Barry Zito.

Maria is, in fact, in the book.A lot of Black 47's songs are pretty satirical; so it could be that he's inventing these characters in his history to match the songs. But somehow, I doubt it. It really seems legit. As I started getting into it, my wife asked about Gertie (of "Czechoslovakia"). I told her there's no way that story was true, but sure enough, it's in there; she apparently married his friend Jim, and the story is true to the song.

Larry Kirwan's Green Suede Shoes -- if you're a Black 47 fan, this is an enjoyable read. Who knew Bridie and Gertie were real? Kirwan takes the songs and uses them as a backdrop to his autobiography. It's a neat read, drawing both from Irish history (James Connolly, Michael Collins, et al) and personal history.I'm only about halfway through it; it's one of the first books that I've really sat down and dug into in a long time. (Embracing my quarter-Irish heritage, I suppose.) Worth checking out.(And if you're not a Black 47 fan, then run, don't walk, down to your neighborhood record store and pick up "Fire of Freedom" or "Home of the Brave.")

I have only three words on this whole thing:Bob. Murphy. Stadium.Anything less is a travesty.Am I the only one who will actually be sad to see Shea go? I love that park.

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West Coast trips scare me; especially with this team not hitting. Ugly last couple of games.

Pe-DRO! Pe-DRO!Knew we should have gone to the game today.

Nelson de la Rosa picked off the runner?!?!

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Kaz Ishii has SIX strikeouts through seven outs.Wow.

Freaky.

If you think about it, the similarity score ranked by age tells you a lot. Look at Straw:Curt Blefary (966) - age 22Reggie Jackson (975)Reggie Jackson (955)Reggie Jackson (939)Jose Canseco (932)Reggie Jackson (944)Jose Canseco (954)Reggie Jackson (951)Reggie Jackson (955)Roger Maris (918)Roger Maris (938)Greg Vaughn (938)Greg Vaughn (930)Jay Buhner (961)Jay Buhner (928)Eric Davis (891) - age 37He goes from Blefary, who flamed out at 25; to Reggie & Canseco, two feared sluggers; to Maris, a B-level power threat at best; to Vaughn, who struck out more than anything else; to Buhner, a career .254 hitter; to Eric Davis, who got hurt and fizzled after 30, except for one or two good seasons.Obviously, you have Straw's "other" issues, but it's still a neat comparison.

Yeah! Let's get a guy whose career track is similar to Darryl Strawberry! That'd be a GREAT idea! (sarcasm mode turned off)Honestly, I'd love to see Dunn at Shea.