Vic Sage

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I was thinking of dropping Church off of a building. if you dropped him off a building on State Street, in Brooklyn, Sarah Palin would be overjoyed... apparently, she hates the separation of Church and State, so their merger would no doubt delight her.

There once was an announcer named Healy Who used words that were mushy and mealy. He kept nary a thought In that place where he ought, But it never quite bothered him, really.

a few thoughts: - the BHC movies were total hackwork to begin with, so Brattner is a perfect choice; - Brattner has some balls to criticize Mann, who is a talented visionary filmmaker (see the MANN filmography discussed at http://cranepoolforum.qwknetllc.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=4148) who was doing an adaptation of HIS OWN TV SERIES and so had the prerogative of doing it any way he wanted... unlike Brattner, who is just a hired gun riding the coattails of a previously successful movie franchise. - Of COURSE Brattner needs to use the song... he lacks the original vision to create anything new.

what about Al Reyes. Is he healthy enough to be useful?

oh sure, whip out the baby pix. well, if i knew how to post pix, you'd go "awwww" for days.

from FK's lips to Omar's ears. I love the fact that we're succeeding in Wagner's absence. And while i, too, hope the Mets learn the proper lesson from this experience, I'm confident they won't. Omar is old-school... ie., an idjit, yaknowwhatimean?

It was Greek Night.... the kid was playing the balilaika (a Greek mandolin). I was sitting near him. His playing was fine, but the mike was causing feedback and they didn't get a decent sound level til halfway thru the song. But even if it had gone off without a hitch, it was still a stupid idea. on edit: and what about me C-Mom... you didn't want to say hello to me? Just CF? just cuz he's got a cute little baby? well, the heck with both of ya.

took my 7-year old son, despite it being a "school nite". perfect nite... great seats, great weather, and a Mets win. He learned to keep score, he asked me if Reyes was a "good 2-strike hitter" (answer: no), he didn't whine for souvinirs or more food (like his sister), he was totally into the game. This is the first time it was just him and me... he's been to a few games before, but always with the whole family. I think I've started something. Oh, and he even asked me why the crowd was cheering "MVP" for Delgado. I explained to him that, despite the fact that his numbers are inferior to teammate Wright in nearly every way, and that unlike Wright, Delgado played like crap for the 1st half of the season, that many fans think Delgado is the team's most valuable player because he's had a great 2nd half, while Wright has been fading. He said "well, David's probably tired now because he's played the whole year, while Delgado has only played 1/2 a year." I told my son he had a very good point. * * note: this particular father/son conversation is entirely fictional and has been included solely for the purpose of agenda advancement.

rain check policy is that you can exchange tix for any other available game that season or the next one (or a refund), so what's the beef?

soupcan wrote: 1. DH. 1A. Network television control and MLB not giving a rat's ass to the extent that a Sunday afternoon game that I planned to take my kids to months ago that they were excited about, where they would get a Johann Santana bobblehead and run the bases after the game, got rescheduled to an 8:00 pm starting time with the kids having school on Monday so they can't go. soupy, after some discussion with Mrs. Sage, I'm taking my son anyway. It's September baseball, with the division lead on the line against our biggest rivals. So, he'll be a little sleepy and grumpy on Monday... it's not worth him missing that experience. I'm more worried about the parking, frankly.

Santana - 3.25 Delgado - 2.50 Beltran - 1.00 Murphy - 0.75 Church - 0.50 Ayala - 0.50 Figueroa - 0.50 Smith - 0.50 Feliciano - 0.25 Reyese - 0.25

Martinez 2.50 Delgado 2.50 Wright 2.50 Ayala 1.25 Evans 0.50 Reyes 0.25 Feliciano 0.25 Chavez 0.25

Note: of the 37 players selected before David Wright in that 2001 draft, only Joe Mauer (#1) and Mark Texiera (#5) have achieved similar levels of success in the majors. This message has been brought to you by the TiTTS.

yeah, stop posting. DOH!

double crap. I took my daughter to a game in July, with the promise that i'd take my son to the 9/7 game. He's 7 and was looking forward to running the bases. now what, Fred?

JOBA POPPA?

Perez - 2.75 Delgado - 1.50 Easley - 1.30 Beltran - 0.75 Evans - 0.75 Tatis - 0.75 Ayala - 0.75 Heilman - 0.50 Castro - 0.50 Schoenweise - 0.25 Wright - 0.10 Reyes - 0.10

i get the distinct feeling that Sherman came up with the opening line "best man for the Joba", and then tried to build a column around it. Then, still basking in the glow of self-satisfaction, he repeated the line at the end. But its not that good a line in the first place, and certainly not worth repeating.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Whenever I think of a sidearmer or submarinber, I think of Elias Sosa first. Who is your 1st association? Kent Tekulve

if you don't want to think about our 1b situation in `09 at this point, that's fine. It is your right and privilege. But this thread is addressed to those who do. Sure, I'll take that double, too. who wouldn't? that wasn't my point. What i am addressing is whether those folks who (1) demanded we release Delgado because of his awful Apri-June (despite the lack of adequate alternative options), and then (2) wanted us to pick up a $12M option because of his hot July, still feel that he's the $12m man, after 2 weeks of hitting .150. With a team that has probably around $90M committed to a dozen players next year, plus some arbitration eligible players (including Maine and Church, I think), do we really want to commit another $12m to an aging, declining 1bman based on a hot 5-week stretch (no matter how good that stretch was), despite glaring needs elsewhere. And our only 1B options aren't limited to that FA list. There are trades, and there are players in the system. Might we do better with any or a combo of Evans, Murphy, Carp, etc, playing for minimum wage, and spending the $12M on a corner OFer, SPer or reliever(s)? The view that, at least you know what your going to get with Delgado (as expressed above) is one i totally disagree with. I have no idea what we're going to get from Delgado the rest of this year, much less next year. He could revert to his form of April-June, he could have another July spurt, he could continue his boom & bust August... nobody knows what the trajectory is of his season, much less his career, at this point. Age and injury makes him a crapshoot... and a difficult point to make.

After Carlos Delgado had a torrid July, alot of peeps sprained their elbows self-flagellating for prematurely burying him. It should be noted, however, that he's cooled off considerably in August, and has hit .146 over a 13-game span during the last 2 weeks, though he has produced a healthy 3hr/9rbi/7r during this stretch. Would you be shocked beyond human ken if he continued his current cold streak thru September? I wouldn't. And would those peeps who did backflips, going from demanding Delgado be released to demanding his option be immediately picked up, do another 180? And if they did, would their spinal damage be irreparable?

Perez = 2.75 Sanchez = 1.00 Delgado = 1.00 Schneider = 1.00 Tatis = 1.00 Easley = 0.75 Heilman = 0.75 Smith = 0.50 Reyes = 0.25 Wright = 0.25 A.Reyes = 0.25 Murphy = 0.25 Beltran = 0.25

i love tension-free games like this.

Vic Sage wrote: my vote: the Brew Crew, Braun and Sabathia what do i win?

Well, certainly not since Wilt Chamberlain played in an exhbition tournament there in 1978.