Ceetar

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: I liked her disappearance-of-New-Yawk-accents documentary, if that was the same Ms. Quinlan. How about a '98 Mets documentary? I could go for that. Hell, even a 2007 collapse one might work. oh god too soon.

We're at the saturation point now where I almost feel like I was there.. ..and I was 4 at the time.

Well, it's not that I have a problem with Jeter exactly, it's that I don't think he's any better/nicer/classier/cleaner than any other ballplayer. He's a lot like Shane Victorino really. But yeah, most of it's the double-standard from the media and from fans. But here's a thought, what's the latest year that you won't be able to find a random Yankee-hat wearing "fan" that won't answer "Derek Jeter" when you ask him who the Yankees Shortstop is? 2017? Or is this retirement thing that widespread that even the fans that only like Yankee posts on facebook and never watch games will be aware of it?

http://deadspin.com/the-hater-s-guide-to-derek-jeter-1605937020/all I'm surprised you can't buy pieces of him at the 9/11 museum.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Ceetar wrote: I want to root for Colon to beat the Braves because they're the dreaded enemy on the field and need to be vanquished, not because a win pushes up his trade value. I certainly agree. Fuck all y'all and that noise. I live for Sportscenter-highlight-makin' trade value. When I was looking for the HRD the other night I had to consult the guide to figure out which station ESPN was.

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: MFS62 wrote: At least they gave the MVP to Trout. There is still some semblance of logic in the baseball world. Later I missed most of the game due to my deciding that the bedroom needed painting -- but caught the last couple innings on the MLB At Bat app. Fernando Rodney is another Tiger bullpen castoff whom I was surprised to see still on a roster, much less in an important part of an All-Star Game. I was convinced Jeter was going to get the MVP, like Mariano got it last year for his one inning. Radio team repeated over and over that Jeter was the oldest All-Star ever to play more than one inning... What color? White ceiling, and sort of an off-white leaning toward tan for the walls. Stripping off wallpaper in the bathroom was the worst. Wallpaper evil > Yankee evil. But it's close. previous owners had a strip of "chair-railing" wallpaper that I had to strip off. But that's just one strip around the center (the two portions were different colors) so it wasn't quite as bad as Yankee Evil in my case. The ugly way they slapped the lilac/brownish color on the floor moldings/floor knowing they were going to put in carpeting after though...

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: MFS62 wrote: At least they gave the MVP to Trout. There is still some semblance of logic in the baseball world. Later I missed most of the game due to my deciding that the bedroom needed painting -- but caught the last couple innings on the MLB At Bat app. Fernando Rodney is another Tiger bullpen castoff whom I was surprised to see still on a roster, much less in an important part of an All-Star Game. I was convinced Jeter was going to get the MVP, like Mariano got it last year for his one inning. Radio team repeated over and over that Jeter was the oldest All-Star ever to play more than one inning... What color?

The problem here is that it's not a problem to most. There are legitimately fans out there that will have more fun this season discussing single A prospects and debating these sorts of trade rumors. It's not an accident that these sports shows/ESPN so often focus on polarizing debates of menial topics, though which is the chicken and which is the egg I don't know.. And to each his own certainly, but all these adherents to minor leaguers and process seem to be missing the point, which is the Mets themselves, on the field. Or spend endless hours analyzing each rumor and trade prospect. Seemingly spending more time thinking about and discussing what Colon can get for us in trade than actually watching him get us wins. I dunno, watching each guy like he's a commodity in the stock exchange just seems a little disconnected from the emotions and human aspects of the game that make it so great. I want to root for Colon to beat the Braves because they're the dreaded enemy on the field and need to be vanquished, not because a win pushes up his trade value. Seems a bit like spending hours crafting a great beer recipe, organizing the ingredients, adding them to the wort..and then having little interest in actually drinking the beer. Of course, a lot of that is people tricking themselves so they don't get hurt by investing emotions in a team that's got a higher percentage chance to fail than most. You don't hear quite as much about prospects and random trade projections on teams that are really in the thick of things.

omg it's Joe Buck. It's Joe Buck talking about Jeter. The only thing that could make me want to watch this less is if it was soccer.

Plenty of other sites do it too, and it's even worse without the ESPN in the headline because it's so easy to let it scroll by not realizing you've just seen two instances of the same story rather than multiple reports about a story.

One day, hopefully soon, it'll become a pain to randomly buy tickets to a Saturday game in August and people with plans will benefit by not having to deal with always securing seats. Plus it'll be somewhat easier to offload, at least the good sections, for near face on TicketOak.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Oh, Giancarlo. Almost left the stadium. yeah, that was a nice one.

watching Jeopardy first, but then I'll tune in for some dingers, cause dingers are cool. different format this year.

d'Kong76 wrote: It occurs to me that I should do something worthwhile with all this upcoming free time but I can't think of anything. putting bolts into my basement staircase so I don't keep falling down them, polyurethaning a nursery, preparing to host 15ish people for a BBQ on Saturday. free time? what's that?

So how'd it go?

Edgy MD wrote: Ceetar wrote: I doubt Mejia is pulled from the pen either, but he could be, and probably should be, given the respective value of starters to relievers. That implies that there are five capable pitchers. There are more. That's the point. I don't doubt that Mejia will be pulled. I believe that we will see Jeff Francouer start a game for the SHaMs before we see Mejia do so. Such is the nature of my deep and abiding faith. Yes, and Mejia was one of those capable pitchers for the Mets this season. People get hurt. shut down. shuffled around. I already saw a post (Times i think) about Mejia and Parnell competing for the closers job next year. Great problem to have if it comes to that. But for now, the Mets are still starting the mostly effective but not part of the future Matsuzaka. Niese has been battling injury. Someone could get traded. Mejia should be at least on the depth chart for starters. Particularly above non-40 man guys like Lannan who might show up again.

Edgy MD wrote: That's the first I've heard that Hefner won't appear in 2014. No way is Mejia being pulled from the pen. I don't have the exact dates, but Harvey had the surgery mid-October and Hefner early September. While no one cares as much about Hefner's arm, there's little extra incentive for him to rush back either, and the same 14-16 month optimal recovery period puts him into the offseason as well. I doubt Mejia is pulled from the pen either, but he could be, and probably should be, given the respective value of starters to relievers.

Questions: 1) Good stuff. Quality LFer? low-level (non-40 man ready) high-ceiling prospects? 2) no. 3) more likely. 4) Hefner won't be ready this season. Niese, Gee, deGrom, Montero, Wheeler, Syndergaard, Matsuzaka, even Mejia. take your pick. 5) yes. always room for pitchers. pitching depth is key. Of those potential rotation guys, I'd probably take the over on at least one of them needing surgery between now and next year. 6) Potential yes, but you never know.

Mets Guy in Michigan wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X03_bNuihLU [youtube]X03_bNuihLU[/youtube] Still having trouble inserting YouTube videos here. (Help! Edgy!) But note the Mets in this gaggy Jordan Jeter Farewell video -- and how the faces and uniform numbers are pixelated out? Can we figure out which Mets got roped into this? Probably, but I'd have to watch it then and well.. (you just want the stuff after the last = for the youtube tag.)

Edgy MD wrote: It was simply one of those placating moves to appease the fans/media and to try to change the conversation (and that mostly worked) I don't think it was placating. I think it was re-upping a manager whose team turned around following his interim appointment. It was shortsighted and conservative, but contracts are doled out on such terms all the time. OE: Unless you mean the initial interim appointment. I meant the interim appointment and Willie firing. If the rope was that short, just fire him in the offseason. anyway, Mets can pitch too, so hopefully that means they can stomp on these friars from San Diego with their suddenly competent offense. I have faith d'Arnaud has turned a corner, and I think David's been coming around too. Plus with 4 days to rest his nagging injuries..

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: What a retrospective disaster that was. I guess I didn't give it enough thought then, but when you can a manager midseason you're pretty much forced to a limited selection of replacements. No doubt Jerry did well particularly in those first few months but it was typically short-sighted and foolish Omarian/Wilponian Mets not to have brought in a slate of candidates to interview. Also to assume that the turnaround was because of him and not because of natural regression and health. It was simply one of those placating moves to appease the fans/media and to try to change the conversation (and that mostly worked)

Edgy MD wrote: Third place smells better than fourth or fifth ever did. *wrinkles nose* Not sure about that. Can we get someone to clean up this fish smell?

d'Arnaud reacting to what was supposedly the Marlins reacting to Mejia's end of game celebration. https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/D65B2205551100137341106159616_2710f222f48.1.0.12599427965319536023.mp4?versionId=QNLlc0de3VNko4UmnwI.49D7coaTyts3

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: I had a dream last night that Travis d'Arnaud hit 2 inside-the-park home runs -- but missed third base on each of them and was called out. as long as the bases are loaded in that case, i'm okay with it.

The clip Edgy mentioned (gotta click since it's not YouTube, which probably violates some MLB rule or something) only seems like regular slow-mo, not super slow-mo https://plus.google.com/photos/108298182040954132162/albums/6011505776202668001/6035133243527553618?banner=pwa&pid=6035133243527553618&oid=108298182040954132162 fear not though, I then recorded it at 120fps (he gets to deGrom at :32, just after Harvey, who clearly deserves high fives for this one https://plus.google.com/photos/108298182040954132162/albums/6011505776202668001/6035133244581964242?banner=pwa&pid=6035133244581964242&oid=108298182040954132162