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Edgy DC wrote: I think Sandy's operation is distinctly breaking with Omar's, who used the AFL as an opportunity to push high-rated offensive talent. do we have high-rated offensive talent?

Bailey is no-hitting the Giants through 5.2 Of course, he's let up a run and isn't winning the game. edit: 30 seconds later, Scutero gets a hit down the line.

Edgy DC wrote: ESPN Stats & Info ?@ESPNStatsInfo When Alex Rodriguez struck out to end the #Yankees game last night, he became 1st MLB player in postseason history with 4 game-ending Ks. MLB's facebook page asked if the Yankees should drop him in the order. I love that they're jumping all over this narrative.

I should've quoted metirish's bit as well to be clear I guess, or nothing at all. He was pondering where all the money went, and you responded with that. So I was just continuing the conversation, not questioning it. they spent some of the money on the MLB loan and the BoA loan. Where did the rest go? well part of that answer means asking where the BoA loan went too. All I'm saying is not to forget that credit in terms of the Mets income last year.

Edgy DC wrote: What was the bank of america loan money used for is what I'm asking? A very different point from questioning whether or not anyone really knows if they paid off the loan. Contemporary accounts reported that the BoA loan was to cover operating expenses until the minority sale went through. I wasn't questioning if they paid the loan, just questioning in general how much we know about the money flow. 'operating expenses' is fairly vague no? Salaries? Does David Wright get a check every two weeks, or only during the season? If so, that's payroll anyway. Or is this stuff like Citi Field's electric bill and Big Bertha game in Jeff Wilpon's office?

Edgy DC wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Well, they used a chunk of that to pay off loans from MLB and Bank of America. it's murky without seeing the books of course, meaning no one actually knows. No, nothing is truly knowable. But it was widely reported that they used a chunk of that to pay off loans from MLB and Bank of America. Neither entity has ever denied this, so I'm not sure what you're calling into question. That's a wash really is my point. What was the bank of america loan money used for is what I'm asking? It was taken out earlier this year, so it's not like this was some long standing debt like some seem to make it out to be. They used the money to pay for..something. the 70 million they lost last year? the money they expected to lose this year? something else? it was a bridge loan. Besides the fees associated with taking out a long for a month or two, they're in the same financial state they'd have been in if they sold the shares 2 months earlier. The money to Bank of America was spent on the team/debt/payments/etc. It all falls within the 2012 financial picture. It seems like people are erasing the BoA debit with the partial sale credit and forgetting about the BoA credit associated with it.

Edgy DC wrote: Well, they used a chunk of that to pay off loans from MLB and Bank of America. it's murky without seeing the books of course, meaning no one actually knows. The BoA loan was for operating expenses. was that as it applied to 2012 payroll? 2011? some sort of bridge period inbetween? If they lost 70 million last year for instance, and dropped payroll this year and maybe don't make quite as much, they're looking at what, 40million to cover? If that's not what the loan was for, they owe more. If it was they're in a different situation. We don't really know if they're still playing catchup, although the idea as the minority sales would do that. they might be refinancing to get some cash to bridge the the payroll/expense gap, or they simply might be looking at a wise investment to minimize long term payments the same way you'd refinance a mortgage or switch to a lower interest credit card. What we do know is that Sterling could afford to put $60 (I think it was 3 shares right?) million into the Mets last season. They raised money from themselves. They knew 2013 was coming. They're not Mayan. If they needed that money they could've held on to it, sold the other three shares to someone else, and had it for this year.

Edgy DC wrote: Is that the game? To drive folks to SNY? I doubt it..Mets presumably had nothing to do with the move, and isn't their contract with WFAN up anyway?

Frayed Knot wrote: Jeez, it's bad enough that the O's hand the Yanx their first (and thus far only) run, but then the Yanx (Jeter specifically) try to hand one back but the O's don't take it. And then Wieters is all first-pitch swinging and flies out to let him off the hook. That was 5 consecutive two out hit/walks.

what's the baseline rule around the plate anyway?

Edgy DC wrote: Beltran's second home run of the game gives the Cardinals an 11-4 lead in the 8th. That guy is so freaking awesome. Yeah, but he never does it when it counts. Yeah, well, NOW he does it when it counts, now that he's out of New York. The hater is ready for you either way. That's why we have block buttons. :-D

themetfairy wrote: Beltran's second home run of the game gives the Cardinals an 11-4 lead in the 8th. That guy is so freaking awesome.

G-Fafif wrote: Clarification: It's a simulcast until further notice, starting in November. WFAN-AM and WFAN-FM. I'm sure someone will jump at that signal though, it's just until they find a replacement. Haven't seen it confirmed that the Mets go with them though. Ultimately I get both signals anyway, and it's cleaner and smoother to stream the game through the MLB app when I'm out of town anyway.

David Wright

The on-deck Mets Hall of Fame candidate..One of the few actually in the Playoffs...Carlos Beltran.

Lance Johnson

Roger Cedeno

metirish wrote: Jim Tracy has resigned according to @TonyRenck the Rockies beat writer. the TBS crawled said this is "effective immediately". Does this mean he picks the foursomes for the golf games or what?

That was a crazy game. Wild pitches, bobbles in CF and the Tigers win on a Don Kelly sac fly in the bottom of the ninth. MFS62 wrote: Game 2. Tigers win 5-4. The winning pitcher was Alburqueque, the guy who earlier in the year Mike Francessa said didn't exist. (He said the caller was making the guy up.) Later Think that was last year in the playoffs, but I could be mistaken.

He _was_ settling under it though. To me it becomes more understandable if he thought that Kozma or whatever was vacating in order to try to turn a DP, which is the point of the rule in the first place. And also would've been possible depending on where he thought Holliday was standing.

I know the game's not until Wednesday..but shouldn't the Yankees have sold out their first playoff home game by now? and it's not like..couple of singular seats floating around..there are huge swaths of empty seats. 6-7 rows in the bleachers (well, $78 for a bleacher seat?) and a bunch of $40 'foul pole in the way' seats in the uppers in LF. The entire 406 section appears to be unsold, for $68. the Malibu Rooftop Deck..whatever that means.

Kong76 wrote: I agree. And I think the OF umps should keep their hands in their pockets on plays like this in the future. with Instant replay on home runs, and soon boundary type calls down the line and traps......is there a need for the extra two umps?

Thursday, 7:30 -- Mets Yearbook: 1987, a.k.a. At the Ballpark with Frank Cashen and Keith Hernandez (as Siskel and Ebert, or so I'm told). This leaves the unaired eps down to one, 1986, which if it airs, will be gutted to avoid musical licensing fees. (It can be watched here.) if that's all the ones from the past, I propose they start airing some of the future ones. 2035 Mets!

smg58 wrote: The ump may have thought the SS was getting out of the way of the ball with intent to cause a force out, and then raised his hand. Honestly it looked like Kozma (who?) had the ball lined up the whole way until the very end, so I can see that aspect of it. I think the timing of the call is the biggest issue, because otherwise the play falls comfortably within the rules' description of what an infield fly is. It "should be called immediately," as the rule states, but does that mean it can't be called after a few seconds but before the ball hits the ground? That part of the rule is rather vague; i.e., it doesn't say it must be called immediately. And even if it were an egregiously blown call -- which, quite frankly, it isn't -- it does not even remotely begin to justify the disgraceful behavior of the Braves' fans. If it's called immediately, the runners would've retreated and it would've been first and second instead of second and third. Would've actually been worse for the Braves fans.

Mets � Willets Point wrote: What do you do if you get a card for a player who is retired, has a season-long injury or is Adam Greenberg? lose?