Ceetar

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Ommegang Hennepin at the ballgame? Saison and a hot dog? That just doesn't seem quite right. The Hennepin is actually only within the Delta Sky 360 club. So you can have it with the panko breaded hot dog bites? I usually try for the Sixpoint Sweet Action, which is also only in that club. Otherwise I'll probably either go with the Blue Point Toasted Lager or Goose Island Wheat.

HahnSolo wrote: Sadly, my main memory of Mazzilli was him whining to the umpires for an obstruction/interference call in the World Series and getting it. That was a regular season game at Shea...part of a two stadium day/night double header. A day remembered for: Gooden starting a game at Shea against the Mets; and Piazza getting beaned. You're right, 2000 but not the World Series. Quite a year.

I finally finished the Citi Field Beer List just in time for this home stand. I'll be in attendence tonight. Meeting someone there who's going to be later so I'll probably be in McFaddens until almost game time. My Citi Field Beer List does not include the beers at McFaddens. We miss Halladay on this Holliday weekend. Also Lee. Tonight is Oswalt and Capuano. Pagan will be in the lineup. Nick Evans will be on the bench under Harry Potter's invisibility cloak.

Benjamin Grimm wrote: He's walking around in a book? Suddenly he's Christopher Robin? I was thinking Gumby. Actually the knuckleball delivery does have a little Pokey to it no? If I correct it to walking around in a boot will you make a Mother Goose joke and an old lady who lived in a shoe..?

Sadly, my main memory of Mazzilli was him whining to the umpires for an obstruction/interference call in the World Series and getting it.

Edgy DC wrote: The Streakin' Puerto Rican back in the lineup today. Be ready to play, Angel. Hasn't it felt like everytime we've gotten a major player back we lose one? Bay back, Pagan gone. Pagan back, Dickey gone? Yeah, Dickey's walking around in a book. supposedly they've ruled out the Achilles but it still doesn't sound good.

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Am I reading the box score correctly? Did the Mets really let K-Rod finish this lost cause of a game? I guess that Einhorn's 200 million is burning a hole in Freddie's pocket. Yes. It certainly suggests that the Mets aren't worried about it, so why should we be?

Pain in right heel. Well that's helpful.

soupcan wrote: Ceetar wrote: *sigh* Maybe it's not serious? It's the Pirates next..you can beat them on one leg.. 'Maybe' it's not serious...? Do I detect a chink in the optimistic armor Ceet...? it's Optimistic Mets Fan, not Optimistic leg doctor. how's this, Chris Swinden will be the second coming of Tom Seaver.

Edgy DC wrote: Looks like it too. I'm thinking maybe one less guy will be climbing Kilimanjaro this winter. If he can't climb down a mound, Kilimanjaro would be impossible. *sigh* Maybe it's not serious? It's the Pirates next..you can beat them on one leg..

meanwhile Phillies Reds in the bottom of the 6th. tied at 4, bases loaded, no one out, Cliff Lee sucks is up, hits a ground-rule double...bleh. Mike Martinez sac fly. 7-4 Phillies. Reds leaving this Thompson guy out there to hang himself.

okay, who watched that Murphy safe at second play? Radio play by play didn't really do it justice, what happened?

Some nice defense for the Cubbies there.

TransMonk wrote: The WFAN crew was opining that because it is VERY windy today at Wrigley it could speel doom for Dickey's knuckler and success for Zambrano's fast ball. I would've considered switching Dickey and Cap anyway to dazzle the Phils, you'd almost have to consider it with the rain.

Edgy DC wrote: Boo! Trade talk in the IGT! Booooooo! It's not an IGT until there's a G. I heard Ed Coleman asking someone for a phone number on my audio feed when they went to WFAN during the delay. 45 seconds of awesome conversation. Ohh, and now he's taking questions but I can't hear the callers. Only Ed comes through on the audio.

seawolf17 wrote: Fodriguez and Beltran to the Yankees for Granderson ($10 million in 2012) and either Betances or Banuelos. eh. I don't really trust Granderson. How about Cano instead?

Well, I think some depends on the pen. While you're theoretically replacing Frankie with Beato or likely Izzy if he's still got his arm on, you're actually taking 20 or so innings that he would've pitched, and given them to someone like Igarashi who'd be promoted to take the spot on the roster. Those innings wouldn't be in the 9th, but would they necessarily be lower leverage? As with most things, I'm okay with that idea if they reassign his money to something valuable like Reyes. If they turn around and sign some B closer for 65-70% of the effectiveness of K-Rod, I'd just as soon the Mets try to extend Frankie themselves. If they kept him at his current rate, the difference actually ends up being what Reyes would likely get as a raise. There are a lot of facets to this though. Trading him is actually better than avoiding the vest, as they save the $3.5 million buy out. The Mets bullpen has been pretty damn good lately, and while you probably don't lose much having Izzy close, the overall depth of the bullpen does decrease, and if you had to pick the 'weakest' part of the Mets as a whole, it just might be the rotation. But if you have confidence in the bullpen, you can have a quicker hook on the starters. Then again, maybe the Mets acquire someone, Pelfrey and Niese pitch like they do at their heights last year, and Santana returns and the starters actually look better. Very complicated decision for Alderson, and there isn't an obvious 'right answer' as it all depends on the package in return, how they're going to use their money, and hte payroll next year.

Edgy DC wrote: Photographer gives you a lower rate in exchange for permission to show your beautiful C-list celebrity faces on his or her website. (This was not a deal offered to me at my wedding.) Mine either. In fact, I don't think my photographer even posted the odd photo to Facebook to show off.

Edgy DC wrote: That's pretty much true, but Fernando's leftiness makes him more redundant that Nick. I'm worried that Terry in year one is already getting into Jerry's year three pattern --- burying certian guys deep on the bench because he's manageing with his back against the wall. If you can't start Fernando in Wrigley, where can you start him? I'm not sure why they brought him up. or Evans.

I guess the percentage might be up for debate still? They haven't actually finalized the details and won't until the end of June.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: TransMonk wrote: Finished top-20 in the WSOP main No Limit Hold' Em event when he played. Supposedly savvy hedge-fund dude AND not a guy you want at your weekly poker night... so what do the Wilpons have on him, that he'd pay in 200M for a silent partnership? Will he play in David Wright's annual poker fundraising event?

TransMonk wrote: I haven't seen anything that denotes what percentage of ownership he is at. Does anyone know? Nope. I saw $200 million, and I saw 'valued at 1B' which would suggest 20%, but I don't think that's it either. Official press release says less than 49%.

sad day. Has it be confirmed? I get nervous about these things being reported on Twitter. rumors become fact too fast. wouldn't be the first time.

Beltran 2.5 Gee 2.0 Reyes 1.5 Murphy 1.5 Tejada 1.0 Thole 1.0

TransMonk wrote: I imagine they'll wait out any rain thats going to fall. The forecast says the rains should stop by 4 or 5pm and then it's is supposed to be dry. It may go later than expected, but I think they'll eventually play. That seems most reasonable. Mike Quade might want to come out to argue though.