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Benjamin Grimm wrote: cooby wrote: how do you pronounce this? Trachsel I remember it as "Traxel"

Ceetar wrote: had a Pine Island IPA and a Charlie's Pale Ale at the Brewery, now a Pipeworks Careful Man, There's a Beverage Here! should I crack open an Arrogant Bastard for the 9th? Hellzyeaa

Frayed Knot wrote: If Cespedes isn't going to slide then don't run him!! If you're living by the long ball, I'll have to agree.

Who needs kaBOOMS when they got this stuff? I love this stuff, like, right off the wire...I mean, like a minute after the HR that's out there. [fimg=400:2706axfk]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ci8NwfoXAAEg1uP.jpg[/fimg:2706axfk]

I always pronounced it Trash-shhhhel

If they all could be that fast I would endorse replay 100%!

Eww, Campbell getting booed for striking out. Well, it was only one guy. And it was Campy's 2nd K. But tsk, tsk, you don't kick a Met when he's down.

Ceetar wrote: Zvon wrote: 100% of the folks who read the paper on a daily basis will see that correction the next day. Because we read the thing. I doubt that strongly. And not just factual errors. The story that turns out to not have been as juicy doesn't get a lot of followup, if any. But that's fine, it's just entertainment and there's plenty of chance you miss a followup on the internet too if it's weeks later. But the newspaper just brings me nothing of value. I stumble upon enough interesting stuff that's not an echo-chamber. I mean, it's not like Twitter is a cacophony of people falling all over each other to agree. I can jettison a post when I realize it's crap or not relevant to me in an instant. Plenty of people get value and different opinions out of say Phil Mushnick, but by not letting the Daily News editors be the curator of my news, I can simply drop him and forget it. It's a lot like only listening to music that's on the radio. It's a generational thing. Folks my age who read the paper, read the entire paper. The Press of A.C. is a responsible paper that's more concerned with news as opposed to entertainment. You gotta believe. Like yesterday I heard all these reports about that down Egypt Air flight. I heard a slew of things some accurate, some not so much. A lot of speculating fluff talk (for hours) But I heard it all. Today, reading the newspaper with my coffee, I'll read about it and the reports from yesterday that were confirmed in the article are the facts I will take away as truth. These are the things I will believe I know to be fact if it comes to a conversation about the topic. To me it's all in flux until I see it set down in ink. I think that's a generational thing.

Edgy MD wrote: Zvon wrote: I think it's gonna be no night games the night before a day game. Or in CPF lingo, no gight names the night before a gay dame. This doesn't add up to me. I mean, if the challenge of playing is the two hours or so of stretching beforehand, wouldn't it make more sense to rest him during the actual day DGaaNGs, when there is less preparation time? Not if David prefers playing gay dames. I guess. Maybe I shouldn't use the lingo for that one.

Ceetar wrote: And what percentage of the people that read the wrong print story find/read the correction the next day? It's less than the Internet for sure. Newspapers are subject to that same 'rush to call the neighbor' bit, because they have a hard deadline and a set volume. On the Internet you can wait another five minutes. Or publish a "as of now" or report partial information, as long as you qualify it properly. And certainly breaking news is wasted in the paper these days. Any developing story is going to overrun by the length it takes to format, print, deliver to consumer. There's a few more grains of salt on the internet, in that anyone can throw words out there and it's a higher responsibility of the reader to understand how to filter noise. 100% of the folks who read the paper on a daily basis will see that correction the next day. Because we read the thing. My newspaper, The Press of A.C., doesn't rush anything. If the story does not have a solid foundation they will wait to run it. During my time on the planet I don't think the newspapers were EVER used for breaking news. Sure, and extra edition to sell some late ones with a hot story but by the time that paper has hit the streets whatever big that happened was already old news. We had TV by then and before that, radio. Yea, I responsibly filter my internet by not swallowing everything I read in news reports or on msg board posts. Higher responsibility....pppffffffft.

I think it's gonna be no night games the night before a day game. Or in CPF lingo, no gight names the night before a gay dame.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Meantime get Wright a first baseman's glove and make him Doodoo's platooner. I was thinking this the other day but was afraid to say it.

No Dabid. Day game tomorrow?

Maybe it's a simple thing.... I say he gets thru this thick patch of woods and comes out the other side just a tad more humble and less of a douche.

d'Kong76 wrote: I've had degenerative spine issues since my early 20's. I also have chronic arthritis in my neck in three vertebrae. (can't believe I spelled that without the browser red underlining). It's all attached and needs daily attention with a half-hour routine or the rolling dice can come up snake eyes. I forget if it was pre-game yesterday, or post, when they said ya know ya just know day to day how they'll feel when they wake up. Truer words never spoken. People without back problems should count their blessings. It's hell sometimes. That's some tough stuff. Sorry you have to go thru that.

lol, oh what a dolt.

This is an actual card. Or I should say a picture of the ONE card. I'm glad I'm not a serious collector. [fimg=400]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ci01PuaWEAA0T85.jpg[/fimg] OE: Man, that is a beaut tho

I will after the post game interview sessions.

Hahahaha. I was hoping for just a little stain on his pants. Those aren't very healthy looking movements.

Ceetar wrote: I've been journalizming forever and would say I quote less and less all the time. I only try and use quotes when they truly say things I can't. And I cut the crap out of them and use only parts that move the story forward. 98% of the sports-story quotes published are worthless anyway, like the Gomez one. Doesn't change my thoughts, but I wonder how many high-ups are going: "Make sure you have player quotes in there!" because they're clinging to the idea that the beat guys having access to get mostly meaningless say-nothing quotes is the only thing keeping newspapers afloat. What's keeping newspapers afloat? Old fogeys like me. I don't want my news from the internet. Because they put out news before confirming it. It's like they run to the phone to call their neighbor, not concerned with the facts, more concerned with the impact. I'll wait for my responsible newspaper, thank you very much (the NY rags are not in the responsible category imo). Sometimes they might get it wrong, but the next day they will set the record straight. The record on the web is all over the place and many times inaccurate (with no repercussion).

Andrea Mallis ?@virgoinservice 10m10 minutes ago It's not mechanical, it's Neptune square Matt Harvey Mars, a crucial planet for an athlete.dark night of the soul for the #Mets Dark Knight I'm trying to confirm this report.....

Ceetar wrote: Zvon wrote: My biggest fear is a sudden retirement. Like one day next week he says, nope, I can't do it any more. That would really floor me. Ugh, this sounds very stupid but I'd rather see him in there giving us whatever he has left as opposed to any other scenario (that doesn't involve a fantasy). So I'll watch his decline gracefully with respect. It'll be hard sometimes, to watch, but behind that I know this is very hard on him, so I temper my feelings with care. he was arguing himself into the game on Tuesday, so I can't see that happening. My father has spinal stenosis. It is said to be degenerative and that makes you think, oh, nice and slow. But in some cases you can take a sudden downward spin. I'm sure my father's age is a major contributor and not the same as David's situation, but the spinal stenosis is what it is. Let's say Wright is performing at maybe 75% (speculation) of his potential (before the back). Believe me (because I would rather not be typing this) that his back condition could go from 75% to 50% (or lower) overnight. Because of Wrights age & conditioning, I don't see it either, but my fear is that possibility. And the possibility is very real.

Big Mets Fan ?@bigmetsfan1 5m5 minutes ago Tonight, David tied Shoeless Joe Jackson for 399th on @MLB's all time hit list with 1772 hits @DavidWrightHits This is not getting much publicity. I'm just going to try an compile the good stuff. One thing twitter does is confirms the fact that there are soooooooo many assholes in the world.

Muffy went 4-for-11 with four RBIs and two runs scored this series. Yea, I miss him too.

Sometimes a good catch in a bad game can sustain you.