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Wow...an actual hit.

Willets Point wrote: I hat baseball. Maybe you need a new hat.

FECK FECK FECK FECK FECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so sick of Schoenweis. It's like Rich "I can't buy an out" Rodriguez all over again.

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

metsguyinmichigan wrote: Freaking Burrell. Isn't that Wag's first blown save this year? That is correct.

Can't get mad at Wagner for this one...he hasn't blown a save and after all, it was the Met killer. Editing: And why don't they ever pitch around him?

Where is the fire? Where is the passion?

Extra digits Alfonseca warming up....we have a chance.

Johnny Dickshot wrote: This is why you don't warm up to Journey's "Lights." I was just thinking the same thing!

Sox up now 5-4

I haven't been watching since I didn't want to "jinx" the Sox. Tied up now 4-4 bottom of the 5th. Runner at 3rd with one out and Manny just got the intentional pass..

Iubitul wrote: ok - Kase is mixing a couple of memories, but not completely. I've never had a problem bringing my gear into Shea. The time that Kase remembers was at Giants stadium for a Jets game - a Monday Nighter, IIRC. I just went into a different gate, and they let me through. The first time most of us met face to face was the mofo picnic on the hottest day of the year in 2001 - Shinjo mania was running wild, and we jokingly thought that Shinjo was switched from left to right because we scared him.... I think we did scare him by screaming Mr Sparkle at him.

Sheffield says Latin players easier to ‘control’ Tigers DH says that's why there are fewer African-Americans in game MSNBC News Services Updated: 12:49 p.m. ET June 3, 2007 Major League Baseball has more Latin players than African-Americans because Latins are easier to control, Detroit Tigers designated hitter Gary Sheffield said in an interview with GQ that appears in the June edition of the magazine. "I called it years ago," Sheffield said, the magazine reported. "What I called is that you're going to see more black faces, but there ain't no English going to be coming out." Sheffield went on to say that MLB picks Latin players over equally talented African-Americans because they're easier to control, the magazine reported. "It's about being able to tell (Latin players) what to do. ... Being able to control them," Sheffield said, GQ reported. "Where I'm from, you can't control us. You might get a guy to do it that way for a while because he wants to benefit, but in the end he is going to go back to being who he is. And that's a person that you're going to talk to with respect, you're going to talk to like a man. These are the things that my race demands. "So if you're equally good as this Latin player, guess who's going to get sent home? I know a lot of players that are home now can outplay a lot of these guys." Only 8.4 percent of major league players last season were African American, the lowest level in at least two decades, according to a study by the University of Central Florida’s Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports. As recently as 1995, 19 percent of big leaguers were black, according to Richard Lapchick, director of institute. Nine percent were black in both 2004 and 2005, and the current figure is the lowest since at least the mid-1980s, he said. Sheffield also spoke about Barry Bonds' pursuit of Hank Aaron's home-run record, and whether Bonds and McGwire should be in the Hall of Fame. Sheffield, who has had a stormy relationship at times with Bonds, said commissioner Bud Selig should be in attendance when Bonds breaks Aaron's career homer record, the magazine reported "It ain't easy what (Bonds is) doing," Sheffield said, GQ reported. "To not acknowledge it, you're basically calling him a liar out loud; you're buying into all these stories that's written. And Bonds was hitting home runs before all this started." Sheffield also said Bonds and McGwire "absolutely" belong in the Hall, the magazine reported. "The numbers don't lie," Sheffield said, GQ reported. "It's just as simple as that. And it wasn't illegal at the time. You're who you are until you get caught, and that's the way the game has always been." McGwire failed by a wide margin to make the Hall of Fame on the first ballot this year

Wait...wasn't the MOFO picnic before the Vet outing? If so, then the Vet was the second time you met the Edgemeister. But is my memory correct about something happened to your license plate at the Vet? Well at least I don't have to worry about any pics of me because I know I avoided the camera.

KC is correct...I remember camera day as being allowed to take pics on the field with players. I've bought my personal camera to both Shea and the Vet with no problems. Rockin' Doc, when there was a mini CPF meet up at the Vet a few years ago I got hassled by Vet security. This was before 9/11, so backpacks were still allowed. Several Phillies fans were allowed in with backpacks without a hassle. I tried walking in, and security grabbed me by the backpack. He grabbed me so hard it threw me backwards and I almost fell. He inspected my entire backpack. I just chalked it up to Vet security hassling me for being a Met fan. My camera was in my backpack and suprisingly, he did let me bring that in. BTW, I think at that same game KC had some vandilism done to his license plate??? We also witnessed an Ordonez HR!!

Thank you, Rockin' Doc!! I'm glad someone remembered. Edgy..must you post that pic? 'rolls eyes'

YES YES YES YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DELGADO goes KABOOM!!! METS WIN METS WIN METS WIN!!!!! Does anyone remember a few weeks ago when I said that once Delgado gets going, he'll be on fire???

ANOTHER BALK! REYES SCORES!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

YES!!! BALK!!!

It's Benitez time!!!!

From the one angle he looked out

Someone needs to calm Smith down!!!

Thanks Frayed and Edgward for the updates.

I missed some of this game...who is left on the bench now? I thought they said Castro was the only position player left.

I forgot there wasn't a game today and kept checking the TV listings. I thought it was odd there wasn't a game on Memorial Day as well! All the local news channels were showing highlights from yesterday's game since there was nothing else to talk about!