Elster88

We don't really know that it's the Red Sox yet, right?

Good job. I wasn't really scared, but well done.

Not bad. I like movies like this because they are more than the standard flick that you feel like you've seen a hundred times before. I'll give it a 7.

Let's get ARod to play second.

McReynolds > Jones Sorry.

Yeah, I'm just grumpy. I should go post a picture of something pretty.

]But, in my opinion, since you read it, anyone who missed it in 2003 should not be allowed to read it. And posting a link once couldn't have achieved this? As well as giving people a look at all the other articles? ="patona314"] You are thin skinned sir I thought I explained what thin skinned meant. I guess you didn't understand.

Why waste time explaining why someone is not going to get a 5 year deal at 20 per when the phrase is "I'm hearing". 95% of the published hot-stove stuff is crap, there's no point in giving any credence to someone just posting a statement like that with no backup or sources.

="patona314"]="Elster88"]Yeah the new guy's bugging me. 2) I'f I'm bugging you, you have thin skin. It's not that I have thin skin, it's that you're posting useless stuff just for posting. Thin-skinnedness means you can't take someone joking around with you or talking junk without getting pissed off. You're not joking or teasing, your just being annoying. Even something like the Onion (a fairly entertaining, worthwhile website) instead of posting article after article (one from 2003?!?!) how about just posting a link to the website once? Of course that won't boost your post count any, but it would be more agreeable to everyone else here. Seriously why in the world would anyone post an article from three years ago? Actually, why in the world am I wasting my time explaining all of this? My entire post here should be obvious to anyone with half a brain.

Are we doing that charity thing again? Where's JG?

Yeah the new guy's bugging me.

smg58 wrote: Fact Since Rick Peterson left Oakland, none of the big 3 of Hudson, Mulder, and Zito has been as good. Sorry, this is an opinion. It's an opinion I happen to agree with, but an opinion nonetheless.

They have busts in the Diamond Club lobby?

Nymr83 wrote: ="Elster88"]I saw a lot of clowns bid 1 on that show when they weren't the last guy to bid. i've seen the next guy say "2" and teach them a lesson its a good strategy if you're the last one to go and feel that theres a decent chance they all went over, but if you arent last you need to make an accurate guess Well yeah thats where I was going.

I saw a lot of clowns bid 1 on that show when they weren't the last guy to bid.

RealityChuck wrote: Opinion: Williams has the most undistinguisable name in sports. He really needs a good nickname. Dave "The Bruiser" Williams, for instance. LOL That's a great one. I'm liking this thread. Pats on the back all around.

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It's me in a wig. And I WAS flirting.

Opinion: If not for Mariano Rivera, Joe Torre would be widely considered one of the worst managers of all time instead of one of the best. Fact: Bernard Gilkey holds the all-time Metly record for doubles in one season.

]That's the first time the Phillies can make offers to free agents like outfielder Alfonso Soriano. The Phillies could open with an offer of $80 million over five years, and are prepared to go higher to sign whomever they consider the top free agent on the market. That number isn't even attributed an unnamed source. It's pure wild-ass speculation by the writer. I'm wondering if he got it from his rectum or reached all the way back to his small intestine. Maybe I'll write and ask.

Edgy DC wrote: Please. It's stupid. ]SNY: Bob Cousy, the great Celtic basketball player, was talking last week about the passing of Red Auerbach. Contrary to the perception that Auerbach -- when he started five black players in the 60's in Boston -- was interested in civil rights, Cousy said that might have been an effective result of it, but Auerbach really just wanted to win. According to Cousy, Auerbach wanted to find the best players to give him the best chance of winning. You subscribe to that, don't you, in just wanting to find the best players? OM: There's no doubt that we focus on winning. It's about winning, everything we do is about winning the game or winning the division or winning the championship. So we go for who is the best player. Do people have a perception of other things? I can't control that. It's all about winning. Trying to get winners. Black, white, and brown winners. Green winners if that's what it takes. ]SNY: But also, you've said that you want the team to reflect the city. OM: Yeah, I definitely want the team to reflect the city. But that does not mean only in its heritage, I also mean in the team. New York is a fast-paced city and we're a fast- paced team. So it's not about that, but about representing the tempo of the city. But winning while doing it. Yessiree. ]We've led the National League in stolen bases, we play an aggressive, proactive type of game. And that's my reflection of New York City � and also a kind of diversity and we're very proud of that diversity. We're proud of the players that we have on our team. Diverse cultures, diverse age groups and everything else. But is that intentional or a byproduct? Come on. You're trying to have it both ways and opening yourself up. ]SNY: Well, it's very refreshing, because the history of the Mets, from what I know, and I've been around from day one, is they did not always want to reflect the rhythm or the ethnicity of a city. Well (1) Omar denies that it's a concern, and (2) what specifically are you talking about? ]OM: I've never thought that the Mets never reflected the rhythm of the city. But that's one thing that, definitely over the years of growing up in New York, you never had a Met team that was a speed team. Well, then, its not about ethinicity, it's about speed. Pay attention SNY. Unles we're saying white people can't run. Oh, and Omar's wrong. ]SNY: Right. But when we think about the Yankees, the Yankees always seemed to reflect the ethnicity, though. By "always," do you mean, "Since Carter lost"? ]OM: You know, I mean, it's fair to say that since the recent championship teams that they had, they had much more ethnicity than the Mets have had. Since 2000, the Yankees have had more "ethnicity" than the Mets, whatever that means. Great. I don't think that's what SNY is saying, but... I think you're picking nits here.

cooby wrote: Hindsight is 20/20. As is foresight.

Mark Healey wrote: Minaya was not a fan when he first got here, and neither was Willie...that seems to have changed. Where does this information come from?