Elster88

]Willie seems to have a good grip on who to use when in the pen. I'll disagree if Wagner pitches the ninth today.

Me too. Though it wasn't meant to be so definitive, since I placed the conditionality on Bannister's performance. 'Course, Zambrano could always suck ass or someone could get hurt.

14 pitches, 11 strikes. Poor bastard still won't sniff a start with Bannister pitching the way he is.

Bill Simmons wrote: Tanyon Sturtze sounds like a national park. "I took my girlfriend to Tanyon Sturtze last week. It's lovely this time of year. 7-4 KC.

Boston (5-1) leads Toronto (3-3) 4-1 in the bottom of the third. Run scoring doubles by Lowell, Youkilis, and Stern did all of Boston's damage in the second.

Heilman gets the call as requested.

Let's double switch and get Woody into the game.

Shane Costa (???) with a home run. 6-4 KC.

1 run in 7 innings from Bannister. I'll take it. In fact, let's temporarily promote him to the #4 pitcher in the rotation.

Soriano homers to left. That one's my fault.

I don't trust Julio with a 5-0 lead. Heilman hasn't pitched in a while.

I'm cool with that.

Well then. Maybe I should shut my mouth.

Yancy, stay the hell away from the Pretty thread.

Minetkiewicz singles raising his batting average to .200.

Yankee game on in a radio in my office today. I hate Suzyn's voice. Whoever first put her on the radio should be shot and hanged. 3-0 Yanx.

I read somewhere that Bannister doesn't believe in giving up hits in the first inning.

Mets Nationals AVGHRRBIAVGHRRBIReyes, JoseSS.34815Watson, BrandonCF.20000Lo Duca, PaulC.27801Vidro, Jose2B.40629Beltran, CarlosCF.17615Moron, FuckingRF.24012Delgado, Carlos1B.35024Johnson, Nick1B.30426Wright, David3B.47429Soriano, AlfonsoLF.30826Floyd, CliffLF.20001Zimmerman, Ryan3B.25912Nady, XavierRF.47412Clayton, RoyceSS.24103Hernandez, Anderson2B.15800Schneider, BrianC.17400Bannister, BrianP.00000Ortiz, RamonP1.00001(0-0)4.50(0-1)10.80

]And don't be surprised if it's Carlos Delgado who takes Ortiz deep. The home run the Mets cleanup hitter crushed against Ortiz on Thursday night at Shea was the fifth he has hit in just 30 career at-bats against the Nationals starter. Delgado also has four doubles, three singles and six walks against Ortiz.

How about we shrink the creepy old lady's head?

cooby wrote: If all they want is effort, not results, where can I sign up? This is getting ridiculous. Do I really have to explain? They signed him to do his best, and were expecting a certain output based on what they had observed previously. I doubt your history in baseball will get you an offer cooby. These are simple concepts.

soupcan wrote: ="Elster88"]You'll have to show me the spot in a contract where a player guarantees certain statistics Oh it's not in the contract. If it were nobody would be making anything close to what they are. But it certainly is implied. If it weren't then how come I can't sign a contract with the Mets for $120 million then? Because if they didn't sign him at that amount, someone else would've signed him. soupcan wrote: When they gave him that contract did they say all we want is effort? Yes.

]Seems to me that if it were customary to express disapproval simply by voicing nothing, you boo-haters would admonish the Silent Minority by telling them "You awful people just stayed harmfully silent when Beltran hit into that DP last night--you had to know how much Carlos depends on your screaming encouragement at him at times when he feels bad himself, and when he went into a rage after the game at not getting the love he expects from us, and said that he hates playing here because of the low level of cheers for hitting into DPs, well, I blame you for sending him that hateful message of silence." Where do you come up with this crap?

soupcan wrote: ="Elster88"]Here's an interesting concept: He is earning his money whether he's hitting .200 or .350. He was paid to try his hardest. No he's not. The contract he signed was based on the average numbers he's produced his entire careeer. He is NOT paid for effort he is paid for results. You'll have to show me the spot in a contract where a player guarantees certain statistics

="soupcan"]His statements and actions early last week showed that he was pissed off he was being booed. Like he did nothing at all to deserve it. He didn't do what he took money to do and he's mad he's being called on it - Booo! Has their ever been a time in your life when you put in less than 100% effort at your job? Were you booed for that entire workday by 56,000 people in a canyon-shaped building that magnifies every noise? Were you even booed by the one person (be it a customer, client, or your boss) who didn't get your best results on that day? Beltran has. And he was trying 100% that day. In fact, he may have been playing with a goddamn broken face that day. I'm not trying to impugn your work ethic. As human beings, we all can't focus 100% 8 hours a day at a task we perform 5+ times a week. But who deserves to be booed more? Beltran who's trying his ass off to get a base hit, or the guy who takes an hour lunch instead of a half hour and the doctor who performs less than a completely thorough examination because he's exhausted at the end of an 8 hour shift? ______________________ That's why the idea of "It's okay to boo him because he's not earning his money" is the biggest load of bullshit in sports, when the player is busting his ass. Try getting booed (just boos, not even the rest of it) by 56K people before you boo next time. Or at least try imagining it. Here's an interesting concept: He is earning his money whether he's hitting .200 or .350. He was paid to try his hardest.