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Between pissing off KC and frequenting Yankee Stadium I think SteveJRogers is dangerously close to joining Bret Sabremetric.

Yes. Heard the same thing.

Edgy DC wrote: I misunderstood. I thought they were tossing Jack Russell terrirers. Yeah really. Isn't that like me naming my dog 'Razor Blade Sandwich'?

seawolf17 wrote: ="soupcan"]I'm thinking that not only do you have a peanut allergy but that you've possibly experienced the worst of it? Thankfully, I haven't died yet. But I've had reactions, yes. And it's not fun. I guess I meant 'almost the worst'.

I'm thinking that not only do you have a peanut allergy but that you've possibly experienced the worst of it?

I like the Joe Piscopo part.

They have the right to brag, what are they - 15-1 against the NL this year?

Also got swept in Philly in '86.

Gwreck wrote: Woodward at third, yes. He and Valentin are the only potential backups there. I thought maybe Willie might put Valentin at 3rd and Woody at 2B.

Delgado not playing tonight - injured rib cage. Chavez in left, Millege in right, Wright is the DH. I'm guessing Woody at 3rd? Yeesh.

True dat.

Edgy DC wrote: I'll say this, the Mets sure cooled off when he cooled off. Wright too.

metirish wrote: I don't think the Mets are at all reliant on the long ball, on the last road trip IIRC they were being lauded becuase they didn't just bombard teams with home runs, they scored in many different ways... 6 of the last 7 runs the Mets 'ave scored 'ave been solo 'omeruns. The one that was not was a basesloaded walk.

ABG wrote: I'd like to see them make a substantial move for a Willis--even if that means giving up Milledge. I don't have a problem giving up Milledge for Willis. I do wonder what more it would take in addition to Lastings to get Dontrelle.

I didn't necessarily mean 'gay' when I wrote 'queer' btw. I thought about writing 'fucking gay' then decided that 'queer', which still lends itself to a homosexual interpretation but in my opinion is less definitive than 'gay', better expressed my feeling.

TransMonk wrote: Edgy DC wrote: Good point, Monk. Don't think I didn't also notice your controversial usage of an in "an historic." You're right, before a pronounced "h" I should have used the article "a". Thanks for the reminder. You guys are so fucking queer sometimes.

Don't start calling the suicide hotline just yet. Its simply two bad losses, that's all. Remember when Wagner blew the Yankee game? Remember how horrible you felt? Coming into Boston that game and those feelings weren't even on your radar were they? Think about it - these losses to Boston were b-a-d, bad but if we played tighter defense in both games and Wright got one well-placed hit they would not have been blowouts and we very well could've taken one of them. If we had done that and tonight was the rubbah game you wouldn't be all doom and gloom now would ya? What if Floyd was in left instead of Milledge? Reyes didn't do anything. Two hits from him in this series and that could have also made the difference. Don't let the final score fool you, these games very easily could've been more competitive. We all know that what we've seen in Boston was not the same Mets team we've been watching this year. Hand it to the Sox also - they are white-freakin'-hot right now and have been almost unbeatable at Fenway this year anyway. We took 2 of 3 from the Yanks and 2 of 3 from Toronto. We lost 2 of 3 at St. Louis but that was when our rotation was worse than it is now with Lima and Gonzalez. Even so in that series a healthy Pujols was held hitless. You're never as good as look when you are winning and you are never as bad as you look when you are losing. In short - Chill-ax.

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Wait a second... aren't you really an asshole? Yeah, I guess I fooled them. ="Willets Point"]You must have been right above me. I was right in line with the pole, to the right of the Budweiser pavilion, Delgado's HR landed in front of me to the right.

metirish wrote: The guy at the beer store has a friend that lives next to Beckett in FLA and say's he's the biggest wanker ever... I've heard that.

Home after a long day on an Amtrack Acela that was delayed after some trees came down across the wires east of Guilford, CT. Except for that game totally sucking eggs last night I had a blast. Sat in the front row of a rightfield roofbox seat which was fine except the seats are not angled toward the plate and my neck still hurts. Two guys on my left (season ticket holders) were not thrilled when they saw my Mets hat but over the course of the game my winning personality won them over. They said it was nice to know that not all New York baseball fans are assholes. Glad I could help. The '86 Red Sox team tribute was cool. Dwight Evans and Rice got the biggest hands (Dewey should talk to Keith about some discounts on the 'Just for Men'). From where I sat (and saw) Beltran badly misplayed that long fly to center in the 1st. A routine fly that should've simply backed him up to the wall and definitely should've been caught. Milledge was just friggin' lost on his play. With all the renovations and additions they've made to Fenway over the years, the new parks have really got nothing on it. Except for the angled seats of course. LOTS of Mets fans. I think the Sox fans were taken a back at how many Mets fans there were. Listening to WEEI is always a trip. I guess on Monday night they replayed Game 6 but gave it an alternate ending so the Sox won. How lame is that? Get over it already. Knock, knock, you guys finally won one remember? Fenway's great. If you've never been you're missing something special. Go see a game there....NOW!!!

Hhad that deal gone through it would have been a wash.

Thanks Willets, I feel well prepared now. Taking a JetBlue shuttle up to Logan this afternoon. Will be at The Fens tonight for the least glamorous matchup of the three. Excited as hell though. Any game at Fenway is a treat but a Mets / Red Sox dust-up is something to savor. Insignificant item: I'm hoping that the Mets will do this most-hallowed of ballparks proud and wear their road grays. I'd prefer we not look like a clown team when making an appearance against a storied team in a storied park..

That's what I meant.

="Farmer Ted"]Through 75 games, just for kicks: 2006 Mets, 47-28 2000 Mets, 44-31 1999 Mets, 42-33 1988 Mets, 47-28 1986 Mets, 54-21 1973 Mets, 33-42 1969 Mets, 40-35 Does this mean the Diamondbacks are going to clean our clocks in the NLCS?

="Elster88"]But my argument is that nobody forced you to make that emotional investment in him. The only reason you did, I'm guessing, is because he was so darn good. I can see being disappointed that he didn't live up to the promise he showed. In fact, I felt the same way. But it's not his fault that you put so much of your hopes and dreams into his life. Nope, nobody forced me to be a fan and nobody forced him to make big money to play a game. Because there are a lot of baseball fans willing to pay money to see games, players are well-compensated. If they are going to take that kind of money (ie: the fans investment in them) they will be expected to do more than just play well. ="Elster88"]To say you felt betrayed is implying that he had some sort of committment to you as a fan. I'd argue that he never had any such committment. I'd argue that by my being a fan I had a committment to support and cheer for him and his team. The deal is - I'll come watch, cheer, root and spend my money - you, playah, willl put your best effort forward and win as many games as you possibly can. I did my part, he didn't do his. ="Elster88"]My feeling is that it's ridiculous to still feel betrayed 15+ years later. The guy is in jail for crying out loud (and bankrupt?). He wishes it didn't happen as much as you do. Do we as Met fans really need to pile on the guy? It was a very big deal to me at the time. I felt like I had something very special and he took it away from me. Sure 15 years later it doesn't hurt as much but it still hurts. ="Elster88"]I'd advise, to anyone who feels hatred, to appreciate what he did instead of hating him for what he didn't do. That's hard to do when you think about what he could have done.