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No. I'm a cheater.

Are you calling me a cheater?

Derek Bell and Mike Piazza - April 2000. Go away with that weak stuff...

Players of the week, all-star starters - this team better win something this year...

If Pujols is injured does the start automatically fall to the next highest vote-getter or does the manager have some leeway there? I'm guessing if the Mets already have 4 starters (LoDuca, Wright, Beltran, Reyes) that if its up to (who is the Houston manager - Bill Virdon?) the manager then Carlos D. doesn't get the start. Ekspecially if Glavine gets the call.

Chavez & Valentin but I voted for Endy.

Robin Leach is gi-normous. He could barely walk his belly was protuding so far in front of him. He was however, with a fabulously beautiful and stauesque blonde.

I hate the Yanks as much as the next guy but I goota stomp the Phillies right now. Yanks to sweep and break the Phillies spirit.

Johnny Dickshot wrote: Wait... Your dad married Christina Ricci? That would be wonderful and horrible at the same time.

Okay - I'm back. I was there for my dad's surprise 70th birthday and as it turned out I never got to the Sports Book in time to bet on the two Mets-O's games that were played while I was there. Good thing it turned out. To win the WS, the Mets are now 2-1 as opposed to 7-1 at season's start. Put a hunnert down on that just to say I did. Watching the Pedro-Benson game on a huge screen in the Sports Book which is on the casino floor - I was sitting amidst 10 or so Carolina Hurricanes fans who were watching Game 6 of that series. Is there a more annoying accent than rubes from North Carolina? I'm thinking not. Had a good time, had two celebrity sightings - Robin Leach (big and very fat) and Christina Ricci (beautiful, sexy and of course she wanted me). Dad was so surprised that we were all there (about 20 people) that he got caught up in the moment and proposed to his girlfriend. 2 hours later we were all being whisked by three stretch limos to the Little White Chapel (I believe the same place Brittany Spears was married) and dad soon had wife #3 on his arm. A great weekend for all (except the Mets)

Leaving tomorrow for a long weekend in Sin City. I'd like to put some Delgados down on the Mets but I'm not well-versed in the whole sports-gambling thing. I'm thinking that I can pretty much bet on whatever I want, be it the outcome of one game or the outcome of a three game series. I'm also going to put some Pelfrys down on the Mets winning the whole damn thing (although I'm sure my odds aren't as good now as they would have been a few months back). Anyone more educated in this area? Any advice? Any tips? (Blackjack I'm down with, so need for youse to worry about the little soupcans getting their back to school stuff from Goodwill this September)

holychicken wrote: ="Elster88"]Apparently, the Yankee fans are being quite demonstrative in booing Mr. Rodriguez these days. They look cross town and say, "hey! It looks like it worked for Beltran, let's see what we can do!" By the way - you're all welcome for that.

1975 was the year I really started collecting It seemed like I got a Nolan Ryan in every pack. I have a big tupperware container in my attic with a crapload of cards from a million different years. If the junior soupcans want 'em, they're theirs.

Keep.

Elster88 wrote: As a M&MD apologist, my take was that it sounded like Francessa was making fun of Dog for crying about the New York Times when Dog doesn't even read the paper. Didn't seem so much like he was trying to make it seem like he's king of the world or smarter than who was listening. Just that he was smarter than Dog. FWIW, I find the NYTimes sportswriters to be no better than those at the rest of the papers. Okay I'll buy that but to me it seemed that Francesa, as usual, was just showing how much better he is than everyone else. Pompous ass that he is. I like the guy in the Times that is the Mets beat writer - Shpigel I think is his name. They've always had good guys. Olney was on the beat a few years back. I get a kick out of Mushnick and the guy that does the 'Tuesday Morning Shortstop' column in the Post and Lupica is still readable at times in the News.

="Johnny Dickshot"]Today's topic on Mike & The Mad dog -- Whether Met players have the right to fist-pump after a big play since Derek Jeter has been doing it for years in New York. Speaking of Francesa & Russo they had a classic moment yesterday. Russo has been complaining that the front page of the New York Times sports section has been devoted mostly to World Cup coverage ("That's a bad job by the Times, you can't do that in New York!"). Francesa yesterday, trying to calm his partner down retorts with: "Well, Doggie, you see I in fact read the New York Times and you have to understand what type of paper they are. The sports section is not the best but it focuses on other areas of sport. I wouldn't expect you to understand that but you see, I read the Times. Did I mention that I read the Times?" Francesa is just so much smarter than the rest of us. He is. He tells us so every day. It does help that Russo is learning disabled though. Now I'm like Francesa, I read the Times too (well cause I'm smarter than you - not as smart as him though) and I've got to say that I really like the Times sports coverage. Its not over the top, no hyperbole, gives you the straight dope and always has the pertinent story. Of course I also read the Post and the News for the late scores and the gossipy hyperbolic tidbits but hey, like I said I'm not as evolved as the Fat Man.)

Edgy DC wrote: 2) The Diamondbacks --- like Seattle --- really seem unafraid to cut a guy and move forward. Move on, anyhow. Even so, that's a lot of money to eat. A lot.

'Cept I got no nails left. Thanks Wags.

John Stearns, Bud Harrelson, Larry Bowa. Granted, these guys barely played for the other team but still prominent names.

Carlos Beltran didn't need a bigger boat.

Captain America goes a bit overboard with his trivia questions but not really that bad an idea. One question - answer it and you can post. It doesn't have to be that hard.

Correction: When people call the entire CPF a buncha nerds, Carlos Beltran agrees.

When someone calls CF a nerd, Carlos agrees.

Who was the Mets shortstop before Reyes?