soupcan

It's putting a name with a 'face'.I appreciate it.

We have the sponsors names on the back of our unis too.The Padres were sponsored by mlb.com of which coach Bob happens to be the president and ceo.I like what your dad did Edgy. Very cool - was he a generally artistic guy or just thought it a good idea and ran with it?

I've gushed on these pages before about soupcan jrs. LL coach and what a great coach and guy he is but what he did yesterday just goes above and beyond.My town's 2nd grade Little League is classified as an 'instructional league' which means that the coaches pitch, there are no bunts or base stealing and we don't keep score. Teams are up until three outs are made or they score 4 runs - whichever comes first.Yesterday was the Padres last game of the season and it was a thrilling one to watch. The Pods finally recorded three outs in consecutive innings to retire their opponents. The coaching staff as well as the parents were kvelling. Although we don't keep score some of us actually do and the Pods crushed the overmatched Razorbacks 12-3.After the game there was a seaon-ending barbeque at one of the coach's houses. Head Coach Bob said that he had some things to give the boys in appreciation for a great year (this was in addition to the trophies that the league provdes) Now Bob had already been giving the boys baseball cards after practices all year so already the guy was just being incredibly generous, but what he gave them on Sunday was just above and beyond.First he gathered the coaches - 4 of us - 2 official, 2 unofficial - and presented us with mustard colored Nike baseball hats with the old San Diego Padres logo of the friar swinging the bat. When he was done thanking us he pulled out enough of those hats for every kid on the team. Now that alone would've been enough but he then pulled out another box and presented each kid with an official San Diego Padres home jersey with each kid's last name and the number 05 on the back. The kids were ecstatic and all of us were just floored.Afterwards the boys filled up a huge bucket of water and doused him Gatorade-style. It was just a great, great experience. Bob is a really good guy and a great, caring coach. For those of you with young kids I hope you get to experience a coach like this guy. Regardless of all the swag, he was so nice and patient with the kids, never letting any of them get down, constantly encouraging each one of them and always having enough time to explain and instruct.My son is a better kid - not to mention ballplayer - for having had him as a coach.

Wish I could.I'll be there in spirit.Or dispirit as the case may be if this woeful team doesn't get its friggin' act together.

Well that was about fucking time.

I've been told that these gals are desperate...

="soupcan"] Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 3:30 pm Why isn't Daubach up here?Is there now any doubt that Minaya is a closet 'Pooler?Either that or I need to start using my supernatural powers of influence for the good of mankind.

Let me tell ya - this IS 1984 all over again.The big club is no longer a laughing stock, has some good solid young players and vets. A maverick manager (well maybe not 'maverick', but willing to flout tradition) and the pitching is showing promise.Tidewater, sorry, Norfolk is chock full of talent chomping at the bit.This year is not our year but next year...

]And with Skydome I raise thee with Miller Park.Are you saying that you like this place? Holy crap - it looks a Giant Squidlike Creature is having sex with it.As to this piece of ugliness - it looks like a giant toilet bowl inside a train station

Oddly I have no memory of that game.Odd because I was so friggin' into the team then.The Seaver trade: I still have a button that says 'GRANT MUST GO!' in the middle and curved around the top it says 'SAVE OUR METS', curved around the bottom it says 'REMEMBER TOM'It's also bittersweet for me as I came to truly love Steve Henderson and Doug Flynn. Dan Norman not so much.

I believe Gregg is one of those in line to get his job back.

I've said it before, I'll say it again...M - yE - ntireT - eamS - ucks!

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

1. Symmetrical - it should be a pitcher's park with at least the same dimensions as Shea has now. Pitching and defense is, after all, our tradition.2. Don't mind the retro look. I'd rather have that then a SkyDome type of structure.3. Ideally I'd like it to be called Shea Stadium but that's not gonna happen. So if I have to pick a sponsor let's pick one with a 'real' name. Like Miller Park or Coors Field. Not necessarily a beer (Rheingold Field would be pretty fucking cool, no?) but a company with a name instead of Citicorp Park or MetLife Stadium.4. I did like the model they wheeled out a few years back sans the roof. What is so bad about this...?

Off the top of my head Eric Gregg is a big fat load.

Did Scutero do a Coney Island stint?

Why isn't Daubach up here?Is Pagan gonna be the first Cyclone to play for the Mets?

Its a pretty good site - and his Mets links are interesting too.

Mets Hall Of Records

Um, that was me.It seems that either I have administrator capabilities or any dumb schmuck can edit a thread title.

No idea what you're talking about...

A capitol idea!

Hogging or no (it's only 1 box) those seats are always occupied by Mets fans and not corporate VIPs.In our extended, immediate family which consists of 8 adults and 9 kids there is not one - read: ZERO Yankee fans. All of us are dyed in the wool or in-training Metsians.

]Unless one surmises that they lost because you left. Captain, indeed. What was I thinking?I'm old, I was tired I had a 45 minute drive ahead of me and had to get up the next morning. I do what I can. Cut a fella some slack.

The only objection I have to tearing down Shea is a selfish one.My brother-in-law and his family have been season ticket holders at Shea since 1964. As a result of this his seats are Amazin'.He sells me roughly half of his stash every year - I get to see as many games as I want from arguably the best seats in the house.Should a new stdium go up, odds are that his seats won't be nearly as good and the price of those not-nearly-as-good seats will increase dramatically.Boo! No new stadium!