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2-1 Good Guys. Bottom 2, Jose on 1st, 2 outs... Full count on Harris and... Willie strikes out.

While I very much enjoyed the Asian reporter's question (for all the wrong reasons), I agree with irish that she's got balls asking what she's asking. She struggles with the language and trying to get Terry to understand where she's going, but God bless her she perseveres. That cannot be easy in a room full of English speaking sportswriters, not to mention she's on live TV.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Holy shit that Asian reporter is grilling Collins on PHing Muffy for Hu. That was fucking funny! Reporter: "Ah, yes...ah, why you put the otha playah in fa Hu? You wah winnin by 1 point...?" Collins: "Because Hu can't hit and Murphy can."

Wow.

'Hawkman' is good though

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Ginger Face??? Yeah, not sure I get it either...

A Default of Mets / Rangers A Collapse of Mets / Cubs A Scandal of Mets / Dodgers A Disappointment of Mets / Cubs

Not mentioned in this thread: apparently (in the middle of the 8th?) there was another fan running on the field in Philadelphia. No taser action, unfortunately. Mets fan. Or Phillie fan in disguise trying to sully our image.

Edgy DC wrote: Gary Carter's homer: it was like 38 degrees that day, wasn't it? It sure fucking felt like it.

That was a very good and entertaining article.

And btw - as if we didn't already think/know that Mets broadcasters lurked here - Howie brought this up on air on Sunday I think. Somebody was up with the bases juiced (Thole maybe) and Howie and 'the other guy' began to talk about the streak.

Vic Sage wrote: BUNT**** (TM)* *all rights reserved, BigVicRadDock, Inc. Damn!

Edgy DC wrote: Just get me some Chin-lung Hu and I'm good. Amen brother! This guy is gonna crack me up all season-long, wins or losses. We're talking about Hu again...? BWAAAAA-HAAA-HAAA!

I dunno, I thought the 'Family Guy' snippet was pretty funny and I don't think I'm stupid. Another funny thing though is that that clip has been available to view on YouTube for at least a year now and when I just went to look for it now I got this message: This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by MLB Advanced Media. Sorry about that. Nothing like shutting the barn door after the horse leaves.

I think 'Bunt****' is going to be my new user name. Got to find an appropriate avatar...

Vic Sage wrote: Jerry "the Bunt****" Manuel. Goooood Morning!

seawolf17 wrote: Boyer's beard is closer-worthy, though. Sort of looks like it's on fire.

Hu made the second out...? Ahhhhhhh.......I'm dying over here.

Willie Harris is behind Hu? BWAAA-HAAAHAAA!!!

Anybody else laughing themselves silly with 'Hu's that?' and 'Hu's on second?' over and over again?

"These memories are vague. I'm not a guy that remembers every pitch or every score," said Pontone of his life as a fan. "I know people that are like that -- that have that kind of passion -- and I admire them, but I'm not like that. All I know is I'm a fan and I take great solace and great enjoyment in the game. I love baseball, and I love my Mets more than anything else." For all the years I've been posting here, I've always felt like I wasn't as 'big' a fan as a lot of you because it seems like you all have these great memories of events and places and specific instances and I just don't. What this guy says - this is the kind of fan I am. It's nice to see it put into words. Pontone also attended the 2000 World Series, and he said his Opening Day tradition -- a run that goes all the way back to 1991 -- has survived and prospered through many of the most profound changes in his life. Oh, big deal. I had a 25-year streak that ended in 2009 only because my kids school break conflicted with the date and we were visiting my dad in San Diego. It's actually a good thing that it ended. It got to the point that I started to feel pressure to go to Opening Day just to keep the streak alive.

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: ...but matte finish is THE look in protective headgear, how the Mets fail to get this is insane. Really, in light of the economy and their own financial troubles, adopting a look and attitude that suggested austerity and good value for the dollar is what the Mets ought to be doing with everything. Jesus, just surrender the luxury market to the MFYs already. Same logic that explained the popularity of Joey Buttafuoco pants back in the day. Appealing to the most popular look, not the most cutting edge or the coolest. When the matte finish look takes off then you'll see the Mets grab onto it. Of course by then we'll all hate it.

Jeez, isn't Ed Charles famous for bad poetry?

First they came for the communists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a communist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak out for me.

March 30, 2011 Take Dip Out of the Ballgame By BOBBY VALENTINE Stamford, Conn. EVERYONE who�s ever been around the game of baseball, whether as a player, manager, youth coach or dedicated fan, knows the feeling of anticipation that comes with opening day. That sense of hope and excitement that we feel today is one of baseball�s great gifts, and we should no longer allow it to be diminished by a blot on our sport: the use of smokeless tobacco at Major League Baseball games. Everyone in baseball knows someone who chews � it�s estimated that a third of players use some form of smokeless tobacco. Even I chewed during games when I was really bored. For many of us, it is simply part of the sport. It wasn�t until I had chewed for years that I realized what a bad example I was setting and quit. I also gave it up for my health: smokeless tobacco causes oral cancer, mouth lesions, gum disease and tooth decay; it has been linked to heart attacks and pancreatic cancer. Smokeless tobacco use by young people may also encourage them to try cigarette smoking, the nation�s leading cause of preventable deaths. Quitting for me was easy, and so far my tobacco use doesn�t seem to have affected my health. Others haven�t been so lucky. Last fall, Tony Gwynn, a Hall of Famer who is now the coach at San Diego State University, announced he had parotid cancer, which he suspects was caused by years of chewing tobacco. Bruce Bochy, who managed the San Francisco Giants to a World Series title, has talked extensively about his own difficulty in quitting. So has Stephen Strasburg, the phenomenal young pitcher for the Washington Nationals who played for Gwynn in college and is now trying to quit tobacco, a struggle even though he is recovering from surgery and thus away from the familiar rhythms of baseball that make it so easy for players to start chewing. Major League Baseball has taken steps to discourage chewing tobacco, like providing medical advice and educational programs, but Strasburg and other players who continue to use tobacco are proof that these have failed. The pressure is too great: though tobacco was banned in the minors in 1993 and by most colleges as well, Strasburg has said that he started using it as a young player to imitate big leaguers. Indeed, chewing tobacco isn�t just part of the culture of baseball; it�s part of the allure. Young players look up to star players and copy them � the stance, the swing, the way they adjust their caps. Unfortunately, they also copy the bulge in the lip and the outline of tobacco cans in the uniform pocket. Nor is that allure limited to aspiring ballplayers. Smokeless tobacco use among high school boys has climbed 36 percent since 2003. The tobacco industry is spending record sums to market smokeless products, and is promoting them as a substitute for cigarettes. Major League players who chew tobacco on the field are, in effect, providing free advertising for these efforts. In response, several other sports organizations, including the National Hockey League and the N.C.A.A., have banned tobacco chewing by players and coaches. But Major League Baseball has not, even though it has banned smoking tobacco during games. This has to change. As they negotiate the 2012 contract, Major League Baseball and the players should include a comprehensive ban on the use of tobacco products during games. True, some players say tobacco use is nobody�s business � that tobacco is legal, that they are adults and that chewing tobacco is a personal choice. But they are public figures and need to recognize the added responsibility that the limelight brings. And they would still be free to use tobacco on their own time, just not while playing baseball. Major League Baseball has the opportunity to protect today�s players and provide positive role models to the millions of kids who want so much to be like their heroes. All it has to do is get tobacco out of the ballpark. Bobby Valentine, a former manager of the New York Mets, is an analyst for ESPN and the director of public safety, health and welfare in Stamford, Conn.