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Ashie62 wrote: Ashie62 wrote: Why do men put themselves in these situatuions?? I don't get it. If you were a man you would understand. Watch your mouth, who the hell do you think you are? Really...?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: metsguyinmichigan wrote: Reports are that Bobby V has withdrawn his interest in the Orioles job. Kinda like watching your ex date, isn't it? Only your marriage isn't what it used to be, and though things are relatively sunny right now, you find yourself constantly wondering whether you're with the wrong person. Oh, totally. And now today, reading that Bobby V. has been or is going to be contacted for the Marlins job has me hand-wringing.

Now this is fucking funny.

That's a pretty great looking bowling ball.

The reviews I've read have been glowing and 2 of my kids saw it over the weekend (sans moi) and they both gave it a very enthusiastic thumbs up. I really want to see it having thoroughly enjoyed 1 & 2.

Jerry Seinfeld re-unites with buddy Keith Hernandaze in the Met booth on Wednesday. Scheduled to bring three innings of booth time vs. the Tigers. I think Ronnie is out. June 17, 2010, 10:00 pm Master of the Mets� Domain By KEN BELSON Every Father�s Day, dads get barbecues, neckties and golf tchotchkes. Then there is the gift Jerry Seinfeld will get this year. His wife, Jessica, has arranged for Seinfeld to take part in a broadcast of a Mets game, his longtime dream. On Wednesday, when the Mets play the Detroit Tigers at Citi Field, Seinfeld will spend at least three innings in the SNY broadcast booth with Gary Cohen and Keith Hernandez. Seinfeld�s appearance will be a reunion of sorts. In 1992, Hernandez was the centerpiece of the two-part episode on �Seinfeld� called �The Boyfriend.� In the episode, Seinfeld sheepishly befriended his baseball hero, Hernandez. But their friendship fell apart after Hernandez dated Jerry�s ex-girlfriend, Elaine. The final straw came when Hernandez asked Jerry to help him move his furniture. Seinfeld and Hernandez have met infrequently since the episode aired. Seinfeld spent six more years on the show and has been busy raising a family. Hernandez has worked as a baseball commentator for years. But Hernandez said his appearance on the episode, which popularized phrases like �magic loogie� and �second spitter,� continues to resonate with fans, including many who never saw him play baseball. �It gave me a second shelf life, it�s just incredible,� Hernandez said of his role, which came after he retired from baseball. �I have people who still stop me in airports and ask me what it�s like to kiss Elaine, and yell, �Nice game, pretty boy.� � Apropos of his off-the-cuff broadcasting style, Hernandez said he expects to ask Seinfeld only one prepared question: What did you really think of my performance on the show? Nearly 20 years later, Hernandez refuses to watch the episode �because I thought I stunk.� Ron Darling, Hernandez�s fellow commentator and ex-teammate on the Mets, will have the night off on Wednesday. But in a bit of intrigue, Darling said he was asked to appear on that �Seinfeld� episode before Hernandez but turned down the part because he did not want to upset his then-wife, who was struggling to land acting jobs. Seinfeld, who declined to comment for this article, is a devout Mets fan. He has a suite at Citi Field, has thrown out the first pitch and often mentioned the Mets on his show. A Mets cap hung in the corner of his New York apartment on the show. Seinfeld has long wanted to help call a game. As a surprise, his wife contacted her friend, whose husband is Gary Apple, an announcer at SNY. Apple passed on the request to the senior vice president for production, Curt Gowdy Jr., who quickly embraced the idea. �I said why not,� Gowdy said. �He�s a cultural icon and a huge Mets fan.� Gary Cohen, the Mets� play-by-play announcer, may have the toughest job on Wednesday. In addition to calling the game, he will have to moderate the conversation between Seinfeld and Hernandez, two baseball nuts who make their living cracking jokes. �I don�t know what it�s going to be like, but I know that Jerry is the funny one, and I don�t want to get in his way,� Cohen said. �I�ll interject a little play-by-play and just let it flow.�

bmfc1 wrote: Fman99 wrote: Seriously... I'd much rather see the Mets trade Fartinez, who looks very toolsy/non-power-y in the Milledge/Carlos Gomez/guy-we-gave-up-to-get-Alomar-whose-name-escapes-me kind of way, for an outfielder who can, you know, hit a ball out of the park like Carter shows. Alex Escobar. Wait...then who did they get for Ochoa...was that Bonilla?

I bought a suite at Petco for a game 2 years ago (Billy Wagner/Tony Clark game - ugh) and they called me like clockwork once each month from March to September last year. I've already heard from them three times so far this season.

I don't know which is better. That he looks like this: Or that his name is 'Dandy'.

Chipper and his agent (is it Boras?) are gonna walk in to the GMs office and say - Give me next year's $12 million and we'll call it even.

Great story!

Hey irish, isn't your little World Cup thingy still going on? Maybe you should focus your attention on that...

The Braves were consistently winning the majority of the games they played against the Mets. That's good enough for me to say they had the Mets number.

Edgy DC wrote: soupcan wrote: My response was that these are not the same Mets and Braves teams anymore. I never believed the Braves had the Mets number back then either. Including a 4-1 record this year, the Mets are 129-175 against the Braves since 1990 and the Braves have won the season series 15 times and tied once (9-9 in 2007).

Benjamin Grimm wrote: The Mets haven't won a close division race since 1973! Ouch. 2008: Phillies 92 70 .568 -- Mets 89 73 .549 3.0 2007: Phillies 89 73 .549 -- Mets 88 74 .543 1.0 2000: Braves 95 67 .586 -- Mets 94 68 .580 1.0 1990: Bucs 95 67 .586 -- Mets 91 71 .562 4.0 1987: Cards 95 67 .586 -- Mets 92 70 .568 3.0 1985: Cards 101 61 .623 -- Mets 98 64 .605 3.0

I wouldn't be sorry to see him go. I was talking to someone the other day and we were discussing the Braves and Mets being in first and second place. They said that that doesn't bode well for the Mets seeing as how the Braves have had the Mets number. My response was that these are not the same Mets and Braves teams anymore. Chipper leaving just reinforces that. I would LOVE for the Mets to have the opportunity to go head-to-head with the Braves for the division this year. Yeah, sure I would like them to put a beat-down on the Philies too but first things first.

From Today's NYTimes: The big talker among novelties, though, is a toaster that burns team logos into slices of bread. The ProToast toaster, which retails for $34.99, is being sold at home goods shops, online and at Yankee Stadium, Citi Field and other parks. Pangea Brands, the licensee, also has contracts with the N.F.L., the N.B.A. and the N.H.L. �It�s utilitarian, but also whimsical,� said Josh Fink, the chief executive of the company, which is also creating a sandwich press and a cake mold that imprints team logos. �Hats and T-shirts are saturated. We wanted to carve out our own area.� Thank you toaster for getting me here... I'll butter you up good have no fear... Magic Toast!

Edgy DC wrote: I loved that nobody ever blamed Henduzackflynman for being the bounty in the unhappy trade. Even as 10-13 year-olds we all understood exactly what happened and we blamed the right guy (Grant) not the wrong guys. In fact we embraced those 4 guys.

Yup - got the year wrong it was '78. It was a solo shot, not a 2-run bomb. The Mets did score 2 in that game, but I was right - the Hendu homer was the only hit. According to baseball-reference.com it was NOT Silvio's ML debut, it could have been his first start for the Cardinals though and he did go the distance. Okay so 32 years later I forgot some of the details but I was there and for the most part I got it right.

G-Fafif wrote: On the flip side, yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the Steve Henderson home run. While the concept of Seaver as a Red never, ever sat right, that one swing off Allen Ripley remains transcendent. Not worth Tom Frigging Seaver in a Reds uniform, but 6/14/80 is the least we can have to show for 6/15/77. There's not a lot of most to show for it. My most memorable Hendu Homer was - if I recall all of this correctly without looking it up - a 2-run shot off of Silvio Martinez at Shea in Martinez ML debut in 1979. The homerun was the only hit the Mets had that game as Silvio spun the complete game 1-hitter. I will now go to UMDB to see if I'm right...