Open Thread - Game 126: Mets vs Braves
by Eric Simon on Aug 19, 2008 6:03 PM EDT
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the Braves
I don’t care if they’re having their worst season since 1990, they still scare me, and it would be just like them to break the Mets balls in this series.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
Especially now that we've lost Wagner.
Man, I just do not feel good about our chances, not with this pen.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 6:41 PM EDT up reply actions
make Pedro the closer
I’m serious. He could probably be a lights-out closer.
Anyway, it’s good to start with Ollie, as he’s been so good of late, and he eats the Braves alive.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
can his body do it though
that is the question. I think a starter ends up in the pen. I vote for Maine.
great pic!
for the 1st time in a long time, I feel positive about the METS. Maybe that’s what a winning streak against sub par opponents will do for you.
when you say “lost Wagner”, what exactly do you mean? I only know about him being on the 15 day DL. has something else happened?
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions
more inflammation in his elbow tendon
Basically, he’s not getting better, and the elbow is probably the last place you want to have lasting inflammation. He’s not coming back anytime soon.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
well, i guess this forces our hand (to go out and buy someone...is there anyone left to buy?)
we’re not going to depend on HEILMAN to be our closer if we make the playoffs are we?
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Not really anyone to buy
Maybe Sherrill, Fuentes, or Cordero. But if we wanted/were able to acquire at least one of them, we probably already would have. They all would cost far more than we could afford to pay.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
i forgot, we're new york
but not the yanks.
oh well, i guess we’re f’d
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:14 PM EDT up reply actions
oh geez...just saw the report
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3543296
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:07 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm bettin it all gang!
3-0 METS!
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 6:33 PM EDT reply actions
perez shouldn't have shaved the beard
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:11 PM EDT reply actions
Maybe Ollie's Samson.
No beard=bad stuff
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
yessir
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
c'mon perez! throw strikes
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:13 PM EDT reply actions
i wanna see oli strike jones out. i hate chipper
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
well, somethin ain't right
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:15 PM EDT reply actions
there we go...a lil help from the ump
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:17 PM EDT reply actions
ollie's been throwing harder his last couple starts
he’s averaged about 91 on his fastball, but i’m seeing 93-95
whew...thank goodness
anyone get any confirmation on if maddux was picked up by the dodgers?
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:18 PM EDT reply actions
so it's official?
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:19 PM EDT up reply actions
damn...
the mets take great care of the field! just noticed it on HDTV
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:19 PM EDT reply actions
I'm afraid to watch McCann bat here
let me know when it’s over.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
without a 3-run homer?
Cool!
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
alright!
beltran makes it look so easy.
hey! there’s jeter! i bet Simon would be stoked! LOL!
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:21 PM EDT reply actions
bouncing back and forth between yanks and mets game
do you know who has an annoying voice? michael kay.
sounds like a nasally banjo talking
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:23 PM EDT reply actions
Thuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh Yankees win!!
Yeah, I can’t stand Kay
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
"A-ROD WITH AN A-BOMB!" makes me sick
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
A-Rod's homers are A-bombs?
Does that mean they kill everyone near them? Because I could get behind that.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
that's John Sterling
Kay is bad, but Sterling is orders of magnitude worse.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
giggle i could swear that Kay said it.
what does Kay say when someone hits a homerun? i know it’s something dumb as well.
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
"seeee-yuh!"
is Kay’s call. Not great, but not Sterling-level awful.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah. that's right.
“seeee-yuh” do you know he does it for the away team as well?
i wouldn’t do that.
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Suzyn Waldman's no picnic either.
Remember her calling Clemens’ unretirement announcement? Jesus, you would have thought we’d found Bin Laden
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
oh brother
my first introduction to her was by Colin Cowherd (from ESPN) and he just went off of her. it was a riot.
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
i could not agree more
i listen to him because he’s entertaining, not because he’s right.
just like Limbaugh. Limbaugh is entertaining, but he’s completely full of shit.
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Off to a good start.
Hopefully we’ll see lots of those tonight.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply actions
one walk, one stolen base?
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:24 PM EDT reply actions
Attn JoJo Reyes
It doesn’t matter that you can throw 5 pitches if you can’t throw any of them for a strike.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:25 PM EDT reply actions
that's what I just said to myself
+1
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
if you can't throw any of them for a strike...
then it’s a mischaracterization to say you can throw 5 pitches
True
Theoretically, I can throw just about any pitch. But if it doesn’t move like it’s supposed to, does it count?
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:28 PM EDT up reply actions
wright dammit
make contact
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:27 PM EDT reply actions
that'll do
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:28 PM EDT reply actions
I'd prefer a home run
Need them now that Carlos Lee’s finished.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
ah! a fellow fantasy player
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Not quite
It’s a home run derby. Only homers count, no roster changes allowed. $10 buy-in. Winner gets 60, 2nd place 25, 3rd gets 10% and 4th gets 5%. Last place gets his money back. There’s over 140 players. Last week, I cracked the top 10 for the first time (been right up there all season long) despite having Hafner. Also, A-Rod and Soriano have missed time. Since Lee’s out for the season, I’m probably not landing a top 4 spot.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
wow!
now that’s some interesting action. how long ya been doin that?
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Only my first year
Some of my brother’s college friends started it, and he kept asking me for picks every spring. This year, I asked to get in on that. And yes, I am destroying him.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
the mets scoring in the 1st inning is becoming 2nd nature
just like breathing. nicely done guys
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:28 PM EDT reply actions
walking Jose Reyes to start the game
is asking for 1st inning runs.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
fucking beltran
stop hitting these weak singles you unclutch pos
uh-oh..."clutch" reveals its ugly head for the 1st time tonight
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
OH, i know
i just had my “clutch” radar on and lo and behold, it came early ;-)
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
this is like t-ball
TATIS-BALL!
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:32 PM EDT reply actions
since i'm not from new york...
is SNY dedicated to ALL new york sports and the YES network just dedicated to the YANKS?
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:35 PM EDT reply actions
I believe that's so
Although during the Yankees-Nets partnership, I think YES broadcast some Nets games.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
i c...t u
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Does anyone other Keith
refer to non-contending teams as “second division teams”? I find it annoying. It gives the impression that shitty teams get sent to a lower division; this ain’t the English Premier League
"the game, like life, is full of men who are bitter, forgotten, and misunderstood. " - Joshua Love, Pitchfork, August 12, 2008
is there any way we can email or fax Keith and his minions in the booth?
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know
Don’t they take calls every now and again?
"the game, like life, is full of men who are bitter, forgotten, and misunderstood. " - Joshua Love, Pitchfork, August 12, 2008
They do
But not too often. You can email the booth through the website, though
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
i can't see em takin phone calls during a live broadcast.
i think a lot of people would piss them off. ;-)
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
They've done it
I think the last time was only a couple of weeks ago
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
well...
i’ll be dipped in buttermilk
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
It's an old term
I used to read lots of baseball writing, and I do remember that term being used a lot. But it’s kind of archaic, in baseball years.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:41 PM EDT up reply actions
That's good to know
I often wonder if he is being old school or just making shit up.
"the game, like life, is full of men who are bitter, forgotten, and misunderstood. " - Joshua Love, Pitchfork, August 12, 2008
Not to say Keith doesn't make shit up
but he diddo a mountain of coke way back in the day. Just sayin’.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Baseball might be a little more interesting
if they DID send the worst team down, and promote one in their place. It’ll never actually happen, but it’s fun to imagine.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
well, that's what happen when you don't talk!
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:40 PM EDT reply actions
i miss Eric...where's Eric?
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:44 PM EDT reply actions
enjoy the game gang
time to get ready for work
cheers,
Lou
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 7:45 PM EDT reply actions
Bye Lou!
Now who would wow use with his awesome GIS skills?
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
True,
but with 2nd occupied, Jose can’t steal
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Night after night
Shitty hitters in the two hole killing rallies.
"the game, like life, is full of men who are bitter, forgotten, and misunderstood. " - Joshua Love, Pitchfork, August 12, 2008
Aw crap
Chipper up w/ runners on 1st and 2nd. This doesn’t look good. C’mon Oliver!
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 7:57 PM EDT reply actions
Ron
quoting Dylan Thomas. Pretty bombastic way to discuss the umpire’s reaction to instant replay.
Chipper sucks.
"the game, like life, is full of men who are bitter, forgotten, and misunderstood. " - Joshua Love, Pitchfork, August 12, 2008
Where did he go to college again?
Dartmouth? I know it was Ivy League.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Not yet
No one’s thrown the ball into the stands yet.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Damnit
Nobody went for that ball. Maybe there wasn’t a play, but it looked like somebody could have thrown out Infante
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 8:01 PM EDT reply actions
Did Keith just say
that the bullpen had a good trip? Whose relievers was he watching?
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 8:06 PM EDT reply actions
grrrrrr
This guy Reyes sucks. Why aren’t they clobbering him?
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
You're forgetting one of the immutable laws of baseball
Crappy players on the Braves ALWAYS play way over their heads against the Mets
Yet again
I know it’s only the 4th, but doesn’t this feel like yet another of those games where the Mets are looking like it’s going to be a blowout early, and then stop hitting after a couple of innings?
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 8:26 PM EDT reply actions
So
Just got in from cricket and heard we’re losing after scoring a couple early runs. Fucking Braves.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply actions
and what was Keith just looking for up in the booth?
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions
playing
tuesday night practice. we’ve got a match this weekend in Toronto.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Tended bar in London 8 years ago
Watched it all damn day. Got hooked and never stopped watching but started playing only this year.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Two places
The Bear – about a half-hour outside the metrop in Surrey.
The Phoenix – right in Oxford Circus.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
First place I got hired
I pretty much took the first bartending gig I was offered. It was actually a great spot and we had an awesome crew. Plus I drank waaaaay too much.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah great city
But DAMN was it expensive to hang there this summer. It’s like the prices barely went up from 8 years ago when I was living there but the exchange rate was horrendous this time.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Never read it
Is it really that bad?
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 8:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Isn't that the case with almost any website that enables comments?
Really, people are what ruin the Internet
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously
that is horrendous.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Ow.
That level of stupid hurts my brain.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh, absolutely
I did say almost any website.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Some reeeal bad stuff on MetsBlog in the past
I haven’t read it lately so I don’t know but it used to be a cavalcade of racism on occasion.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh
I don’t feel as strongly as some. The main page stuff is generally ok I think but the comments are unreadable.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 8:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Jeter's website
Does anyone actually give a flying fuck about outtakes from commercials? That’s pretty much reaching the end of the internet.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 8:57 PM EDT reply actions
I'd like to know if anyone's actually been to his website
Anyone want to admit it?
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I think you'll find more people admitting to visiting nambla.org
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Which begs the question
masochists or just plain perverts?
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Nothing special about that
That shit’s dime a dozen
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
When was the last time we gave up 2 triples in the same game?
Doubt it happens often
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:00 PM EDT reply actions
One pitch into his Mets career
and I really like Luis Ayala.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:04 PM EDT reply actions
Like that inside baseball.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions
In that situation?
Heck yeah.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, me too.
But we’re not umpires
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Woot.
More like ‘Whew’ I guess but still . . . c’mon lads. Not to the fucking Braves.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:26 PM EDT reply actions
Anyone else watching on SNY?
You see the soccer with the kids who play fantasy soccer? Hard to imagine a more boring fantasy game than fantasy soccer. OK, fantasy golf.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:28 PM EDT reply actions
Which I don't
I did say game, not sport. I’ve had this conversation many times, especially recently due to the Olympics.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Also not a sport
Gymnastics, figure skating, anything that can be performed while seated.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Auto racing
Requires far more physical endurance and musculature than golf. Possibly baseball, even.
Racing may be exhausting, but
what work are the participants actually doing? Same with horse racing.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Gymnastics and figure skating are good examples of the “anything with subjective scoring isn’t a sport” rule
Yes, subjective scoring is the first rule.
Physical exertion is the second. I think that a real sport should also require direct competition between the participants. You want to make figure skating interesting? Put 2 or 3 of them on the ice at once.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd define it as competing directly against the other player/team.
Not taking turns on the field.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
What defines a 'sport'?
My dad teaches sports history and asks his students this on the first day of class. What makes one thing a sport and another thing not a sport?
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Defining a sport
My take:
1. Completely objective scoring. You must be able to say definitively that one side won or lost.
2. Physical exertion is a must. You can’t call it a sport if it’s not tiring to play. This is really what knocks golf out, in my opinion. Tiger Woods doesn’t carry his own bag.
3. Competitors or teams play directly against each other. Like I said above, they can’t take turns on the field.
I suppose there’s more rules, but those are the basics.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
Also a good point.
But ‘game’ really applies to golf as well, since it’s not really a sport.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
And low scoring
Maybe even more so than real soccer
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh David
that was a meaty cut.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply actions
yes
but he just got the tying run into scoring position with a walk. Now we need Clutch-tron to show up.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 9:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Not quite clutch-TRON!
but ok, 3 on, 1 out . . . c’mon lads . . .
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
what was the expression being bandied about yesterday?
“Expanding the strike zone”? Mark of a great clutch hitter, right?
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:41 PM EDT up reply actions
heh
It’s poetic justice, considering the Braves 3-run inning had about 10 hits like that.
I’m more concerned about the ice-cold Delgado.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
or not
:)
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
That was eerie, Eric.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions
CARLOS D!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:42 PM EDT reply actions
REVENGE OF THE UNCLUTCH
Beltran walks, Delgado nearly hits a bomb. If these guys keep going, I just might get excited about the Mets again before 2009.
Bases loaded failing.
How is it possible to be at .188 for a whole season with the bases loaded. Bases loaded means the pitcher is having some problems.
was it .073 since July 4?
Castillo-esque.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
thank you
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions
It's not a DP!
Way to go D’Easley!
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions
Now stop scoring
I had 6-3 tonight.
But, hey, for all out comfort . . . keep pouring it on.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:47 PM EDT reply actions
I'm already out
Think I had 5-2. Doubt I’m anywhere close on the gamescore.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I think Ollie was maybe 44
Not a good score for him.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:49 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry Catsmeat
But Castro stops for nobody.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah
Like I said below, fuck it. Pour it on. Fuck the Braves.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I can make that happen.
I never did wind up using the D’Agostino’s cart on Marlon
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions
HIPPO!
Yeah, fuck it. Pour it on.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:49 PM EDT reply actions
And the Hippo keeps it going
Seriously, tell me again why Schneider is the starting catcher?
Justifying the Milledge trade?
“Look, we got 2 everyday players for him. It was a good deal”
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
he's
affable, well-liked and was traded for a prospect in a deal that is starting to look even shittier than it did when it was.
Every day Church is out
that trade looks worse and worse. I don’t care if he was our best hitter for the first 6 weeks.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think that's legit
You can’t base that evaluation on the fact that a guy with no history of injury had a fluke injury, not like we’re talking about Alou here
fair enough
but the fact that the second player in the deal is hot garbage combined with the injury and the fact that Milledge is hitting better makes it look bad
yes, I agree
I’m not defending the trade, because the Mets SHOULD have known that A) Schneider can’t hit and B) Milledge was likely to improve
Long-term, deal likely sucks
We’re losing Milledge’s prime for the end of Church’s. Schneider’s a non-factor. Not getting any playing time from Church pretty much swings the deal in the Nationals’ favor. Maybe it’ll look better next year, but Milledge will improve more by then than either of our guys.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Eh
maybe it was to get their trust so we could later steal Luis Ayala from them.
/snark
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Milledge hasn't done much
He’s been better of late, but his season has been pretty bad overall. Not saying he won’t be better going forward, but so might Church.
Not defending the deal, though. It sucked.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
You're never too old to die
Or too young, either.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Telling you kids to get off his lawn?
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, what a grab.
Dick.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 9:55 PM EDT up reply actions
eh, that's baseball
If not for Beltran’s squibber, this inning might have been very different.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Endy is the Executioner
He murders rallies. That was an awful swing on 1-0
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 9:57 PM EDT reply actions
hit Larry in the head!
Yeah, I’m feeling evil tonight.
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 10:01 PM EDT reply actions
Chipper's son might be sorry to see Shea go
Being named after an unattractive stadium isn’t good. Being named after a stadium that no longer exists isn’t any better.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions
i wish i had these skills
Eric! Did you see that Jeter missed you?
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
If Show had a rack like that
I probably would have been a bit more tolerant last season.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions
If Show had a rack like that
he’d probably fail the urine test.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 10:09 PM EDT up reply actions
red light
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
If any of our pitchers needs a sports bra
we might as well sign Jennie Fitch.
by BobbyV_Incognito on Aug 19, 2008 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions
funny pic
but that show truly does suck
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 10:10 PM EDT up reply actions
which one?
Scott or “The Closer”
hi-oh!
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 20, 2008 3:15 AM EDT up reply actions
PIITB!
Vote change: DePodesta/Acta in 2009!!!
by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 19, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
Put that in your books and smoke it!
Fuckin’ A! Scoring early, scoring late. Well done.
And, uh, fuck the Braves.
'Catsmeat!' he cried. 'I see it all. It was that chump, Catsmeat.'
by Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright on Aug 19, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
hear hear!
fuck the braves!
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn! Just missed it!
" IF THEY SELL CRACKER JACKS AND COTTON CANDY AT A BASEBALL GAME, THEN WHY DON'T THEY SELL CRACKER JACK FLAVORED COTTON CANDY?"
by LOUtheMETandNATSfan on Aug 19, 2008 10:07 PM EDT reply actions
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