Price Cut Applesauce - Mets cut season ticket prices, Reyes will be ready for ST, Braves eliminated, Rocktober

John Olerud had 107 RBIs in 1993 while Joe Carter had 121 RBIs, I think we know who was really more valuable. Period.

That hat is just ridiculous, and any self-respecting Yankee fan that wears it deserves a “Swirly”

they aren’t getting rid of pinstripes, they are switching to pinstripes with cream
someone should start a campaign for john olerud for HOF

Sounds like mortuary, which is very fitting for this team’s season.

Hooray, for anyone who is still interested in tickets for 2010, the Mets are lowering season ticket prices by up to 20%.

Well, it’s about time! I’m hearing much about how nearly half of the season ticket holders are opting out. As sad as that might be (because many lifelong loyal ticket holders got snubbed/betrayed), it is a necessary consequence that will bring about some positive change – finally, the middle class is getting a little respect since the fat cats are creating some much needed fiscal space.
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Speaking of Metsblog, Matt Cerrone thinks Adam Rubin would be a decent GM.

I comment on this in the link, about how there might be a conspiracy to stage a coup of the Minaya pro-Hispanic regime (this is NOT a knock against Hispanics). I would gladly switch to Rubin and Ricco if given the choice. The Mets could definitely use some much needed R&R.
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Prior to last night’s game, the Braves were eliminated by the Colorado Rockies. The Braves then went out and lost to the Nationals.

Good! That’s one less enemy to root against. Go Rox!
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Tom Boswell argues that the Nationals are the poster child for revenue sharing reform.

I have read this article – I highly highly recommend it. It begs the question: Are the Lerners actually more business-savvy than the Steinbrenners? Are the Nationals secretly building an underground Evil Empire?* Baseball seems to be filled with its own share of conspiracy theories, the most egregious involving Don Denkinger and Joe West.
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 * In light of some recent complaints (mockeries?), I vow to reduce quotation emissions by 75%. Apparently, air quotes are very serious pollutants, and posting citations are synonymous, in context, to receiving a summons. No, I’m not trying to be funny – I’m getting straight to the point by giving illustrated details, sans the illustrations themselves. (thus, rendering a .jif image file here unnecessary.) See? I just killed THREE birds with one stone. Talk about being energy-efficient…
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A new book claims that Ted Williams’ frozen head was mistreated while in cryogenic storage. That is quite the sentence.

Correction: Baseball seems to be filled with its own share of conspiracy theories, the most egregious involving Don Denkinger and Joe West and Ted Williams, postmortem. This one is serious, and if it did actually happen, heavy prosecution should be inflicted on the offender – I suggest 10 years in prison, for disrespecting the wishes of the deceased, in this manner given the circumstance. That alleged action is totally uncalled for.
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Colorado’s governor has declared this month to be Rocktober. I’m still waiting for Metember.

Perhaps, it would be better to delay Metember for a later date – I would much rather have Mario Cuomo make this declaration than that pseudo-Democrat David Paterson.
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Check out this incredible Yankee hat. Seriously, this is why people hate Yankee fans.

Here’s the response that has promptly been drawn by many across the nation:

I don’t condone hat-burning of this nature, however. If anything, I condemn these actions just two or three notches below flag-burning. I wouldn’t burn a Phillies hat, no matter how much I hated them.
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John Olerud had the best season by WAR in Blue Jay history.

Personally, I believe Keith Hernandez and John Olerud (.354 AVG, NYM, 1998) were the best first basemen to ever don a Mets uniform. Heck, for that matter, Carlos Delgado isn’t even the best first baseman ever to play for both the Mets AND the Blue Jays! That is a powerful statement, Considering Olerud’s 11 combined seasons with both teams to Delgado’s 16!

In case anybody is (somehow) interested:

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