Oi, my head hurts from reading this sentence

Reading the first sentence in italics makes me wonder how low SNY's standards are.

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its like stream of conciousness writing

by KeithsMoustache on Apr 8, 2010 10:22 AM EDT reply actions

i can't even define "sentence" the same way

"I only wanted a few things out of life -- a wife, children, to play baseball and to hunt deer." - Turk Wendell

by Rey-O on Apr 8, 2010 10:28 AM EDT reply actions

The indecision of Hamlet, the gnarly syntax of Milton

and the punctuation of… well… Matt Cerrone.

by Pack Bringley on Apr 8, 2010 10:37 AM EDT reply actions

This is Mejia's destiny

by True Blue4 on Apr 8, 2010 10:44 AM EDT reply actions

, Luke

by Pack Bringley on Apr 8, 2010 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions

oy the comments

John Olerud, Hall of Famer. Got a nice ring to it.

by squid92 on Apr 8, 2010 12:08 PM EDT reply actions

those are always the best parts of metsblog posts.

in billionaire russian playboys we trust.

by Gina on Apr 8, 2010 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions

“Also out of the pitchers you named. Broxton (the RP), helped his team get into the playoffs while the other 2 playes were on their couch watching the playoffs. As great as Grienke was, it wasn’t enough to get them to the playoffs. 1 Great closer can save 3-4 games a week, where 1 great pitcher can only win you 1 game as long as the bullpen doesn’t blow it for him.”

At least now I know: Phil Coke >> Tim Lincecum

2009 Did Not Happen

by cjmulrain on Apr 8, 2010 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't understand how the idea that

a closer can only save a game you have the lead in seems to escape so many mets fans. You would think the last 2 years of pitching, behind Santana, we’ve gotten would have knocked some sense into them.

in billionaire russian playboys we trust.

by Gina on Apr 8, 2010 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions

actually i think that's their point

a Santana start feels worthless when our bullpen has blown it so often, so they’re amped about the idea of a dominant closer and place primo value in it.

it’s a bad premise when you think about it a little harder — and look at some stats — but it’s an argument that seems intuitive to a lot of people, and i can’t fault the common fan for it.

by Pack Bringley on Apr 8, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions

oh i think i misread you, Gina

you meant “behind Santana” as in our 2-5; I thought you meant the bullpen’s performance behind Santana.

by Pack Bringley on Apr 8, 2010 3:13 PM EDT up reply actions

(runs off to pick up Coke, then offer him for Lincecum in fantasy league)

Omar & Jerry are conspiring to drive me to drink. That, or they're just honestly totally incompetent.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Apr 8, 2010 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

3-4 saves a week

That’s why during the 25 week season so many pitchers get 75 to 100 saves.

And that doesn’t even matter since saves are meaningless

by Evan_S on Apr 9, 2010 3:43 AM EDT up reply actions

I can't be mad at Cerrone

I’m, or at least I was, a comma whore too.

in billionaire russian playboys we trust.

by Gina on Apr 8, 2010 12:43 PM EDT reply actions

I use commas a lot more than I probably need to,

but that’s just ridiculous right there. Not to mention the content of the sentence is pretty stupid itself.

by Evan_S on Apr 8, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions

I want to know

how he decides where to use a comma and where to use an ellipsis.

You don't cheer for the Mets. You drink for the Mets.

by Kevin H on Apr 8, 2010 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions

doesn't that sentence

give you the spins?

by MetsKnicksRutgers on Apr 8, 2010 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

"Closer of the future?"

Can they stop saying that cause I don’t want them to give the Mets any ideas.

Sunny days ahead? Probably not.

by Brian. on Apr 8, 2010 1:57 PM EDT reply actions

I think my favorite might be the guy who said

“It all comes down the the 2-5 starting pitching”.

Well, at least we’ve got the #1 spot taken care of.

Omar & Jerry are conspiring to drive me to drink. That, or they're just honestly totally incompetent.

by BobbyV_Incognito on Apr 8, 2010 2:28 PM EDT reply actions

i thought it all came down to our

1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 8 hitters. Or is Bay hitting 4th today?

by Pack Bringley on Apr 8, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions

I can't tell who writes more run on sentences

Matt Cerrone, or my English teacher

Gas prices today are a lot like a pitcher's ERA. Anything under 3 is amazing, under 4 is pretty good and anything 5 and up is something you want to avoid.

by Bobby Baseball on Apr 8, 2010 4:46 PM EDT reply actions