Mets 18, Cubs 5: Ruben Tejada(!!), Ike Davis Lead Offensive Explosion

16 runs combined the rest of the week?

they’re definitely not prepared for this.

contributing. I’d like to see more of Duda and now that Evans is here hope he gets some starts as well. Good for Ruben also. Post game interview with KB on that HR…he says, yeah, didn’t know it was a HR, Chip told me, I said ‘thank you’.

Even though Niese wasn’t particularly sharp today, he at least made up for that early with 2 hits and 2 RBIs.

says Carlin.
D. Gee promoted and will make the start instead.

After being away for a week…..no Frenchy, kids contributing,etc but the overall suck continues. Jerry is still here, and WTF happened to Johan ?

As long as keeps this up, he should start every single game.

indefinitely. Francoeur going to get some playing time? Texas has lost 3 in a row and 2 in the standings over the weekend.

I hereby move that AA permanently refer to Ruben Tejada as Ruben Tejada (!!)

maybe he’s referring to actions in the dugout vs. on the field? I missed it, so I’m going based on what you put in quotes there

There’s a double standard at work, of course; Serena and Roddick is not a perfect example, given how egregious the content of Serena’s meltdown was (‘I will shove this ball down your f#$@ing throat’), but the way it was handled definitely speaks to the difference in the way things are handled when it comes to these things.

In this instance, Reyes and other Latin players throughout the years have been stereotyped as ‘hot-heads’, ‘showboats’, etc. While some of this has certainly died down over the years (to baseball’s and society’s credit), such stereotypes are deeply ingrained in cultural discourse and cannot be dislodged without decades of diligence and shifting attitudes.

That said, what I think (and hope) Keith is pointing to is the difference between showing frustration on the field and saving such tirades for when one is in the dugout. Given that meltdowns are going to be seen on TV regardless, it seems inconsequential, but in the course of a game I can certainly see where one such expression could be seen as an expression of mental weakness by the opposite side and the other as a private expression of frustration. At least, I hope that’s what it means

except to point out the seeming absurdity of a guy whose last name is Hernandez and whose nickname is “Mex” being called out for calling out the Hispanic kid while praising the white guy.

Pygmies vs Dodgies? Kuroda and Sanchez both looking pretty filthy so far.

Andy Murray, jeez. 43 unforced errors. I need this Dogfish IPA….

With post game recaps like that about hernandez make me never want to come to this site again. Absolutely retarted

Super slo-mo is not kind to Mr. Sandoval.

give it 3 years TOPS
fucking it will happen. get on a college website and learn what you are talking about

I missed some diamond-encrusted trolling last night! I’m just going to shout FSU at people in the street now, then apologise and tell them that the street really isn’t the forum for that, then tell them to suck a dick in three years’ time.

I do think that if Reyes had smashed a water cooler instead of throwing his glove, Keith would not have gone on that tirade. Now, if you asked Keith which was a more egregious sin, I’m not sure he’d have an answer (in fact if I had to bet on whether he’d have an answer or his head would explode, I’d go with head explode), but just psychologically speaking I’d speculate the biggest difference is that one act happens on the field and the other in the dugout. That seems to be a sticking point for Keith, in fact I think there was another discussion he was having about bad behavior and in a different circumstance lately when he specifically made this point, that once you get in the dugout its “okay” to engage in more emotional behavior, but on the field you should be a “professional” at all times.