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My Prediction For The NL East

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Sports Illustrated's preview issue hits newsstands today, with the entire Phillies rotation on the cover. Unsurprisingly, SI is picking Philadelphia to win the division: 

1. Phillies (93-69)
2. Braves (89-73)
3. Marlins (85-77)
4. Nationals (75-87)
5. Mets (74-88)

Here's my prediction:

1. Braves
2. Mets (wild card, sweep the playoffs)
3. Marlins 
4. Phillies
5. Nationals

First, let's cover the obvious: the Nationals are horrible and last place is theirs. In spite of drafting two supposed generational talents, the on-field product shows little sign of improvement. Livan Hernandez, arguably the worst player of any sport in the history of this planet and any other planet yet to be discovered, is their Opening Day starter.

Now onto the crux of my prediction: I don't think the Phillies are necessarily bad. But in order to be the powerhouse everyone expects, they will have to basically become the 2005 White Sox.  Each of their four non-Blanton starters will need to log huge innings to make up for an unimpressive offense. And given the inherent frequency of pitching injuries and the ages of Halladay, Lee, and Oswalt, the smarter bet seems to be on that not happening. The extent of their pitching depth is Kyle Kendrick, the white Livan Hernandez.

The Phillies line up without Chase Utley is reminiscent of the Minaya-Mets:

C. Ruiz/ 1B. Howard/ 2B. Castillo/Valdez/ SS. Rollins/ 3B. Polanco/LF. Ibanez/ CF. Victorino/ RF. Francisco/Mayberry

Notice it features the two biggest defensive sink holes still free to walk the streets: Luis Castillo and Raul Ibanez.

Assuming there's nothing scandalous about picking the Braves, I'll justify my putting the Mets at second. The past four years, the Mets biggest failure has been horrible in-season management. Omar Minaya and Jerry Manuel not only failed to improve the team on the fly, they orchestrated incredible acts of sabotage. I'm going to just start listing names and you can stop reading when your head hurts.

The Omar Minaya memorial list:

Star-divide

The Mets rotation also figures to greatly exceed expectations. Analysts too often assume a pitcher is uniquely at risk because of his medical history. Pitching is an unnatural act, no matter who does it. Chris Capuano could pitch 200 innings next season and I wouldn't be too shocked. 

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2011 NL East Predictions

People think I’m a psychopath and even I think this is insane.

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by PRINCE_OF_NY on Mar 30, 2011 10:01 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Agree. Wayyyyyyy too optimistic

Even if you felt that Snoop cost us 5 games with his decisions and the extended playing time of Omar’s bench signings cost us another 5, you still need to add the debits to the equation.

by brooklynlou on Mar 30, 2011 10:10 AM EDT up reply actions  

We're probably more likely to win the division than the wild card

since the only way we’ll do either is if the four teams we play 18x ALL go belly up.

I don’t even care how many we lose this year as long as we’re making smart long-term decisions. Sandy inherited a team poised to contend never and so far he’s undone some damage. He’ll have to undo a lot more before we start adding pieces.

To quote Roadhouse, it will get worse before it gets better.

by Kepler on Mar 30, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

agreed, Joel was funnier

but that show was amazing pretty much start to finish either way

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions  

too pestimistic about Phils

I can’t see the Phils being in 4th with those 4 horses throwing

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by Rickfansince76 on Mar 30, 2011 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions  

I doubt it, I think they're going to miss Mr. Worth more than people realize

he’s not that good by himself, but in that lineup….

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

no Werth, no Utley, no runs is how it's gonna go

it’s pretty much all on those pitchers to carry the team

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

And they've got a lot of pressure on themselves to win

since they’ve got this rotation. Everybody’s projecting WS or bust for them. Not to say they’ll definitely choke, but I don’t know if the “chemistry skills” of Rollins and Dictorino can offset the lack of offense and the outside pressure.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

Phils are Werthless!

That’s why Sam is picking them 4th!

by SiddFinch21 on Mar 30, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

#blamefxcarden

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by Michkin on Mar 30, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

I thought you were going to say,

“can we please get some,” which I would be entirely on board with. What is late March for, if not dreaming?

by SuperT on Mar 30, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

be careful

the thought police will be coming for you soon.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

About the Phillies not finishing first and the Mets not finishing last, those are reasonable predictions.

Though the Mets getting the wildcard and Capuano logging 200 innings, those would be betting against the odds. The SM Sandy Mets might be better than the 2010 version, but they still might not be good enough.

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by Michkin on Mar 30, 2011 10:02 AM EDT reply actions  

For us to make the playoffs

OUR pitchers would also have to log huge innings, which is not as likely as the Phillies’ pitchers doing it.

I can only see Pelfrey making 200 innings. I can see Niese and Dickey at 175, and the other 2 at slightly less.

A baseball game is simply a nervous breakdown divided into nine innings.

by fxcarden on Mar 30, 2011 10:04 AM EDT reply actions  

Same here

For my Mets playing time community forecasts, only Big Pelf was tagged as the 200+ inning iron horse. Anybody named “Chris” got the 100-149 treatment. But our main asset is the likelihood of an offensive resurgence. If Bay can hit 18+ HRs this year, I’ll consider that benchmark a success.

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

i think we score a lot of runs this year

and the bullpen will be solid. It all comes down to what our starters give us this year. If they can exceed expectations I think we have a shot at wild card.

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

probably so KeithsM

but we’ll also give up a ton of runs, this pitching staff is shaky at best. I do love Sam’s optimism….YAY!

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

I don't think it's as bad as you say

Pelf, Niese, and Dickey should all be good for at least reasonable starts on a regular basis. i’ll grant you Young and Caps are question marks, but assuming at least one of the two pans out to get us 150 serviceable innings our rotation won’t be awful, just probably incredibly pedestrian.

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

yup, not looking for miracles

but won’t complain if we get them

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

Maine too.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

I'm curious...

why do you only see Dickey throwing 175? I mean he threw 235 innings last season between Buffalo and the majors. Unless you’re assuming he’s an injury risk, I don’t see how he doesn’t reach 200. And with Niese, he threw 173 last season…I’d have to hope he gets closer to 200 if he’s healthy. Remember, he missed a couple of starts when he re-aggravated his hamstring injury.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I'd predict just a small increase in Niese's IP.

By the end of the year, he was showing signs of fatigue.

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by Michkin on Mar 30, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions  

True, although

I’d assume if he’s healthy he probably makes 2-3 more starts. And he says he’s prepping for the season better (whatever that may mean). I don’t think it’s that out there to hope for 190 innings from Niese if he doesn’t get hurt.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, this.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

once in a while

you actually abandon your childish sycophantic persona, conduct yourself like a human being and actually make decent conversation… you should try it more often.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

Really?

I said “yeah, this.” It is (wait for it….) my opinion. Just as this article was Sam’s opinion. You may not agree but at least respect his ability to opinion.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

to *have an opinion

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

please.

your “yeah this” was a 2nd to “that was an asshole comment” both of which were totally uncalled for.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions  

Meh...

don’t take things so personally.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

wait a second.

I say something having nothing at all to do with you or Russ and basically get called an asshole for it by you both and it wasn’t a personal attack?

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions  

It's better if everyone moves on and discuss the topic at hand.

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by Michkin on Mar 30, 2011 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

fine. obviously I didn't come looking for this.

paranoid schizophrenia is a serious issue that should be dealt with. It’s getting tiresome to have certain people come after me looking for arguments.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions  

That wasn't an accusation, by the way

It’s a benefit of a doubt designed to also consider the possibility of playing the disability card.

On that note, let’s agree to disagree

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

is that like the royal "we"?

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:40 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

any Rocco's modern life reference gets an immediate rec from me

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 31, 2011 12:28 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

it's on Netflix instant if you want to...

relive childhood memories

Enjoying what may be the final season of two of my favorite Mets in Blue and Orange: Jose Reyes and Carlos Beltran

by EMSfan9 on Mar 31, 2011 9:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

They also play it on Nicktoons

from like 3-6 AM at least once a week.

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by Ogre39666 on Mar 31, 2011 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

What a hypocrite

You got trolling for arguments on a regular basis and you have the nerve to complain that people are going after you looking for arguments?

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by Russ on Mar 30, 2011 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

sorry Russ.

I may or may not have gone over the line at times in the past but you clearly crossed it this time.

Whether or not you agreed or disagreed with my remark regarding Sam’s journalistic creds, you were way out of line to call me an asshole for it. That kind of personal attack is uncalled for given the remark I made. Sam’s prediction of 4th place for the Phils is obviously a controversial prediction coming from someone in his position and therefore it’s natural that some will react accordingly (regardless of his perceived justification).

What did you think would happen when you took it upon yourself to play authoritarian and attack me personally?

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I lobby a permanent "outside" thread

For boring, personal arguments.

Fellas, take it outside.

by Pack Bringley on Mar 30, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

that thread would become so awesome if it were aggregate

and all the arguments just started bleeding together

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions  

Actually, if you read what I wrote

i didn’t call you an asshole. I said that your post was “an asshole comment.” There is a difference. I attacked the nature of your post.

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by Russ on Mar 30, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

He didn't call you an asshole

just your comment.

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by Ogre39666 on Mar 30, 2011 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Thanks, Super T.

You touch ’em all as well!

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Sam Page is one of the chief editor of this site

You will see his name on the bottom under “The Incredibles”. There. You pulled rank – end of story.

And yes, it was vile, because you totally disregarded what Sam mentioned as his rationale for placing the Phillies 4th in the division, and you shot back with a condescending and snotty remark that added absolutely no value to the topic. Pitching does win games, but so does hitting.

If you disagree with somebody, at least do it in a constructive and respectful manner. I don’t know, maybe you was trying to be funny, but what you said was vile and offensive.

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

no sir, by derailing this thread with your personal opinions

you are behaving vilely and offensively toward the rest of the forum members.

I would suggest that Sam can defend himself if he so desired… unless you are an official authority figure here.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

Toward the rest of the forum members?

That’s laughable, considering you’re the focus of my responses, and not the forum members, in general.

Here on AA, we defend our leaders, like Eric Simon, Sam Page, James Kannengieser, and so forth.

And, let’s reflect on the premise of the topic a bit – it’s an opinion column (1), and it was reasonably supported by some facts (2). Maybe it doesn’t sound credible, but it doesn’t warrant having Sam Page being stripped of his license to write as chief editor.

If you was trying to be funny, that comment wouldn’t have been funny, even if it was meant to be caricaturesque.

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Oh please

Here on AA, we go after anything and everything, and the strong prevail.

by SuperT on Mar 30, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

survival of the MS-paint-iest if you will

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

oh so now you're the authority

on what qualifies as sarcastic humor?

you keep burying yourself further. why not give up.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

You're delusional

I think the smart thing would be to give up, because I don’t think you’ll understand my p.o.v. anyway.

I’ll save my time.

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

besides which...

what is this now, the Soviet Union? Dissent or criticism of editors’ work is not allowed?!? that’s a little intolerant of what is supposed to be such a progressive site, dontcha think?…

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions  

There's being constructive

Then, there’s being destructive. Only constructive criticism will do, on this site. But yeah, we do rag on each other sometimes.

To the average person though, your comment would be interpreted as destructive and would be hardly possible to be detected as sarcasm.

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Please tell me who made you the aurthority on what qualifies as appropriate sarcasm?

I mean it. Sam made a very controversial prediction (I dont care that he justified it in his mind it’s controversial nonetheless) and some will react accordingly. Seems like you’re dealing with it pretty poorly.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

Not at all, actually

But your “sarcasm” was eccentric, to say the least. For an example of a comment that ge;s with the sense of humor here, check this out.

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

don't you think you are exhibiting your intolerance

by saying that comments have to fall within certain parameters to be considered “acceptable” by some who consider themselves authorities?

No offense, but I don’t have to follow sj10689 Rules of Order when posting and if ostracism ensues then what some consider to be very a progressive site becomes basically just the opposite.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was under the impression that everyone else missed his cutting and bitting edge sarcasm.

And the replies were also overblown.

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by Michkin on Mar 30, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

2 weeks, or so I've heard.

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by Michkin on Mar 30, 2011 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

I went back and read his comments on that one thread about Japan

And then looked up the girl he mentioned. It’s extremely disturbing.

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions  

I gave up on that thread early, then later on discovered he was taking cheap shots at me.

Thankfully, some guys covered for me.

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by Michkin on Mar 30, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions  

Heh, that was pretty funny

Pissed off at you, supposedly, for months, when it was a back-and-forth I had with him.

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 30, 2011 3:25 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

what was the thread?

I seemed to miss that

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by Aidan Gibson on Mar 31, 2011 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Search Japan

It’s the one with like 500 comments.

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by Ogre39666 on Mar 31, 2011 10:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Sorry to go here again but

I’m just curious…was the whole thing a lie on his part? Or was this teacher actually his fiance?

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions  

Well he claimed his family was over there and got wiped out...her family too

Her family told the media that the embassy in Japan alerted them to her death. One of them is lying.

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

Here I'll just post what he told me on NetsDaily
…let me just say that I don’t appreciate the fact that they all think i’m lying. If they don’t want to help me, i’ll let them go, even though I was told otherwise. It bothers me, though that they would even think that I would ever think to make something like this up. If I could post, I would do whatever I had to to convince them I was telling the truth, cause I know I am. You get where i’m coming from?

As for your question, it’s slightly different. I know who you’re talking about. Her name was Taylor Anderson. She had already been teaching over there for a while, so it was big(and sad) news when she was found. In my case, she was an exchange student who was not known, and not every single American who was found was named. There were so many found, it would have taken the broadcasters on the news all night to name them.

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by NetsMets4Life on Mar 30, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

My question was why hasnt his story at least been on local news.

"You can spend minutes, hours, days weeks or even months overanalyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what would’ve, could’ve happened – or you can just leave the pieces on the floor and move the **** on."
-Tupac Amaru Shakur

by NetsMets4Life on Mar 30, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, something didn't add up here

I google searched his name and “Taylor Anderson” and checked background info from various sites, but came up with nothing.

I believe he is listed as residing in “New York, NY” (Not 100% sure)

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions  

Creepy stalker is creepy

I jest.

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by NetsMets4Life on Mar 30, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

he wasn't claiming Taylor Anderson was his girlfriend

he’s claiming his girlfriend (and the entire rest of his family) were also killed, but they weren’t named on the news b/c to name them all would keep the broadcasters on the news all night, which is absurd beyond belief, given the amount of time they dedicated to the one person who was found…I think they could find a few extra minutes to say “oh yea, and this one entire American family was also wiped out.”

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by cjmulrain on Apr 1, 2011 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions  

The whole thing didn't add up from the get-go

His whole family decided to accompany a girlfriend on her study abroad excursion? Does that ever happen? And really, the disappearance of nearly an entire American family not being publicized at all completely busts him, if he wasn’t already.

I checked his profile during the whole thing, and at the time he was asked to step away from here, and was telling you all at NetsDaily – whom he doesn’t have a trolling relationship with – that he wouldn’t be posting for a time because of his trauma, he joined a couple other sites. That same day. I don’t care enough to check and see what he’s done since then, but for some reason he has an awful urge to toy with people, even as he for some reason really cares about preserving his place on your board.

by SuperT on Mar 30, 2011 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

It's just super creepy that he would even fathom bringing up the quake and tsunami

And claiming that a number of people that he is close with got wiped out. bi-polar or not, that’s just wrong. On so many levels.

It also got me thinking right away because I’ve been trying to stay on top of the news coming out of Japan just out of general concern for those affected.

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Oh, no it should not

He likes to argue, and gets cranked up from time to time. Where’s the problem?

by SuperT on Mar 30, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions  

he's definitely aggressive

but he doesn’t usually cross into the realm of offensive. Much as we don’t want to admit it, we know we all love a good sparring match from time to time.

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 11:31 AM EDT up reply actions  

this thing has started too many wars, it's how the machines will eventually destroy us

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my second favorite console of all time

behind the PS2

WORLD SERIES BASEBALL 95!!!!!!!!! the mets were awful but i made them a perenial winner

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

I was a SNES fan, but Shining Force 1 and 2 were awesome games for Sega

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

very true.

looked on ebay one time..saw an unopened copy of Shining force 1 going for 85 bones.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

i've got a copy of 1 still, but it's far from unopened

it’s more “played like crazy” condition

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

how my copies of NHL 95-98 are

and Ghouls N Ghosts.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

i have that one too

i dont play it much cause the Devils are truly awful. But i do place it in once and a while to get the old “christmas” color devils uni feel.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions  

the roenik glitch?

where he is unstopable..or the one that is in all the early nhl games where you go down the side of the boards (left or right) and do a 90 degree cut across the crease and score like 98% of the time. 2% no goal against Belfour and Richter.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions  

No the wraparound one

Where – if you were going towards the goal at the top of the screen the goalie would get stuck on one of the posts

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 11:59 AM EDT up reply actions  

GnG was great too

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

SF 1+2 were good

but Tactics Ogre is so much better.

by secret defense on Mar 30, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions  

Fail

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 30, 2011 8:13 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

While Ogre was a good game

SF was unique in my mind. Still consider it amongst my favorite games.

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

I LOL'd.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

It could do what Nintendon't

And Sonic 2 was one of my favorite games growing up

Quick! To the Schianocopter

by steelinnj on Mar 30, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

Since were on the topic about video games...

Who plays fallout?

Yogi on the 1969 NY Mets....." overwhelming underdogs "

by SuperSantana on Mar 30, 2011 3:18 PM EDT up reply actions  

i played 3

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

played 3 and New Vegas

both were fun, liked 3 much better though

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not that it means much

But I took this as being a pretty benign comment. This used to happen on Metsblog . . . or maybe it didn’t . . . Someone would criticize Matt, and the “team manager” element would leap to his defense, often overzealously, as if they wanted nothign more than a rogue comment section appearance from Cerrone patting them on the head for their loyalty. I assume the guys who run this site can take a little jeering from the rabble without needing “rescue.”

Now, off the soapbox, I love the enthusiasm, even if I disagree with the analysis. I think we’re a .500 team, and that’s assuming we stay reasonably healthy. We’re not hopeless, though — Wild Card contention wouldn’t shock, even if it would surprise.

by tmu on Mar 30, 2011 11:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

i blame the whole top half of this on Slappy

his image conjures bad mojo.

like the slime in Ghostbusters 2!!!!

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

I can't wait to hear the howling from Philthy fans

When he costs them a game (preferably against the Mets next week)

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

serves them right

we could use some of those positive vibes.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions  

at least there are a few people

who don’t get caught up with the rest of the mob.

Independent thought can be scarce at times.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

Please, guy

I don’t give a damn for this argument. But what you just did, objectively, is turned your sights outward to the entire AA community (the “mob”). There are like 200 people sitting in this room and 3 of them are screaming at each other about what 197 (the “mob”) don’t care about. Isn’t it embarrassing? Anyway, that’s my entire piece.

by Pack Bringley on Mar 30, 2011 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

that's fine.

remember I got attacked for a benign comment and then 4 or 5 people jumped in to pile on. You’re right that most people didn’t jump in to this theater of the absurd. my apologies.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions  

then drop the facade

about this being such a progressive environment.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 12:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

I didn't make that statement

Also, you’re being inflammatory. Your response had nothing to do with the preceding comment either.

But do make observations of the environment around AA. Like they say, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.”

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 12:35 PM EDT up reply actions  

I'll try to leave it at this

However one wants to justify it, Sam made a controversial statement.

A few people called him out for it.

I was taken to task for a critical, if benign remark aimed only at Sam.

If some are going to try and tamp down the challenge to the opinions of the authority figures here, that is the very definition of repressive and intolerant.

Think about it.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

people are sensitive here

you have to learn to pick your battles. disagreeing with popular metrics, the greatness of carlos beltran, or making a snide remark about someone who picks the phillies to finish 4th in the division is not generally smiled upon.

for what it’s worth, i thought your comment was amusing and don’t think you’re an asshole for making it. sam helps run a great site and everybody knows it, but that doesn’t mean the prediction isn’t a bunch of malarky

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by Rey-O on Mar 30, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions  

I guess wanting this

to be more than a Mets circle jerk is asking for a lot. and that’s coming from a long time Met fan.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions  

We are very critical of the Mets when it's called for...

Not sure where that’s coming from.

Save Jenrry Mejia!

by Ogre39666 on Mar 30, 2011 10:47 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Each side made some good points here and there

If this were irrational, this section of the thread would be laced with nonsense and expletives.

I really don’t care for “winning” any argument; it’s really not that big a deal now.

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

I think you're missing the point

I didn’t respond to your remark merely because you disagreed with the opinion of an authority figure. You’re turning this into an argument that it was not.

If you’re looking to argue, don’t look here.

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 12:48 PM EDT up reply actions  

Arrghhhh!

Dude, I was called out as asshole. Do you not think I should defend myself against that unwarranted personal attack?!

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions  

Not to get too technical here

But you weren’t called an a-hole. It was just said that the remark was a-hole-like, in nature. I can understand now if you were offended, and rightfully so. But let’s not see this a a good guy/bad guy scenario. It’s more of a misinterpretation of the semantics of your comment.

Don’t worry about this whole thing. Tomorrow, this “incident” will have no bearing on your life. It’s insignificant now. Let’s dismiss this.

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions  

of course it's insignificant in the scheme of my life.

but let’s just agree that for all intents and purposes there is no real distinction that you’re trying to make above and thus I’ve been justified in defending myself in this thread. and you were one who jumped all kinds of ugly for no justifiable reason. I get that you’re backing off now, but the one who made the remark or his sidekick never did. that’s fine really. But as I said, it’s tiresome when some seem to make coming after me their raison d’etre here when all I come here for is to discuss mlb with some attempt at objectivity.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 1:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

If you want to believe you were without any culpability

that’s fine. But you did cross the line, in the context of the environment here. I absolve you of any unfamiliarity with the collective zeitgeist here. I’m not backing off – I’m just prioritizing and rationalizing. It was not wrong of me to misunderstand – what you’re almost suggesting was that I responded to what you said for no reason. I still don’t understand exactly how “ok, it’s time to hand over your journalist credentials.” is supposed to be funny, much less making a point. You meant one thing, but said another – the execution was bad.

I can’t speak on everyone else’s behalf, so whatever problems you had with anyone else, thats between you and them.

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I'm not saying you did anything wrong

It just came out sounding wrong. You probably meant it a little bit differently than what it would have been interpreted by anyone else.

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions  

Goodness...

you really think your shit doesn’t stink. People are specifically coming after you? What? Get off your high fucking horse and realize that not everything’s personally catered towards you.

Russ said the comment was asshole-ish. The comment. Not you. The comment. Big difference there. And frankly, I agreed with him. Nobody ever made any remark about you.

And I’m done with this. Thanks, bye.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

I took an early exit

Also, I try to be as objective as possible, though maybe I looked at it the wrong way.

Also, I don’t think “The Mob” could care any less

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

We had Ricky Leedee?

Really? christ.

But i partially agree. I dont get where the experts are saying we are 5 games worse a team then last year? How? The Mets have cut dead weight holding them back (Lollie and Slappy) who are now going to suck for other teams. Oh teams in our division. The Mets will get full seasons from “I like” Ike Davis and Josh Thole. Thats a vast improvement over the flux of mediocre catchers and an aged Carlos Delgado (who i loved).

Pitching has improved i believe. Ollie isnt starting or coming out of the pen to suck, thus he wont cost us games. The starters have looked good in ST. Not amazing but no one said the starters were world beaters. More of a core of game managers in my opinion who pitch with in their means. Niese and Big Pelf were solid last season but tired out. Dickey was a suprise and i think he should continue. So that leaves Young and Cap coming off injures and they looked good in ST.

I think they all can average 12-16 WINS a piece. Most analyst say our pen is the strongest point of our team. Stoppers and guys who can get outs in that group. something the mets have lacked over the past few seasons.

i stand by my 85 wins projection

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 10:16 AM EDT reply actions  

I totally agree with the 85 wins

And I also agree that the Mets have done well this off season with addition by subtraction. It would be pretty awesome if the Mets somehow finished better than the Phillies….especially since they have God’s gift of a rotation.

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions  

i've got us pegged for 86

and probably a third place finish behind the Braves and Phillies, although the Phils could fall if any of their pitchers suffer a significant injury.

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

77.

Though that could still be third if the division undergoes the sort of mitosis it looks like its set up to.

Pha 95-67
Atl 91-71
NY 77-85
Was 75-87
Fla 73-89

by Kepler on Mar 30, 2011 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

we differ quite a bit in our predictions here

you really think we’re two games worse than last year?

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yepper.

I don’t think people recognize that 81-81 is average and we are below average. Ergo…

by Kepler on Mar 30, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions  

but are we farther away from average than we were last year?

I’ll grant you my 86 is blindly optimistic, but it seems odd to suggest we’ve gotten worse. Not even gonna give us 80 wins eh?

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

Going by my gut.

Think of me as the David Eckstein of pre-season predictions. :-)

I will be EXTREMELY HAPPY to be wrong.

by Kepler on Mar 30, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions  

fair enough

that does seem to be a gritty, play hard, sort of prediction

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

Against me,

Baseball-Reference.com gave us a Pythagorean of 82-80 last year, meaning we underperformed by 3 and I’m actually predicting us to slide 5 games.

For me, 5 games is well within normal variation, and the direction is dictated by the Irish Hammer Law of Met injuries.

An intuitively depressing way of thinking about my prediction: while no doubt this team has a couple 6-game winning streaks in it, I think it highly likely it has at least one additional 6-game losing streak in it.

by Kepler on Mar 30, 2011 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

You mean the "Ray Ramirez Law of Making Mets Injuries Worse"?

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by Michkin on Mar 30, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

I hope you've got Jerry Manuel's gut.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

Maybe some blind unluck of late inning meltdowns and

High draft picks!

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by Michkin on Mar 30, 2011 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

this

i dont see where the team got worse. Slappy gone. Thats a plus even with the unproven 2b from Endor. Lollie gone. Improvement on rotation and pen by subtraction. But improvement in both due to pick ups of Buckholtz, Cap,Young. All looked good to strong in ST.

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by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

And don't forget

Basically a mid season ‘trade’ when we get Johan back.

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

god willing

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

I basically wrote off Johan and half season of Voltron this year.

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by Michkin on Mar 30, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

I understand that

But I do think we will get some production from Johan. He is throwing after all.

Here’s to hoping.

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

i've penciled him in for at least 1 set back

everybody has at least 1

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions  

I think we can all live with 1

As long as it isn’t a 3-6 week extra stint on the DL. Any production from Johan this year is the equivalent of a midseason acquisition.

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions  

I can see 77

assuming the Mets look bad midseason and both Reyes and Beltran are shipped away. Similarly, it can easily be 85+ wins if the Mets content and add somebody useful at the deadline. In fact, this is the reason that while 80-84 wins seems most likely, I expect the total be out of this interval.

by alexSVK on Mar 30, 2011 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions  

Injuries

are the key, as always and ever, and as with every team. If we don’t have anything major, like two starters going down with arm problems (in addition to Santana), etc., we can be competitive. And even when healthy, our entire pitching staff is a black box. They could be five deep and competitive, or they could be a Nats-like disaster. Young and Capuano are really intriguing, but it could all go south. We could win 90 games. We could win only 70. I’m splitting the difference.

by tmu on Mar 30, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions  

we also had Graeme Lloyd at one point

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 10:59 AM EDT up reply actions  

yes but the caveman was just saying how we had Ricky Ledee (!)

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions  

haha yup

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions  

he did. omg.

06-the good times that started the bad times.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

No...it wasn't Chad Curtis.

It was Shane Spencer! Even worse! And he platooned with Garcia for some time. That was in 2003 or 2004 I think. Good ol’ Jim Duquette.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions  

LMillz for MVP!

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by Kevin H on Mar 30, 2011 10:21 AM EDT reply actions  

I object strenuously

to Julio Franco being on that list. He was all kinds of cool and completely reasonable roster landfill.

I object to Elmer, too, though my heart’s not really in it.

My other thought is that by September we’ll have at least a half dozen names like that from this season. There are always washouts.

But other than that… good God, seeing them all in a column does sum up the mountain of dead babies we’ve been eating our way through the last few years.

by Kepler on Mar 30, 2011 10:24 AM EDT reply actions  

I object to Elmer, too

no matter what the process was, he was effective last year. I’m sure the Mets would gladly take such results from pretty much any of the current relievers (Beato, Boyer, Carrasco,…)

by alexSVK on Mar 30, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions  

Elmer was solid

I was kind of disappointed to see him not return. #64 kind of indicates to me how the Mets regarded him, in spite of his (mostly) solid pitching.

by SiddFinch21 on Mar 30, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

That reminds me

did Elmer latch on anywhere this spring, or has the BABIP train been derailed?

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions  

RE: The Omar List

How on Earth could you leave off Omir Santos????

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by CharlieH on Mar 30, 2011 10:28 AM EDT reply actions  

fear of lightning?

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

Google image results won't show up, you need to post the picture itself.

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by Michkin on Mar 30, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

He also left off

robert andino…i think he was with us at some point

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by metman726 on Mar 30, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions  

didn't we also have Chan Ho Park during his tenure?

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yes.

He made awful one start and then we cut him. And then a year later, he went to the Dodgers and was awesome for them as a reliever.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions  

can we count Alay Soler amongst the garbage too

i hate that guy

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:46 AM EDT up reply actions  

Oh God

I was at the Yankee game he started at old Yankee Stadium. Such garbage.

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions  

he was a jerk too

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

jerk? he just sucked crap KeithsM

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions  

well he also sucked

no doubt, but he came across as an asshole the one time i saw him interacting with fans.

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 11:06 AM EDT up reply actions  

I remember how Omar super-hyped Mr. Soler

and I just rolled my eyes.

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions  

yup

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions  

and what made Alay Soler a jerk? hah

what a piece of turd that guy turned out to be…..

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

I was at a game, outfield seats right near the wall

he was warming up with some long toss before the game. a couple of younger fans started calling out to him. He turned around, grabbed a ball out of his bucket of balls he was using for long toss, pretended to throw one to them to the kids, smiled, them dropped it back in the bucket and just walked away. It struck me as a pretty dickish thing to do to fans, especially given that he was pretty much a nobody.

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions  

ah F him then

too bad he made a ton of Omar’s money before he lost his LOLie Perez’s like talent ….

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions  

Not that I recall, but

Andino did FUCK us royally early last year.

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by CharlieH on Mar 30, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions  

We never had Andino.

Was with the Marlins, Fucked us early in the season, had his house broken into, got traded to the O’s. I think that sums up his career.

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I can say

that I agree with the 1st place and last place submissions.

by Jay_What on Mar 30, 2011 10:29 AM EDT reply actions  

I also agree with the teams in first and last. Mine...

Braves 92
Phillies 90
Marlins 82
Mets 80
Nationals 74

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by TWilliAM on Mar 30, 2011 10:32 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

I can agree with this prediction by Twii

but I think the Mets will finish ahead of the Marlins

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 10:51 AM EDT reply actions  

I don't think you're that far off

I predicted third for the Mets and 2nd for the Phils, but didn’t think they’d be that far apart. My prediction actually factored fairly pessimistic projections for the big three, so if they do return to career norms I can easily see this being a 90-win team. Meanwhile the Phils are two starting pitcher injuries away from being a rather pedestrian club. So if things break the right way, it’s possible.

by dcmetsfan on Mar 30, 2011 10:58 AM EDT reply actions  

one would hope dcmetsf

the season IS 162 games after all. I am feeling FAR more optimistic now that the SCOURGES of the past are gone.

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 11:00 AM EDT up reply actions  

Hey, why not

The clue to this thing is Sam has the Mets “sweeping the playoffs.” It’s not a sensible projection. Just the other week he was telling us how inevitable-feeling baseball all is, conforming to true talent level and all that. Whatever this is, it’s fun and not done with pig-headed arrogance and the Mets are winning the WS. Ole.

by Pack Bringley on Mar 30, 2011 11:05 AM EDT reply actions   1 recs

Can't wait for October

When we beat the Angels and takes the ringzzz!

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by Ownbey4Mex on Mar 30, 2011 11:08 AM EDT reply actions  

that is bold

i think the O’s cause some problems. that team is headed in the right direction i think

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

ill take your word for it

they are one of those teams that i just over look. Being in the AL east i never give them a shot and well being in Canada.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions  

true, how true caveman

"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"

by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions  

Gah, reply fail

I think the O’s are a year or two away from being meaningfully competetive. I’d be more comfortable in my Blue Jays prediction if they weren’t so reliant on their starting pitching, but I think they’ll just edge past the Yanks.

In the end, I think the only two sub- .500 teams in both eastern divisions will come from the Baltimore-Washington area.

by dcmetsfan on Mar 30, 2011 11:27 AM EDT up reply actions  

i just want the o's to be competetive

to steal the thunder back from Jeffy Meyer and their unis are pretty

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions  

They need pitching, and pronto. I'm not a believer in Matusz

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 30, 2011 3:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

the drunken rampage i would have

it would be something of legend and songs would be made.

so many drunk text and calls to yankees fans i know. the cursing. the passionate sex i’d have with my gf. probably some crying along the way.

it be worth it

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:11 AM EDT up reply actions  

And the award for too many details in a single post goes to...

the caveman

Congrats!

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:13 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

thanks man i try

trying to lighten up the thread a tad. top of this thread is very chippy.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:14 AM EDT up reply actions  

Hey, it's a SI link

So it must be true

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by Ownbey4Mex on Mar 30, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

Haha yeah, I know.

I LOL’d, so thanks for doing your best.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:15 AM EDT up reply actions  

any time its what i'm here for

and the occasional well thought out post about the NYM

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions  

In other news...

Izzy is staying in PSL for 2 weeks. Yay bullpen depth

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 11:19 AM EDT reply actions  

Hooray!

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions  

It's amazing how much difference a couple months of sound management makes

I mean could we even ever see Omar asking him to stay and adding Boyer to the roster? I feel like he would have added Izzy (who would get hurt right away) and let Boyer walk.

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions  

Likely

we wouldn’t have even had Boyer, Buchholz, Beato, Byrdak and Izzy would be relied on as the set up man, to go along with Luis Ayala, Elmer Dessens and Mark Hendrickson as the lefty in the pen (one of my least favorite pitchers in baseball—he’s like 6-10 but throws like 85 mph and always is terrible, yet still gets big league deals—I always saw him as a future Omar pickup).

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

Chris Young is

6’10" and throws about 85 MPH. Kinda ironic that the two tallest pitchers in baseball don’t touch 90, huh?

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions  

It is pretty funny.

Young is at least good at pitching, though.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah, much better than Hendrickson

Remember when he was the Marlins opening day starter? Wasn’t that Johan’s first Mets start?

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions  

Haha that's right!

I think it was Johan’s first Mets start.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

Terrible.

He was so bad as a starter – but I actually think he’s had some success as a reliever since, no?

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions  

Eh...not really.

4.37 ERA in 09, 5.26 ERA in 10…both with Baltimore. Tons of baserunners, poor strikeout numbers and mediocre walk numbers. Probably more suited to be a reliever than a starter, but probably even more suited to pitch at AAA.

He’s likely another case of a lefty sticking around for ages just because he’s a lefty.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks for the stats

I was too lazy to look them up.

Wasn’t he on Omar’s radar at some point too?

by metsman07 on Mar 30, 2011 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions  

I don't know for sure but

he just seems like the perfect Omar pickup. Old, not that good…it just all makes too much sense.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions  

lets not forget the Acostalypse

he seems to be a polarizing guy here on AA.

he’d surely be our 8th inning guy if omar be in charge.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions  

Yeah probably.

And Parnell would still be here, of course as long as Omar didn’t peddle him for Craig Counsell or some garbage.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions  

my buddy recently a fan of baseball and new NY mets fan

lobbied Craig Counsell for Mets to make his transformation to uniformed fan/Marlin fan to Mets fan easier.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:37 AM EDT up reply actions  

counsell used to have the best batting stance ever

but he’s dropped his hands these days

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 11:43 AM EDT up reply actions  

i've always been a traditional batting stance guy

nothing to fancy at the place. feet shoulder with apart but back foot slightly behind my front, so a slightly closed stance if you will. Elbow Up, knees slightly bent, no wiggle in bat.

smooth stroke-like the clark dude who played for the giants or a little Mex like.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:47 AM EDT up reply actions  

I've got an odd swing, not quite sure who to compare it to

didn’t really model it after anyone, just sort of evolved as i went along but its definitely not the standard recommended stance

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 11:50 AM EDT up reply actions  

wacky stancers are part of what makes baseball great

you look and you think “how the hell does that guy hit the ball?”

plus its always fun to see some one bust out the Shef Tomahawk during a game of whiffle ball

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions  

haha yup works like a charm

i bat righty, stand with my left foot in the front corner of the batters box and the left foot around the center of the box, body pretty much straight up and down elbows around chin height. I’ll lift my front foot completely off the ground and pull it back a bit, like i’m about to throw a pitch (not quite as exaggerated though), then bring the foot down and swing through. It looks funny, but I can drive the ball to opposite field right down the lines really well. Can’t pull a ball to save my life though.

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

wow an overabundance of "B" names

…maybe we’re trying to for mour own “Killer B’s” for the bullpen huh?

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by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

i can get behind this notion

lets hope his arm inflamation is just that and toughens up over the season so he sticks around.

IZZY! Welcome back good sir.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions  

IZZY IZZZY IZZY!

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by feslenraster on Mar 30, 2011 11:24 AM EDT reply actions  

Too optimistic for me

The Phillies do have an aging roster, and that might catch up to them down the road. I think the Mets may well beat them by next year, and if not then, should have a good chance by 2013. But Halladay, Lee, and Oswalt are all healthy right now; I think it’s a long shot that it will all fall apart as soon as this season. They only need two of those guys to stay helathy to give us trouble right now. Yes, that does almost look like an Omar style team, but those Omar teams were competitive for a couple of years before they collapsed. For this year at least, the star talent there should still be good enough to carry the riff-raff.

That said, I do think the Braves can beat them, I just don’t think the Mets will for another year or two. I agree though that the Mets are in better shape than some are giving them credit for. This year’s team should score a lot more runs than a year ago. Not only did last year’s team have Barajas, Francoeur, and Castillo as regulars, they also underperformed in run scoring even relative to what would be expected with that anemic lineup. They had only a .650 OPS in high leverage situations. As poor as the roster was, a median year from that team would still probably be 680+ runs.

Given the upgrades in talent and management, I have no trouble believing this team should score 715-725 runs. My problem though is I think the pitching last year may have been even more lucky than the hitting was unlucky. I think they are likely to allow 700+ runs this year.

So I see a 83-84 win team maybe, and then likely not even that once they start selling at the trade deadline. But I do think the young talent there will put them in good shape come 2012-2013, especially once the financial issues are behind us and the team can afford to spend again.

by acerimusdux on Mar 30, 2011 11:38 AM EDT reply actions  

my thoughts exactly

in addition, however, I can also imagine a scenario when the Mets slightly overperform the first half, thereby forcing Sandy’s hand to buy rather than sell. In that case, the Mets can easily win 86+ games.

by alexSVK on Mar 30, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions  

Ambres is a legend

Get him off this list.

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by Preach19 on Mar 30, 2011 11:47 AM EDT reply actions  

Thats about as optimistic a prediction I could think of.

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by NetsMets4Life on Mar 30, 2011 12:00 PM EDT reply actions  

This is mad optimistic

But Imagine if its right? A man Can dream

by RADickeyinabox on Mar 30, 2011 12:11 PM EDT reply actions  

I have been on this site for 2+ years

and each year, Sam predicts the Mets will make the playoffs and will win the World Series. I’m not quite sure why some of us are getting bent out of shape about a PREDICTION. If he didn’t pick them to make the playoffs, I’d be concerned. I mean, fans, even those that are saber-inclined, can still have unrealistic expectations, right?

That being said, I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say that the Phillies are going to struggle to score runs, which is really the main point of the piece (that and bashing Omar). I also don’t think it’s unreasonable to say there are some injury concerns in that rotation. While Halladay is a horse, the other three have some missed significant time in the past two seasons with injuries. Are they going to be under .500? Probably not, but I wouldn’t be surprised if they missed the playoffs altogether.

By the way, who the hell is Jon Switzer? And screw you guys, I liked Brady Clark.

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by meigs1414 on Mar 30, 2011 12:53 PM EDT reply actions  

i say that every year to

“its our year!” then 3 weeks into the season i see the mets…and realize 500 is something to shoot for..then we dont reach it and i get pissed

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

stop being reasonable

it gets in the way of our hyperbole and snide remarks

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by Rey-O on Mar 30, 2011 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

and thus the fairly obvious sarcasm in the remark.

nonetheless, a senior editor picking the Phils for 4th place and then bristling at the reaction reveals your own sensitivity.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions  

Whoa, easy there cowboy!

You’re getting way too personal here, Dr. Phil. You’re beginning to venture into “bad guy” territory for real this time.

To you, everything seems to be about always being right on some contrived notion that, coincidentally for some reason, seems convenient to you.

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by sj10689 on Mar 30, 2011 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions  

senior ed officially predicts the Phils for 4th place in the NL East

and I call it for what it is – hackish. He then tells me to go make better use of my time if I don’t like it… and that makes me the bad guy. ok sure.

I think he’s going have to grow some thicker skin if he keeps making equally as controversial predictions. and btw, he has every right to call the division (and every other one) however he sees it, but calling the Phils a 4th place club and expecting no pushback is ridiculous.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions  

So he has every right to call it how he sees it

except if he doesn’t agree with how you see it?

You are quite an example of the pot calling the kettle black, sir.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

No I don't.

I missed most of the last couple of hours of this.

You do seem to be interested however, as you jumped on my comment a mere 4 minutes after I made it.

Like I said…I’m done responding to this nonsense. Bye.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

is this a joke?

no problem. I’ll randomly attack you as an asshole and we can see where that goes, k?

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

For the last time he didn't call you an asshole.

He said your comment was an asshole comment.

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by Ogre39666 on Mar 30, 2011 11:33 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

Wow...

that is really an asshole comment.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

You seem to have your own issues with sensitivity.

People called your comment asshole-ish and you get all bent out of shape?

Pot calling the kettle black, buddy.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

yeah cool

again no problem. I’ll randomly attack you as an asshole or one of your comments as asshole-ish (as if there’s any distinction to make) and we’ll see where that goes…

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

Are you really that sensitive?

Is this your first time being criticized on the Internet?

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by Syler on Mar 30, 2011 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

dude I was randomly slammed and defended myself as anyone likely would

and then you have 6 or 7 others like yourself who just randomly drop by and try to get in a few jabs.

and to you, I’m the sensitive one. ok.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions  

I know how it started

how does that warrant being called an asshole by random people who I didn’t attack?

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

randomly drop by?

You are aware that this is the internet, right?

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by Ogre39666 on Mar 30, 2011 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Obviously this guy is delusional.

He thinks he’s allowed to write whatever he wants without consequences.

I think it’d be pretty obvious…if you say something blatantly stupid or douchbaggish, you’re going to receive a worthy response. This guy seems to think he’s untouchable. I’m glad other people are finally wising up to the way he acts.

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 31, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions   2 recs

Also, it's funny

when “the mob” is on his side of a particular subject, he doesn’t seem to have any problems with us. Only when someone objects to something he writes are we “group-thinkers” or somehow suppressing free speech.

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by Ogre39666 on Mar 31, 2011 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

I read

all of the comments on this thread as being tongue in cheek. I don’t want to know if I’m wrong.

by Kepler on Mar 30, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

btw Phils released Luis Castillo.

oh yeah, I said he wouldn’t make their squad and received plenty of pushback for that.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 1:56 PM EDT reply actions  

whatever

you cannot believe how much shit I took for saying no team would sign Castillo once the Mets cut him… ultimately a team did but that obviously didn’t work out for him.

by ThnkGoodnessforHowieRose on Mar 30, 2011 2:11 PM EDT up reply actions  

HAHAAH

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by Rey-O on Mar 30, 2011 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions  

Go Cannon-Lazers!!!

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by Steve Schreiber on Mar 30, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

I was waiting for the punchline

But it never came. I wish I had that much optimism. I’m not overly impressed by the Phillies anymore either, but for this scenario to work out EVERYTHING + totally unforeseeable events would have to break in favor of the Mets AND against the Phillies. It’s possible, but it’s hardly probable enough to base a prediction on. Of course I hope I am wrong.

by TheKekembas on Mar 30, 2011 2:03 PM EDT reply actions  

So...How bout those Mets, eh?

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 30, 2011 3:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions  

currently the hottest team in baseball

this based on teams i only care about.

I hate Philadelphia so much.

by the caveman on Mar 30, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

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by Michkin on Mar 30, 2011 4:07 PM EDT up reply actions  

Wild Card is a stretch

The Mets feel like a .500ish team this year…maybe a little better. A lot of things would need to go right to get up to 90+ wins.

On the other hand, SI’s last place prediction is ridiculous. Worse than the Nationals? When you’re worse than the Nationals, you GIVE UP AND GO PLAY PARCHEESI. The Mets are not anywhere near that bad.

by erich10031 on Mar 30, 2011 4:43 PM EDT reply actions  

Makes things more interesting

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by Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan on Mar 30, 2011 8:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions  

no good ever comes of it

but I just can’t look away.

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

When I saw that there were over 300 post

and I hadn’t even posted in it yet (meaning there’s seldom an argument I won’t join in on), I sat back and said “oh boy..”

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by Ogre39666 on Mar 30, 2011 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

i feel

castillo’s poor defense was greatly overstated.

by Mike Clemente on Mar 30, 2011 8:25 PM EDT reply actions  

i agree, calling what he did "defending" is a clear overstatement.

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by KeithsMoustache on Mar 30, 2011 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions   1 recs

Too bad.

There’s an interesting case to be made for the Mets winning 88 games this season but Sam didn’t seem interested in making that case, which would require a fair amount of projection and some sense of how likely those projections are. “Player x would have do this, Player y would have to do that, when Capuano and Young are out Gee and Misch would have to do z”, and so on and so on. That’s how credible articles are written.

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