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In a positive manner, but more importantly they link to Dan Lewis' great breakdown of the team's financial situation here at AA.

2 days ago Tiny FrancoTAU 32 comments

Can't say I saw that coming. Beane kept this one quiet.

2 days ago Tiny Shevshevy 17 comments

Kevin Goldstein's top 101 prospect list is now up over at BP.

KG has Harvey, Wheeler, and Familia checking in at numbers 25, 30, and 89 respectively.

2 days ago Tiny Ambient 0 comments

Will have to drive carefully on trip; Mets only reimburse for gas at a downhill rate. Will try to coast all the way to FL.

3 days ago Reyes_4501_tiny Evan_S 27 comments

The price is only going to stay so right for so long as Bebop and Rocksteady continue mashing for master Sandy.

4 days ago Blackzilla_tiny Wright of passage 13 comments

2007 second rounder -- and 6'11" monster -- RHP Scott Moviel and 2008 fifth rounder C Dock Doyle have both been suspended for 50 games after testing positive for 'drugs of abuse'. It was the second such offense for both players.

Despite their draft positions, neither is much of a prospect. Too bad though as Doyle is a Daily Farm Report favorite and Moviel is just a nice dude. I randomly came across his family outside a game a couple years back as they were having some sort of ticket snafu. I happened to have credentials that night so I found him inside and he came out and cleared it up. Couldn't have been nicer or more appreciative about it as he seemed like a genuinely good guy. Oh well.

6 days ago Endy_tiny Rob Castellano 9 comments


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Judging by the comments to Matt Callan’s ode to 1986 Mets: A Year To Remember from a few weeks back, the video has a devoted Mets fan following. Despite being too young to remember anything about that season, it has a special place in my fandom as well. It was part of a two video rotation (Ghostbusters being the other) which ran almost daily on my television for a few years in the early 90s. And it remained a once-in-awhile watch through high school and college. 

Unsurprisingly, the physical tape deteriorated over time, and the screen jumps and sound skips made for a less than optimal viewing experience. With sale of the video discontinued, my brother converted it to DVD and gave it to me for Christmas in 2010. See the picture above for the box and DVD. He even created a scene selection function which can be accessed from the main menu. "Get Metsmerized!" plays on loop on the menu screen. It is my favorite Christmas gift ever and is still nice to throw on for a viewing.

"How'd we do it? Mirrors!"
I was flipping through some of my parents' photo albums this afternoon in search of one particular shot of the sign my older sister made for Mets Banner Day back in the late eighties. Though I didn't find that one — I'll post it when I eventually track it down, and I can assure you that it's Keith-themed — but I did stumble upon this wonderful photo of my younger sister's stuffed animal menagerie spread out in front of a glorious rainbow-festooned Mets pennant, also from the late eighties.

She works for the HRC now and was particularly delighted to be reminded of this photo.

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Now that banner day is back, hopefully this years will look a little like this. I know it's not great, but i don't pretend to be a professional. embiggen!

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