Mets 8, Cubs 3

by Eric Simon on Aug 6, 2007 12:39 AM EDT

Hero of the day: Tom Glavine, career win #300

Obviously, it's an incredible achievement for Tom Glavine personally. As he echoed in his post-game news conference, the win is a big relief for him, and his comments speak to the human side of the game that is so easy to overlook at times. Three hundred career victories is an historic milestone, and I'm happy for Glavine that it's over with and that he was able to accomplish it on national television with the world's greatest baseball analyst on board to chronicle it for posterity.

Personal achievements aside, this was a huge win for the Mets to complete a very successful 4-2 road trip through Milwaukee and Chicago. The Braves and Phillies both won today so a Mets' win was crucial. Now that #300 is squarely in the rearview, Glavine and the Mets can focus on the Braves.

Also, great job on the game chatter. 385 comments! My favorite? gersch3's Am I the only chick in here tonight?. Nice to know we have the ladies represented here. Someone's gotta keep these oafs in line.

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Am I the only chick in here tonight?

Thank you I feel immortalized, lol!!

by gersch3 on Aug 6, 2007 12:54 AM EDT reply actions

Woot!

Such a lovely Game. Its what the 06 team was about. Now its time we ran away with this thing.

by NewMet5 on Aug 6, 2007 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions

and I was there!!!!

Someone here might know...would it be possible to find Glavine's SNY post game interview online? The one he did out on the field after the game? I will be in the camera shot!!! We had decent seats under the overhang, but moved up to right by the field in the 8th. Then when it ended we got right behind the Mets dugout where all of the Mets fans were, and we kept chanting for him to come out, which he did. We also chanted things such as "Jay Horwitz!", "Mrs. Glavine", and "Mrs. Glavine is hot!". Fun times...must find myself now.

by Mikeybags84 on Aug 6, 2007 2:45 AM EDT reply actions

Ha, sweet!

It seems SNY hasn't posted their interview on the internet yet, but I checked ESPN's and I got on tv, though from a far view.

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=2962694&categoryId=2378529

2:51 mark or so they switch to a crowd shot...I'm almost all the way in the upper right corner, wearing an orange shirt and a Mets hat. Hahah...sweet.

by Mikeybags84 on Aug 6, 2007 3:11 AM EDT up reply actions

Pic

I'm too easily amused.

by Mikeybags84 on Aug 6, 2007 3:47 AM EDT up reply actions

Jealous

Glad you had fun. Great game.

aka Rob (I should've picked a shorter "handle")

by The Irresistable Force on Aug 6, 2007 8:47 AM EDT up reply actions

That's awesome

Where have you gone, Endy Chavez?

by TheFlushingKings on Aug 6, 2007 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions

glavine's wife is hot

tommy did all right.

by kendynamo on Aug 6, 2007 11:00 AM EDT reply actions

The slash on Leonidas' eye

looks just like the one on Locke's eye. Another piece of evidence on Coincidence Island.

by Simons on Aug 6, 2007 1:42 PM EDT reply actions

Anakin Skywalker

has a similar scar too. Except I think his is on his right eye.

Star Wars is awesome.

by ams258 on Aug 6, 2007 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions

The who?

Surely you're not describing Joe Morgan as the "world's greatest baseball analyst"? (Unless you were being sarcastic and I missed it, of course.)

by Josh @ Amazin' Avenue on Aug 6, 2007 2:47 PM EDT reply actions

#$%^ the heck are you talking about?

by Eric Simon on Aug 6, 2007 2:49 PM EDT up reply actions

lmao

I drop "#$%^ the heck"'s all the time now, and none of my friends have any ideas what I'm talking about...

I love FJM.

When asked why I was a Mets fan, I responded, "pain is my lifeblood."

by wrightHOF on Aug 6, 2007 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions

speaking of Joe

Anyone love the fact that Phil Mushnick has opened up with the heavy artillery on Morgan of late? I knew the New York Post was good for something.

Free Ramon Castro!

by Greenpoint Ian on Aug 6, 2007 4:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Glad to, er, contribute...

Yeah, on second thought, I tend to assume other posters here are dudes.
You would think the handle Ivy gives my gender away, so hopefully there's no massive confusion there.

by ivy on Aug 6, 2007 6:00 PM EDT reply actions