IanB in MD
Mar 31, 2008 Oct 15, 2008 6 1556
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Late Notice: Pre-Game Beer, Anyone?
by IanB in MD
on Sep 25, 2008 1:31 PM PDT
Hey, my wife and I are in town for tonight's game. It'll be my last game at Shea Stadium. (Awwww.) Anyway, we are going to stop by the Gaslight Bar at 4317 Queens Boulevard for a couple of drinks before the game. We should be there around 5:30 or so, depending on how quickly we travel from the Upper West Side.
My brother, that jerk Catsmeat Potter-Pirbright, met kingcritical and his brother there last month. It is a fine place for a pre-game beer.
I will be wearing a Mets hat and a Mr. Met tee-shirt. My wife will have a pair of crutches near her.
If I don't meet anyone there, then Let's Go Mets!
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Magic Numbers Are People, Too: 2008 Edition
by IanB in MD
on Sep 10, 2008 1:26 PM PDT
In 2006 I created the first Mets-by-the-uniform-numbers "Magic Number" countdown. I think it was fun. By my breakdown, today we are at 16, Doc Gooden. After the jump (if I did this correctly) you can find the whole post, which has been modified to reflect the current team a bit...
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Who is next?
by IanB in MD
on Jun 17, 2008 10:15 AM PDT
Alright, people, who do you think should replace Willie for the long-term?
Keith Hernandez? Larry Bowa? Wally Backman? Don Zimmer? Barry Bonds (player-coach)? Art Howe? Davey Johnson?
In my heart, I want to see Bobby V. come back to town. It's not gonna happen, but maybe what I really want is someone with his qualities (he encouraged the rivalry with the Braves, which was great.)
To encourage discussion, argument and cheap-shooting, I'll give you my top-three. Please feel free to do the same:
1. Jerry Manuel (If the Mets play .550 or better the rest of the way, then maybe he earned it.)
2. Buck Showalter
3. Bobby V
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Need a pitcher or wine expert?
by IanB in MD
on Jun 10, 2008 2:37 PM PDT
Our old friend Steve Trachsel is available! The Mets can return to having wine-tastings on out-of-town trips, and they would have a proven-veteran only a couple years removed from a 15-win season.
I'm sure he can win his first couple NL starts, and that should do wonders for his trade-value. Some GM out there must be aching for a Vargas-Trachsel-Figeuroa trade on their resume, right? What is Omar's phone number?
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Magic Numbers Are People, Too
by IanB in MD
on Aug 30, 2006 6:22 PM PDT
Let's be real, people, the Mets don't win the NL East every day, so we need to have some good fun with it. Reading Mr. Met's post today I got an idea - magic numbers are our heroes. Today, with a magic number at 17, the Mets are Keith Hernandez away.
So here's my human countdown - with current Mets getting preference over history - below the fold.
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