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Wouldn't It Be Nice
It might have been Joe Morgan who said something about computers not playing baseball. (Apparently humans do.) Or maybe it was Tim McCarver. Could have been John Kruk. One could safely assume, in any event, that whoever said such a thing owned a David Eckstein jersey stained with blood and mud and grit and heart. And that owner has no plans to wash the jersey.[You are encouraged...
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July 20, 2010
Discuss
Smooth(ish) Sailing
So it may take an ersatz five-for-five night for Carlos Delgado to sweep the Braves at Shea, but it apparently takes more than that to put together a blog post, and I'm quite sorry.But, hey, don't you already have enough to be happy about, what with the 9-1 record in the last ten and the incredible starting pitching? You don't need my whining about Nick Evans' inability...
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August 22, 2008
SNY, Knowing AL West Baseball Since... Never
Perhaps this doesn't fall under my purview, but from tonight's broadcast, your AFLAC Trivia Question:What [sic] is the last team to have an infield with each player hitting 20+ HR in the same season?The answer, which, admittedly, I did not know, is the 2005 Texas Rangers. If I recall correctly, they weren't much of a pitching ballclub, but they could hit.In any event...
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August 09, 2008
We're Moving Into The 21st Century!!
We now have a mobile site:http://crosstownrivals.mofuse.mobifor those of you who need a fix at all hours of the day.(Though judging by the Mets lately, if you have a fix, I'd say rehab is a stop in your future.)
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August 05, 2008
Move Along, Nothing to See Here
The Mets didn't do anything today. They did less than the Yankees, even, who after acquiring one beloved former Met (the X-Man), were hungry for another (last graph, obvs).Instead, the sellers had this club in a holding pattern, asking the Mets for hard-throwing lefty Jon Niese or human tool-shed Fernando Martinez in exchange for crummy used goods, like Raul Ibanez. The Mets...
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July 31, 2008
Playing With Fire
Sure, it was crushing.But this game, unfortunately, was lost on Saturday night.Sure, one might say that the Mets squandered the lead twice in this game – and that it's hard to lambaste the team when the starting pitcher went fewer than five innings because of an injury – but this one was really over Saturday night.You might remember Saturday night's - well, maybe Sunday...
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July 28, 2008
Symbalta
The Mets' acquisition of Johan Santana was largely symbolic.Sure, there was that whole acquiring arguably the best pitcher in baseball thing - but in looking at how the Santana trade was viewed by Mets fans and pressfolk - it was a symbolic trade.Johan going to the Mets, rather than the Red Sox or Yankees? Symbolic - there's a new sheriff in town.Omar Minaya nabbing Johan...
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July 27, 2008
"They Win the ******' Thing!"
In the words of Bob Murphy... wait, did I mishear him?
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July 07, 2008
Pedro
Pedro Martinez isn't the Mets' ace, anymore. That title, for the foreseeable future, belongs to Johan Santana, although an old friend is making waves across town.But he can pitch like it tonight.Pedro was really only the Mets' ace for that woefully underrated 2005 season, where he wowed stat folks (a ridiculous .949 WHIP) and goofy old traditionalists (4 complete games...
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July 07, 2008
The Players Can Suck It
All-Star Voting really isn't meaningful. I know that. And the Mets have been the beneficiary of some generous fan voting in recent years.But the most recent selections are a disgusting travesty. And the guys to the right are pissed off (or should be).Not only are Kosuke Fukudome and Alfonso Soriano starting outfielders (Soriano ranks ninth among NL left fielders! in VORP, and...
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July 06, 2008
Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow
This blog is mostly used for whining about the Mets. And it's July, and there's plenty to whine about. But allow me to say goodbye to Jaromir Jagr, easily one of the most important players in the history of the New York Rangers, an Original Six team lacking a recent dynasty or long list of elite players.More importantly for me, too young to be aware of the 1994 Cup, I rooted...
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July 05, 2008
Opportunity
The Mets had plenty of opportunities tonight, in what seemed to be an unfortunate redux of various parts of the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons.You can take Willie Randolph out of the clubhouse, but it still doesn't mean the Mets can hit a rookie left-hander. J.A. Happ didn't pitch all that well tonight, but one would not have been surprised to see the name "Kuo" on...
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July 04, 2008
Fertilizer
I really wanted to write a wrap-up of last night's game. Something scathing.But, the Mets lost to a pitcher named Dickey (perhaps my relative), and started a team (with the highest payroll in the National League) that included Trot Nixon, Endy Chavez, Fernando Tatis and noted stiff in '08 Oliver Perez. This is the baseball equivalent of an NFL Europa team.And to be fair,...
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June 25, 2008
Renaissance
It's been a while since I've written down my thoughts about this team. It's been a while, really, since I took the time to sit down and think about this team, for whatever reason. In between laughing about how Moises can't stay healthy for six innings straight and then laughing some more about how six innings is, oh, infinity times better than what El Duque has pitched this year...
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June 19, 2008
Some Picks on Opening Day
Hi there.While substantiation is being constantly thought up, I wanted to get my season picks on record, right here, right now.NL East: MetsNL Central: RedsNL West: DiamondbacksWild Card: PhilliesAL East: Red SoxAL Central: IndiansAL West: MarinersWild Card: TigersWORLD SERIES: Indians over MetsAL MVP: Manny RamirezNL MVP: David WrightAL Cy Young: Erik BedardNL Cy Young: Johan Santana
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March 31, 2008
It's Back
I doubt anyone reads this thing anymore. Why would they? I haven't written since the Mitchell Report came out â€" and in that time, we watched, as expected, the vindication of Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens, and Barry Bonds, all of whom have now been fully exonerated of any wrongdoing and have graced u...
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March 28, 2008
Nothing Perpetuates Momentum Like a Brick Wall
Tom Glavine won his 300th game on Sunday evening, and there was much rejoicing. (YAYY!) But the Braves know how to take wind out of the Mets' sails. Tom Glavine was theirs before he was ours, and they wanted to assure us wholeheartedly that they were aware of that.They came out firing against the Met...
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March 11, 2008
The Dull Flame of Doubleheaders
I don't have much to write about this morning's win and this evening's loss.However, à la Spy Magazine, I will present two lists, representing my feelings about today as a whole...LIST 1:Moises AlouWillie RandolphJose ReyesPedro FelicianoPaul Lo DucaMarlon AndersonLIST 2:El DuqueAaron HeilmanJesus F...
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February 20, 2008
Aghast
:items:Nobody's perfect, including Billy Wagner.Back to back poor showings: maybe there's some money in alpaca farming.Carlos is back, but he's no Hess truck: better than ever is hardly true.The offense is awful. Terrible.I can throw harder than Brian Lawrence. With my toes.Where have you gone, Carlo...
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January 29, 2008
The Deadline Dish
Deadline Dish12:18 PM Tuesday: Not too much news to announce. The Cardinals acquired Joel Pineiro from the Red Sox, and Scott Proctor is headed to the Dodgers for Wilson Betemit. More importantly, though, are the potential moves on the horizon. Although Octavio Dotel is possibly headed to Atlanta, he...
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January 27, 2008
Transaction Reaction: 2B Luis Castillo
Although GM Omar Minaya hasn't swung any blockbuster trades this year, the Mets on Monday made a minor move in acquiring second baseman Luis Castillo from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for minor league catcher Drew Butera and minor league outfielder Dustin Martin.Castillo, 31, was putting together ...
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January 25, 2008
Smooth Sailing
You may have been wondering why I haven't joined you in this space of late. You're probably all the better for it, and I have ridden myself of nearly all anxiety regarding the Mets, except a nasty rash that breaks out when Guillermo Mota's "I Like to Move it Move it" song plays over the Shea sound sy...
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January 25, 2008
A Sigh of Relief
I'm not sure Tom Glavine has been the Mets' ace this year- he has shown periods of extreme inability to pitch like one, and he frequently is in trouble with walks and too many balls. But he sure as hell pitched like one tonight.Sure, to repeat the all too common refrain, they're still in first, et ce...
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January 25, 2008
A Routine Affair
Well, you'd expect a bit more of a take-no-prisoners attitude from a self-dubbed band of pirates, wouldn't you? Instead, this group seemed a little less than swashbuckling. Perhaps the Friendly Manatees would be a good name, unless you're describing their incredibly charming treatment of Lastings Mil...
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January 25, 2008
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