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Silent September
September 11, 2009 by
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As your favorite team wanders through the wilderness of a fruitless September, hurdling towards an October which will be filled with baseball being played by everybody you hate, you wonder what your team will do to use the remaining time productively while making that clock run just...
No Fights (Or Fight) On Picture Day
September 10, 2009 by
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You want the Mets to acknowledge their history? Then we should have had Keith Hernandez and Darryl Strawberry go at it on picture day. Not like they haven't done it before, right? It's the 20th anniversary, for heaven's sake! They could have worn big oversized boxing gloves...
Get Up
September 09, 2009 by
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Well this becomes an ironic picture, doesn't it?Here's why Carlos Beltran returning for meaningless games in September makes a difference: Sure, the Mets aren't going anywhere. Sure, Beltran could get hurt again. And I could walk out of my apartment and get hit by a truck...
The Metseidon Adventure
September 07, 2009 by
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The Mets' 4-2 victory over the Cubs was marred by yet another incident of another incident involving another water leak that turned into a tidal wave in the locker room. John Maine, who made his return to the clubhouse recently from injury, never had a chance. Maine, unfortunately...
Our Sun Be Sinking
September 06, 2009 by
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It's meaningless late September losses to the Cubs that make me opine for the days of Craig Brazell.Sad, isn't it?Brazell was the guy who basically knocked the Cubs out of the playoffs in 2004 with his one and only major league home run. The Mets could have used him in the...
On Golden Parn
September 04, 2009 by
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"Doesn't he remind you of Henry Fonda? If Henry Fonda was a pitcher, that's how he would talk" -Bob Ojeda, on Bobby Parnell's postgame comments regarding getting out of a seventh inning jamYou know, I was about to go into a whole rant about why Snoop Manuel would...
Role Reversal
September 03, 2009 by
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I've been on that other side, Rockies fans. Really ... I have. Because last season Jason Marquis was the fifth starter playing for the team that had nothing to play for, and he hit a grand slam and helped put a nail in the Mets coffin.Now, Jason Marquis is the ace. And he's...
Purple Thong
September 03, 2009 by
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Even the former Yankees resurface to laugh at usWhat's that? A quality start from Tim Redding? Someone call the cops and block off the street it's party time!Oh, never mind. The last block party we had included a pinata. And the Mets' lineup couldn't hit that anyway...
How Can We Count On You When We Can't Count On You?
September 02, 2009 by
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We all know that April comes in like a lion. What you may not know is that September does the same. Yes, September comes in like a lion as well ... but Razor Shines gives it the stop sign.When Angel Pagan rounded second base in the first inning tonight, he consulted Shines for guidance...
Itemized
August 30, 2009 by
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The lords of baseball saw an opportunity to throw some high hard ones by me while I've been away. To that I say, ha! You're going to have to do a lot better than this to get one by me. Besides, I have a team of experts not only finding these stories for me, they read them to...
It's Country Time In Beantown
August 27, 2009 by
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Coincidentally, we're up here in Boston to have some chowder and catch Billy Wagner's debut with the Red Sox (which didn't come on Thursday ... Nick Green pitched instead). It was a little tense when Country Time brought his Mets gear into the home clubhouse. Luckily, the...
National Cruelty
August 27, 2009 by
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As the season drags to a close, we find our latest irony: Mike Pelfrey getting tagged by the Marlins, while Livan Hernandez ... yes, that Livan Hernandez ... giving up just two runs in six innings, including none in the first inning. None.Umm, Mr. Lord of Baseball, why are you so...
Free From Ollie
August 26, 2009 by
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More "bad" injury news: MIAMI -- Left-handed pitcher Oliver Perez has patellar tendinitis in his right knee and will undergo season-ending surgery, the Mets announced Wednesday afternoon.Team medical director Dr. David Atlchek examined Perez Wednesday at the Hospital for...
Gone Fishin'
August 26, 2009 by
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Does J.J. Putz count as two injured players since he frayed an entirely different muscle?Does Johan Santana count as two injured players because he's Johan Santana?That means the Mets lost four players for the season in one day.Awesome. You realize that along with Oliver Perez...
Country Time Learns To Love That Dirty Water
August 25, 2009 by
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The saga is over ... Billy Wagner is a Boston Red Sock. The Mets, instead of getting the two first round draft picks through arbitration desperately needed to help resurrect the franchise, or even halfway decent prospects from Boston to help down the road, will receive two players...
Scream '09: You're Next
August 25, 2009 by
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I'm starting to get the feeling that Frankie Rodriguez is the Jamie Lee Curtis of the group ... the last one standing after Michael Myers has killed everyone else, while Billy Wagner is the guy who you thought died in the first half hour of the film, only to be that guy who finally...
Two Thirds, Three Balls, And Six Runs Create The Circle Of Life
August 24, 2009 by
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Oliver Perez waited on the mound for Jerry Manuel to reach him, no doubt to remove him from his much ballyhooed matchup with Pedro Martinez before Martinez could stroll to the mound. He didn't know what to do. All he knew was that he was being pulled with a 3-0 count on the opposing...
Flushing Express
August 23, 2009 by
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For one night, when you hear "Nolan Ryan" 'round these parts, it's not followed by the seven no-hitters he pitched somewhere else. It's not followed by echoes of one of the worst trades ever. It's not followed by the pangs of wonder of what might have been...
If I Could Save Baseball In A Bottle
August 22, 2009 by
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Tonight was merely a sad reminder of how life could have been 'round these parts in September. Close games with division rivals ... Cole Hamels imploding ... some brushback pitches ... smart baserunning ... emotion from the manager ... fights in the stands ... it was all featured...
And You Wonder ...
August 20, 2009 by
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How could it be piling on when there's constantly new material to complain about?The latest drama in this anything but "drama-free" zone revolves around Gary Sheffield. First came rumors of Sheffield's release, which would have been hysterical hours after the release...
From The Desk Of Omar Minaya: Revised
August 20, 2009 by
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Flushing: Where careers go to die.
That's Hank Aaron Award Nominee Angel Pagan To You, Sir
August 20, 2009 by
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The line from Wednesday's boxscore reads as such:A. Hernandez ss-2b-ss-2bIt's brilliant when you think about it, switching him back and forth in the same game. Because, if Anderson Hernandez goes back and forth from shortstop to second base often enough, then on double plays...
Defenders Of Dead Carcasses
August 19, 2009 by
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How do you know the Mets have hit rock bottom ... again? Well, not only have Met fans turned their anger into wild cheering for Andy Green at-bats, but even Mike Francesa' foundation of tweaking the Mets has collapsed on itself. He went on his simulcast today and told us all to...
Enough Money For One Lousy Beer
August 19, 2009 by
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I hope for Alexi Panos' sake that she's not still doing "Beer Money" when she's 45 years old.But if she is, she'll have that ace question in the hole where she'll ask the contestant du jour to name as many players who got a hit during the inning where...
Thumbelina
August 18, 2009 by
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When the Mets signed Alex Cora, they did so on the same day that Derek Lowe went to the Braves. I then compared Cora to a bag of Funyuns.Yeah, here's the thing: I like Funyuns. Always have. Cora had more nutritional value to the Mets than Funyuns have when I eat them.But don'...
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