July 2010
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Dear Kevin Millar, Please STFU ASAP.  Thanks.
Jul 10th
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MLB's 2010 Some Stars Game
mightyflynn: . “On behalf of Joe Girardi and Charlie Manuel, who were overcome with temporary insanity, I’d like to publicly apologize to the following players. Francisco Liriano Joey Votto Kevin Youkilis Jered Weaver Alex Rios Josh Willingham Ryan Zimmerman Felix Hernandez By any standard you want to use, these eight have to be on the team. You can’t have a 2010 All-Star game...
Jul 5th
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Jul 3rd
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“I close with the hope that the title proves prophetic.”
– Roger Ebert, summing up the whole goddamn movie. 
Jul 2nd
June 2010
18 posts
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Jun 15th
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Jun 13th
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Jun 12th
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Jun 12th
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USA-England
When I saw that Green was going to be in goal I went dancing around the house.  My sister, who follows the sport almost exclusively through me, rolled her eyes and I asked, “Have you ever even heard of Robert Green?”  The answer was, of course, no, and I shouted that that’s because he’s never been worth mentioning before, and this could only be a good thing.  I didn’t...
Jun 12th
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Jun 12th
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Jun 12th
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Jun 11th
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Jun 11th
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Mets find rooting interest in World Cup →
I love few things like I love the collision of my two favorite sports.  (Also, poor, poor Reyes.)
Jun 11th
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Jun 11th
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Fingers crossed that there will be another west coast reckoning while I sleep tonight.  This team is driving me nuts. On the upside, at least we know the pattern.  We just have to avoid road games for the rest of the year and there won’t be any more drama.  Problem solved.
Jun 3rd
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Jun 3rd
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On MLBNetwork one of the guys just said that he doesn’t think any umpire in baseball would blow the last call in a perfect game just to get some attention.  I counter this claim with Joe West.
Jun 3rd
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The amazing thing is that Galarraga was going to do that whole thing in only 83 pitches.  83 fucking pitches! 
Jun 3rd
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If it’s the last out of a perfect game and it’s close, you make the damn call.  That should be simple. But the question is whether this is worse than Harvey Haddix?  Or are they equally horrifying?
Jun 3rd
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Jun 2nd
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The Mets are losing 17-6, it’s inching ever closer to an ungodly hour of the night, I don’t get nearly enough sleep as it is, and Oliver Fucking Perez is pitching, and yet I am still up, watching this debacle.  So am I loyal or stupid?
Jun 1st
May 2010
11 posts
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“When told that Manuel’s plan is to save Perez for extra-inning games, one of the...”
– anonymous Mets player that I am trying to identify
May 31st
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May 15th
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It’s all fun and games until Ike Davis cracks his skull. (I stop breathing every time he flips over.  The least he could do is fall on GMJ or something.)
May 12th
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Oh, Ike, of course it would have been nice if you’d hit a grand slam but it’s not like you’re Chris Carter or anything, you know?
May 12th
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May 8th
May 8th
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WSJ Mets-Yankees Poll →
I hope they asked about which fans have read Moneyball.  Not so much because the Mets are a shining example of those principles (not even close) but because I’m curious, and I really can’t picture the average Yankees fan owning up to that.
May 7th
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Answer Man: Nyjer Morgan talks alter egos, hockey... →
Presented without comment.
May 4th
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“Born in Minnesota, raised in Arizona, Davis played baseball year-round. As a...”
– Philadelphia Inquirer
May 1st
Hoping For a Brawl →
I invented a stat to find the best fighter on the Mets, which considers height, weight, isolated power, arm tattoos, experience with Carlos Zambrano, and appearances on the Mitchell Report. Henry Blanco was the only player to come out with a positive value (5.6). There’s a poll on who would be the Mets best fighter, and personally, I’m torn between either catcher and Chip ...
May 1st
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“Finally, no progress has been made on Oliver Perez’s brain, and MLB refuses to...”
– Joe Janish
May 1st
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April 2010
27 posts
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For the record, John, you’re still on notice.  But do this in your next two starts and we’ll talk again.
Apr 28th
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Apr 28th
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The Unwritten Rulebook, according to Morgan... →
Apr 27th
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The Magic Is (Perhaps Temporarily) Back →
This.
Apr 25th
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Apr 24th
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Apr 24th
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“I didn’t ask him about being the white whale for New York-area bloggers and...”
– Ted Berg on Xavier Nady
Apr 22nd
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Davis's catch.  →
Holy fuck.
Apr 22nd
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“(Igarashi told the Times through an interpreter that “I felt the numbness...”
– Jason Fry at Faith and Fear in Flushing
Apr 21st
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I guess that off day was good for him
Screw Pelfrey’s brilliant arm, and Carlos Beltran’s knee, and Ike Davis for a moment.  Jose Reyes stole a base and hit a triple tonight.  Awesome.
Apr 21st
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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Apr 20th
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Okay, so I’ll watch tomorrow anyway.  I don’t know how not to watch. 
Apr 19th