vatstep said::lol
What a fun game. Gibbons is making Francona look brilliant right now.
Angelus said:Omar's been pretty good though. But you do have a great point,he has cash to spend now,the Mets have a tv network to allow them to go out and not worry about the luxury tax,they could bring in some money players that some teams may be looking to unload. But you have to give the man credit though,landing Julio Franco,Endy Chavez,Jose Valentin,trading for Loduca and Delgado,focussing this team of athleticism and speed,its worked out great so far. Sure any GM can do that with money,but how many Met GMs have done this so far? I don't think he;'s overated,he was hired to retool the team,and in his 2nd year he has them in 1st place,thats pretty good in my book.
vatstep said:I don't like this Sox-Padres trade talk. The Mike Lowell era has only just begun!
Dr. Strangelove said:So we're talking about sending Lowell to San Diego for Chris Young? Because if it's for Scott Linebrink or Woody Williams-- no thank you. People over at SoSH are talking about a possible return of Shea "Clubhouse Cancer" Hillenbrand.
And I was really enjoying the Mike Lowell era too. It's not everyday you get a robot programmed to hit doubles and play gold glove defense.
siamesedreamer said:Rosenthal is reporting that the Padres have now targeted Beltre.
R_GILL said:The hell, someone actually wants Beltre and that contract.
Qwerty710710 said:I was at a Mets blog some guy said Cards might get Willis. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Dr. Strangelove said:Beltre... in the Padres ball park. He'll stink more than ever.
Dez said:It's not much worse of a park for hitters than is Safeco or Dodger Stadium, is it? Maybe if he moved to a hitter's park he'd be better.
Mussina thought Rodriguez should have conceded the run and thrown to first.
"I know he's played better. I know he's disappointed in the way he's playing. It's just not him right now. We need him back the way he's supposed to be," Mussina said. "I thought he was going to throw to first and then I turn and saw him throw it to home. All he had to do was throw it on target and he was out by 20 feet."
Petco Park is about 399 to dead center with a somewhat good size wall. It is 404 to the left center gap. Simply unholy. And the ball doesn't carry well either, so the 399 isn't that short.Dr. Strangelove said:I'm not sure, I thought Petco was bigger than Safeco, but I might be wrong.
What? I'd have no reason to be banned. For no apparent reason they started saying Mets suck. All I said was Mets was 19 games above .500 with a 12 game lead. That's being uncivil?siamesedreamer said:Stark reported last night the JS is in negotiations for two relievers that would "give the Braves the edge in the WC".
Hey Frankman, did you get banned from the Braves board? Just kinda curious because a couple of your posts last night were less than civil.
Hard to tell with no emoticons. I try to throw them in every post just to convey emotion. For example, don't be such a drama llama!siamesedreamer said:They were just joking and you were kinda rubbing it in.......no big deal. I was just curious.
rc213 said:If I can get tickets to tommorow nights game vs. Pujos and the Cardinals I will try and nail Ledee and Cruz Jr. in the head with a battery. I think it's the only way Little will stop wasting at bats with their so-called veteran bats. Hopefully when Repko comes back one of them is gone somewhere.
The Frankman said:Hey Mets clique, break this down:
Lastings Milledge for Bobby Abreu
*cue laughter*
Holy shit, that was amazing. :lol :lolDr. Strangelove said:Here's a hilarious video from the Yankees MLB board with some old guy who calls himself "the kid from Brooklyn" going off on the Yankees radio announcers. Be warned, this clip does have quite a bit of cursing.
http://www.thekidfrombrooklyn.com/video_disp.asp?videoid=1285
siamesedreamer said:I'd love to see it go down if for two reasons:
1) He's owed $15 million next year and that could impact any offer to Zito (even though Floyd comes off the books)
2) The comedic reilef on the Mets board as Milledge is already viewed as a first ballot HoFer
Dr. Strangelove said:Here's a hilarious video from the Yankees MLB board with some old guy who calls himself "the kid from Brooklyn" going off on the Yankees radio announcers. Be warned, this clip does have quite a bit of cursing.
http://www.thekidfrombrooklyn.com/video_disp.asp?videoid=1285
The Frankman said:534. Lastings Milledge can tell why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Remember the commercials. Kids love CTC because of the Cinammon swirls in every bite. Apple Jacks is "but they don't taste like apples" and "we just do".Desperado said:That one doesn't even make sense. It should be Apple Jacks.
Exactly why it should be Apple Jacks. Everyone knows why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch. No one knows why kids love Apple Jacks.The Frankman said:Remember the commercials. Kids love CTC because of the Cinammon swirls in every bite. Apple Jacks is "but they don't taste like apples" and "we just do".
Guillen made it clear before Thursday's series finale with Detroit that any actions perceived to be intentional on Padilla's part will not be tolerated by the White Sox manager.
"If Padilla hits somebody, believe me, we're going to do something about it and see what happens. That's a guarantee," Guillen said. "You can count on that. I don't care if we're suspended for 100 years.
"[If] you hit people when they do something wrong, I agree with that. But [if] you hit people because you don't like them, I don't think that's a good [way] to play the game."
"We have to concentrate and win games," Guillen said. "But I guarantee you, if that happens, I don't know what's going to happen, but something's going to happen. Make sure they know it, too.
"If something happens, I'm going to protect one of my players, hit him and point to [Padilla] when I hit him and then make [the Texas players] fight with their pitcher. I'm not here for Major League Baseball. I'm here for my players, and I'm going to do everything I can in my power to make my players perform in the right way."