May 2010
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Man Crush and Dog House Resident: Memorial Day...
The fact that it’s Memorial Day added to the fact that my Internet has been a total dog today will mean that I’m going to make this a quick one, so let’s get to it.
Jose Reyes is the spark plug. He’s the firecracker. He’s the fuel. He’s an unlimited amount of clichéd adjectives used to make a simple point: as Reyes goes, so do the Mets. The most important thing...
“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 (via attheknees)
“Manager Joe Maddon likes to have dress themes for road trips. There was the...”
– Balfour to look a bit more like Belfour (via @jonahkeri) (via metsgrrl)
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WatchLook, I’m enjoying how well the Mets are playing right now but some of the Mets fans in this video are just flat out delusional.
The Mets still have major issues to address. Takahashi and Dickey haven’t proven they can continue to do what they’ve done. Francoeur still isn’t hitting. Wright is still striking out at a frightening pace.
It’s going to take more than a...
Pulling for the Underdog – Why Indie Sports Blogs... →
The SportsGrid is a fairly comprehensive list of the movers and shakers involved in or around the games we love to watch, follow, and discuss. One of the seismic shifts that have occurred along with the march to digital media has been the rise of the independent sports blogger. When I dived into the writers list, I noticed that it tends to overlook a great deal of indie bloggers, many which have...
'CitiBall' is working →
It took a year, but the Mets seem to have finally figured out not just how to win in their new ballpark, but how to dominate there.
“When reached by phone Tuesday, Strawberry declined comment, but he’s let the...”
– Bob Klapisch
I'm not a Yankee hater, like I used to be in...
metslove:
In a study comparing Mets and Yankees fans, the Wall Street Journal found that:
“Mets fans had the Yankees fans beat in one telling category: they seem to pay a lot more attention. Not only do they monitor their team’s progress more often and make more bets, they listen to substantially more sports radio (26% to 17%).”
As one Mets fan put it, you gotta pay attention, because “you...
“That’s how it’s been my whole life,” Ike Davis said. “Not just my father, but a...”
– Ex-big leaguer now content just being dad instead of coach to Mets’ Ike Davis
adorable article on Ike and his father Ron
(via fuckyeahikedavis)
“The Times profile, which praised Backman as “all intensity, all the...”
– Karl Taro Greenfeld
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Dog-House Resident of the Week: Oliver F&!^ing...
John Maine is very close to being in this space for being a “habitual liar,” and for struggling to accept the fact that he was put on the disabled list like a total baby, but Oliver f*$^ing Perez is a total waste of a roster spot right now. He did pitch in the last week, so I guess I should technically give some numbers. He pitched .2 innings, and gave up no hits and 2 walks. .2...
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Man-Crush of the Week: Jason Bay
It seems as if Jason Bay got off to a snail’s start, with only 1 home run for the first 44 games. But did you know that for the last week, he’s hitting .500? He’s got 11 hits in 22 official at-bats, with 3 walks, 2 doubles, and of course, 2 home runs, both coming off a certain Mr. CC Sabathia, making it all the better. Even before he begun to catch fire, you saw a guy that was...
“As a little boy, I always heard that death would come like a thief in the night....”
– Vin Scully on the telecast, May 23, 2010. (via camanda) (via fuckyeahdodgers)
Baseball Should Realign →
matthewcerrone:
I was always against it, mostly because I don’t know what would happen to the DH - which better NEVER get to the National League - but, wow, it’s hard not to daydream about sports in NY, and the Northeast, if the Mets, Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies were all in the same division.
What’s more fun? Playing the Yankees and Red Sox on a regular basis to win a division or...
2000 Mets Music
mightyflynn:
Pitchers
49 Armando Benítez - Who Let the Dogs Out (Barking Mad Remix) 27 Dennis Cook - Simple Man 45 John Franco - The Boy from New York City 32 Mike Hampton - Pretty Fly (for a White Guy) 28 Bobby Jones - A Country Boy Can Survive 22 Al Leiter - Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out (Live) 35 Rick Reed - Ready to Go (US Mix) 46 Rich Rodriguez - Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da (Generic?) 48 Glendon Rusch -...
