October 2007


Add Dan Scotto at Mets Geek as another member of the Anti-A-Rod club as he lays out why it’s ridiculous to move David Wright off third base and over to second.  What alot of the pro A-Rod crowd fails to realize how tough it is to move from a corner infield spot to a middle position as Scotto spells out nicely.

So the Mets want D-Wright to pipe down on the A-Rod front. I hope he remembers that when they want him to make a day of game appearance.

Curt Schilling has listed the Mets as a team he’d like to spend the last season of his career with. Thanks Curt we feel honored. Truth be told, I’d take Gehrig38 over Tom Glavine any day.

Hey Mike Cammeron, you should always read the label.

D-Wright will appear on The Daily Show tonight at 11PM on Comedy Central. As you all know Jon Stewart is a huge Mets fan as I found out about a year ago when I met Stewart at the Bronx Zoo. I said hello to him and told him I’m a big fan and he admired my Mr. Met T-shirt and yes he’s a reader of mine .

  

 

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I think my head is going to explode. You know what pisses me off about the Mets? No, not the players. No, not the manager or the front office or even the front office. Not even the ushers at Shea, the connsesioners or the bathrooms in the Upper Deck. No, none of that turns my ass red. The one element of Metsdom that makes me contemplate committing a felony is METS FANS! YOU PEOPLE (not you specifically) DRIVE ME FUCKING CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    

 

First, who gives a rat’s ass if the Mets are not on the back page of the newspaper? Sure it would be fabulous if today’s front page of the tabs said WORLD CHAMPION METS but it doesn’t it has pics of Joe Giradi and Don Mattingly. WHO CARES!!!!! Stop calling the assholes at WFAN and ESPN 1050 crying that the Mets are second class citizens. BOO-FUCKING- HOO. You idiots are laying right into the hands of the Highlander Gestapo in this town that have brained washed you into thinking the Mets as a team and you as a Mets fan are not worthy to even exist. The Highlanders are the Bush Administration just a bunch of fucking bullies that use scare tactics to govern and we Mets fans are the Democratic Party who are afraid to stand up and fight. Well I’m tired of it and take this as me putting my size 10 ½ Chuck Taylor in your ass’s.

 

And another thing, stop with the Mets should get A-Rod retoric. Not one of you fuckers have said the magic words when it comes to A-Rod joining the Mets, “HE MAKES US A WINNING TEAM” All I hear is how much money he’ll bring in for the Skill Sets and SNY. WHO GIVES A SHIT. All I care about is bringing in winning players and Alex Rodriguez does not fit that bill. Have you guys read some of this shit? “Well, we can move David Wright to second base or first base or outfield and trade Delgado or move Jose Reyes to second base and left A-Rod play short”  WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Are you serious!!!!! You want to disrupt your team, your nucleus your young guns for an over paid over pamper fucking head case who does not have a winning bone in his body who whipped out his dick and pissed all over the World Series, that’s who you want on your team? Then you guys are as pathetic as A-Rod is.

 

Oh here’s a bulletin for all you deep thinkers out there; the Mets are not just a good team they are still one of the best teams in baseball and all that’s needed is a tune up and a front line pitcher (like they grow on trees) so come 2008 you just have to settles for a team with three MVP candidates, a Hall of Fame pitcher back in form after an injury  a couple of young and up and coming outfielders and a team that will contend for the NL Pennant. If that’s not enough for you maybe you’re rooting for the wrong team.

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Maxim.com has listed their 10 worst stadiums/arenas and of course our house Shea Stadium makes the list but so did Fenway  and Madsion Square Garden and that is just plain wrong!

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So it’s the 7th inning of what was the last baseball game of the 2007 season. We are watching the Boston Red Sox, THE BOSTON RED SOX!!!!! Get set to win their second World Series title in four years, when Doofus Joe Buck says “We have breaking news from Ken Rosenthal”  What? When did Rosenthal become Walter Cronkite?

 

Rosenthal then tells America that ‘I just got off the phone with Scot Boras and he informs me that Alex Rodriguez will opt out of his contract with the New York (Highlanders) and become a free agent”.

 

What? Free Agent? Wait. The Red Sox are now the envy of baseball. St. Joseph of Torre is bound for Hollywood. Highlander icon, Donnie Baseball looks to be out of a job that everyone though was a lead pipe cinch to get the mangers job as Joe Giradi looks like he’s in. New Boss, Hank The Bronx Robber Baron Jr. looks like he will give wise ass Highlander Haters like me more material than I could ever hope for. I’m one front line starter added to the Mets starting rotation away from baseball nirvana.

 

So where does A-Fraud end up? My guess is with the Angels. It’s a perfect fit. Arte Moreno has cash, loves to make a big splash, and Vlady Guerrero needs help in the line up. If Mark Cuban owned the Cubs then they would be in play as well but the Trib is still in power so I’d rule them out. The Sawx? Why? They’re winners he doesn’t fit. The Dodgers? Interesting especially with all the St. Joseph of Torre talk of managing the Hollywood Bums. The Mets? Please keep our little jock sniffer Jeffy Skill Sets away from Boras/A-Fraud Omar or he could fall in man-love with him. I think A-Fraud wants out of NYC anyway. He needs a place where you can play Texas Hold ‘Em in seedy hotels and fuck he/she’s in piece and quiet and SOCAL seems like the place for that.

 

The guy who makes out the beat in this whole mess is Tom Hicks and His Not So Hot Licks (A/K/A Texas Rangers) who save close to $30 mil that he can now waste on bad pitching.

You know what?  I kind of feel sorry for the Used Car Salesman as everyone always shits on his birthday cake.

 

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AND ADD BANNER 17 DO IT FOR RED AND DJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Bill Price has lost his mind. Why would the Skill Sets fork over $150mil for Alex Rodriguez? Have you heard, we have a third baseman and a short stop. Unless the most over rated player in baseball has developed a knack for pitching 200+ innings I’m interested otherwise go choke some place else.

So long Titan Tom. Glad to have you back Luis Castillo.

If there were justice in this country the either Bob DuPay or the Used Car Salesman or both would should be sent to jail for allowing the baseball post season to drag on like it has. Last night was embarrassing. A 4 hr 14 min 9 inning game. That’s insane. Start these games no later than 7:30PM EST as no one needs a pre game show especially one that features the creatures that FOX gives us. Come on the air, give us the line ups (without the future broadcasters audition please) and KEEP THE FUCKING CAMERAS ON THE FEILD. Yes I know it’s cold. Yes I know people dress up like assholes at sporting events. BUT I DIDN’T TUNE IN TO SEE THESE CREATURES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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This clip on You Tube of the Iron Shiek is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen. It’s gold Jerry pure gold as Kenny Bania would say. I swear to God I was in tears watching this. “HULK HOGAN, PIECE OF SHIT”!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCKING GOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Listen I’m a true blue and orange Mets fan but one of my favorite summer trips is to go from Hyannis to Boston during my annual pilgrimage to Cape Cod (which I missed this past summer for a variety of reasons) for a visit to Fenway Park. What I love about Fenway and the main thing missing from Shea is the block party atmosphere before, during and after Sawx games. In fact, I think it’s a great testament to Mets fans that we turn out close to 4 million strong to a ball park whose biggest non baseball attraction is getting your oil change across the street before a game.

I guess it’s a badge of honor when people hate you because of your success, but for some reason the very untalented Jimmy Kimmel decided to run a spot on Red Sox Nation that was true to his show as it left me asking WTF? after I watched it. I really think Kimmel needs to bring Adam Carolla back with him and re-create the Man Show or join forces again with Ben Stein because like Marty Janetty he’s better with a tag team partner than as a solo act.

 

 

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Maxim.com has a piece on Dumb Things Baseball Fans Get Excited About. While I agree with the wave and marriage proposals as doofus deluxe I take exception with Kiss Cam. Mrs. Kranepool Society and I have never made it on Kiss Cam but I’m always armed and ready to slip her a little tongue.  

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Some observations on game 2 of the World Series as I drink my third cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee while I wait for my can of Red Bull to chill. The game was over after midnight then to make matters worse my asshole neighbors across the street decide to get some chick drunk and she’s carrying on in the middle of the street at 3 AM and by the time they toss her in a car and speed off, it’s a quarter to four in the morning and my alarm clock goes off at 5:30. So even with a full night sleep I’m a grumpy old bastard so today right about 2PM I should be unbearable so let’s begin before I rip someone’s head off:

 

Oh for the days when a starting pitcher can complete a game. This post season has seen the phenomenon of the 5-6 inning start. Can someone not named Josh Beckett please throw at least 7 innings please. How about it Tito and Clint stop the panic moves please. I know you have great bullpens but as soon as a starter gets in trouble both you guys run out of that dugout tugging on your right or left arm. Between that and the commercials you guys are making these games torture to watch. I swear to God I wish there were a lottery where the prize was winning ownership of a second division baseball team as I’d empty my bank account to win it. I would love to run a team like Tampa Bay, Baltimore or Florida and start at the Rookie Level and build the arms and stamina of my young pitchers by guess what? Making them throw. I’d take all that money from revenue sharing and spend it on coaching. Bring in guys like Leo Mazzone or Tom House or even a radical like Dr. Mike Marshall someone anyone who will take these big strapping young men and turn them into workhorses instead of treating them like Grandma’s fine china. Hey I told you I’m grouchy!

 

The Mets have announced that Tim Tuefel will take over St Lonesome of the FSL next season. Tuefel managed the Brooklyn Cyclones and did two stints with St Lonesome. He left the organization last season to work on a business he started and now he’s back at the managing game. If I were a betting man I would say Tuefel would be the guy most likely to replace Willie Randolph if a change is made next year or beyond. My long shot candidate is Edgar Alfonzo who managed at Brooklyn last season and loves to play aggressive baseball and is a non nonsense guy. Long live the hit and run Fonzi.

Back to last night for a minute (sorry I’m all over the place) lost in all the bullpen euphoria is the at bat by Papi in the bottom of the 5th inning. After getting two quick outs, Ubaldo Jimenez goes 3-2 on Ortiz and then misses and walks him. You get Papi out there it changes the whole game. Manny then singles after falling behind-how much damage has he done with 2 strikes?-so now you have Lowell up. You have to go after Lowell because J.D. Drew sudennly realized he doesn’t suck and is hotter than Scarlet Johnasen cuvres, so Jimenez is between a Lowell and a hard place. He goes after Lowell who does what he’s done all year, gets a clutch double to drive in Papi and move Manny to third. Out goes Jimenez-in comes Affeldt who walks Drew. Out comes Affeldt. In comes Herges who gets Captain Hard Ass to fly out and end the inning. WHEW!

 

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