Thu 31 Jan 2008
Forget getting your Super Bowl info from any other source, Joe McDonald, the Perry White of NY Sports (GREAT CEASAR”S GHOST) has taken over the reins of NYGMEN.COM. click the link and soak in all the info you’ll need to impress everyone at your Super Bowl Party
Thu 31 Jan 2008
I don’t know why I did it. I should know better, but I just so happened to stumbled upon it. Now that I did I feel horrible. Don’t hate me folks but I must confess I listened to Mike and the Mad Dog yesterday. I know I know and I am sorry for doing it and hopefully it won’t happen again but as I turned around the radio dial while making some lunch I heard the Little Mutt (LM) and My Big Fat Obnoxious Talk Show Host (MBFOTSH) as they did their show from Phoenix talk about the Mets and our newest pitcher Johan Santana. Both of these asshats were beside themselves over this deal as they could not separated their rooting interest from the fact that the team that is the flagship broadcast for their very boring station has just made WFAN the destination station for the summer of ’08. The best line of the day came from MBFOTSH who stated that the Mets had better sign Santana or the Skill Sets will look foolish. Now for a guy who claims to be “pals” with Omar Minaya this is about as dumb a comment out of Francesca as when he orders a Diet Coke with his Baconator and Large Fries at Wendy’s. How in the world can you be a big time sports personality in this town and make that statement? It’s not a question of if they sign Santana but for how much and how long and I’m sure that Omar and the Skill Sets have gone over what the cost will be years and money. Don’t worry MBFOTSH, the Mets won’t have the Santana presser until you and your bitch get back from the Super Bowl. Jeffy will have your chicken fingers and Diet Coke ready for you in the Diamond Club.
I’m surprised at Ben Shpigel I didn’t think he’d be the one drop a turd in the punch bowl.
I got the horse right here his name is Paul Revere………………..
RHP and Brooklyn guy, Ruddy Lugo was signed by the Mets off the wavier wire from the A’s. Lugo will be paid with the spare change that falls out of Johan Santana’s pockets into the sofa cushions in the Mets clubhouse.
With no Italian soccer games to cover yesterday, George Vessey saw Ben Shpigel drop a turd on the punch and thought “Gee, that looks like fun” and proceed to join in the festivities.
And then we have Tim Marchman to make it all good again:
{What makes Santana so valuable to the Mets is that he isn’t just the best pitcher in baseball, but he’s also effectively replacing an unbelievably terrible no. 5 starter. This second point is really important — like most teams, the Mets gain at least as much by replacing their bad players as they do by bringing in good ones. Last year, for instance, the Mets gave 23 starts to Mike Pelfrey, Chan Ho Park, Dave Williams, Brian Lawrence, and Jason Vargas, and the five pitched 116 innings with a 7.29 ERA. If those games had instead been started by a tolerably mediocre pitcher, they would have won their division.}
Wed 30 Jan 2008
On The Sopranos, Carmela would look at Tony with such disdain after he’d come to bed smelling of liquor and the last trollop he’s been bedding and seethe until she’d finally snap and wanted a divorce. Of course Tony being the “Boss of Bosses” would never ever give in to a demand like that. So in order to keep his wife happy and off his back, he went a did for her the one thing in the whole world she wanted, he bought a piece of property in Jersey and gave it to her to build her spec house so she could build her real estate empire. That’s what Omar Minaya did for us Mets fans yesterday he bought us our “spec house” and his name is Johan Santana.
All fall and winter I posted here like one very grumpy blogger. First the collapse that still lingers (maybe if Omar got me a nice diamond bracelet I’d feel better) then the Milledge trade and then the Santana rumors then the Livan Hernandez, Kyle Lohse rumors and the Highlanders and BOSAWX ready to deal for Santana rumors all the fucking rumors made me crazy. I wanted Omar to wake up and smell the need for Johan Santana. Deal everyone I said I don’t care Reyes, F Mart Gomez, Seaver, Koosman, Matlack shit send me to the Twin Cities- uhhhh wait let’s not go to far- ANYTHING TO GET SANTANA HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But Omar said “Ah sit tight my stupid little knee jerk reaction blogger, I have a plan, I’ll let my counterparts in the Bronx and the Fens shadow box while I come in with the knock out punch” But Omar I said ” I can’t take the suspense please please pay the price. We need Johan as much as Brittany needs panties, after the collapse all our junk is showing as well” “Relax my nit witted blogger, I’ve been in this game a long time I know what I’m doing. This Smith fellow in Minnesota has no choice as the Bronx and Boston are just posing, you’ll see. Didn’t I bring you Petey, Beltran, Delgado, and Wagner”? “Yes you did” I said “But you know me, I have no patients I want to win BADDDDDDLY” “And I don’t” replied Omar, “My ass is on the line here my friend not only do I WANT to win, I HAVE to win to stay employed” “Look, I love you. You have passion and your support for the team is unmatched but please for now on let me do my thing okay papi”? “Yes you majesty I will never doubt you again. Thank you so much for my spec house but could you throw in a right handed bat for the bench, preferably a back up first baseman? ” I know I ‘m hard to please.
Tue 29 Jan 2008
After months of speculation Omar Minaya did just what we Mets fans wanted and jacked up Twins GM and got us the much needed Ace of the staff, ALL RISE FOR JOHAN SANTANA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A big tip of the Mets hat to Omar for not only landing Santana but he keeps F-Mart and Mike Pelfrey. Sure the price is high in Gomez, Humber, Mulvey, and Guerrra but there is no way you can be unhappy with this deal. Add in that the Mets have three picks in the first fifty in the JUne entry draft and the fact that Omar has said the organization will not be part of this slotting bullshit and the off season that crawled just became Times Square on New Years Eve.
Folks you have to tune into SPORTSTALKNY tomorrow night at 9PM EST just for the fun of hearing me sound like a giddy school girl over this deal.
I will be on here later with more Santana stuff
Mon 28 Jan 2008
My lovely colleague over at SPORTSTALKNY Rebecca Glass runs a Highlander blog named This Purist Bleeds Pinstripes and today she pinch hit for Pete Abraham over at his blog. Check out her post and her site.
Mon 28 Jan 2008
With the Johan Santana trade talk getting to percolate stage John Delco’s decides to throw cold water on the deal here is a break down of his post on his blog:
Spoke with Omar Minaya and he still wants pitching. He also said he recognizes the Mets’ potential holes after this season with the potential departures of Pedro Martinez, Orlando Hernandez, Moises Alou and Carlos Delgado.
Firs t off let’s worry about 2008 right now. If Pedro is healthy and willing to continue his pitching career there is no way he won’t stay a Met in fact he will retire a Met. El Duque won’t be hard to replace and of Alou and Delgado I say Mark Texieria and Carl Carwford who are eligible for free agency after this season so there!
Those are holes that will need to be filled, and the prospects supposedly going to Minnesota for Johan Santana could do it either on the field or in a trade.
Never mind the $130-plus million it would take to sign him, but even with Santana, you’ll still have those holes, and a lot less flexibility to fill them.
If your argument is about money then you have no argument as the construction of $iti Field and the ownership of SNY throws the idea of the Skill Sets sitting at the owners meeting in shawls holding a cup is ridiculous. Tell it like it is John , the Skill Sets are shitting out $100 bills. Right now the BIG THREE in MLB when it comes to dough are the Highlanders, BOSOX and the Metsies.
You’re hearing how the Mets are frontrunners, but that’s because the Yankees and Boston are holding the line. The Twins want the Mets in this so they can get the Red Sox and Yankees bidding again. The Twins are playing the Mets for chumps.
Again the Highlanders and Sawx are here to break balls the Mets are here to make a deal and Omar knows that so that’s why Santanna and Agent Greenberg need to flex their mussel and I think that’s just what they are doing.
Sun 27 Jan 2008
The week off between the NFC-AFC Championship Games and the Super Bowl is the suckiest week of the year. Really, I can’t read anymore stories on the Giants or Patriots and I REALLY CAN”T TAKE MY FELLOW GIANTS FANS WHO THINK IF THE PATRIOTS WIN NEXT WEEK IT WILL BE AN UPSET!!!!! Please folks stop it will you! Earlier this year the same people who wanted Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning gone are now talking about them like they are Bill Walsh and Joe Montana. Look, I will be rooting with all I have for the Giants to win next Sunday but I have an healthy respect for the opponent and I suggest you do the same.
So where are we with Johan Santana? Well, right where we’ve been all winter, outside looking in. But it seems from reports today, that there will be some movement in the next 10 days, but what’s the rush, spring training begins in about 3 weeks right? I have never given the Twins must thought to tell you the truth but Bill Smith (what is it with guys named Bill Smith that piss me off) is reaching Mike Milburry like douchebag status with his handling of the dealing of Santana.
Smith is up against three big city GM’s in Omar, Pee Wee Cashman and Lord Theo of Kenmore Square. Of the three Omar needs Santana the most for his team. The other two are just here to break balls as each loves to pit one another against themselves and they both know that in this the year of the local football team in both towns space in the fish wraps are at a premium especially where the Old Town Team resides.
Smith wants Phil Hughes. I want to have a need for a hair brush neither is about to happen. But Smith hopes if he lets out news of the Highlanders interest he will entice the Sawx to bid there by forcing Pee Wee to go all in. It ain’t happening.
Meanwhile, Omar sits there cool and calm telling Smith ”here is your life preserver” as the Mets deal is not only the best it looks like the only one out there. Besides players there is the question of money. Even though 6yr/$120mil is just fucking ridiculous so is the collapse of last season. That’s why the Skill Sets and Uncle Saul will swallow hard and give the dead presidents to Omar to sign Santana. It’s time for Santana’s Agent Peter Greenberg to stop being a gentleman and jack Smith’s ass up and get him to make a deal or tell Santana he will be a Twin for now.
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Fri 25 Jan 2008
The Dana Jacobson “FUCK FEST” just keeps growing and growing and growing but I must say after seeing this pic on the Big Lead, I think I’m falling in love. I wish I knew Dana Jacobson back in the day like when Max’s Kansas City was the hang out of choice. Just thinking about walking into Max’s with an amazon woman like Jacobson, swilling vodka would make me the envy of every Hell’s Angel member in the place.
Fri 25 Jan 2008
This weekend there is a card/autograph show in Secaucus that features the NY Highlanders of the past. Goose Gossage, Graig Nettles and “See Ya Later” Danny Cater to name a few oh yes and the legendary Mike Jerzembeck , will be ripping off saps, errrr I mean fans, for their signatures in exchange for many recession era dollars. Along with all those Highlanders guess who else will slink into town for some much needed gotten gain? None other than Titan Tom Glavine. It seems the man who loves to be home with the Mrs and kiddies is making the jaunt to Jersey for some quick cash. I have already altered friends of mine in the I.R.S. to monitor all fights leaving Newark Airport on Sunday for Atlanta to check Titan Toms bags for stacks of unreported income.
As per the man in cowboy hat, Livan Hernandez isthisclose to signing with the Mets. Fine with me as long as this is not the LAST starter the Mets acquire before spring training. It also means half brother Orlando looks bullpen bound.
This week’s sign of the Apocalypse: Wally Mathews and I are on the same page as far as the Mets off season is going. I will now light myself on fire.
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Thu 24 Jan 2008
Even though I’m pump up sky high for Brian Leetch Night and I can’t get enough of Eli, Tom and Gisele I’m am getting mighty itchy for baseball. So here are few stories of interest that I have seen today:
The NY Times has a piece on Johan Santana’s hometown in Venezuela. This is the first story I’ve read about Venezuela that didn’t mention a crazy dictator or Joe Kennedy pimping fuel oil for the poor. Some folks like to break Omar’s balls on brining in Latin players well I’ll say this the Latin players take care of their own people far better than American players.
LaVelle E. Neal III (a/k/a LEN3 not to be confused with the outstanding garage band Len Price3 ) is the man in the know in the Twin cities when it comes to Johan Santana info but in his blog yesterday all he has was the regurgitated bullshit we’ve heard all winter. It may be time for Santana and his agent to step up and twist some arms in Twinkie land. If Santana wants to come to Flushing, now is the time to let it known to Bill Smith and Montgomery Pohlad to either “pay me or trade me” I give Santana high marks for not going this route sooner but for my sanity I need some closure here. Same thing goes for the Mets, I’m sure Phil Humber, Deolis Guerra, Kevin Mulvey Carlos Comez, and Fernando Martinez are sick and tired of hearing their names tossed around like fictional characters and they too deserve to know where they will spending the month of March. If Omar needs to the submit to the Twins a final offer as much as I want and covet Johan Santana to be the ace of the Mets staff , you can’t have one guy hold up the progress of a whole organization. Shit or get off the pot everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love D-Wright I really do he‘s so polite:
{Hopefully, all of us are better than last year,” he said. “Just because we haven’t made any changes, doesn’t mean that we aren’t going to come in and be better players individually. I think we need to improve as a team. The answer isn’t free agency; the answer isn’t making these big trades. It’s looking inside.”}
Here is what Wright really means “Talent gets you so far in this game, at some point a pair of brass balls is needed and someone has to get in other guys faces and I think it’s my time to do that”
Some readers of this site and some other sites I visit have taken me to task as I feel right now the Mets are not a play off team. I will stick with that assumption unless of course Omar obtains the lefty out of Minnesota. The folks who take issue with my observation keep giving me the line about talent and guys are going to step up and players like Carlos Delgado will be better and Moises Alou will piss on everyone’s hands and Mike Pelfrey will win 20 games and the Cy Young Award and on and on but no one, not one detractor has mentioned to me who on this team grew a set of balls to put the team not only on his back but to call out the fakers and posers who spit the bit down the stretch last year. Am I still bitter about last years collapse? YOU BET YOUR SWEET ASS I AM. D Wright can carry this team on the field but someone has to grab that clubhouse with some fire. The manager won’t do it’s not his style and I’m not faulting him for it but with too many laid back types on the team you need a shit stirrer you need the baseball equivalent of Sean Avery on the Mets. That’s why it may just be symbolic and not mean a lot but if I were the Mets I would named D-Wright the captain of the team and make it known that it is HIS TEAM.
