The best thing I can say about Jeffey Skill Sets is he makes me look smart. My distain for little Jeffey has been well documented on this web site from everything from meddling with trades to thinking winning the NY-PENN League Championship is as important as an NL Pennant and now with the latest As The Willie Turns, just gives a shit stirrers like me more to add to the pot.
If I weren’t a Mets fan this latest drama would be hysterical as Omar Minaya reminds me of those 3 Card Monte dealers who used to set up on the NYC streets taking the rubes for their cash. The dealer always had a guy playing “chickie†for the cops. Tony Bernanzard would be the “chickie†in this case. I picture Omar and Tony hanging out in the office and Bernazard with a mirror pointed toward Jeffey’s office and screaming “ YO, YO, chickie it’s Jeffey†and Omar picking up a phone making believe he talking to Willie Randolph. “Yeah, Willie that’s right those coaches are gone, YOU HEAR ME THEY ARE GONE!!!! THIS BULLSHIT HAS TO STOP, AT THE END OF THE DAY,  FIRST THE COACHES, THEN YOU!!! YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? GET THIS TEAM’S ASS MOVIN’ YOU GOT ME? When Jeffy hears this he yells to Omar in his squeaky voice “ YOU TELL ‘EM OMAR, YOU TELL ‘EM†FIRE HIM FIRE HIM!!!!
What a joke this franchise has turned into, as I’ve said before there is not a pair of balls in the whole lot. No one can make a decision on who stays and who goes. Jeffey Skill Sets needs to grow up and either fire Willie Randolph or come out with a statement either by himself (HA HA I can’t believe I just typed that , you have a better chance of the Jeffey saying all seats at $iti Field will be $5 bucks than have him “man†up and make a decision on Willie)  OR GIVE Omat the word to make a change. This stringing along is embarrassing.
Now word is that Rick Peterson and Tom Nieto will be fired. We all know my feeling on The Jacket but I wish I knew what Nieto did and how does Sandy Alomar Sr. escape the ax?
The thing is the more the Mets let Willie twist in the wind, the more I sympathize with the manager. Just look at yesterday’s second game when he sent up Robinson Cancel to hit for Petey? You have a better chance of Robinson Caruso getting a hit in spot like that than Cancel so,  I still don’t know what Willie was thinking there, I mean I agree he should have hit for Petey but with Cancel? Was that
I was at Shea on Saturday in what was one of the worst rain storms I have ever been in. What that rain did for me on Saturday night was wash away any thoughts I had about missing Shea Stadium (I will not miss the “brown water†and puddles in the crowed corridors of Shea)  First when there is a delay there is not much to do except eat and shop. Since I gave up eating (I am now down 95 lbs from my highest weight of 270lbs to a whippet like 175lbs) and since my wardrobe at last count consisted of over 150 Mets shirts of one kind and Fathers Day and my birthday coming up I am under a Mets gear moratorium as per my wife and kids what else is there to do?
We watched the film on the 86 Mets and my son was amazed on how rough and tumble that Mets team was. He was shocked when they showed Ray Knight punching Eric Davis in the face (WOW Dad, I can’t believe he clocked him like that) and when Davey Johnson used both Roger McDowell and Jesse Orosco switching them from outfield to pitcher. He loved it when McDowell was giving hot foots in the dugout, I told him not to get any ideas all I need is some kids parents telling me their kid got hot footed on my bench.
I did have a half of a Mamma’s of Corona Turkey with Mozzarella and gravy (I’m such a wuss I can’t even eat a full hero sandwich anymore I swear I’m going start peeing sitting down, my wife says all I need are some tattoos and I’d be the male version of Amy Winehouse )  and since the Mama’s stand is by far the best food at Shea there had better be a Mammas stand at $iti Field.
In RF next to the SUBWAY, is a booth that sells Mets game used memorabilia, one of the strangest things there were game used spring training jerseys worn by guys like Ambrioix Burgos, Brady Clark, Tom Nieto, Rick Peterson, Ruben Gotay and bullpen catcher (and D-Wright BFF) Dave Racaniello . All the uni tops go for $200 a piece. I want to meet the person who buys a RANCANIELLO 54 for two bills.
As we hung out by Gate 40 in the Upper Deck we heard a huge roar coming from the field. I ran to look and saw about five Texas Rangers players (later I found out it was Milton Bradley, Josh Hamiltion, Gerald Laird, Ian Kinsler and Chris Shelton) using the Shea Stadium tarp as a Slip n Slide. The fans were cheering like crazy and enjoying the show so much a cheer of LETâ€S GO RANGERS broke out in the stands. During this whole scene the kids that were watching this wanted to know “Where were the Mets players†What do you tell these kids, that there team are a bunch of tight ass’s? Shame.
On Saturday I TIVO’d some old TV shows that CH. 11 had on as a celebration of the 60th Birthday of WPIX ( Hillary Brooke of the Abbott and Costello Show was one stunning woman, and that sultry voice “Hellllo Louis†WOW!!!!!!!) and one of the shows was Get Smart (Add Barbra Felton to the most underrated beautiful women of the ‘60’s ) and in this particular episode, Maxwell Smart was to meet with agent 99 (Felton) for the first time so they had a code phrase to verify their identity. The phrase was “Mets Sweep Double Header†Now remember this is like 1964 or 65 so as Maxwell Smart says “we use this because it’s so popostuous it will never happen†So what happens? Yep, the Mets sweep a double header.
I knew the Celtics were in trouble last night when I saw Junior Soprano (a/k/a Dick Bavetta) was the referee for last night’s game. The Lakers threw all the had again in the first period but the C’s fought back and really should have wrap up the Championship last night. KG and Ray Allen didn’t shoot well and with Kendrick Perkins out it leaves a big hole in the middle even though when Pau Gasol sees PJ Brown he soils his shorts. I wanted this over with last night I just hope the Celtics close this out tomorrow night.
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This post was written by kranepool on June 16, 2008
“and when Davey Johnson used both Roger McDowell and Jesse Orosco switching them from outfield to pitcher.”
I remember that game, it was against the Reds and they kept showing Pete Rose in the dugout (he was manager at the time) flipping through the rule book trying to find out if what Davey Johnson was doing was legal (well, maybe pete was trying to figure out who to bet on, i’m not really sure) but it was awesome and I remember at least 1 ball was hit to right field and was caught by roger or jesse. Good days they were in the summer of ‘86
i remember watching that game in my living room as a 10 y/o, thinking the mets were gonna lose, standing there with my mouth wide open as Dave Parker dropped what would have been (i think) the potential last out of the game. That doesn’t happen, the Mets lose and no fights and no McDowell or Orosco in the OF. I still remember it like it was yesterday.
OK, Coop, you officially killed me. I was 22 in 1986! Steve, my seats are in upper 26, so maybe I bumped into you Saturday in the wet, filthy area under the stands. Glad you’re coming around to hating Shea as much as I do. My daughter asked why no Mets were out on the tarp. I said they have no “manhood”, they’d be afraid of getting booed. The fact they waited until almost 9 to call it was, well, disturbing. Almost as much as the play on the field. Also, the more it lingers, I think more and more people will come around to defending Willie. Let’s call it what it is…the Senior Leadership of the organization is abyssmal, and that’s the real deal.
Today, I embarrassed to be a Mets fan. I’m 44, and I’ve never said that before. When would lose 100 in a season, when they traded Seaver, I never said it. Today, and I’m sure many of you feel the same way, I’m embarrassed. This is a disgrace, and replacing him with a coach makes it worse. The organization deserves to be laughed at. It is a bunch of fools running the show.
FIRE MINAYA TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a cowardly act by Omar.
I actually saw strings on Omar’s clothes at the press conference and Jeff Wilpon behind the curtain pulling them. This is absolutely ridiculous.