There was passion today. My section was rocking, as was the whole ball yard in Flushing. Joan gave us life, now, we can’t have a stinker tomorrow. Please, boys, show up and play!

That’s it man – encourage the celebration of thug culture – what a “gangsta” peformance.

The Mets aren’t pathetic enough with the 40+ year of history of failure. We need to add affection for misogyny, violence, cop-killing, crime, etc. into the mix. How long until you’re going to the new ballpark for graffitti uniform day? Really man – you are a fucking idiot.

Maybe if you keep writing nice things about Omar Minaya, he’ll reacquire Lastings Milledge just for you and you can go out beating ‘hos and poppin’ caps in pigs yo.

“How many did he pitch? How many did he throw?” manager Jerry Manuel said with a grin. “Wow, wow, wow, wow. I think if I had to describe that one, I would say that was gangsta. That was real gangsta.”

“How many did he pitch? How many did he throw?” manager Connie Mack said with a grin. “Wow, wow, wow, wow. I think if I had to describe that one, I would say that was ku klux klan. That was real ku klux klan.”

“How many did he pitch? How many did he throw?” manager Casey Stengel said with a grin. “Wow, wow, wow, wow. I think if I had to describe that one, I would say that was Nazi. That was real Nazi.”

“How many did he pitch? How many did he throw?” manager Gil Hodges said with a grin. “Wow, wow, wow, wow. I think if I had to describe that one, I would say that was Viet Cong. That was real Viet Cong.”

“How many did he pitch? How many did he throw?” manager Joe Torre said with a grin. “Wow, wow, wow, wow. I think if I had to describe that one, I would say that was al-qaueda. That was real al-quaeda.”

Sheesh. Stork – what a downer.

That was one helluva performance yesterday and Kranepool’s just quoting Manuel. And, in no way do I believe Manuel is encouraging a “celebration of thug culture”. In fact, I think you could argue that he’s actually redefining the slang term “gangsta” in a positive manner.

Regardless, yesterday was a great day to be a Met fan and all you want to do is pontificate. Get off the soap box, grab a beer and smile. Try it. You might like it.

Okay. Game time is about 2 hours away. I’m sure you’re on the way to Shea for what I hope is not your last time. I can’t tell you how much I wish I was able to go today. It’s killing me.

However, I found out that I’ll be able to watch today’s game too. Our American sports network announced that they’d be showing today’s Met game about 3 hours ago. I doubt my network will stay with the post-game ceremonies, but I’m hoping for that too.

The Mets have to win today. They’re going to. Right? My wife has a big dinner on right now. I don’t know how to tell her that I’m not sure I’ll be able to eat anything.

By the way, don’t miss the interview with Ron Swoboda from Joe & Evan’s show earlier in the week.
http://www.wfan.com/pages/744514.php

Wow. I feel like Mike Tyson just punched me in the groin. This hurts. Maybe the closing of Shea will mean the end of the bad karma the organization has felt over the last few years. Maybe Citi will be a new beginning, with hopefully a winning tradition. This is truly an awful feeling.

Rich – it’s not the end.

Wilpons + minaya = failure.

Wilpons + anyone = failure.

You want to root for a team owned by Fred Wilpon? Expect more of this.

Vote with your feet – don’t go to Citi. Don’t buy Mets gear.

I’ll continue to watch on TV but am pretty sure I won’t spend a dime on this mess in my lifetime until fred wilpon sells.

Hey caryn – was this ‘gangsta’ today? I think it was shit. Is that word ok or is there some new definition of shit you and your hip hop buds want to share with us?

All season I expected that these guys would win their division, even when they were in the dumps in May and June. There may have been little reason to think so then, but I figured, hey, might as well hope for the best, instead of groaning all the time.

So now they drop off the table in the 162nd game for the second year in a row, which hurts, but in my book these guys played a solid season, they did not gripe about the many injuries (which were brutal…Alou, Maine, Wagner, Church, Tatis, etc.), they hustled, they scored a ton of runs (second in the league I think), and in the end they came close. I can handle it.

Jerry Manuel, aka J-Gangsta, should be kept on…he is a class act. BTW, stork, pls try to listen to Caryn and Eagle’s comments…relax a bit, stork, no need to react so much. No one is proposing cop-killing, violence, crime… Jerry Manuel — a peaceful, intellectual, solid baseball mind, and motivator who happens to be black — occasionally uses the word “gangsta” for when a player toughens up, mans up, steps, and gets the job done, as Santana did.

These Mets gave us a lot of thrills this year, but finally got edged out. longtime Mets fans can handle losing. In a way, this is a fitting end for Shea…though I have always loved the place. I was there as a 10 year old for the first Shea game, in 1964. Also attended Bunning’s perfect game two months later, and Seaver’s Near Perfect, and his 19 K’s game… And so many more amazin’ games, concerts, etc.

Give the Brewers credit, three months ago they figured they had a shot, and they knew they would lose Sheets to free agency, so they took the risk of trading great young talent to get three months of CC Sabathia and make a bid this year…Bob Melvin said, “We’re going for it.”

I really hate that the Phils edged us again, but I am glad for Milwaukee that their fans get a chance at post-season play (though it may be turn out to be a brief one).

Next year, with re-built bullpen, let’s see what we can do at Citi Field.

You’re right, Eagle, you’re right!