Comments on: THE SKILL SETS FOLLIES: OFF SEASON EDITION I http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/10/06/the-skill-sets-follies-off-season-edition-i/ A daily account of the trials and tribulations of the New York Mets. Contact me at sinymets@aol.com Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:41:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: voice of reason http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/10/06/the-skill-sets-follies-off-season-edition-i/comment-page-1/#comment-116230 voice of reason Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:14:06 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=772#comment-116230 Who wants Manny? He'll be the ultimate in paying for his past performance rather than his future performance. Haven't Mets fans learned by now from Pedro, Alou, El Duque etc not to count on players in their mid to upper 30s. I, for one, have. If any of those 3 had been healthy the previous 2 years, the Mets would have been playoff bound in both 2006 & 2007.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('116230','voice of reason'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('116230','voice of reason','Who wants Manny? He\'ll be the ultimate in paying for his past performance rather than his future performance. Haven\'t Mets fans learned by now from Pedro, Alou, El Duque etc not to count on players in their mid to upper 30s. I, for one, have. If any of those 3 had been healthy the previous 2 years, the Mets would have been playoff bound in both 2006 & 2007.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Who wants Manny? He’ll be the ultimate in paying for his past performance rather than his future performance. Haven’t Mets fans learned by now from Pedro, Alou, El Duque etc not to count on players in their mid to upper 30s. I, for one, have. If any of those 3 had been healthy the previous 2 years, the Mets would have been playoff bound in both 2006 & 2007.
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]]> By: Taycotrains http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/10/06/the-skill-sets-follies-off-season-edition-i/comment-page-1/#comment-116167 Taycotrains Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:01:41 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=772#comment-116167 Im rooting for Torre. After that offer those no good cocksuckers made him last October I hope he goes all the way.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('116167','Taycotrains'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('116167','Taycotrains','Im rooting for Torre.\r\n\r\nAfter that offer those no good cocksuckers\r\nmade him last October I hope he goes all the way.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Im rooting for Torre.

After that offer those no good cocksuckers
made him last October I hope he goes all the way.

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]]> By: kranepool http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/10/06/the-skill-sets-follies-off-season-edition-i/comment-page-1/#comment-116157 kranepool Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:40:06 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=772#comment-116157 Biggie, I'm glad to hear that Sternberg is a good fellow I heard him with Francesa last week and he seemed like he was a fan first kind of guy. I'm sure dealing with the surly bunch that worked at Shea he knows that fans deserve better treatment<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('116157','kranepool'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('116157','kranepool','Biggie, I\'m glad to hear that Sternberg is a good fellow I heard him with Francesa last week and he seemed like he was a fan first kind of guy. I\'m sure dealing with the surly bunch that worked at Shea he knows that fans deserve better treatment'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Biggie, I’m glad to hear that Sternberg is a good fellow I heard him with Francesa last week and he seemed like he was a fan first kind of guy. I’m sure dealing with the surly bunch that worked at Shea he knows that fans deserve better treatment
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]]> By: BiggieSmalls http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/10/06/the-skill-sets-follies-off-season-edition-i/comment-page-1/#comment-116152 BiggieSmalls Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:03:25 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=772#comment-116152 I use to work for Stu Sternberg in his days on Wall Street and there seriously could not be a better person to root for. Ive gone to plenty of Mets games with him and it's only fitting that one of our own should be in the WS. Go Stu and The Rays. Im rooting for you to go all the way.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('116152','BiggieSmalls'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('116152','BiggieSmalls','I use to work for Stu Sternberg in his days on Wall Street and there seriously could not be a better person to root for.\r\n\r\nIve gone to plenty of Mets games with him and it\'s only fitting that one of our own should be in the WS. \r\n\r\nGo Stu and The Rays. Im rooting for you to go all the way.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I use to work for Stu Sternberg in his days on Wall Street and there seriously could not be a better person to root for.

Ive gone to plenty of Mets games with him and it’s only fitting that one of our own should be in the WS.

Go Stu and The Rays. Im rooting for you to go all the way.

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]]> By: Frank from Jersey http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/10/06/the-skill-sets-follies-off-season-edition-i/comment-page-1/#comment-116115 Frank from Jersey Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:36:54 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=772#comment-116115 I feel for you guys who live so close and get to go to the games all the time. In South Jersey, I'm lucky to get to 1 game a year so money isn't much of an object for that one family day. Anyway, I don't know why Mets management couldn't just send a suit out there and grab some dirt from the mound, throw it in a zip lock baggy and hand it off. It's not just the Mets though, it's this country, I hate to say. People are different now than they were 20, 30 etc years ago. Everyone is all about themselves and not helping others. As a race, we are going in the wrong direction, that's for sure. As far as the playoffs. I also hate the phils because of the asshole fans around where I live so yes, fuck them. Red Sox nation has had their curse removed and have 2 WS wins this decade and I'm tired of them so fuck them too. I don't like Manny one bit and feel that if he comes to Shiti field to play left field, he will be just more of what the mets don't want - A high paid player that doesn't do the small things to win. That being said, I'd rather him and the Dodgers get in than the phils. If the phils make the WS, i will vomit. AL - Lets go Rays or Angels but I'd love to see the Rays defy the odds all season and take home the big prize and shove it in the face of all the teams who's total salary are 10 times more then theirs. I hope Kazmir pitches a no-hitter. I'm done my usualy long winded post, hope I didn't put you all to sleep!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('116115','Frank from Jersey'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('116115','Frank from Jersey','I feel for you guys who live so close and get to go to the games all the time. In South Jersey, I\'m lucky to get to 1 game a year so money isn\'t much of an object for that one family day. Anyway, I don\'t know why Mets management couldn\'t just send a suit out there and grab some dirt from the mound, throw it in a zip lock baggy and hand it off. It\'s not just the Mets though, it\'s this country, I hate to say. People are different now than they were 20, 30 etc years ago. Everyone is all about themselves and not helping others. As a race, we are going in the wrong direction, that\'s for sure.\r\n\r\nAs far as the playoffs. I also hate the phils because of the asshole fans around where I live so yes, fuck them. Red Sox nation has had their curse removed and have 2 WS wins this decade and I\'m tired of them so fuck them too. I don\'t like Manny one bit and feel that if he comes to Shiti field to play left field, he will be just more of what the mets don\'t want - A high paid player that doesn\'t do the small things to win. That being said, I\'d rather him and the Dodgers get in than the phils. If the phils make the WS, i will vomit.\r\n\r\nAL - Lets go Rays or Angels but I\'d love to see the Rays defy the odds all season and take home the big prize and shove it in the face of all the teams who\'s total salary are 10 times more then theirs. I hope Kazmir pitches a no-hitter.\r\n\r\nI\'m done my usualy long winded post, hope I didn\'t put you all to sleep!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I feel for you guys who live so close and get to go to the games all the time. In South Jersey, I’m lucky to get to 1 game a year so money isn’t much of an object for that one family day. Anyway, I don’t know why Mets management couldn’t just send a suit out there and grab some dirt from the mound, throw it in a zip lock baggy and hand it off. It’s not just the Mets though, it’s this country, I hate to say. People are different now than they were 20, 30 etc years ago. Everyone is all about themselves and not helping others. As a race, we are going in the wrong direction, that’s for sure.

As far as the playoffs. I also hate the phils because of the asshole fans around where I live so yes, fuck them. Red Sox nation has had their curse removed and have 2 WS wins this decade and I’m tired of them so fuck them too. I don’t like Manny one bit and feel that if he comes to Shiti field to play left field, he will be just more of what the mets don’t want – A high paid player that doesn’t do the small things to win. That being said, I’d rather him and the Dodgers get in than the phils. If the phils make the WS, i will vomit.

AL – Lets go Rays or Angels but I’d love to see the Rays defy the odds all season and take home the big prize and shove it in the face of all the teams who’s total salary are 10 times more then theirs. I hope Kazmir pitches a no-hitter.

I’m done my usualy long winded post, hope I didn’t put you all to sleep!

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]]> By: Rich http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/2008/10/06/the-skill-sets-follies-off-season-edition-i/comment-page-1/#comment-116108 Rich Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:36:13 +0000 http://www.kranepoolsociety.com/?p=772#comment-116108 Another Skill Set Folly...I've been waiting to hear if they'll offer renewals to partial plan holders. I got sick of waiting, so I emailed the ticket office. I get back a form letter about how only full season ticket holders are guaranteed seats at Citi. They say they still have not made a decision about us common folk. Translation: "You're fucked, try Stub Hub at $250 for an upper deck ticket." They don't even want us in their new palace!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('116108','Rich'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('116108','Rich','Another Skill Set Folly...I\'ve been waiting to hear if they\'ll offer renewals to partial plan holders. I got sick of waiting, so I emailed the ticket office. I get back a form letter about how only full season ticket holders are guaranteed seats at Citi. They say they still have not made a decision about us common folk. Translation: \"You\'re fucked, try Stub Hub at $250 for an upper deck ticket.\"\r\n\r\nThey don\'t even want us in their new palace!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Another Skill Set Folly…I’ve been waiting to hear if they’ll offer renewals to partial plan holders. I got sick of waiting, so I emailed the ticket office. I get back a form letter about how only full season ticket holders are guaranteed seats at Citi. They say they still have not made a decision about us common folk. Translation: “You’re fucked, try Stub Hub at $250 for an upper deck ticket.”

They don’t even want us in their new palace!

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