tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62210982011-04-21T19:54:39.270-04:00Sit back and enjoy as two gigantic nerds wax intellectual about the trials and tribulations of their favorite teams Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.comBlogger1381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-26411345244366781182007-03-22T12:21:00.000-04:002007-03-22T12:32:22.372-04:00

Brian McCann agreed to the terms of a six-year $27.8 million contract late Thursday morning. With this contract, McCann will be playing for the Atlanta Braves through the year 2012 with the option of playing through 2013. B.B. Abbott, McCann's agent, said there were escalators that could not take the value of the contract to $29.8 million. With that, the Braves presented the 23-year-old catcher

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-65078453029506911712007-03-12T11:17:00.000-04:002007-03-12T11:26:08.323-04:00

Left-hander, Cliff Lee, will begin the '07 season on the Indians Disabled List. Head athletic trainer Lonnie Soloff said it should take four to six weeks for Lee to be able to get back on the mound. The strained right abdominal muscle that has kept Lee off the mound the past week and a half has not eased up enough for him to resume throwing. Right-handers Fausto Carmona, Adam Miller and Brian

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-17091290485365568772007-03-02T15:36:00.000-05:002007-03-02T15:45:33.291-05:00

Tonight, around 6:05pm ET, Matsuzaka will make the first pitch for the Boston Red Sox. The game between the Sox and Boston College will take place at City of Palms Park. Even thought the pitch is an unofficial pitch and the game doesn't even count in the Grapefruit League standings, it has seemed to get many people hyped up.There has been so much talk since December of '06 about how good

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-65842923226228759702007-02-26T15:36:00.000-05:002007-02-26T15:48:13.813-05:00

The first impressionable thing about the '31 Greys is the roster itself.Oscar Charleston ... Hall of FamerJud "Boojum" Wilson ... Hall of FamerSmokey Joe Williams ... Hall of FamerWillie Foster ... Hall of FamerJosh Gibson ... Hall of Famer Every single one of them, a Hall of Famer. Cumberland Posey knew he was going to have to spend if he wanted to get America on his side. With America deep into

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-6548678350763181582007-02-20T16:23:00.000-05:002007-02-20T16:35:59.868-05:00

People thought the 1935 Pittsburgh Crawfords might have been the best team money could buy. Gus Greenlee, who owned the team, did not spend lavishly to place the best ballplayers in a Crawfords uniform. With Hall of Famers all over the roster, people still debate whether they are worthy on the #1 position. The Crawfords dominated. According to league stats originally published by the historian

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-6877476563633111962007-02-14T12:02:00.000-05:002007-02-16T12:41:44.746-05:00

In 1942, just before World War II and integration would suffocate the talent in the Negro Leagues, J.L. Wilkinson assembled the best Kansas City Monarchs team in the history of the franchise. The '42 Monarchs had three future Hall of Famers and six All-Stars.That same year the Negro Leagues World Series returned after a 15-year absence, which gave the leagues their first true champion since 1927.

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-77593147608630907662007-02-08T13:02:00.000-05:002007-02-02T11:41:52.243-05:00

With the start off of this years Black History Month, MLB is naming the best Negro League Baseball teams in history. Ranking in at #4 is the 1916 Indianapolis ABCs. Rube Foster's Chicago American Giants dominated the Western Black Baseball Division from 1910-15, but the team met its definately met its match in the year, 1916. That was when the Indianapolis ABCs defeated the Giants in five games

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-67455750836716988942007-02-02T11:36:00.000-05:002007-02-02T11:41:53.204-05:00

Commissioner Bud Selig has worked 14 years to better integrate and diversify MLB. Black History month is kicking off this year, and it is clear that baseball has made several advances in diversity. MLB has many inroads, some of which will be on display this season, including the one-year anniversary of the opening of MLB's first baseball academy in inner-city Los Angeles, the first Civil Rights

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-86518875072731458152007-02-01T11:56:00.000-05:002007-02-01T12:03:16.898-05:00

Yankee Stadium will be closed at the conclusion of the 2008 season, but not before it's given a fitting send-off. The 2008 Midsummer Classic will be the second All-Star Game played at the 85-year-old facility since it was renovated, as the 1977 game was also played there. The 1939 game and one of the two played in 1960 were held in the original edifice.The original stadium was torn down, rebuilt

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-55891658044520664752007-01-31T09:55:00.000-05:002007-01-31T10:01:48.217-05:00

Jeff Weaver, who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win a world series last season, is starting off fresh with the Mariners this year. The 30-year-old signed a one-year contract worth $8.325 million with an additional $1 million in incentives on Monday. The Cardinals did offer Weaver a new two-year contract but he refused to take it. He will earn more in Seattle then he will in St. Louis.

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-15996155973387235692007-01-29T11:28:00.000-05:002007-01-29T11:35:12.028-05:00

It was rumored last week that the right-handed ace was to be a U.S. Senate candidate in Massachusetts.On the Boston-based WEEI-AM radio station he stated he planed on pitching for the '08 season. Schilling also stated that he hopes his deal with the Red Sox can be sorted out before Spring training starts for '07.I guess American politics are just doing to have to wait.

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-80900997415646564452007-01-26T12:26:00.000-05:002007-01-26T12:33:01.178-05:00

The first game of the 2007 regular season will be on April 1. It will be a rematch at Busch Stadium between the Cardinals and Mets, who gave fans a postseason classic when they last met for Game 7 of the National League Championship Series.The last game of the 2007 regular season will be between the Giants and the Dodgers on September 30th.There at 2,430 games lined up for this year. Get ready

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1169746519607532012007-01-25T12:27:00.000-05:002007-01-25T12:35:19.620-05:00

Will it be Sosa, Gagne, or Gonzo?The Rangers are hoping to get lucky, because they believe Sammy Sosa is hungry and eager to prove himself this year. The Rangers made a year-long deal earlier this month with Sosa and are hoping many great things will come from him this year.Texas believes that closer, Eric Gagne, is healthy and over the back and elbow problems that limited him to just 16 games

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1169668570342765562007-01-24T14:52:00.000-05:002007-01-24T14:56:10.370-05:00

Scott Podsednik underwent sports hernia surgery Tuesday to repair an injury originally suffered four years ago when he was with Milwaukee and will be out of action for approximately six to eight weeks. The injury resurfaced recently when Podsednik put his workouts into high gear as most players do with Spring Training moving closer.Podsednik is a left fielder and leadoff hitter for the White Sox.

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1169483472775659672007-01-22T11:23:00.000-05:002007-01-22T11:31:12.790-05:00

A day after saying "I do" to his new wife, Chase Utley agrees to a seven-year $85M dollar(wow) contract to stay with the Phillies until 2013. Specifics on the contract have yet to be announced but the deal is supposed to average around $12.14 million each season.

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1169238134806742402007-01-19T15:07:00.000-05:002007-01-19T15:22:14.816-05:00

The Arizona Diamondbacks came to a deal on Thursday night with southpaw, Doug Davis. Davis, along with pitcher Dana Eveland and outfielder Dave Krynzel, was part of a six-player deal with Brewers in November in exchange for catcher Johnny Estrada, pitcher Claudio Vargas and reliever Greg Aquino. He asked for $7.5 million from the D-Backs but they only offered him $5.25 million in return, which is

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1169137112829864392007-01-18T11:15:00.000-05:002007-01-18T11:18:32.840-05:00

Its official, Sammy Sosa is coming back to the Rangers. The two sides reached an agreement earlier this week. Jon Daniels and agent Adam Katz are still trying to work out the final details. There should be a formal announcement within the next couple of days. Sosa is expected to come in to camp on a $500,000 incentive-laden Minor League contract in an attempt to show the Rangers he can be their

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1169049708438263012007-01-17T10:50:00.000-05:002007-01-17T11:01:49.886-05:00

Sammy Sosa was offered a Minor League contract by the Rangers for a one-year, $500,000 dollar offer that includes significant incentives. The Rangers are waiting on a response from Sosa's agent, Adam Katz, and are hoping to have a deal by the end of this week. Sosa, who has worked out for the Rangers both in the Dominican Republic and Arlington, did not play in 2006. Texas is looking at him as a

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1168635829389662192007-01-12T15:44:00.000-05:002007-01-12T16:03:49.406-05:00

Barry Bonds, of the Giants, failed a drug test under Major League Baseball's amphetamine policy last season. The Daily News, quoting several sources, said that Bonds tested positive and then initially blamed the results on a substance he used that he found in the locker of teammate Mark Sweeney. In a statement released on Thursday night, Bonds said he did not receive amphetamines from Sweeney.

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1168288680509968582007-01-08T15:27:00.000-05:002007-01-08T15:38:00.523-05:00

The D-backs have reached agreement on a two-year contract with Randy Johnson, leaving only a physical and a review of his medical records standing in the way of him officially rejoining the team.According to The Associated Press, the two-year deal is worth $26 million.Johnson's new deal calls for a $12 million signing bonus, of which $3.5 million is payable this year, $500,000 in 2008 and $4

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1167946058324585072007-01-04T16:18:00.000-05:002007-01-04T16:27:38.340-05:00

The D-backs and Yankees have agreed on a deal that would send Randy Johnson back to Arizona.The D-backs are likely to be granted a 72-hour window today to begin negotiations with Johnson on an extension that would keep him in Arizona through the 2008 season because he has expressed a desire to pitch closer to his Phoenix-area home, and indications are that the two sides would be able to reach an

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1167248891538055822006-12-27T14:38:00.000-05:002006-12-27T14:48:11.550-05:00

Coors Field hosted its first regular-season game on April 26, 1995, where Dante Bichette ended the night by leaving a glorious impression that still hasn't faded away.The place opened with a wild game that ushered in a season of high-scoring, exciting and successful baseball, and Bichette punctuated it with a 14th-inning, three-run homer to beat the Mets.Bichette became the first star player to

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1166820235071361492006-12-22T15:38:00.000-05:002006-12-22T15:43:55.083-05:00

The Detroit Tigers pitcher, Joel Zumaya missed three playoff games from a repetitive strain injury caused by playing way too much Guitar Hero(best game ever). The right-handed pitcher missed the games during the American League Championship Series in October because of forearm pain. Training staff found that his injury was more in line with a guitar playing motion than throwing. Guitar Hero’s

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1166644194065197382006-12-20T14:45:00.000-05:002006-12-20T14:49:54.083-05:00

Former Atlanta Brave Marcus Giles will join his brother Brian on the Padres when he's introduced as San Diego's new second baseman at a press conference at PETCO Park sometime today.Marcus Giles, who was expected to complete his physical on Tuesday the 19th, will reportedly get a base salary of $3.2 million this season with incentives that could take his contract to $4.25 million. The club option

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1166565479020734382006-12-19T16:54:00.000-05:002006-12-19T16:57:59.033-05:00

The San Francisco Giants added another vital part to their team on Tuesday by signing free-agent infielder/outfielder Ryan Klesko to a one-year contract.Klesko, age 35, is one of baseball's better left-handed hitters, sporting a lifetime .280 average and scoring eight 20-homer seasons in his 15 Major League campaigns.The veteran, who played under new Giants manager Bruce Bochy for seven seasons

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1166478565331242712006-12-18T16:38:00.000-05:002006-12-22T15:46:26.263-05:00

On Monday, the Baltimore Orioles announced they had re-signed utilityman Chris Gomez on a one-year deal. He will not have to take a physical for the deal to become official because the veteran has played his last two seasons in Baltimore, which means the medical staff already has his records on file.Last year, Gomez broke a bone in his left hand and missed two months. He came back strong, leading

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1166036674716018972006-12-13T14:03:00.000-05:002006-12-13T14:06:30.730-05:00

Matsuzaka possible to play for Red SoxMatsuzaka may be able to play for the Red Sox as early as next season. The star pitcher for Seibu Lions reportedly is flying to Boston, a good sign that both Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Red Sox have reached an agreement. An official with knowledge of the negotiations said, "You should assume a deal is close or done."A few days prior, Scott Boras would not allow

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1162834230172678572006-11-06T12:29:00.000-05:002006-11-06T12:30:30.173-05:00

Stay tuned - More to follow!

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1091044229363534072004-07-28T15:49:00.000-04:002004-07-28T15:50:29.363-04:00

As the title says, we're now at http://eastcoastagony.weblogs.us.

Mikenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1086300155049653402004-06-03T16:52:00.000-04:002004-06-03T18:21:15.870-04:00

Screw the Red Sox, and screw Pedro "Why is that big number in front of the decimal point of my ERA?" Martinez. I got another bone to pick today. Remember when blogging used to be a simple, innocent affair? It wasn't about the money or groupies or prestige, it was about the BLOG, man. When Mike first IMed me to say "d00d we should write a blog it'd be funny!!! A/S/L? lol" I didn't expect

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1086194339770387902004-06-02T09:11:00.000-04:002004-06-02T12:49:35.223-04:00

A few thoughts on the 2005 Mets culled from the clutches of the ever-expanding behemoth that is internet baseball writing: Peter Gammons notes the possibility of an impending position swap between Reyes and Matsui for next season, due to Matsui's disappointing defense (if you polled the blogosphere, I'm sure you'd find that the eyes have it): Don't be surprised if the Mets ask Kaz Matsui to

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1086053556555890782004-05-31T21:10:00.000-04:002004-05-31T21:44:17.156-04:00

Record: 31-20 Derek Lowe has lost me. I will never, ever again support this man. I don't care if he makes his next 20 starts without giving up a single run, breezes through the playoffs, and ends the ALCS by flattening half the Yankees by running them down like animals in the bullpen cart. I refuse to let this man ruin either of my teams anymore. That's right, I said "teams", because the

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1085884975565867832004-05-29T21:11:00.000-04:002004-05-29T22:47:34.770-04:00

Marlins 3, Mets 2 Record: 23-25, 5.5 games back Mike Lowell's walk-off blast courtesy Braden Looper capped off a miserable game in which all the agonizing plotlines, lately subsumed by an inspiring run of good health and good play, bubbled to the surface. To wit: Jae Seo is not a viable option. I've been waiting for him to rediscover the terrific command that made him one last year, but I've

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1085823800658276842004-05-29T05:42:00.000-04:002004-05-29T15:59:35.106-04:00

Record: 30-18 What's up folks? Everyone have a nice week without my posts ruining their lives? Awesome! Sorry for the delay, but we here at ECA have a surprise coming up soon, and it's not the same kind Mike gave to those middle school girls outside the playground that landed him in jail for 3 months. "But Kyle!!" both of my fans are screaming "What happened with that mean old Aaron

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1085711566679584382004-05-27T22:05:00.000-04:002004-05-27T22:32:46.680-04:00

MLB.com has a story up on our favorite convalescent slugger, Legion Commander Cornelius Cliff Floyd. It's nice to see the Mets' health woes splitting some virtual ink with the Amazin's recent success, but that isn't what caught my eye. Here's a quote from the Duke, with much respect to Floyd: "We did a study this past winter," says Jim Duquette, the Mets' general manager, "and I think we

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1085586636170915732004-05-26T11:48:00.000-04:002004-05-27T00:19:18.583-04:00

With the phrase "meaningful games" threatening to replace "weapons of mass destruction" in the national lexicon, I hopped on the delightfully crowded Flushing Local and enjoyed my first taste of Shea this past weekend. No, I didn't get to see Preacher Tom converting more unbelievers ("Praise the Lord," mutters the skeptic in me, bitterly) with his one-hit proselytization on, yes, Sunday.

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1085210655139347792004-05-22T02:26:00.000-04:002004-05-22T03:42:39.946-04:00

Record 25-17 Well it's been a little too long since I last updated about MY team, because my last posts reads as being very angry. I sometimes lose patience with my beloved Sox, in the same way that a cute little puppy that manages to not go to the bathroom inside the house 59.5% of the time (that's the Sox winning percentage, if this analogy is lost on some of you) occasionally not only craps

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1085088796362012052004-05-20T16:55:00.000-04:002004-05-20T17:39:31.930-04:00

Hiya folks! Don't start jumping for joy just yet, as this is not your loveable effeminate Metropolitan Mike, but Kyle, writing because Mike is apparently too busy screwing on toothpaste tube caps or trying to break the world record for consecutive hours spent jump roping or whatever the hell he does when he's not blogging. So let's see, a post about the Mets, how hard can this be? Okay,

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1084514642010280522004-05-14T01:25:00.000-04:002004-05-14T03:45:44.813-04:00

Dude, fuck this team. Today's game against the Devil Jays (look at their damn uniforms and blame me for writing that) showcased a lot that's wrong with my team that is currently 14-14 in non-Yankees games and has lost 9 of its last 14 games. Numero Uno: Terry Francona has run out of mulligans with me. I hate this man. 6th inning, one run game, and guess who comes sauntering out of the

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1084413226293453062004-05-12T21:09:00.000-04:002004-05-12T21:59:35.443-04:00

Record: 20-13 First, excuse the title. David Riske is currently protecting a 6-2 lead the loser Indians somehow got over my beloved Sox. I'm willing to bet a large amount of money that no one has made that joke about his name yet. I'm heartened to see Mike ignored his obvious lack of talent and writing ability and kept the Blog in good order whilst I was in Ithaca (read: enemy territory)

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1084316726053712272004-05-11T19:01:00.000-04:002004-05-11T19:09:45.020-04:00

Met fans, I've got great news. Our Amazin's have found a cure for Reyes. The Mets are considering sending Reyes, their 20-year-old Dominican star, to Chew, who has already developed a strategy to handle Reyes's recurring hamstring problems. Without examining Reyes, Chew said he is 85 percent certain that he could have Reyes healed in three to four weeks and back on the field in no more than

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1084152765099691182004-05-09T21:01:00.000-04:002004-05-09T21:36:58.103-04:00

In between plugs for obscure orchestral rock groups and Broadway shows, Mike Lupica, sports columnist for the Daily News and anyone with a dollar, had this to say about the Mets malaise: Imagine the sympathy vote the Yankees would get from the Yankee media if they were down three position players the way the Mets are right now.He's spot on, isn't he? We've been missing Floyd, our second best

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1083900018416042582004-05-06T22:45:00.000-04:002004-05-06T23:26:08.733-04:00

Mets 2, Giants 1 Record: 13-15, 3 GB I don't know where to start. With Leiter hurling his hundred plus pitches, only this time through a cool, easy eight, and making sure Bonds is thinking he should've taken another day off and who would've thought I couldn't take a vacation against the Mets? Maybe. He's the starter, after all. The one with the best ERA in the National League. How

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1083796359696163052004-05-05T17:56:00.000-04:002004-05-05T18:43:36.373-04:00

Driving home from work the other day, I tuned the radio to 1050 ESPN and caught the tail end of a debate on the "Wally and the Keeg" show about whether or not the Mets should pitch to Barry Bonds. As far as I could tell, the main argument for pitching to him had something to do with "pride", "competitive spirit", and "cojones". This did not surprise me, given the source (we all know that if

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1083625460414337222004-05-04T20:21:00.000-04:002004-05-04T20:21:32.200-04:00

Record: 15-10 (Worse than the Texas Goddamn Rangers) I know it's been awhile. I've tried writing a post every day for the past 3-4 days now and everytime I start off with a humorous joke about how the current state of affairs in Red Sox Nation probably wouldn't really convince a jury it was okay for me to send Nomar and Trot death threats if they didn't suit up and start playing, but then I'd

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1083033937714267592004-04-26T22:25:00.000-04:002004-04-26T23:37:39.670-04:00

With the Mets battling as they are (which is to say, in a rather formulaic fashion these days, as Jeff "Mr. Roboto" Wilpon has instructed his family's team to produce runs in the amounts of either one or zero, in homage to the beloved binary that is his first and dearest tongue), I've opted to register my disapproval by writing with the same passion and consistency my Mets have brought to the

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1082906090618587272004-04-25T11:14:00.000-04:002004-04-25T11:19:02.233-04:00

Actually, Bellhorn hit 27 home runs last year, not 37. Man, why didn't someone tell me? Now I look like an idiot.

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1082524230811929822004-04-21T14:06:00.000-04:002004-04-21T17:47:10.216-04:00

Record: 8-5 Whoops, sorry about that previous post folks! It would appear that marginally talented blogger and Walt Whitman fan Ed Cosette from Bambino's Curse broke into ECA World Headquarters at some point and made a post posing as me! I don't know how he got in here, or how he found the time without interrupting his obviously rich social life, but rest assured Mike is foregoing his Babylon

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1082524065437878442004-04-21T14:03:00.000-04:002004-04-21T14:03:39.936-04:00

Wow, taking 3/4 from the Empire was quite a feat! Of course, with how they performed, the Yankees players could be compared to Stormtroopers very easily. Seriously, Stormtroopers sucked totally. I always wondered what kind of "rigorous" training regimen they went through before they were issued their totally useless plastic armor and totally giant blaster rifle. I mean, you would think a

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1082513270834968662004-04-20T22:05:00.000-04:002004-04-20T22:14:58.170-04:00

Expos 2, Mets 1 Record: 6-7 I was listening to Michael Kay's radio show a few days ago when he had Al Leiter on. They chatted mostly about Al's hitting, as he'd recently slugged a double into right-center against the Braves, rousing Andruw Jones from a trance via which he was receiving Lucifer's latest command. Kay asked our man why he was usually such a terrible batter, since he's obviously

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1082337571308404742004-04-18T21:24:00.000-04:002004-04-18T21:30:47.856-04:00

Record: 5-7, 4th in the division, 3 GB If you've come to our site in the past week, it may appear that I've been uncharacteristically cruel and left you at Kyle's mercy. After a little tech support, replete with the requisite cringing at my comrade's obsession with the caps lock key, I've figured out the problem. It seems Blogger scripts examined the posts I'd written for this past week, and

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1082178929551011972004-04-17T01:15:00.000-04:002004-04-17T01:20:34.140-04:00

AHHHHHHHH AH AH AH AH AH WEEPING CREEPING JESUS WHAT THE HELL IS THAT ON MY TV HELP

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1082167681815946722004-04-16T22:07:00.000-04:002004-04-16T22:15:17.186-04:00

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1082154202550771602004-04-16T18:23:00.000-04:002004-04-16T18:52:52.513-04:00

Record: 4-4 (.500. Again. Dammit) Two more games not worth talking about. I'm not sure who circulated a memo telling the Sox that a "W" counts twice if it takes you more than 9 innings to get it, but someone needs to inform my poor team that it was just a cruel prank. 3/8 of our games have now gone into extra innings, we've played the equivalent of an extra game. The fact that 2 of those

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1081824900026037252004-04-12T22:46:00.000-04:002004-04-12T23:04:55.293-04:00

Nagging injuries mar the end of an otherwise enjoyable opening week Record: 4-3, 2nd in division, 1.5 GB The important issues: Nearly every preview of the 2004 Mets season contained a line like the following: The Mets have a chance to improve to .500 this year, but only if sluggers Cliff Floyd and Mike Piazza stay healthy. Legion Commander Cornelius suffered an injury of the sort that only

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1081658810283174352004-04-11T01:17:00.000-04:002004-04-11T10:43:12.186-04:00

Record: 3-3 (Yay! .500! Take that Yankees!) Yesterday's game bears very little mentioning. I mean, seriously, a 13 inning marathon, followed by a 4 hour delay at the airport because the charter plane had a landing gear gnome infestation, followed by most everyone on the team getting 1-3 hours of sleep? That was just one weird catastrophe on top of another. You can't do anything well on an

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1081571771676461742004-04-10T00:33:00.001-04:002004-04-10T00:41:55.280-04:00

Game 4: Mets 3, Expos 2 Record: 2-2 After limping out of Atlanta like Cliff Floyd after a walk from the on deck circle to the batter’s box, the Mets flew their devastating game to Puerto Rico. Fran Healy opened with a lazily meandering anecdote about an anecdote (my favorite kind; his too) about Hiram Bithorn, the Expos’ stadium’s namesake, who may or may not be the first Puerto Rican major

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1081484028609793992004-04-09T00:13:00.000-04:002004-04-09T00:38:56.810-04:00

Record: 2-2 FUCK. Bobby Jones is officially making me swear. He's the most worthless man on the face of the planet. He has no intrinsic value whatsoever, the only way he could serve a purpose is to be melted down into his component materials and used to insulate low income housing. Here is a short list of things Jones is suited for: Police Lineup Stand-In Anchor Hollowed out human duffel

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1081431846201542662004-04-08T09:25:00.000-04:002004-04-10T00:44:32.576-04:00

Game Two: Braves 18, Mets 10 Record: 1-1 The Amazin's returned to earth yesterday...or did they? This game was horrific after Trachsel melted down, but I didn't find myself reminded of last year's painful season for several reasons. Our offense is alive and well, scoring seventeen runs in two games against the Braves' best two starters. Our defense, still absent Reyes, wasn't horrible --

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1081396384699921472004-04-07T23:53:00.000-04:002004-04-07T23:58:20.826-04:00

Record: 2-1 Well not much to discuss concerning today's game. Damon got 5 hits which was crazy, he hit all of them to the opposite field off of pitchers who were too stupid to stop pitching him away though. Also he stole a base with the score 7-1, which doesn't do much for the Sox image but did wonders for my fantasy team. Damon also had a SICK catch in dead center field to take a home run

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1081339813134872922004-04-07T07:45:00.000-04:002004-04-07T08:16:57.640-04:00

The fellows over at U.S.S. Mariner clued me in to this great deal, and as the information is now off their front page, I thought I'd pass it along to you. I've always been intrigued by the idea of MLB TV, an online service from MLB.com that lets you watch games from around the country in Windows Media Player or Real Player. It's pretty expensive (without the loophole that's just been discovered

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1081310479173716412004-04-06T23:56:00.000-04:002004-04-07T00:10:48.326-04:00

Game One -- Mets 7, Braves 2 There’s no better place to start than the beginning. Kaz Matsui had not hit well this Spring, and what’s more, had looked bad doing it. You’ve likely seen his swing in split-screen slo-mo juxtaposed with Ichiro’s, but the results of our import’s slap hitting style hadn’t yet done the comparison justice. His propensity for missing the ball was perhaps the only

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1081302296616405432004-04-06T21:44:00.000-04:002004-04-06T21:48:42.483-04:00

Sox won 4-1 today, with great pitching by all the newly acquired pieces (6 IP 1 ER 7K for Schilling, 1-2-3 save for Foulke) and timely hitting, including a homer by Kevin Millar. However, that's all you really need to know, as a far more entertaining and insane post by Mike is upcoming, possibly utilizing words such as "maybe" "meaningful" and "you can't prove it WON'T happen". Let's watch,

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1081300189345048692004-04-06T21:07:00.000-04:002004-04-06T21:13:35.496-04:00

But first, an excerpt from a short piece in today's Daily News: Kazuo Matsui also makes his Mets debut today, and Art Howe preached patience with the Japanese shortstop at the plate. "What I expect is solid defense," Howe said. Matsui recalled his first at-bat for the Seibu Lions in 1995, a base hit that scored a run. He will lead off tonight's game, making an RBI difficult, but not impossible

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1081141022878775582004-04-05T00:57:00.000-04:002004-04-05T01:16:39.576-04:00

All right it's 1 AM and I've had a few hours to calm down and write a little more rationally. Luckily I have awesome and supportive friends and neighbors to help me realize that the world is not ending. For example, while I was outside screaming and wailing and punching the water fountain, my friend Rocky commented "Hey, the Sox have the worst record in baseball now!" Thanks big guy. By

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1081137553486586362004-04-04T23:59:00.000-04:002004-04-05T01:01:12.170-04:00

Reasons to become a Mariners Fan Don't let the title fool you, this isn't Mike. I spent an entire day getting myself pumped up for this game, including but not limited to listening to Van Halen's "Higher and Higher" and that song "Final Countdown". I watched the pre-game show which explained that the Sox are invulnerable because our front three starting pitchers are robots made of solid gold

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1081043083849776752004-04-03T20:29:00.000-05:002004-04-04T00:03:56.780-05:00

I made token reference in my last post to Milton Bradley, the snarling, headstrong outfielder whose antics and presumable unwillingness to say darn instead of damn got him kicked off the Indians this week. There’s speculation running around that the Mets have a chance of landing him and are at least interested in doing so (way down at the bottom of this article by Kevin Czerwinski). I remember

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1080963598056903972004-04-02T22:33:00.000-05:002004-04-03T09:57:09.590-05:00

I’ve yawned, bleary-eyed, through two games that were supposed to mark the start of the season but instead pinpointed the end of my patience with Spring Training. Stumbling to work after watching the Yankees begin to falter in the first game of 2004, I expected to be rewarded for my early rise. Instead of rumblings about Mike "">You mean they don’t cook the fish?" Mussina, the predominant

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1080764330026020992004-03-31T15:18:00.000-05:002004-03-31T19:59:03.420-05:00

I came into this week with a choice. Be a vaguely normal human being, and wake up and sleep at normal times, making sure baseball does not become an unhealthily large aspect of my life. Or, be a gigantic nerd and wake up at 5 the past two days, getting a grand total of 4 hours of sleep since Monday morning. Having said that, here's the recaps of both games before I go collapse into bed and

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1080519539098503602004-03-28T19:15:00.000-05:002004-03-28T19:22:32.746-05:00

Orioles 7, Mets 3 plus Fran Healy Talks! During the pregame portion of this lovely contest, Art Howe was interviewed and revealed that his major area of concern was the defense. He offered a completely valid excuse for his hapless squad, saying that many teams have problems in Spring Training because the quality of the fields is not up to par. Laughing at that pretext served as my

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1080355964839967102004-03-26T21:52:00.000-05:002004-03-26T21:56:15.373-05:00

Sorry folks, you're dealing with me again. Mike's computer has succumbed to the "vx2 betterinternet" virus which allows him to go on AIM to wax philosophical about how much The Hardball Times sucks but not bother updating the site. I think a little more explanation is in order for yesterday's post, in specific Dan Shaugnessy's latest steaming pile of puke that the Globe printed for some reason

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1080249444519914842004-03-25T16:17:00.000-05:002004-03-25T20:38:39.420-05:00

Although it unfortunately did no permanent damage, seeing Hideki Matsui's bullet relay to Alex Rodriguez carom directly into his vastly overpaid face was still quite exciting. It apparently left a big ugly bruise but his vision seems fine, so I guess the Sox don't really benefit from the incident other than the fact that it was really funny. What's funnier about the play, however, is that it

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1080141462116788722004-03-24T10:14:00.000-05:002004-03-24T10:23:22.360-05:00

Mets.com has an article up by Kevin Cserwinski detailing the right field situation. Karim Garcia has a cast on his arm because of a case of tendinitis. My guess is he picked it up at the team chapel, after keeping his hands locked in prayer for seven days and seven nights in thanks to whatever merciful deity was responsible for putting him on the only team desperate enough to put up with his

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1080007206363388132004-03-22T21:00:00.000-05:002004-03-23T18:58:32.216-05:00

Recently Theo Epstein regained a lot of the respect he held in my eyes before he made 5 consecutive poorly considered waiver claims recently. Reporters say that Theo was on the field in Ft. Myers when cheerful a cappella music began playing in the background. Epstein stroked his chin thoughtfully, then popped a Mento and his face lit up as he said "Heyyy....wait a minute! Tony Womack sucks!"

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1079909381465487012004-03-21T17:45:00.000-05:002004-03-21T17:59:53.560-05:00

Dodgers 4, Mets 1 or Edwin "I'm unapologetic Ms." Jackson 1, Mets Defensive Eyesores (innumerable) Before I divert energy from my will to live and funnel it into my latest painful elucidation of Mets baseball, allow my ego to expand to Gleeman-length so I can tell you what you should be reading, er, I mean, point to some blog writing I’ve enjoyed recently. Kaley of Flushing Local has a

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1079846900517276582004-03-21T00:28:00.000-05:002004-03-21T00:31:43.293-05:00

The Red Sox express train service to Healthyville, USA derailed recently, with Nomar, Nixon, and Kim all succumbing to horrible injuries and being listed as "unlikely" for the start of the season. Let's look at these injuries in order of the amount I cried when hearing the news. Nixon: Out till May at least. But we all know that's figured in "Let's avoid mass hysteria and suicide problems"

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1079787987032474172004-03-20T08:06:00.000-05:002004-03-20T08:09:49.170-05:00

My rabid enthusiasm for baseball took a stroll one fine Spring morning and tore a hamstring. I should have seen it coming. I felt twinges some weeks back when I read about Mike Cameron’s bone spurs and Cliff Floyd’s internal health meter getting stuck on an "80%" reading. It acted up again when Mike Piazza faced the rigors of playing first base groin-on and showed that a steady diet of

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1079598492984935232004-03-18T03:28:00.000-05:002004-03-18T15:27:45.590-05:00

Sorry folks, but Mike died in a horrifying cereal factory accident. We were touring the General Mills facility when he saw the Captain Crunch/Crunchberries machine in a corner, he then screamed "OOPS! ALL BERRIES!!" and pulled the "Don't Pull" lever. However instead of humorously changing the contents of the cereal to solely disgusting red and blue pieces of crunchy roughage, boiling hot

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1079388820994767372004-03-15T17:59:00.000-05:002004-03-15T18:12:00.090-05:00

The Bloggin' world seems to have taken a nap lately, as most blogs are posting less often and making shorter posts when they do. And when their posts are of a normal length, it's usually about something fascinating and completely baseball-related, such as complaining about pollen counts and placebos. Metropolitan himself is not immune to this, writing yawn-inducing blog entries that have way

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1079307085482132932004-03-14T18:28:00.000-05:002004-03-14T23:19:42.340-05:00

Mets 6, Twins 5 or Leiter 0, Reyes' Hamstring -1 The game started off innocently enough, with gratuitous shots of the beautiful Floridian afternoon the producer was more than happy to beam up to cold, miserable Mets fans. We filed into our living rooms, flipped past the YES network and its incessant broadcasts of Lou Gehrig's "I Have a Dream" speech, and settled on WPIX, where we endured

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1079031202598675662004-03-11T14:33:00.000-05:002004-03-11T15:04:46.466-05:00

Thank goodness for extensive empical evidence supporting the idea that spring training W/L records are completely meaningless. The Sox regularly lag behind the Jays and Rays around this time of year, however that's not often the case come September. Having said that, the Sox simply aren't hitting or pitching very well in ST. Pitching has been acceptable, with several fringe bullpen player

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1078923252725807522004-03-10T07:53:00.000-05:002004-03-10T07:57:21.293-05:00

Judging by the number of people who have come to this site after searching for Anderson Bourell, Piazza's quack yoga guru, I think it's safe to say that many of you out there enjoy the Mets' embarrassing episodes as much as I do. Which is to say, we dig them a lot more than we do humdrum losses and injury reports and basically 95% of the information that swirled down the tubes from Flushing

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1078704861639098542004-03-07T19:14:00.000-05:002004-03-07T19:51:43.903-05:00

I've already officially had it with spring training. I saw the first game, I saw the first Sox-Yankees game, and now I'm done with watching it until it's played for real. Although, to be honest, there were a few instances where I thought perhaps these games DO count #1. Four stolen bases? Whole teams go through the entire month getting 4 stolen bases in total. Players don't tend to steal

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1078667205345391802004-03-07T08:46:00.000-05:002004-03-07T08:49:49.186-05:00

Dodgers 6, Mets 2 or Edwin "Action" Jackson 1, Pedro Feliciano 0 I'm not sure what this says about me, but my entire day was made when I got home from work and verified that the VCR had decided to accept my sacrificial offering of a DVD player in lieu of devouring my tape yet again, and had successfully recorded the afternoon Spring Training game. It was a particularly long day, so it was

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1078462117180111842004-03-04T23:35:00.000-05:002004-03-04T23:54:59.293-05:00

With the steroid controversy alternately looming and hovering over the glorious first days of Spring Training, the Mets' unwillingness to improve their performance illegally (as well as traditionally) is a welcome breath of fresh air. Or it would be, if the reason our team's premier slugger doesn't use steroids is that his attendant yoga guru is more Balki than BALCO and has him convinced

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1078419627963980352004-03-04T12:00:00.000-05:002004-03-05T00:17:06.310-05:00

12 PM: Today's the very first Sox spring training game of the whole entire season, so look forward to a blog entry today in a style blatantly ripped off from The Sports Guy It's D-Lowe versus the Twins, and while the recognizable non-Japanese players who are older than 19 will be gone by the 3rd inning, it'll still be fun to watch. 7:00PM Sp far my entire day has consisted of waking up at 12

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1078348807806635762004-03-03T16:00:00.000-05:002004-03-03T17:14:50.653-05:00

Today Detroit, Florida, Atlanta, and Pittsburgh played against college clubs. The Dodgers didn't have a college team to play against, so manager Jim Tracy decided to call down to Port St. Lucie to see if the next worst thing had time for a contest. Somehow our mighy Amazin's found the time between setting up screens for Piazza's clandestine yoga sessions, and taking Kaz Matsui to the salon

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1078347370579690832004-03-03T15:56:00.000-05:002004-03-03T16:00:52.903-05:00

Well I was gonna post today, but I think Mike would like to tell you guys about the awesomely spectacular day the Mets had today in their first spring training game. Maybe Soriano can put you over the top, guys!

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1078199028230632232004-03-01T23:55:00.000-05:002004-03-02T00:35:03.950-05:00

Fulfilling my duties as a desperately, desperately needed foil to Mike's relentless class and seriousness (Getting quoted in area newspapers? I had a dream about this blog Mike, and that was not it. THAT WAS NOT IT!) Perhaps in an effort to do everything possible to distance themselves from the 2003 team that drew my soul from my body like a baster drawing turkey juice and then squirted into

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1078090232146965972004-02-29T15:55:00.000-05:002004-02-29T16:46:33.216-05:00

If you're interested in good sportswriting (mostly about the Mets), Abraham's is a name you need to know. He writes for the Journal News. Here are some of my recent favorites, if you haven't been reading: Wigginton Still Humble (link) - a great look at the personality of our 3b. Diaz Wants a Bat (link) - some words with and about one of our best hitting prospects. In addition to writing

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1078087233458975972004-02-29T15:35:00.000-05:002004-02-29T18:36:45.390-05:00

Some of my favorite stories from this early leg of training camp have been the typically (and in some cases literally) glowing reports on the progress of the top Mets prospects. It doesn't take much to win me over to their bandwagon - an honest quote or a little emotion on the playing field will do - and I generally find it easier and more fun to root for the young and unproved whose rising

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1077767923403119272004-02-25T22:44:00.000-05:002004-02-25T23:01:32.780-05:00

After a season more regrettable than Kyle admitting he is praying for tender groins, the Amazin's are in desperate need of a sign that the future will be brighter. Opening Day would be a nice place to start. It isn't any more important, logically speaking, than the other 161 games, yet we all know that it gets extra, deserved coverage for ushering in the return of our favorite sport. In fact,

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1077755546076598362004-02-25T19:32:00.000-05:002004-02-25T19:48:08.293-05:00

Accuse me of poor sportsmanship if you want, but this little news nugget made my day. It's the very start of what I can only pray will be a nuclear chain reaction of torn labrums, tweaked hammys, and tender groins which will bring the much hated Yankees to their knees. I don't want to go too far in this gleeful rant, so I'll end it now before I say something like "Deals that were consumated by

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1077690091712045902004-02-25T01:21:00.000-05:002004-02-25T19:47:04.373-05:00

Thank GOD we have ESPN to inform us of such earth shatteringly important news bits such as the Cub's newest desperate measures to sell tickets or that Terry Francona has a stressful job with a lot of expectations. Checking in with Boston's loveable duo of destruction, Pedro and Nomar have both made their feelings completely clear. Let's check in with Pedro first, because frankly he talks about

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1077580562090836902004-02-23T18:48:00.000-05:002004-02-24T01:04:06.450-05:00

Work for me is a Yankee-dominated environment, like most everywhere on earth, so when Mets news passes through the grapevine of orange-and-blue-bleeding diehards it does so barely above a whisper. To speak of the Mets at full volume is to encourage a bevy of snide remarks from enemies within earshot, or worse, a sympathetic pat on the shoulder. It has gotten to the point where we are able to

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1077469545566794892004-02-22T13:43:00.000-05:002004-02-22T13:52:24.216-05:00

Well folks, as was previously threatened, I'm back! Having seen the extent to which the blog is completely falling apart without me, I've decided to ignore my doctor's strict instructions of "No running, work, or ESPECIALLY blogging" and write, write, write! I think he put in that last one because writing a blog is fast becoming known as "The Online Widow-Maker", but what people who call it

Mad Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1077395972591059932004-02-21T15:30:00.000-05:002004-02-21T15:43:58.623-05:00

I called it, and I wish I had not. My prediction...and Anthony McCarron of the Daily News fulfilling it three whole days later. >LJWEH>TGLIWEGb What is that, you ask? That's a better headline, and one I just typed by mashing my fist against the keyboard.

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1077310956252839102004-02-20T15:50:00.000-05:002004-02-20T16:06:01.966-05:00

Don't let the red title fool you; this is Mike, giving you an update on everyone's favorite Boston bullhorn Big K. Kyle hasn't been posting because he's got "pneumonia" and is in a "hospital" with "three IVs in him", not because he's already out camping for Green Monster tickets. If you'd like to send him a Get Better (seats) Soon message, click here.

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1077300081595637772004-02-20T12:52:00.000-05:002004-02-20T20:44:51.466-05:00

There's a great picture in this article of Jeff "G-Money" Wilpon in tan Mets vest and matching khakis pretending he knows how to throw a baseball. Whatever speculation I might offer as to whether he is a living, breathing human made of flesh and blood or in fact a robot commissioned by his "father" must be put aside for now, because it's what he said and not his origins that I'm concerned with

Mikenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6221098.post-1077202037294453652004-02-19T09:46:00.000-05:002004-02-19T09:49:57.810-05:00

Spring looms, whatever some burrowing rodent might tell you. I can tell, but not because I wandered outside and saw flowers shooting out of the ground or birds singing or some other peripheral nonsense of nature. I can sense the change in seasons the same way they'll be looking for it in twenty years, when no one leaves their cubicles and windows have been so thoroughly replaced by Windows

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