tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post114256787743250039..comments2023-10-29T08:25:50.241-04:00Comments on The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus: Ranting And RavingMetstradamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1143139127433882142006-03-23T13:38:00.000-05:002006-03-23T13:38:00.000-05:00Jaap,I actually saw people playing cricket in New ...Jaap,<BR/><BR/>I actually saw people playing cricket in New York about three weeks ago for the first time. Gotta tell ya, it freaked me out.<BR/><BR/>Also, when I go on a cruise, the only sports channel I get is ESPN International. Sure, I get an All-Star game here and there, but it's mostly cricket. Lots...and lots...of cricket. If it wasn't for the fact that I was spending time on white sandy beaches...I'd go clinically insane.Metstradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1143055097656524362006-03-22T14:18:00.000-05:002006-03-22T14:18:00.000-05:00They just broke out ESPN Classic in the UK - unfor...They just broke out ESPN Classic in the UK - unfortunately it's like curling highlights from the 1986 Olympics, the Commonwealth Games and football - in other words, UK-based classics. No baseball. (but you will be heartened to know that the historic cricket victory over Australia in last summer's Ashes is well-featured, which is a bonus b/c I think I was drunk during the entire tournament which is what happens when you watch all the matches in a pub) <BR/>Still, there's never a day that I miss ESPN's incessant self-promotion...<BR/>We've got a nice channel called NASN (North American Sports Network) here which shows baseball all summer long. I dunno if NASN is the Jennifer Aniston of International Sports Programming but it beats listening to Homewrecker Jolie whingeing about the destruction of the environment whilst she adopts another twelve Malaysian orphans. :)Jaaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918548497554962346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1143051174111075252006-03-22T13:12:00.000-05:002006-03-22T13:12:00.000-05:00Elliott, I hate to predict that anyone is screwed....Elliott, I hate to predict that anyone is screwed...but let's just say I don't trust cable or satellite providers. (See "Time Warner Customers, 2005".)Metstradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1143038164868208072006-03-22T09:36:00.000-05:002006-03-22T09:36:00.000-05:00O great soothsayer - I entreat you to help me in m...O great soothsayer - I entreat you to help me in my hour of need. I am a "Dish Network" customer. Have I any hope of viewing any Great and Powerful Mets games any time this season?<BR/><BR/>Say me some sooth, Metstra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1143029907047818742006-03-22T07:18:00.000-05:002006-03-22T07:18:00.000-05:00Nope and apparently Dolan said last week if they h...Nope and apparently Dolan said last week if they hadn't agreed by the 16th but talks were still progressing they would air it in good faith anyway on channel 76.<BR/><BR/>Never happened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1143007861580466212006-03-22T01:11:00.000-05:002006-03-22T01:11:00.000-05:00Tommy,I've never been to Tradition Field. I would...Tommy,<BR/><BR/>I've never been to Tradition Field. I would love to get the spring training experience one day.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it's hard being away. But I was in probably the only hotel in the universe that offered ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, AND ESPN Classic in the room. So I never felt TOO far away. Dial-up kept me from blogging though.<BR/><BR/>You mean Cablevision still hasn't agreed to carry SNY yet? Why am I not surprised?Metstradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1142973952585508212006-03-21T15:45:00.000-05:002006-03-21T15:45:00.000-05:00YO Damus,Welcome back, just got back from Florida ...YO Damus,<BR/><BR/>Welcome back, just got back from Florida including a trip to PSL Saturday to see Mets beat Braves (minus Larry & Andruw of course).<BR/><BR/>That stadium is real sweet if ya haven't been there I recommend it. Amazing to watch them from a clean stadium albeit small considering.<BR/><BR/>Tradition field's sound system makes Shea's seem like a transistor radio.<BR/>I'm thinkin the Mets can benefit from an upgrade. Ala the 2000 post season. Never understood why they reverted back after that. Couldn't be from noise pollution seeing how the boos and the planes out drone that.<BR/><BR/>The dames are smokin' in the stands too.<BR/><BR/>You need to ammend your poll for us 3 million frickin subscribers that Dolan is making sweat right now.<BR/><BR/>Sucks bein away eh...I felt lost except for Saturday.<BR/><BR/>And I was worried I missed a week's worth of soothsaying!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1142967646854261902006-03-21T14:00:00.000-05:002006-03-21T14:00:00.000-05:00The Mets will not win because the HOMELAND rejects...The Mets will not win because the HOMELAND rejects all liberals and their traitorus ways!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1142921267873450362006-03-21T01:07:00.000-05:002006-03-21T01:07:00.000-05:00Whoa dude! Did Todd Zeile, like, burn your Diana ...Whoa dude! Did Todd Zeile, like, burn your Diana Ross album collection or something? <BR/><BR/>You know the sooner you get to the true root of your problem, the better. I hope for your sake that Dr. Phil makes house calls. He's helped me make great progress. He can do the same thing for you.Metstradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.com