tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post115163233779372402..comments2023-10-29T08:25:50.241-04:00Comments on The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus: Fever Pitch? Only For The HypocrisyMetstradamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151714554316959142006-06-30T20:42:00.000-04:002006-06-30T20:42:00.000-04:00I'm a lifelong Met fan who has lived in Boston for...I'm a lifelong Met fan who has lived in Boston for 15 years, and had front row (OK, 6th row) seats for Wednesday's debacle. Here's what I've learned this week:<BR/><BR/>a) If these teams meet in the World Series, Pedro can <B>NOT</B> pitch at Fenway. Willie should send him to play with Manny, Papi, Wally the Green Monster, the fans, and his midget if he can find him. However, do not allow him anywhere NEAR the pitcher's mound. I don't care if he has to pitch on 2 day's rest or 9 day's rest - he pitches at Shea and Shea <I>only</I>. Pedro looked like a guy who was invited to his old girlfriend's wedding - and discovered he's still in love with her (or at least he thinks he is).<BR/><BR/>b) Do the Mets have <I>any</I> starters who can throw a fastball? I know some of them <I>used</I> to be able to do it, but these days it's all 'crafty soft tossers'. Pitting 'crafty soft tossers' against 'crafty, patient veteran hitters' (especially in a small ballpark) equals 'batting practice'. The Mets of '06 can't return to the glory of '86 with <I>everyone</I> pitching like Bobby Ojeda. Get some gas.<BR/><BR/>c) On that note, Alay Soler is this year's Jae Seo. Get some value while you can, Omar.<BR/><BR/>d) This week was the best thing that could have happened to Lastings Milledge. I've been terrified that we might be looking at the next Darryl (and I don't mean the home runs). If the kid's humbled a bit, he should be - and it's good for him.<BR/><BR/>e) The Red Sox are hot but they CAN be stopped. Glavine had them doing nothing but pounding the ball into the turf for 5 innings until he got tired and the ball got up. Then game over. Darren Oliver seemed to figure this out too (although by the time he was in the game was long gone). How come no one else on the staff figured this out?<BR/><BR/>f) It was nice that Boston fans treated the Mets (and their fans) well (even though I'm now convinced that the Pedro tributes were a nefarious evil plot). Seeing Mr. Met frolicking with Wally the Green Monster was surreal (although my kids - Red Sox fans - loved it). Unfortunately, 'nice' turned into 'pity' pretty quickly. I would have preferred them to be pouring beer on me (as they often do to Yankee fans) rather than the sad head-shaking I've been receiving instead.<BR/><BR/>It's a long season and it's certainly not the end of the world. But this week definitely s*cked.csshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989762515418765586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151713312283692942006-06-30T20:21:00.000-04:002006-06-30T20:21:00.000-04:00PS - these word jumbles to log into are getting a ...PS - these word jumbles to log into are getting a bit onorous. Half the time the letters all blend together illegibly. Can't you fix it so all the character codes spell Bill Buckner?Jaaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918548497554962346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151713228899757972006-06-30T20:20:00.000-04:002006-06-30T20:20:00.000-04:00The Red Sox? Pshaw. Meaningless interleague? Ps...The Red Sox? Pshaw. Meaningless interleague? Pshaw. 1986. Let them eat that one, let them whoop us when it doesn't matter. The Red Sox are on a roll. Big fucking deal. They won't even knock the White Sox out. They won't even make the World Series. It's a pity Bill Buckner couldn't have been properly sung. Red Sox? Pshaw. Mets, well who the fuck can take them in the NL?<BR/>Watered down? Time will tell.<BR/>Where is the bloody World Cup coverage is what the expats are asking.Jaaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918548497554962346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151693461896169362006-06-30T14:51:00.000-04:002006-06-30T14:51:00.000-04:00P.S.: People named after cereal should henceforth ...P.S.: People named after cereal should henceforth be disallowed from stealing David's RBIs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151686590116228402006-06-30T12:56:00.000-04:002006-06-30T12:56:00.000-04:00Credibility can suck a nut.Best quote of the year ...<EM>Credibility can suck a nut.</EM><BR/><BR/>Best quote of the year in the comments of the best post of the year. Well done all around.michael o.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16343423687974819915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151684287556145182006-06-30T12:18:00.000-04:002006-06-30T12:18:00.000-04:00Credibility can suck a nut.In 2003, The Marlins lo...Credibility can suck a nut.<BR/>In 2003, The Marlins lost to the Red Sox 23-8 and lost the series.<BR/>I'm sure it really messed up thier credibility. <BR/>Oh wait... Who won that World Series again? The Marlins? Huh? Over the Yankees? Who just came off one of the best ALCS's of all time against the Red Sox?<BR/>Oh... guess it doesn't matter.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151684028688160312006-06-30T12:13:00.001-04:002006-06-30T12:13:00.001-04:00Toasty - thanks. I read yours and enjoy it. Mmmm, ...Toasty - thanks. I read yours and enjoy it. <BR/>Mmmm, sandwiches.Ed in Westchesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074201896216372874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151683981984254642006-06-30T12:13:00.000-04:002006-06-30T12:13:00.000-04:00Sean - Well, the sweep is just a flesh wound. :)I ...Sean - Well, the sweep is just a flesh wound. :)<BR/>I hope the Mets are the killer rabbit this weekend.Ed in Westchesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074201896216372874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151683924859629412006-06-30T12:12:00.000-04:002006-06-30T12:12:00.000-04:00Ed: I'd read it.Ed: I'd read it.Toasty Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072288005571400154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151683768745597002006-06-30T12:09:00.000-04:002006-06-30T12:09:00.000-04:00My commentary on this past series is simple:Poojus...My commentary on this past series is simple:<BR/><BR/>Poo<BR/>just Poo. <BR/><BR/>They stunk, but it was bound to happen. Oooh, a 3 game losing streak, now His Pompousness and The Screaming Ninny get to talk about how the Mets have been exposed. Let me tell you something guys, they ran into a buzzsaw. It happens to all teams. I've seen the Yanks lose more than 3 in a row this year a couple of times. I do not think I have seen them go on a 9-1 stretch. I do see them 4 games out of first. <BR/><BR/>As for the Dark Lord of the Stupid, he has to learn how to be a real fan. A real fan does not root for the team his team is competing against for a playoff spot. I do not care who they are playing. I did not root for the Braves when they played the Yanks, even though I hate the Yanks. Yank fans better get used to the fact that they need to win the division this year. WC is not going to be there, with the White Sox and Tigers playing so well. <BR/><BR/>It is interesting that it is we Met fans who are supposed to have the inferioirty complex, yet Yankee fans are rooting for Boston, just to knock the Mets down a peg. Yeah, that's a good idea, lets have the Yanks face a pissed off Met team that just got beaten up by the team we are chasing for the division. Scmucks. <BR/><BR/>Do I care if they lose this series? Somewhat. But the fact that at worst they will still be 8 games up even if swept allows the bitter taste to be rinsed away easily. <BR/>Now, if we happen to go into the Bronx and take 2 of 3, and the Sox sweep, the Yanks fall to 6 out. <BR/><BR/>I believe I did a good job proofreading, but since unlike the DLotS, I do not have a blog, I don't really care. If I were he, I would be concerned about perception, of people thinking I am a moron since I cannot type simple words correctly, and care so little for my readers that I do not take the time to proofread. <BR/><BR/>End rant. My apologies for the length. Maybe I should start my own blog. <BR/><BR/>Let's Go Mets.Ed in Westchesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074201896216372874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151683212768300342006-06-30T12:00:00.000-04:002006-06-30T12:00:00.000-04:00That series was...pretty painful. I was at Pedro'...That series was...pretty painful. I was at Pedro's start, up in the bleachers with a pretty decent contingent of Blue n' Orange. <BR/>The seats are really packed together there; an extremely tiny member of Red Sox nation kept kicking me in the back (accidentally? who can say?)whenever they got a big hit, and his parents seemed to take issue with me when I wrathfully cried out "YOU DUMB SON OF A BITCH" at Clumsy McStumbles over in left field. <BR/><BR/>The "Yankees Suck" and "Fuck the Yankees" chants were pretty lame, if only because their sole purpose seemed to be to get us to join them, and abandon our "Let's Go Mets" chants. (It was pretty heartwarming, actually...we got some pretty good chants going up there, though they didn't seem to spread outside the bleachers. The Sox fans in the area seemed unsure if they were impressed or just amused by our ability to stay behind our team down 8 runs; it sorta reminded me of the dismembered knight in Monty Python. <BR/>I'd like to think that I made at least *one* of them legitimately worry that David was about to hit two grand slams, regardless of number of men on base.<BR/><BR/>In any case, Francesa is a fucking joke, and I hope we take two of three this weekend, because I really, really *don't want to hear it*.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151681115178281182006-06-30T11:25:00.000-04:002006-06-30T11:25:00.000-04:00Footnote. Metstra, the hex never even came into pl...Footnote. Metstra, the hex never even came into play. When the Red Sox were changing pitchers on Wednesday, I asked the Red Sox fan next to me who was coming in to pitch. "I hope it's not Tavarez. I hate that guy." And the Red Sox fan said, "I hope it's not Tavarez, too. That guy sucks!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151680646566399052006-06-30T11:17:00.000-04:002006-06-30T11:17:00.000-04:00The problem with what Mike and Dog do is that when...The problem with what Mike and Dog do is that when they compliment the Mets, it's invariably something very short, like "They're good. What else is there to say?" And then they move on to potential negatives. But when they LOSE, they talk for hours about how much they stink.Toasty Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072288005571400154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151680083977541792006-06-30T11:08:00.000-04:002006-06-30T11:08:00.000-04:00Funny thing about Yankee fans is they think we hol...Funny thing about Yankee fans is they think we hold the exclusive on the word hate...I don't remember any of them rooting for us against the Braves back in the late 90's. If you're not with us than you're against us. Yeah, Mets fans do hate the Yanks and I thing you cannot root for them ever if you like the Mets but it goes both ways...I wouldn't let Fatso Fran get to you though because most legitimate people know he is a fraud. The fact that Michael Kay (the biggest homer) can compete with them should have Fatso and the angry puppy shaking in their boots. Imagine if they ever put someone legitimate on against them? They'd be dead in the water.<BR/><BR/>Boy, that was some catch last night by Koko B. Ware...it looked like his arm grew like three inches when he caught up with that ball. Wow, great play...I'd like to see Johnny Damon catch that ball. It would have been a triple if he tried to catch it on the fly like that...<BR/><BR/>Lets Go Mets...nothing would ease the pain of the last three days like a series win at Yankme Stdm.Mookie McFlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184891435011484634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151676583076237952006-06-30T10:09:00.000-04:002006-06-30T10:09:00.000-04:00Please, Mets, take at least 2 of 3 so we can see s...Please, Mets, take at least 2 of 3 so we can see some sense, logic and humor on the Darth Marc blog just once in our lifetime. Not that I've ever been there...the snippets have been plenty. And let's be honest, it's not like Yankee fans are known for having any one of those three.<BR/><BR/>PLEASE, OH PLEASE, OH PLEASE. <BR/><BR/>Just wanna say, MD, if the internet was TV, you would be on Season Pass. And you should know that that is the highest honor I can bestow to somebody.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151675739123836602006-06-30T09:55:00.000-04:002006-06-30T09:55:00.000-04:00Metstra, thanks for perhaps your best post of the ...Metstra, thanks for perhaps your best post of the year. So much so that I didn't even write one today, I just referred everyone here. Thanks!Toasty Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17072288005571400154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151673988605587192006-06-30T09:26:00.000-04:002006-06-30T09:26:00.000-04:00In the long run, if the Mets and the Sox meet in t...In the long run, if the Mets and the Sox meet in the WS this 3 game series will mean nothing to that series. Remember in 1988, the Mets beat the Dodgers 10 out of 11 during the season and still loss the NLCS in 7. Great pitching and timely hitting in the playoffs count for more than prior history especially when the 2 teams don't play each other often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151673402235629442006-06-30T09:16:00.000-04:002006-06-30T09:16:00.000-04:00If we lost our credibility this series, it's becau...If we lost our credibility this series, it's because Pedro lost his first. Not because he completely sucked, but because he thought a win wasn't as important as the reception he got from RSN. <BR/><BR/>Ever heard of having your cake and eating it too?<BR/><BR/>The way the series lined up, taking 2 of 3 would've been hard enough. But make no mistake about it, Pedro's got to lead the charge into his old stomping grounds.<BR/><BR/>As soon as we got to Boston, it seemed like it was all about "what made Pedro leave." OUR ace. The same one that was blowing Kevin Millar kisses from the dugout when the O's came to visit us.<BR/><BR/>Are you telling me Pedro's so fragile that he has to be the first ex-Sox to return and be all "management made me leave, don't boo me!" Unreal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151668984611930732006-06-30T08:03:00.000-04:002006-06-30T08:03:00.000-04:00One other thing MD - I have a feeling you'll be se...One other thing MD - I have a feeling you'll be seeing a new number 3 batter at Norfolk soon. His name is Lastings Milledge.<BR/><BR/>Anyone catch the tribute to the '86 Mets on SNY last night after the game? Classic footage of Jerry Morales shanking a fly ball in center.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151667742811945232006-06-30T07:42:00.000-04:002006-06-30T07:42:00.000-04:00UNO references . . . nice.Let's all calm down. It...UNO references . . . nice.<BR/><BR/>Let's all calm down. It was one series in June. Now, if the Mets meet the Sox in the Series, the Sox are the heavy favorite - I like playing the role of underdog. Nothing you can do about last night - an absolutely sick catch by cereal boy.<BR/><BR/>But I'll say this - Pedro tops my hate list this week. He's going to have to prove something to me over his next few starts. I really feel like we never had a chance in Game 2 of the series.<BR/><BR/>Just where was Delgado last night? Did I miss an injury or something? He kills Schilling. I hope this wasn't another case of Willie just giving Delgado "a blow". While we're at it, why does Willie have to use that term as slang for a night off? Couldn't he just say "a rest"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151652799813785252006-06-30T03:33:00.000-04:002006-06-30T03:33:00.000-04:00shellshcoked. that's the word. fortunately, i also...shellshcoked. that's the word. fortunately, i also have the privilee of being drunk off my ass thatnks to the bston beer works. now. i was at all 3 of these games. all right. man.<BR/><BR/>first of all, i was amazed at how EVERY SINGLE TIME davido ortiz or manny comes to the plate, it is an EVENT. everyoine is clapping. amazing.<BR/><BR/>they clapped for pedro when he was announced in the lineup last night, too. that was beautiful. the guy who stood beside me in the standing room last night paid $100 for his $25 ticket. this was a big series.<BR/><BR/>every 8th inning, the red sox fans sing "sweet caroline." that was unexpected.<BR/><BR/>my first night, we were sitting in the bleachers. oh man. every other person was, as my boston friend says, "wrecked." $6.50 a beer ad 2 at a time. it was an endlees procession. i bought the last beers of the game at my stand -- (seventh inning double play, no more beer!) -- a man offered me $10 for one of the beers i was carrying. crazy fenway bleacher folk.<BR/><BR/>Lastings Milledge had a tough time in Left... he won't half to play that Monster again for 5 or 6 years, though. But the Red Sox fans (bastards!) cheered him loudly after his adventure the first night.<BR/><BR/>Apparently the radio stations are having contests around here -- call Game 6 in the Red Sox favor the best wy and win a prize! the boston folk realize this is hella lame, to their credit.<BR/><BR/>Beltran is an awesome CF.<BR/><BR/>Julio Franco is so ansy on the base paths... wa a s shame he got picked off tonight. i think? shame, shame.<BR/><BR/>some "bleacher creature" kept making a "COLLECT YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY" joke. fool.<BR/><BR/>but the worst thing about the bleachers was how this "YANKEES SUCK" cheer would break out every now and again/ i think this ties in with your post, but i'm too drunk to read it at the moment. about this false camaraderie between mets andr red sox fans this ereises. wtf? it was like the game 1 acknowledgements for all the 1986 red sox.... "Evern though our friends, the new York Mets, won that series, the Red Sox WERE the ACLS champions, and we solute them." lame. i mean, it wouldn't have been lame if the playersw had at least coordinated their pants.<BR/><BR/>Pedro went 3 innins and threw 75 pitches... i guess you know this?<BR/><BR/>well.<BR/><BR/>it's ok1<BR/><BR/>the mets have a huge lead. it's ok.<BR/><BR/>i believe there's a game tomoorow? against the yankees?<BR/><BR/>great!<BR/><BR/>that catch by cococ....<BR/><BR/>it was, as you said, hellacious.<BR/><BR/>yup.<BR/><BR/>good night. ")Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151649051407407622006-06-30T02:30:00.000-04:002006-06-30T02:30:00.000-04:00It's like that "Draw Four" card in UNO. Good for ...It's like that "Draw Four" card in UNO. Good for any situation.Metstradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151648259942722082006-06-30T02:17:00.000-04:002006-06-30T02:17:00.000-04:00The operative phrase is "Francesa should be ashame...The operative phrase is "Francesa should be ashamed of himself." But you could've written that at any time over the past 17 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1151638325503565232006-06-29T23:32:00.000-04:002006-06-29T23:32:00.000-04:00This three game sweep hurt...it hurt alot...but we...This three game sweep hurt...it hurt alot...but we'll still make the playoffs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com