tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post116140124269031985..comments2023-10-29T08:25:50.241-04:00Comments on The Musings and Prophecies of Metstradamus: Uncomfortably NumbMetstradamushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161710855882295522006-10-24T13:27:00.000-04:002006-10-24T13:27:00.000-04:00HA! Very sharp Grrl!HA! Very sharp Grrl!Metstradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161708171217768032006-10-24T12:42:00.000-04:002006-10-24T12:42:00.000-04:00comment you forgot for the hate list:hey mellencam...comment you forgot for the hate list:<BR/><BR/>hey mellencamp. someone already wrote 'this land is your land'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161649432183694902006-10-23T20:23:00.000-04:002006-10-23T20:23:00.000-04:00Unless the Marlins GM is working for the Mets (in ...Unless the Marlins GM is working for the Mets (in secret), you'll never see that deal happening.<BR/><BR/>Why would the Marlins make that deal?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161643050541431942006-10-23T18:37:00.000-04:002006-10-23T18:37:00.000-04:00Heilman and Milledge for D-Train.Heilman and Milledge for D-Train.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161586783832971932006-10-23T02:59:00.000-04:002006-10-23T02:59:00.000-04:00Hey Darth, why don't you google optomize your blog...Hey Darth, why don't you google optomize your blog so you can get more readers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161571724278573692006-10-22T22:48:00.000-04:002006-10-22T22:48:00.000-04:00The point is that he fills a glaring weakness. Th...The point is that he fills a <B>glaring</B> weakness. The Mets need him. They can't not go after him because he "might" not be worth the money.<BR/><BR/>If the Mets thought like that, then Beltran, Pedro, and Delgado wouldn't be here...we'd still have a team of Ty Wiggintons and Jason Phillipseses. And we would root for a 78-84 team for the rest of our natural lives. Is this something you really want?<BR/><BR/>P.S. Zito outdueled Johan Santana in the playoffs. His other start not withstanding, I'd hardly say he "stunk".Metstradamushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023215480704948183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161563905988930342006-10-22T20:38:00.000-04:002006-10-22T20:38:00.000-04:00With all the talk about Zito (and all of the money...With all the talk about Zito (and all of the money he's supposedly worth), I guarantee he'll be the Mets A-Rod or Pavano if he doesn't perform every time out.<BR/><BR/>He stunk in the playoffs, so what's the point of signing him, if he doesn't perform?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161563051976544512006-10-22T20:24:00.000-04:002006-10-22T20:24:00.000-04:00Excellent, excellent post, Metstra.Excellent, excellent post, Metstra.Mets Guy in Michiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04048899230969074579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161547560100814722006-10-22T16:06:00.000-04:002006-10-22T16:06:00.000-04:00Thanks for the great job with the site this year. ...Thanks for the great job with the site this year. You moved up to the coveted "first site i check" spot. Even before my email. <BR/><BR/>It really hit hard for me when I pulled up espn, basically by habbit... and say a big graphic with the cards and tigers. Would have been nice to see delgado on that photo.<BR/><BR/>I think for the first time I really believe myself when I say to my Yankee fan friedns, just wait until next year!<BR/><BR/>* The towels sucked... game 6 was 26 against 25, game 7 was 25 on 25. Thats why you win 96.<BR/><BR/><BR/>THANKS MESTRA!!! LET THE ZITO SWEEPSTAKES BEGIN!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161529563722854552006-10-22T11:06:00.000-04:002006-10-22T11:06:00.000-04:00Metstra, or John, as Metsblog was happy to point o...Metstra, or John, as Metsblog was happy to point out.<BR/><BR/>You do a tremendous job. I, like everyone else, are in a state of mourning but wanted to say thank you for making this year even more enjoyable. it was a great ride.<BR/><BR/>And hey, I actually like the towels in game 7. looked pretty damn cool if you ask me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161520537122039202006-10-22T08:35:00.000-04:002006-10-22T08:35:00.000-04:00How could any Mets fan root for the Tigers? Alway...How could any Mets fan root for the Tigers? Always pull for the National League, especailly when we lost in the NLCS. If we're going to lose, let's lose to the champs.<BR/><BR/>Re: the Rally Towels. Good point. When I saw them, it reminded me of. . . gulp . . . 1988, when they handed out "K Towels". Didn't quite work then, didn't work now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161503721343503442006-10-22T03:55:00.000-04:002006-10-22T03:55:00.000-04:00I have responded to your attacks...go to my blog i...I have responded to your attacks...go to my blog if you care....if not then don't<BR/><BR/>Go Giants!!!!Darth Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294339670281359573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161461306345126642006-10-21T16:08:00.000-04:002006-10-21T16:08:00.000-04:00I have to agree about the towels as well. I was at...I have to agree about the towels as well. I was at every postseason game this year and I felt like the fans won game 6. We energized the pitchers, and frightened the cardinals into making mistakes. I think the towels basiaclly stopped 50 thousand fans from clapping their hands and making more noise. What were we doing, attacking them with light? There was a significant downgrade in the amount of noise made in between game 6 and 7.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161455467988211682006-10-21T14:31:00.000-04:002006-10-21T14:31:00.000-04:00Brilliant point on the rally towels. At game 6, we...Brilliant point on the rally towels. At game 6, we used our will and our lungs and our hands and our high-fives. There were 57,000 INDIVIDUALS coming in unison, not 57,000 living ads for DHL. Rainsoaked, like Reyes' smile (laugh and dance after you've won, kid); like Wright's off-field unneeded obsessions(sucking up to the pigs at the NYSE, Viatamin Water, THE DAVID WRIGHT FOUNDATION FOUNDED TEN YEARS TOO EARLY, etc.--kid--you're paid to hit, field, and win, not be another whitebread failure a la Donnie Ballgame); and players who don't laugh on the field with the enemy. NYC baseball--under the shadow of the media and the Yankees--is ONLY about winning. That's the sad truth. I lived and I died with this 2006 team, and they killed a large part of me. I think it's the worse loss I've ever endured as a fan.<BR/>I hope Mister Minaya acquires players with will and cojones this offseason. Otherwise, this year just reminds me of Trachsel as a cowardly "My Pet Goat" reader, a Beltran too afraid to protect the plate with 2 strikes, a DiamondVision sepia-tinged Wagner letting the ball get blasted into sepia tones, and a .219 hitter making like another .219 nonentity, Al Weis.<BR/>The Mets, despite adversity, were handed the pennant; they LUCKILY avoided a Subway Series--a Shea Stadium with no home-field advantage--and they spat the wet towels back into the fans' faces.<BR/>They go back to their million-dollar bank accounts; the fans in the cheepies go back to their roachhole apartments with surrender towels. And 2007?--d'ya all think they'll even make the WC with a tougher Phillies and Marlins team to face 19 times a year? 38 years of watching this team makes me say: "I hope so, but I don't know....Heck, they traded The Franchise over Dick Young's tirades, Grant and Payson's retardation, and $100,000, and lost a decade of fans there."<BR/>Am I angry? Yes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161451344652570402006-10-21T13:22:00.000-04:002006-10-21T13:22:00.000-04:00Metsra, one request if you have access to the Mets...Metsra, one request if you have access to the Mets front office: RALLY TOWELS, NEVER AGAIN. I hated it from the moment the FOX cameras came on. We're not the Midwest (no offense to my midwestern brethern).<BR/><BR/>It's a wonder that no one took that image of 50K+ fans holding up WHITE towels, and didn't work the photoshopping.<BR/><BR/>One big giant surrender.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161442846948595762006-10-21T11:00:00.000-04:002006-10-21T11:00:00.000-04:00Metstra - allow me to join thelong list of thankf...Metstra - allow me to join the<BR/>long list of thankful daily readers<BR/>from both yesterday and today. <BR/><BR/>You are right, I would have loved <BR/>to see a photo of tigers being<BR/>tamed by a photoshop version of<BR/>Green and Glavine.<BR/><BR/>Many times I cannot decide which<BR/>is better, your tremendous writing<BR/>ability or your endless parade of<BR/>witty and perfectly timed photo<BR/>links.<BR/><BR/>You have become a daily stop in my<BR/>search for up to the minute Mets<BR/>information and insight. You will<BR/>continue to be this as the hot <BR/>stove heats up. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for all that you do.<BR/><BR/>Sincerely,<BR/><BR/>A life long Mets fan in Austin TX.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161438424437164902006-10-21T09:47:00.000-04:002006-10-21T09:47:00.000-04:00I only started reading mid year, when I found a fe...I only started reading mid year, when I found a few blogs, and yours is one that I check everyday.<BR/><BR/>All of your points are valid, and I agree. Most of all, about Tom Glavine, I think it would be great to have him here next year, and retire as a Met.<BR/><BR/>Keith Hernandez nailed Wright's slump back in August, and spoke to Wright about it, who said there was no slump. I think with experience, he'll realize that if someone like Hernandez talks to you, maybe take some advice. You're 23, you might not know it all. <BR/> <BR/>Anyway, a good season, and like the previous commenter said, sometimes it's tough being a Mets fan. We'll always be there, though.<BR/><BR/>Have a good off season, and I am already planning my trip to Port St Lucie for spring training.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161437705945746122006-10-21T09:35:00.000-04:002006-10-21T09:35:00.000-04:00Metstra' I don't write often but because I have be...Metstra' I don't write often but because I have been with these guys since 1962 at the Polo Grounds I wanted to say a couple of things. One, you'll get used to it. The excitement, the depression, the anger, the acceptance are all part of being a Mets "Fan"atic. Two, this has been the most enjoyable of seasons (yes that includes our '69 and '86 seasons) The young players, the surprises, the expectations and the chemistry were unbelieveable. And you, Mr. Metstradamus, contributed by keeping us all entertained and informed. I look forward every morning to your posts for their insight and humor. You do a fantastic job. How you do it, why you do it, when you do it......I don't care. Just keep doing it. We'll get'em next year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161435880369880042006-10-21T09:04:00.000-04:002006-10-21T09:04:00.000-04:00The move that's haunted me for the past 24+ hours ...The move that's haunted me for the past 24+ hours was pinch hitting Cliff Floyd in the 9th. With 2 on and nobody out, down by two, we didn't need a home run. Willie acted as if there were 2 out, or they were down by 3. Plus, Cliff only had 2 at bats the entire series - did anyone really think he was going to crank one? Kirk Gibson moments happen only once in a lifetime. He should sent up Woodward or Hernandez to bunt, and leave the season in the hands of the two best contact hitters on the team - Reyes and Lo Duca. And Reyes hit that ball on the screws in the 9th . . . right at Edmonds. Bastards. <BR/><BR/>That said, overall I was impressed with Willie's managerial moves. <BR/><BR/>Not sure I'd put this on the level of 1988. The '88 Mets were completely healthy - the '06 Mets played without their two best starting pitchers and their starting left fielder. <BR/><BR/>We'll be back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161426085150882582006-10-21T06:21:00.000-04:002006-10-21T06:21:00.000-04:00IS THERE ANY WAY TO MAKE 'LEAVING YOUR COMMENT' on...IS THERE ANY WAY TO MAKE 'LEAVING YOUR COMMENT' on 'Musings' UNAVAILABLE TO DARTH MARC? Or would that be unAmerican? Or better yet, send a high electrical current through his keyboard when he tries to write!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161411106005102262006-10-21T02:11:00.000-04:002006-10-21T02:11:00.000-04:00A job well done, Metstra. I don't say that becaus...A job well done, Metstra. I don't say that because you're family, I say it because it's an empirical fact.<BR/><BR/>And thanks for reposting the Jets site.<BR/><BR/>J<BR/>E<BR/>T<BR/>S<BR/><BR/>Jets!<BR/>Jets!<BR/>Jets!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12468344.post-1161410669970319392006-10-21T02:04:00.000-04:002006-10-21T02:04:00.000-04:00Well done this season, Metstra. Can't say as I'm ...Well done this season, Metstra. Can't say as I'm looking forward to the spring just yet, but like the Mets, your posts have kept me inspired all season long.Jaaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14918548497554962346noreply@blogger.com