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Another Rubber Game; Free Johan
Reasons for my confusing the Tampa Bay Rays and the Toronto Blue Jays in my post on Friday afternoon: It’s interleague play and that doesn’t usually interest me in the slightest, save for the potential...
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After The Gold Rush
Doom, meet Gloom. Gloom, this is Doom. Carlos Beltran has been put on the DL with that bone bruise business he felt last month. He’d said it was painful yesterday as he ran about the base paths and...
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Done Basking, Thirty Minutes Later
Do you think, perhaps, Johan Santana watched the offensive juggernaut that was the 2009 New York Mets tonight and wanted to shake each guy by the shoulders as he crossed home plate? I do. You tag the...
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“How’s that dance card looking, Jerry?”“Pretty grim, Sandy… pretty grim.”
Today’s line-up facing the Milwaukee Brewers, as reported by David Lennon of Newsday: Argenis Reyes – SS Daniel Murphy – 1B David Wright – 3B Gary Sheffield – LF Ryan Church – RF Fernando Martinez – CF...
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McGehee Giveth. McGehee Taketh Away.
I knew as I was reveling in Casey McGehee’s dropped pop-up that harsh, bitter reality came around the corner. Despite Fernando Nieve’s complete ineffectiveness, the Mets got to the bottom of the sixth...
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Holdover
Busy day at the races; I shall have to be typically verbose when I get my sorry butt back home tonight (which will be through bitter rainstorms and the compulsory Friday night trip to see my parents)....
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Yo… That Team’s No Good
Specifically, the one Eric Simon of Amazin’ Avenue points out as being the sum of the Mets’ starting line-up against the Diamondbacks last night (L; 6-2): Cory Sullivan, CF Luis Castillo, 2B Fernando...
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The Wilhelm Scream
First, a bit of business: I’ll be at Two Boots Tavern tonight for the second installment of Faith And Fear In Flushing’s “Amazin’ Tuesdays” series. If you enjoy feedback loops, click here; Mr. Prince...
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