Just wanted to extend a big welcome to all the new users as of today. Our point in starting this site was just to give many fans what they wanted, a place to speak freely and enjoy their time. It was never in any way a point of competing with or taking anything away from other blogs out there.
For anyone new, we currently have the site you are on http://realdirtymets.com, a forum at http://www.nleastchatter.com/forum where anyone can start any conversation they wish, about any NL East team, or MLB team for that matter. Also, check out the homepage at http://www.nleastchatter.com which will be the landing page for all things NL East as we continue on. We are also looking for blogs to migrate to us for the other NL East teams, or to start new blogs.
So, spread the word to other fans, not just of the Mets, but of any NL East team, and lets see what we can get started here.
83 comments
CaseStreet
5/27/2009-12:58pm at 12:58 pm (UTC -4)
Who’s on The Real Dirty Mets Blog!Roll Call!
oleosmirf
5/27/2009-2:32pm at 2:32 pm (UTC -4)
i am here
sabermetrician
5/27/2009-12:58pm at 12:58 pm (UTC -4)
Sabes.
wannybackstra
5/27/2009-1:00pm at 1:00 pm (UTC -4)
Hi all. Glad to see you all again. Eff Mattsblog.com!
GravediggerHebner
5/27/2009-1:28pm at 1:28 pm (UTC -4)
Stellar pic bro!
wannybackstra
5/27/2009-1:33pm at 1:33 pm (UTC -4)
Jerry might talk about being a gangsta manager but Wally could have been the real thing!
kingman26
5/27/2009-1:39pm at 1:39 pm (UTC -4)
Oh yeah….when Teufel eventually replaces Jerry, he will surely hire his platoon partner as a coach, and then Wally will eventually be a MLB manager.
Great to see you here Wanny!
wannybackstra
5/27/2009-1:47pm at 1:47 pm (UTC -4)
Same to you Kong.
And should I worry now that both halves of my Wanny Backstra moniker are criminals?
DNDJohan aka kistics
5/27/2009-1:03pm at 1:03 pm (UTC -4)
Awesome!
billydeewilliams
5/27/2009-1:04pm at 1:04 pm (UTC -4)
Any time I try to go back over there, I keep realizing that I spent more time reading the comments section than the actual posts…which makes it kinda useless heading back over there.
wannybackstra
5/27/2009-1:07pm at 1:07 pm (UTC -4)
The posts are fine if you like Mike Nichols’s daily lineup of misinformation or Matt’s schizophrenic rantings and insecurity.
sheyheykid
5/27/2009-1:28pm at 1:28 pm (UTC -4)
Nichols and Regis were very talented. It’s really hard posting those link blogs where they only pimped their friends sites. And give them credit for almost always getting the lineup right.
kingman26
5/27/2009-1:34pm at 1:34 pm (UTC -4)
LOL!
Did you see Nichols’ Monday pregame post? He had a one sentence intro, which had the Nats’ overall record wrong, the Nats’ home record wrong (they were playing on the road anyway), the Mets’ road record wrong (they were at home) and he misspelled Nationals.
He had Beltran DHing in an NL game and no one playing center.
I mean, this is not even comical, this is beyond pathetic. Those mistakes were really all there.
wannybackstra
5/27/2009-1:52pm at 1:52 pm (UTC -4)
There were so many apparent copy & paste errors. Is it too difficult to type out 18 names and one or two letter position codes? Or if he was going to copy and paste, how long would it have taken to proofread 18 names plus two letters?
metsgirl31
5/27/2009-1:05pm at 1:05 pm (UTC -4)
How do I get the picture next to my name??
CaseStreet
5/27/2009-1:06pm at 1:06 pm (UTC -4)
Go to gravatar.com and register w/ the same email you used to register here.
GravediggerHebner
5/27/2009-1:08pm at 1:08 pm (UTC -4)
Yes, Case’s email point is key.
metsgirl31
5/27/2009-1:14pm at 1:14 pm (UTC -4)
Thanks to both of you…i got it to work…yea!
GravediggerHebner
5/27/2009-1:07pm at 1:07 pm (UTC -4)
Sign up at gravatar.com, then follow their instructions for choosing an image (you can upload or choose from the internet) and it’s free! You might have to clear your cache once you done that to make it show up here.
GravediggerHebner
5/27/2009-1:05pm at 1:05 pm (UTC -4)
Reporting for duty sir.
Hehe, he said ‘doody.’
There's Always '10
5/27/2009-1:18pm at 1:18 pm (UTC -4)
Awesome.
CaseStreet
5/27/2009-1:07pm at 1:07 pm (UTC -4)
“So, I am now working to create a parallel space on MetsBlog.com that can serve as a more relaxed, open environment for fans to vent, discuss topics and exchange ideas among themselves, while returning the official comment section to a special location where only a trusted group of readers can respond to one another, me and the topic at hand.”
Where’s your “trusted readers” NOW!
trs86
5/27/2009-1:20pm at 1:20 pm (UTC -4)
Agree, Matt this is your more relaxed, open environment for fans to vent, discuss topics and exchange ideas among themselves. We beat you to it.
DNDJohan aka kistics
5/27/2009-1:11pm at 1:11 pm (UTC -4)
So… what’s been the hottest topic today? I’m really excited for our pitching staff… they are carrying the team when offense desperately needs them.
dirtysanchez
5/27/2009-1:16pm at 1:16 pm (UTC -4)
we have had several..ranging from how proud we are of our team that we are still fighting with over 40 million dollars on the DL to food time porn…lol. Take your pick ;p
trs86
5/27/2009-1:21pm at 1:21 pm (UTC -4)
The fact that our blog is exploding with intelligent Mets fans. That and the Peavy idea, but we strayed off topic so the blog will now self destruct and you will never be able to post correctly again.
DNDJohan aka kistics
5/27/2009-1:23pm at 1:23 pm (UTC -4)
And who are your ‘trusted 50′ posters??
wannybackstra
5/27/2009-1:22pm at 1:22 pm (UTC -4)
I think we all knew at the beginning of the season that Pelfrey and Maine would get their acts together and that Livan would be serviceable (and he’s actually been better than that as his ERA is inflated by his few poor outings).
The real key now is to get Ollie’s head screwed on straight and hope the positin players get healthy.
DNDJohan aka kistics
5/27/2009-1:34pm at 1:34 pm (UTC -4)
Livan has been a very pleasant surprise. I knew he would give you decent numbers, but he’s been great in some of his outings. I think younger teams have hard time with him, just because Livan can be so tricky at times. That’s why he’s been great against the Nats and Marlins (?)
wannybackstra
5/27/2009-1:50pm at 1:50 pm (UTC -4)
Great point. He feasts on young aggressive teams by getting them to chase after the junk he throws and by keeping them off balance with his changes of speed (slow to slower to sloooooowest).
I was surprised that the Giants smacked him around pretty well but I suppose he may not have been locating very well.
sabermetrician
5/27/2009-1:13pm at 1:13 pm (UTC -4)
Is my gravatar up yet?
dentulous
5/27/2009-1:14pm at 1:14 pm (UTC -4)
nope
mrose
5/27/2009-1:16pm at 1:16 pm (UTC -4)
now it is.
wannybackstra
5/27/2009-1:20pm at 1:20 pm (UTC -4)
I have to say that I never would have predicted the Mets would play competently (let alone in Boston) with the likes of Pagan, Santos and Martinez all in the same lineup.
That said, with a lineup like this the Mets need to pile on runs whenever they have the opportunity and I better not see (I actually heard) Luis Castillo attempting to bunt a runner to third with no one out — especially when he is batting from the left side.
There's Always '10
5/27/2009-1:22pm at 1:22 pm (UTC -4)
i didn’t have a problem with the bunting play from castillo. we better not see that from beltran or anyone else that can hit the ball out of the infield though.
wannybackstra
5/27/2009-1:27pm at 1:27 pm (UTC -4)
Granted Castillo can’t hit the ball out of the infield but he could accomplish the same result by hitting the ball to the left side, with at least a chance that it might get through for a hit.
trs86
5/27/2009-1:28pm at 1:28 pm (UTC -4)
Agreed, his hitting skills and contact ability should lend itself to just punching it to move the runner over if needed.
There's Always '10
5/27/2009-1:31pm at 1:31 pm (UTC -4)
or hittinga fly ball to 2nd base.
wannybackstra
5/27/2009-1:34pm at 1:34 pm (UTC -4)
He can’t reach 2nd on a fly!
dentulous
5/27/2009-1:22pm at 1:22 pm (UTC -4)
yes, I thought Boston was going to be nasty for us. If our pitching and Sheff keep it up, we should have no trouble with the Nats and Bucs
trs86
5/27/2009-1:23pm at 1:23 pm (UTC -4)
Wanny, great point. I still wonder if Castillo should be leading off.
Also, I have been comparing this team to the 2000 team. If you look there are a lot of similarities.
wannybackstra
5/27/2009-1:30pm at 1:30 pm (UTC -4)
Without looking, I’d say the obvious similarity is the relative lack of power from the outfield (okay, the 2000 team had an utter lack of power — which again will lead m e to praise Bobby V.). But thankfully, Old Man Sheff is changing that.
With Reyes out, Castillo should be leading off without a doubt. I still prefer Jose to leadoff when he is healthy, though, I wouldn’t really make an issue out of it if Castillo led off and Jose batted 2nd or 3rd.
GravediggerHebner
5/27/2009-1:30pm at 1:30 pm (UTC -4)
I think if Reed plays center instead of Pagan while Reyes is out, Castillo should definitely lead off.
metsfan4decades
5/27/2009-1:25pm at 1:25 pm (UTC -4)
It’s all going to come down to pitching over the next several weeks as we wait for most to get back and healthy again. We keep the opposition off the board, for the most part, we’ll have a good shot at Ws – especially with the schedule.
And if we can do that – how much better will it be come – say August – when hopefully everyone is back?
And a big Welcome to all who joined this great blog today.
sabermetrician
5/27/2009-1:30pm at 1:30 pm (UTC -4)
Did DownNDirtyJohan come over to this site? What about enterkrod? We need those two.
GravediggerHebner
5/27/2009-1:33pm at 1:33 pm (UTC -4)
DND is here, haven’t seen enterkrod or VC (yet).
DNDJohan aka kistics
5/27/2009-1:35pm at 1:35 pm (UTC -4)
I’m here! Thanks for looking after me!
kingman26
5/27/2009-1:36pm at 1:36 pm (UTC -4)
Welcome!!
metsfan4decades
5/27/2009-1:37pm at 1:37 pm (UTC -4)
Yes, for DownNDirtyJohan – see the Peavy post. He posted over there as:
DNDJohan aka kistics….
DNDJohan aka kistics
5/27/2009-1:38pm at 1:38 pm (UTC -4)
Alex anyone?? LOL
trs86
5/27/2009-1:41pm at 1:41 pm (UTC -4)
Not in a long time, even before the ole blog crapped out.
DNDJohan aka kistics
5/27/2009-1:46pm at 1:46 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah.. maybe he realized that he’s a Philly fan after all
trs86
5/27/2009-1:48pm at 1:48 pm (UTC -4)
Kind of hard to keep up the anti-wright slogan right now.
wannybackstra
5/27/2009-1:53pm at 1:53 pm (UTC -4)
Wright has been utterly ridiculous in May. Even the Mattsblog.com trolls were quieted until he shut us all down. It was not surprising that Alex, Slappy and gang were not around.
sabermetrician
5/27/2009-1:31pm at 1:31 pm (UTC -4)
VCarver is good too.
trs86
5/27/2009-1:34pm at 1:34 pm (UTC -4)
Yup, he’s an oldie too. Still looking for Rusty as well.
CaseStreet
5/27/2009-1:46pm at 1:46 pm (UTC -4)
def need Rusty and his This Day in Mets History!
GravediggerHebner
5/27/2009-1:43pm at 1:43 pm (UTC -4)
darkstar73 would be quite a coup
trs86
5/27/2009-1:47pm at 1:47 pm (UTC -4)
Oh yeah grave. There were so many great ones that I keep leaving them out.
kingman26
5/27/2009-1:48pm at 1:48 pm (UTC -4)
How bout ravi3 and mark9268?
trs86
5/27/2009-1:50pm at 1:50 pm (UTC -4)
not yet.
fongy2
5/27/2009-1:53pm at 1:53 pm (UTC -4)
Anyone
else get
the feeling
M.C.
finally
wrecked
himself?
trs86
5/27/2009-1:57pm at 1:57 pm (UTC -4)
I don’t think he understands the power of the commenter.
GravediggerHebner
5/27/2009-1:57pm at 1:57 pm (UTC -4)
It’s possible, but with the power of SNY and Verizon and whoever else is pumping money into that juggernaut, it’ll be like that aircraft carrier in WWII that the Japanese thought they’d sunk only to find themselves being attacked by it days later (Enterprise?).
metsfan4decades
5/27/2009-1:50pm at 1:50 pm (UTC -4)
I believe I saw darkstar73 on amazin avenue last night. Only one comment though and he was gone.
metsgirl31
5/27/2009-1:50pm at 1:50 pm (UTC -4)
Does this blog have an in-game comments section? Even though I never posted on the other site it was still nice knowing there were other Met fans feeling the same way I was.
trs86
5/27/2009-1:52pm at 1:52 pm (UTC -4)
Oh yeah, Dirtysanchez is famous for his game threads.
metsgirl31
5/27/2009-1:53pm at 1:53 pm (UTC -4)
cool…thanks! and i read your story and that’s right around the time i became a Met fan and at the time i was living in Philly country…ick!
mrose
5/27/2009-1:52pm at 1:52 pm (UTC -4)
Absolutely! around game time each night it gets posted
and a post game too, with correct spelling and grammar!
dentulous
5/27/2009-1:53pm at 1:53 pm (UTC -4)
man, that is just too much to handle. who wuda thunk it… correct spelling and grammar.
trs86
5/27/2009-1:57pm at 1:57 pm (UTC -4)
Watch out, that’s a lot of pressure on us Mrose.
dentulous
5/27/2009-1:52pm at 1:52 pm (UTC -4)
yup, a game thread every night. The guys do a great job
fongy2
5/27/2009-1:55pm at 1:55 pm (UTC -4)
I haven’t been inside
Citifield yet BUT my
very soon (June 13th)
to be wife will be there tonight. So,
heres hoping no rain
and they play.
mrose
5/27/2009-1:57pm at 1:57 pm (UTC -4)
congrats on the engagement (i’m getting married nov 7th myself), got season tickets and i love the stadium, have a great time tonight
dentulous
5/27/2009-1:58pm at 1:58 pm (UTC -4)
nice, congrats too
metsfan4decades
5/27/2009-2:03pm at 2:03 pm (UTC -4)
Congrats to you both.
dentulous
5/27/2009-1:57pm at 1:57 pm (UTC -4)
congrats fongy. Hope they put up quite a performance tonight with Johan on the mound
fongy2
5/27/2009-2:02pm at 2:02 pm (UTC -4)
Thanks
and a
positive
shout out to
Dirty!
New respect
for you.
Reading
your story
you like
me became a
Met fan
during some pretty
heady days for
the yanks yet you
choose
not to go the
east route and join
the Evil
Empire.
fongy2
5/27/2009-2:03pm at 2:03 pm (UTC -4)
That should have read
easy route
dirtysanchez
5/27/2009-2:16pm at 2:16 pm (UTC -4)
lol didnt you know fong…we are the resistance lol. Down with the evil empire…
joer
5/27/2009-2:00pm at 2:00 pm (UTC -4)
Yup been jumping around from site to site in the beginning but its been great! Better info and an actual feel to whats going on with the Mets and the Fans. I think I can call myself a day one member!!
its a badge of honor! Wow that was corny…sorry haha
trs86
5/27/2009-2:04pm at 2:04 pm (UTC -4)
Nice Joer.
GravediggerHebner
5/27/2009-2:08pm at 2:08 pm (UTC -4)
We like corn.