Last year at this time, Matt Cerrone had begun tinkering with his comments section, and this action sowed the seeds which resulted in the birth of this very special site, which gives the serious and thoughtful fan a place to hang their Mets hat.
The Real Dirty Mets Blog is celebrating its first holiday season, and in the spirit of this time of year, Kingman’s Korner would like to let everyone know how thrilled this writer was to be invited to join the staff at the exciting outset last May.
TRS86, DirtySanchez, and MRose grabbed the blog by the horns and put in the time and energy needed to create a home for those of us who had basically made Metsblog’s comments section our own.
The countless Met sites on the internet almost all have their followers, but the group of writers and commenters on this truly “By The Fans For The Fans†site has more interesting, thoughtful, insightful, literate, and educated content in the comment section than most blogs have in their entirety.
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CaseStreet and GraveDiggerHebner educate and entertain us regularly with their opinions, their interpretations of the newest stats, and their mental baseball encyclopedias. Their use of graphics, their knowledge, and their humor enhance the Met experience for us all.
We are graced with the decades of serious Met fandom brought by the great Rusty Jr., who provides us with the daily Infamy. In addition to bringing us humor on a regular basis, Rusty is our in-house Met professor, with the history lesson his posts provide along with the levity. Rusty can bring a smile to the face of even the most facacta fan.
We have the incredibly optimistic TRS86, quicker with a trade proposal than Wyatt Earp ever was with a gun. The fantastic story of his fandom beginning when, as a kid in Virginia, he fortuitously started watching baseball during the 1986 postseason, is a Met fan classic.
We have Mr. North Jersey and his wonderful graphics, we have Prismo as our house meteorologist (how many Met sites have their own weatherman?), and we have the always fun QnsNative, who is, without question, the King of Dirk. Dirty and MRose will always have a spot in TRDMB’s 3-man Mount Rushmore with TRS as founders of this site.
Our new writers have added depth and variety in the form of Mr. Baby’s interesting writing, Metro’s insider access and info, and the fine contributions of Gonzowill, Mike Mattone, and HalfManHalfAmazin.
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Our comment section is loaded with the most incredible back-and-forth any Met site could ever aspire to be blessed with. This area is filled every day with informative debates, on a level that most baseball sites would truly envy. Beware the newcomer who thinks that Orlando Hudson is a proven leader or that UZR doesn’t matter!
We have Fongy, a true fan if there ever was one, who is never shy with an opinion and is always eager for a laugh and intense repartee.
We have WannyBackstra, Esq., with his tremendous knowledge and quick wit.
We have our very own First Lady, MetFan4Decades, with her clear remembrances of 1969, which even Kingman cannot match, having become addicted to the team permanently during the 1973 postseason.
We have the always reasonable Stickguy, who has carved out a singular place for himself as a valued regular here and at Metsblog. We have the west coast represented by Gipper; we have Oleo and Mr. Bill to keep us in line if we forget the conclusions of 2007 and 2008; we have ASod, DarkNova, and Kistics; we have commenters stuck in TX, NV, and other places far from Queens; and there are so many more who have made their way here as well.
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For those who have not been mentioned, you are all appreciated. A site like this one would be nothing without the commenters who keep us honest, who correct our errors of fact and question our less-sound judgments, and who have given us the will to make this site work in the face of the incredible amount of competition.
Kingman’s Korner wishes happy holidays to all, and if nothing else, we have a group here who are clearly very diverse in age, life experience, political preference, and degree of optimism on the Mets, but who get along like a true Met family. We push and prod each other, we get angry and have serious disagreements, but far more often than not, we ultimately come to terms and respect each other, showing that different people can indeed co-exist and value each other’s views and opinions.
With most of a season under our belt, as spring training approaches and we all anxiously await the team’s on-field response to the debacle of 2009, TRDMB can look forward to its first full season with great optimism. Even if we are not united in our optimism regarding the Mets, we all should be able to agree that the existence of TRDMB will make 2010 much more fun should the Mets have a great year, and infinitely more tolerable if the team disappoints, as we will have each other to commiserate with.
Here’s wishing a most wonderful, happy, and healthy holiday season and New Year to everyone who has contributed to making this truly exemplary site so fantastic, and so meaningful.
As my valued online pal JoeyP2 recently posited over at the Met comment area at the Star-Ledger, in the spirit of a holiday classic we all know and love, “No man (or woman) is a failure who is a Mets fan.â€
77 comments
stickguy
12/20/2009-1:05pm at 1:05 pm (UTC -4)
That’s not Scottish, that’s crap!
Oh wait, wrong site…
Nice piece. Thanks for the Props. And the free book It was Omarlicious.
Cerrone never gave me a book.
Kingman 26
12/20/2009-1:09pm at 1:09 pm (UTC -4)
Cerrone, in his defense, really is not all that familiar with books.
Stick, hope you are always here.
njstuckintx
12/20/2009-1:07pm at 1:07 pm (UTC -4)
To TRDMB: A Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. Or afternoon. Kudos to all who contribute on this site, as a sense of sanity and a possible Wanny vs. TRS cage match sometime down the road.
trs86
12/20/2009-1:09pm at 1:09 pm (UTC -4)
LOL, it will be pay per click.
Kingman 26
12/20/2009-1:10pm at 1:10 pm (UTC -4)
I WILL pay for that.
And NJ, sorry you are stuck in TX, but glad you are here.
njstuckintx
12/20/2009-1:23pm at 1:23 pm (UTC -4)
It’s has its good points (it’s a chilly 64 degrees today) but definitely miss the Tri-state attitude, the people, the Mets fans, bagels, good pizza, a good corned beef sandwich, Brooklyn Ale… Appreciate what you have up there, folks!
It’s crazy the amount of football they talk on the radio down here. And with the Astros sucking, there isn’t even a glimmer of good baseball talk. Sigh… I secretly wish for a Berkman or Oswalt trade to the Mets just to get some NY chatter. But that is whole different thread. (The ‘Stros could be for sale, so you never know…
)
Kingman 26
12/20/2009-1:26pm at 1:26 pm (UTC -4)
Ha! I lived in Seattle from 1989-2001 and loved it, but pizza, bagels, and pastrami/corned beef were things I missed bigtime!
jaydh
12/20/2009-1:28pm at 1:28 pm (UTC -4)
mmmmmm, you are making me want to run out to Ben’s and get a warm corn beef sandwich…..
trs86
12/20/2009-1:32pm at 1:32 pm (UTC -4)
I really can’t believe the dead in the water Astros are not trading Lee, Oswalt and Berkman in a market where people would not only pay their salaries but actually give them prospects. Makes no sense.
njstuckintx
12/20/2009-1:41pm at 1:41 pm (UTC -4)
It’s the no trade clauses and the Owner’s firm believe that they never rebuild, they reload. Tough to do when they are shooting a BB gun at this point. Lee’s contract is pretty bad. He needs to be in the AL. Oswalt is declining, so they should ship him off quickly. Probably same for Berkman. Then again, they are the faces of the Organization. For an organization that has nothing in the minors except for their future catch (who is 1-2 years away from the majors), it is amazing that they can’t see the giant neon REBUILD sign in front of their faces.
metsfan4decades
12/20/2009-4:56pm at 4:56 pm (UTC -4)
You just can’t get real bread or pizza outside of the NY Metro area..
Then again, if I was in TX right now, I wouldn’t be sitting here with two heat packs on from all day snow removal….
njstuckintx
12/20/2009-5:42pm at 5:42 pm (UTC -4)
So true. Miss the bread. As I look out my open front windows and am enjoying the breeze… Sorry, couldn’t resist.
dirtysanchez
12/20/2009-1:26pm at 1:26 pm (UTC -4)
hahah i got $20 on wanny..sorry real lol ;p
trs86
12/20/2009-1:31pm at 1:31 pm (UTC -4)
Dang, well he is a lawyer. My practice is dealing with 15 year old attitudes so I usually have a slight advantage on most blogs.
dirtysanchez
12/20/2009-1:29pm at 1:29 pm (UTC -4)
Great opinion and thanks King. Happy holidays from everyone here at TRDMB…and to all those up north, please be careful.
GravediggerHebner
12/20/2009-2:19pm at 2:19 pm (UTC -4)
Excellent sentiment
with which I agree,
especially the parts
which give praise to me.
For a forum to say
the things that I think
that make people wonder
how much does he drink?
I also give thanks
with this rather lame poem
and about all you people
I say “glad to know ‘em.”
gipperpdx
12/20/2009-2:32pm at 2:32 pm (UTC -4)
Well said King! Thanks to all the writers, contributors and commenters.
I try to spread the gospel of TRDMB every chance I get to cousins, Mets’ fan neighbors (there is actually one in a untit downstairs from our condo in our small building in portland, OR!), friends, etc.
Mr North Jersey
12/20/2009-2:44pm at 2:44 pm (UTC -4)
Very well said Kingman. Thanks for da compliments.
I especially liked the First Lady reference to 4D that was very nice. I am sure when she reads it she will blush at the compliment.
rustyjr
12/20/2009-3:15pm at 3:15 pm (UTC -4)
thankyou very much my friend in blues brother and metsdom -may this upcoming year be prosperous to all of us author and readers alike !!
trs86
12/20/2009-3:18pm at 3:18 pm (UTC -4)
Posted this on the previous thread
Mets should overpay for Chapman.
Looks as though the Marlins and Redsox have both offered in the neighborhood of 5 years 13/15 million. Chapman is a young fireballer that would instantly transform the Mets minor leagues. Offer him 6 years 24 million and give Buffalo something to cheer for for a few months.
stickguy
12/20/2009-3:54pm at 3:54 pm (UTC -4)
at that price range, yeah go for it.
More upside with Chapman (if he turns out to be for real) then with signing a guy like Marquis for 2-3 years at the same money, when you can get like production from Maine, Redding, etc.
metsfan4decades
12/20/2009-4:31pm at 4:31 pm (UTC -4)
I would do this for 6 years/24.
May not pan out but if it did maybe this franchise would have it’s next Seaver or Gooden for years to come.
asod75
12/20/2009-4:21pm at 4:21 pm (UTC -4)
Kingman,
Thanks for the great post (I even got a mention, yeah baby!). Merry Christmas to all, and to all….well you know the rest. Now, let’s go Mets! The lack of news is killing me.
metsfan4decades
12/20/2009-4:29pm at 4:29 pm (UTC -4)
You’ve outdone yourself, King. Wonderful post.
Little did we know a year ago our increasing aggravation at he who shall remain nameless would lead to a far superior blog for all things Mets – IMO.
You all are one talented group of passionate Met fans. From the knowledge, to the debates, to the prose, to the graphics, to the poems and everything in between.
I’m still thanking my lucky stars I was reading that ‘other blog’ that day and caught the back and forth, plus link to this site’s new forum.
I want to wish all my fellow Met fans a wonderful holiday(s) and may we all get from Santa what we asked for: a contending team for 2010. Get it done, Omar!
asod75
12/20/2009-4:34pm at 4:34 pm (UTC -4)
You know, I still try to post over Hewhoshallremainnamelessblog.com from time to time, but apparently I’ve been banned as my comment is forever in the “awaiting moderation” mode. Meanwhile, posters with little baseball knowledge (let alone English skills) chime in all the time. This site is truly superior. The comments section is better, but so are the posts. GravediggerHebner’s posts always put a smile on my face, especially when he dusts off a cheesy pop culture reference (whether it be a movie or song) and puts a pic up. Keep up the good work everyone!
stickguy
12/20/2009-4:40pm at 4:40 pm (UTC -4)
I got “souted” at (all aps) by a teenager today over there (seems passionate, but a bit “out there” sometimes).
If I wanted to get shouted at by a teenager, I would take my daughters laptop away from her.
metsfan4decades
12/20/2009-4:58pm at 4:58 pm (UTC -4)
Well, welcome to the elite club of posters who have been banned over there. Although, I will admit I never even tried to ‘audition’ once he changed that format. I mean, what is up with that? Talk about ego…
There are times though reading the comments section where I’d like to jump in with ‘WHAT???’
asod75
12/20/2009-5:36pm at 5:36 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah, his ego is running away with itself big time. And he still makes the same grammatical and factual errors he always has (I swear he never knows if a pitcher is a LHP or a RHP, I think he just randomly guesses). Love this site though…..
darknova306
12/20/2009-5:49pm at 5:49 pm (UTC -4)
Good post, Kingman.
You guys do some great work here with your posts. It’s always nice to walk into work just as Rusty’s infamy gets posted in the morning so I can start my day with a smile.
Hope the holiday season is treating everyone well.
gategem
12/20/2009-6:18pm at 6:18 pm (UTC -4)
I want to thank all of you for making this my favorite Mets blog and I wish you all a healthy and happy holiday season.
There was 3 feet of snow in my driveway this morning and I wish I was in Texas.
I’ve decided to lay low this off season and neither praise nor criticize Omar. I’ve decided to be patient and see how this plays out. About the only thing I’m mildly concerned about right now is if the Mets popularity continues to fall their resources my follow suit limiting the ability of the team to obtain other team’s salary dumps at mid-season or be a major player in next years very promising off-season. In the mean time with the Jets apparently out of the playoff hunt after snatching defeat from the jaws of victory today and the Giants unable defend a JV team coupled with Dolan’s useless teams it’s going to be a long winter.
khmustache
12/20/2009-8:48pm at 8:48 pm (UTC -4)
nice post kingman! hard to believe it’s been that long… time flies when your team is terrible i guess!
thanks everyone for the blog and comradery. here’s to a happy holiday, a happy new year, and a less dissapointing season than the last!
cheers
DNDJohan aka kistics
12/20/2009-9:22pm at 9:22 pm (UTC -4)
Happy Holidays!!
A light bulb just went off in my head reading MLBTR. What if the Mets trade for Lowell? BoSox are willing to pay $9M of his $12M. So, he can be had for $3M to platoon at 1B (although he’s never played 1B before). He’s solid defensively and should be okay at 1B I think. As long as he’s healthy his bat should be very productive. BoSox are dying to get rid of this guy, perhaps Mets can send one ‘player to be named’ type of guy.
trs86
12/20/2009-9:34pm at 9:34 pm (UTC -4)
I mentioned it earlier and it seems like a fit. He would then be the corner IF backup as well as protection for Murphy. Shame we could not dump Castillo there as well but they have very little need there.
Castillo has 12 left and Lowell has 12 million left.
Kingman 26
12/20/2009-9:56pm at 9:56 pm (UTC -4)
I like the idea, but he has never played a game at first…other than 9 games at 2B about 5 years ago, every game he has ever played was at 3B.
But, he has so much heart and grit that Orlando Hudson runs away screaming whenever he sees Lowell….
trs86
12/20/2009-10:07pm at 10:07 pm (UTC -4)
True about not playing 1B but really neither had Murphy or Tatis, at least Lowell is an accomplished corner IF.
Kingman 26
12/20/2009-10:32pm at 10:32 pm (UTC -4)
Yeah good point…I would take Lowell if he had even moderate interest in playing first and sitting a little bit.
fongy2
12/20/2009-10:33pm at 10:33 pm (UTC -4)
Wonderful posting Brock! I’m sorry I missed the back and forth all day.
Two feet of snow and
alot of shoveling!
Then, once my new bride found out The
Steeler game was blacked out b/c both Baltimore And Philly moved from 1p to 4p,
She had my take her last min. Xmas shopping! Jeez, if that’s not hell!
Just signed on to see if Bay already agreed to a deal but looks
like no movement yet
on that.
I’ll tell ya, i’ve gotten a little soft on Omar lately ’cause
I’m not ripped-off on
this FA class.
Some nice players but
the more I really examin Bay,Holliday,Damon,DeRosa,etc…AND those Pitchers!….Jeez Louise, Not great YET
all seeking Superstar
paydays.
I understand it but don’t like it and again,because of it,
can’t really kill Omar
over it.
trs86
12/20/2009-10:36pm at 10:36 pm (UTC -4)
Agreed, I want Bay but there would be something to this year by trying to get Arroyo and then waiting to see who the one year guys are.
fongy2
12/20/2009-10:50pm at 10:50 pm (UTC -4)
Pretty much agree.I don’t think I’d
offer Bay any more yrs/$$$.
He’s a good player but not a Superstar. More like borderline
Allstar. And I’ve been thinking for
several days now,just what you said.
If Bay gets more from someone else,
so be it.The lets see which guys get
squeezed out and HAVE TO take a yr or two. I do and have always liked
Arroyo and would feel pretty good
with him behind Johan in the rotation.
Mr North Jersey
12/20/2009-11:26pm at 11:26 pm (UTC -4)
I’m not so hard up for a Left Fielder as I am for Starters.
So much so that I would be ok to let FMart grow in that spot If he can be healthy(BIG IF I Know) If it meant getting 2 quality starters that would be an upgrade to our rotation.
I keep trying to make sense of what starters would be possible to attain that would be considered an improvement to what we currently have and I keep coming back to 4 pitchers.
A-List
Arroyo
Chapman
B-List
Marquis
Piniero
I’m not big on Marquis or Piniero but of what is left and assuming players like Josh Johnson are impossible to attain I will be highly disappointed if Minaya can’t attain 2 of these 4 starters.
Personally I think Holliday would fit Citi-Fields better than Bay but it won’t take much too improve on the numbers we got out of LF this past season. I quoted it recently it was something like .279 12hr 70 sumthin rbi’s.
trs86
12/20/2009-11:28pm at 11:28 pm (UTC -4)
I can’t count Chapman as anything more than a AAA upgrade for now. That being said you know I want to offer him that big contract.
I would think something like Arroyo and Garland would be good enough.
Mr North Jersey
12/20/2009-11:32pm at 11:32 pm (UTC -4)
There was a time I liked Garland but I think we may be getting him 3 years too late.
Mr North Jersey
12/20/2009-11:36pm at 11:36 pm (UTC -4)
I understand the Chapman scenario but his upside is so much that watching him develop is still worth the risk to me at least. Yet I can’t dismiss the fact he is still but a young 21 year old that may need some conditioning down on the farm before joining the club.
trs86
12/20/2009-11:30pm at 11:30 pm (UTC -4)
That being said I see no reason why we can’t afford Bay and 2 starters.
metsfan4decades
12/20/2009-11:12pm at 11:12 pm (UTC -4)
You know, Madden’s comments lately are just making him look the fool, IMO..
There’s a reference to his comments on Bay over on the Daily Stache – see SportSpyder ‘Bay’s Worst Nightmare’:
‘Bill Madden of the NY Daily News wrote yesterday, “As for Bay, he, too, can thank his agent, in this case Joe Urbon, for pricing him out of Boston, a righty hitting-friendly ballpark/and virtual guarantee of the playoffs every year to, very likely, a pitcher’s paradise in Citi Field and a Mets team that, even with him, looks to be no better than a third-place club in the NL East.†Seems like Bay can thank his agent for this mess.’
If I’m not mistaken Boston did offer him just 5 MIL less than the Mets for the same years, correct? If so, this is a lot of hooey. He could have taken Boston’s offer and stayed there. I mean, who twisted his arm not to, and might ‘force’ him to take the Mets offer? These articles lately about players and their agents make it sound like the players have no choice in the matter and the agent has all the power. I remember Ollie’s interview last year after he signed. He said he was so happy when his agent called him and told him he’s going to sign with the Mets. What? These guys don’t make their own decisions? Aren’t the agents hired by the players to negotiate a good deal, but ultimately it’s the player’s choice? Jeeze, makes it sound like the agents are their official guardian or something.
This is all about the money – and just about the money…..
trs86
12/20/2009-11:18pm at 11:18 pm (UTC -4)
LOL, most likely one of the same writers that said Omar’s offer was not legit. Well at this point it was so legit he may have overbid.
mrose
12/21/2009-7:13am at 7:13 am (UTC -4)
just wanted to say thanks for the thanks, lol. I haven’t been able to do much in the past few months with getting married and moving.. but BIG things are on the horizon for NLEC in 2010, and its all thanks for the great writers and commenters the entire Blog network has!
prismo
12/21/2009-7:47am at 7:47 am (UTC -4)
Thanks for the mention Kingman!
stickguy
12/21/2009-9:52am at 9:52 am (UTC -4)
interesting post on the Bay/Molina “negotiations” over at MCs place. DIdn’t realize it has been 10 days already.
Could be time to hardball a little. One interesting idea was to srt of pit them against each other (implying that 1st to bite got a better deal), although I personally don’t see hw they relate, and don’t want Molina at all.
Better idea might just be pitting Bay vs. Holliday. Get Boras involved, with a kind of take it or leave it offer (no Minaya against Boras brain cracks please!). Pretty much give him a solid offer if he does it now, otherwise th eMets will be offically (and publicly) out of the running for him.
That could get Bay to finally agree, if not get Holliday on a good deal.
And Boras is smart enough to play up the interest if he wants Bay to get signed 1st, although at this point, I’m not sure how that puts him in a better place for anything but the yankees swooping in to get hi signed for less than he was hoping to get!
Kingman 26
12/21/2009-10:00am at 10:00 am (UTC -4)
I have to unfortunately agree at this point with the folks who say that Bay does not want to be here.
He knows he is not getting anything significantly more than the Met offer, unless the 2009 Payroll Champs from the Bronx swoop in, which seems unlikely.
I feel it is time to tell Bay he has 48 hours to sign, then tell him to go blow his agent, and offer Holliday 5–10% more than the Cards offered.
stickguy
12/21/2009-10:17am at 10:17 am (UTC -4)
i think the “not want to be here” bit is overblown. its not that he hates the mets< but sure, maybe he is a west coast guy and wants to play out there. same deal with good old boys that want to play in the south.
shouldnt take that personally.
glavine was a different situation. atl. icon, and long history with the team.
a guy like bay, the money will talk in the end, he just have to give up on a wc team offering more.
i wouldnt worry too much abo0ut his heart not being in it. He did OK in Pitt, and how much could his heart been in that?
Kingman 26
12/21/2009-10:31am at 10:31 am (UTC -4)
Well, Pitt was the place where he became a star.
If he wanted to be here, and/or was not excessively greedy, he would have signed already.
I am not saying we should rescind the offer, but as Steveo said, this is holding up everything else—a decision on a contract this size clearly affects how much Omar can spend on bringing in pitching.
If no Bay/Holliday, we can afford Lowe and Sheets, as well as Marquis/Garland.
fongy2
12/21/2009-10:26am at 10:26 am (UTC -4)
You my friend are a friggin’ prophet!
Sorry It was a bad day for your Dolphins
BUT it was avery good
day for my Steelers!
As YOU said over a month ago, there is now a real good chance that final game in Miami will be for the last playoff
spot.
We first need both our teams to take care of biz @home
next Sunday.
Kingman 26
12/21/2009-10:29am at 10:29 am (UTC -4)
Yes we do!
Man, I got to see the end of that Dolphin game yesterday as they switched to it after the Bills-Pats, and what a heartbreaker!
Still, this coach has put a fight into the team that has been missing for a long time. What a great comeback on the road.
Cannot believe Henne!
trs86
12/21/2009-11:22am at 11:22 am (UTC -4)
I am not ready to say he does not want to be here. This is his last big contract and he really wants that 5th year. I think his hopes are that the Mets will feel pressure to get something done this week and will cave.
But as you said if Bay goes else where it is not the end of the world at all.
DNDJohan aka kistics
12/21/2009-11:32am at 11:32 am (UTC -4)
I agree. Bay is 31 now and this new contract would put him 35-36 at the end of the contract. It means he would need to cash in as much as possible with this contract.
From his perspective, there’s no hurry in signing. Sure there’s only one or two teams looking to pay his money, but Mets could be his fall back plan.
So like many of you have said, give a deadline or put out an offer to Holliday for first come first serve kind of offer would speed things up.
CaseStreet
12/21/2009-10:43am at 10:43 am (UTC -4)
Thanks for the kind words Kingman. It means a great deal coming from you.
Kingman 26
12/21/2009-10:59am at 10:59 am (UTC -4)
Thanks for this comment, which means a great deal coming from YOU!!
DNDJohan aka kistics
12/21/2009-10:47am at 10:47 am (UTC -4)
It’s an absolutely ridiculous idea to trade Johan and rebuild.
CaseStreet
12/21/2009-10:47am at 10:47 am (UTC -4)
BTW, anyone read the ton of crap Bob Klapshyt is spewing? Trade Santana, or Wright or Reyes. I’m not a proponent of physical violence, but this a-hole needs an ass-kicking.
Would any Met fan agree with him?
fongy2
12/21/2009-10:47am at 10:47 am (UTC -4)
The Steeler situation is not as complicated as one might think.
Should they and your Fish win
next week,you guys knock Houston out
with that win. Then,I need Philly to
beat Denver @home,Indy to beat the Jets @home AND New England to beat
Jacksonville @home. That would finish off The Jets and The Jags.
If the Steelers then beat your Dolphs
the last week of the season,we’re in!
We’d hold the tie-breaker over Denver
and The Titans,no matter what they do
the last two weeks of the season.
It would also,interestingly put three
teams from our Division in,The Bengalis,The Ravens and The Steelers.
Kingman 26
12/21/2009-11:00am at 11:00 am (UTC -4)
Thanks Fong! Have not had time to check this out….our loss to Buffalo, when they creamed us in the second half, will be the game we look back on if we miss out.
But, we have been playing great in December, and both remaining games are in sunny Miami….
fongy2
12/21/2009-11:12am at 11:12 am (UTC -4)
Tell me about it my friend,loses @KC & to
Oak @home in which we
lead in the 4th quarter?!?, Even with the two loses to The
Bengals we should be leading this division.
The D-w/o Polomalo can’t hold FIVE 4th quarter leads this
season?!? For a veteran,Championship
team? That’s inexcusable!
CaseStreet
12/21/2009-11:00am at 11:00 am (UTC -4)
BTW, anyone read the ton of crap Bob Klapsh*t is spewing? Trade Santana, or Wright or Reyes. What an idiot.
Would any Met fan agree with him?
DNDJohan aka kistics
12/21/2009-11:03am at 11:03 am (UTC -4)
Yeah that dude has no idea what he’s talking about. There will be a riot in Citifield.
fongy2
12/21/2009-11:16am at 11:16 am (UTC -4)
It’s just dopey Case.
Because theres NO CHANCE that
would happen. None!
I know these guys need to fill space BUT why bother
with something like this.
This is the kind of story
that 30 yrs ago, the editor,
would throw in the garbage.
Nowadays though, theres one
of these dumb stories almost
everyday.
Talk about being a lazy journalist.
CaseStreet
12/21/2009-11:28am at 11:28 am (UTC -4)
These guys should be ashamed.
Mr North Jersey
12/21/2009-11:28am at 11:28 am (UTC -4)
Klap is just writing his “Merry Xmas article let’s see how much can i get my name mentioned over sports talk radio & tv”.
Because you know any publicity is good publicity.
As a writer he shows he really lacks the skills to be a great journalist with this crap.
Of everything he wrote the one line that said look I’m an idiot was “…the Phillies, who are a lock to take the East for the third straight year.”
When in baseball is anything ever a lock? I would love to see him put his money where his mouth is and borrow 500 G’s from a hard core loan shark and tell him trust me the phillies are a lock to win the division I’m a cinch to win.
DNDJohan aka kistics
12/21/2009-11:36am at 11:36 am (UTC -4)
The guy is an idiot. Rebuilding may be the scenario for a small market team, but when you have a healthy Mets lineup with addition of Bay/Molina and whomever, Mets should be in contention.
Just need to get Sheets/Wang/Bedard…
fongy2
12/21/2009-11:38am at 11:38 am (UTC -4)
It doesn’t make ANY SENSE.
None. At all.
First off, where would you trade him?
Given that Doc&
Lee have new homes, The Redsoxjust signed Lackey
and even The Yankees just
commited 200million to
CC&Burnett.
Further,given the fact that
there are a handful of teams who have FOes that are completely lost,isn’t it
likely guys like Webb,Haren,Duke,Young&AGon become available around the Allstar break?
This story sounds like something a casual 20 y/o
Met hater would
would post on
a Yankee blog,
not something a professional
baseball writer
would post.
Kingman 26
12/21/2009-11:47am at 11:47 am (UTC -4)
“This story sounds like something a casual 20 y/o
Met hater would
would post on
a Yankee blog,
not something a professional
baseball writer
would post.”
COMPLETELY TRUE!!
Except Klapisch is probably about 50….
CaseStreet
12/21/2009-11:39am at 11:39 am (UTC -4)
“Still, the Mets have to make peace with the idea that the Santana experiment has failed, just as the Carlos Beltran, Pedro Martinez and Billy Wagner gambles all turned to vapor.”
What?
How has Carlos Beltran failed?
How has Johan Santana failed?
Kingman 26
12/21/2009-11:42am at 11:42 am (UTC -4)
The line about Beltran is the stupidest line in the thing, which is saying something!
Kingman 26
12/21/2009-11:41am at 11:41 am (UTC -4)
He has hated the Mets forever, and when Bonilla threatened to slug him back in the early 90s and he wrote the book The Worst Team Money Could Buy, he put himself on the map.
Reyes is 26, Wright is 27, and Johan is 30.
The Mets were in 1st place basically from Opening Day 2006 until July of 2009, despite the crushing ends of 2007 and 2008. Suggesting that a team like this rebuild is beyond ridiculous.
Klapisch is a step below Heyman and Olney, which is why he writes for the organization he does.
A fish wrapped in a paper containing a Klapisch story would be an angry fish.
CaseStreet
12/21/2009-11:51am at 11:51 am (UTC -4)
I wouldn’t wipe my ass with this story.
wannybackstra
12/21/2009-12:42pm at 12:42 pm (UTC -4)
Thanks for the “hat tip,” Kong.
And I’d like to also thank TRDMB for giving us all a place to vent and debate in a constructive and intelligent manner without the oversight of the blog nazi.
trs86
12/21/2009-12:47pm at 12:47 pm (UTC -4)
Hey, I thought I was the blog nazi? Are you softening up to me? It is that season.