Posted on November 20, 2009 by thaddeusballpheasant
One of my friends has developed a theory that the Mets have fallen into a baseball cycle wherein they advance in the playoffs every 6 years. And a quick look at the past decade gives us no reason to argue otherwise:
2000: 94-68, lose WS to bat-tossing Clemens’ Yanks.
2003: 66-95, low point of sucking.
2006: 97-65, [...]
Filed under: Author: Thaddeus Ballpheasant | Tagged: Carl Crawford, Clairvoyance, Jose Reyes, Literacy, Mets, Prospects | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 20, 2009 by nmirra
Sell out
Sadly, our heroes do not live forever. The baby robins in the front yard eventually abandon their nest. The family dog loses his eyesight and can no longer bound up the stairs. And Adam Dunn has sold out to the almighty batting average.
Enough time has passed since the end of the regular season that [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2009 by ozziecanseco
Sammy Sosa for turning… white?
According to Sosa (by way of ESPN), facial cosmetic cream has lightened his skin. Whether White Sosa is here to stay or not, I’m just happy to have any Sosa back in my life. What ever happened to that guy anyway? What? Oh. Yeah…
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Posted on November 11, 2009 by moonlightgraham
The Mets are going to host a dinner for the Hebron Fund this month, a group that supports the ongoing illegal settlement of Hebron, a city in the West Bank that has some really onerous Israeli religious folk.
Go to this site and tell the Mets to suck it: http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/publish/article_1227.shtml.
Pretend you’re a Phillies fan [...]
Filed under: Author: Moonlight Graham | Tagged: israel, Mets, palestine | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 11, 2009 by nmirra
The 2009 Gold Gloves have been awarded. As a young boy, I always rooted for my favorite players (Ken Griffey Jr, lock; Jay Buhner, one!; Edgar Martinez, fat chance) to win. Today, I know that this award is decided by a process dramatized below:
Manager: “Hey Jim, time to fill out those flippin’ gold glove ballots.”
Jim: [...]
Filed under: Author: nmirra | Tagged: Gold Gloves, Name That Molina | 1 Comment »
Posted on November 9, 2009 by nmirra
ESPN reports that the Red Sox have torn up the best contract in baseball. Yes, they have replaced Tim Wakefield’s perpetual, $4 million per year contract with a 2-year, $5 million dollar deal. This is obviously a source of concern for those who want to see Wakefield play indefinitely, as it suggests a timeline in [...]
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Posted on November 7, 2009 by thaddeusballpheasant
Prepare for pain, anger, and humor.
Amazin’ Avenue: The Gangsta and Grission Awards give mention to David Wright’s helmet and Tony Bernazard’s pugilism.
Metstradamus: The Mets are apparently scared of wasting money on certain free agents, which is something they hadn’t ever really worried about before. Also, out there somewhere, is an enormous bitch by the [...]
Filed under: Author: Thaddeus Ballpheasant | Tagged: Amazin' Avenue, Jeff Passan, Joe Posnanski, Metstradamus, Randy Levine, The Good Phight | Leave a Comment »
Posted on November 5, 2009 by thaddeusballpheasant
So as the entirety of non-Yankees fans falls into deeper hatred of the Bronx Bombe…ugh, I bring you a response to this thing written a few weeks ago by a “journalist.”
Mike Lupica, a poor excuse for a sports writer, is a douche? There are no real facts presented, just vague observations about how “…no [...]
Filed under: Author: Thaddeus Ballpheasant | Tagged: Mike Lupica, non-journalism, Overpriced, Overspending, Payroll, Rudy Giuliani, yankees | 3 Comments »
Posted on November 5, 2009 by costesflamingbat
Posted on November 5, 2009 by nmirra
Some trends which ended with this World Series (dashed trend indicated by sad orange text):
1) In this playoff season, the demise of good closers and the ascent of bad closers:
Jonathan Papelbon (good):
Regular season: 38/41 in save opportunities, 1.85 era
Post season: 0/1, 13.50 era
Joe Nathan (good):
Regular season: 47/52, 2.10 era
Post season: 0/1, 9.00 era
Ryan Franklin (good, [...]
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