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[NYCSox]

Whatever. I'll be happy when the MFYs actually get to face a major league team. That's not going to happen tonight.

[nycdoc999]

Whatever. I'll be happy when the MFYs actually get to face a major league team. That's not going to happen tonight.

Is Atlanta without McLouth and Escobar a major league team?

Just askin b/c Gregor Blacno, Kelly Johnson, Jeff Francouer, and Diory Hernandez don't really seem like major leaguers to me.

Edited by nycdoc999, 28 June 2009 - 02:46 PM.

[NYCSox]

Johnson is good just having a bad year.

Anyway the bigger issue is Redding and Livan. They don't belong on a major league team.

[nycdoc999]

Johnson is good just having a bad year.

Anyway the bigger issue is Redding and Livan. They don't belong on a major league team.

Redding is horrible, I agree. Livan has actually been league-average this year...

[jtn46]

Redding is horrible, I agree. Livan has actually been league-average this year...

I can't remember him ever not getting rocked by the Yankees. The only way the Mets win tonight is if Wang is so horrible their really bad lineup creams him.

If I were David Wright, I think I'd pull a Kevin Brown and just start punching walls until I got myself put on the DL.

[jon abbey]

Not really on topic, but since the game hasn't started yet...

Why do so many people insist on saying that NY has the most knowledgable sports fans around? Cone was saying it during the game last night, the host on ESPN radio was just saying it, I hear it all the time. I don't go to a lot of games, but when I do, the people sitting near me are never knowledgeable, people who call into the sports radio shows (not that I listen too much, but when I do) mostly wouldn't know OPS from WHIP at gunpoint, and if there are more than a few clued in people on nyyfans, they're lost in the morass of stupidity.

So where does this come from? Is it just more NYC-centricity? Was it true at one point?

[Foulkey Reese]

Knowing the names of Jeter's parents = knowledgeable.

[TheoShmeo]

Not really on topic, but since the game hasn't started yet...

Why do so many people insist on saying that NY has the most knowledgable sports fans around? Cone was saying it during the game last night, the host on ESPN radio was just saying it, I hear it all the time. I don't go to a lot of games, but when I do, the people sitting near me are never knowledgeable, people who call into the sports radio shows (not that I listen too much, but when I do) mostly wouldn't know OPS from WHIP at gunpoint, and if there are more than a few clued in people on nyyfans, they're lost in the morass of stupidity.

So where does this come from? Is it just more NYC-centricity? Was it true at one point?

You answered your own question.

And it's not true. There are knowledgeable sports fans in every market, including NY. That said, whether it's because NY is so cosmopolitan and has so much going on or for some other reason, I think people are generally less focused on sports, and therefore less knowledgeable, in NY than they are in many other places.

And I hope the Mets kick the crap out of Wang tonight.

Edited by TheoShmeo, 28 June 2009 - 04:49 PM.

[jon abbey]

I also think that in general, the more a team wins, the stupider their fan base gets as more 'Pink Sox' types jump on board.

[jon abbey]

Knowing the names of Jeter's parents = knowledgeable.

Kind of proud to say I have no idea what their names are.

[TheoShmeo]

Kind of proud to say I have no idea what their names are.

Hope and Dream.

[EvilEmpire]

NY is a media saturated market, so maybe more fans do know more details about what is going on with their team and others. And since many of these fans are from NYC itself, maybe it's just a natural tendency for them to be opinionated dickheads about it.

Knowledgable and opinionated, not smarter.

[jon abbey]

The Yankees/Mets fans I come into contact with could almost never be described as knowledgable.

[jtn46]

Well, and I think it's the media, who are pretty ill-informed themselves, who are describing the fans they inform, poorly, as knowledgeable. IOW, it's the standard that's the problem. I'm pretty sure that standard is, can you make it past the screener at WFAN or 1050 and then be taken seriously by the host?

I'm with you though. I work near New York. I can talk Red Sox fine, but as soon as it turns to Yankees or Mets it's a mess. Mets fans will often say "The Yankees will never win a World Series with A-Rod" for example, which is asinine...the Red Sox won World Series with players like Curt Leskanic and Julio Lugo. Maybe the Yankees will never win because of A-Rod, but to think somehow he's actually going to actively prevent makes no sense.

[Doctor G]

This is just self congratulation on the part of the media. Kind of like the "Can he perform on the big stage" bullshit.

[mikeford]

What insane story will Joe Morgan make up about his playing days tonight? Stay tuned.

[Jed Zeppelin]

Awesome play Murphy

[DieHardSoxFan1]

These guys are fucking clowns

[Foulkey Reese]

I have more respect for the Nationals.

[strek1]

That should do it. STUPID Mets. Triple A teams could beat them right now.

[Jed Zeppelin]

Awesome inning Danny

[Jack Sox]

God Murphy is just awful.

[Jed Zeppelin]

The Mets simply continue to demonstrate that things like throwing and catching the ball fall outside of their range of ability.

[JulE6]

The Mets simply continue to demonstrate that things like throwing and catching the ball fall outside of their range of ability.

Metstown!

[mikeford]

this inning has lasted for like an hour.

hopefully wang's suck is enough to overpower the endless amount of mets suck.

[Jed Zeppelin]

Hey that Fernando Martinez looks pretty good in center [shameless RealFantasy plug]

Edited by Jed Zeppelin, 28 June 2009 - 07:27 PM.

[mikeford]

Oh yeah, team spirit is definitely what you need, Joe

That and the ability to play baseball but hey, .500 ain't bad for the Mets!

[mikeford]

Cora willed Wang to hit him with his genius.

[jon abbey]

What's the over/under on Hughes' innings tonight? 3?

Edited by jon abbey, 28 June 2009 - 07:34 PM.

[mikeford]

David Wright is a moron

[Jed Zeppelin]

That's really embarrassing.

[strek1]

Is Posada the most "Shook Off" catcher in the League?

[Jed Zeppelin]

Hoooollly shit Joe Morgan is a disaster. "Now you might....get a....flyball and....get your team back in the game."

[Sprowl]

Is Posada the most "Shook Off" catcher in the League?

It's not like Wang has enormous variety to choose from either.

[strek1]

METS Suck > Wang Suck

[Sprowl]

Hoooollly shit Joe Morgan is a disaster. "Now you might....get a....flyball and....get your team back in the game."

Flyballs only get your team back in the game when you're playing in the Bidet.

[mikeford]

this team cant even throw the ball back to the pitcher properly.

[InsideTheParker]

I seriously feel in danger from sudden onset of senility when I listen to Joe Morgan. The man is so irrational at times that he is dangerous to the health of his listeners.

[P'tucket, rhymes with...]

Great play.

[Jed Zeppelin]

Hey that Fernando Martinez looks pretty good in center [another shameless RealFantasy plug]

Although it might have been smarter to let it go by and let Wang hurt himself running the bases.

[P'tucket, rhymes with...]

I seriously feel in danger from sudden onset of senility when I listen to Joe Morgan. The man is so irrational at times that he is dangerous to the health of his listeners.

Which makes him perfect when you're forced to watch the Mets. Anything else would be like serving a red wine with fish.

[mikeford]

Fernando Martinez apparently hasn't been informed he's in Metstown

[mikeford]

"remember, he was a gold glove shortstop. everyone forgets that" - Joe Morgan on A-rod


No Joe, I'm pretty sure NO ONE forgets that.

[Jed Zeppelin]

"remember, he was a gold glove shortstop. everyone forgets that" - Joe Morgan on A-rod


No Joe, I'm pretty sure NO ONE forgets that.

You forget it when you gaze into the Calm Eyes of The Captain.

[Sprowl]

A*Roid "is a presence in the lineup." Just bubbling over with the insights.

[nycdoc999]

Wang is just not good anymore, huh?

[ronald47]

Wang is just not good anymore, huh?

Thank god for the Mets.

[mikeford]

Wang is just not good anymore, huh?

Gary Sheffield, in 2009, is leading off for this team.

Lets temper the excitement, shall we?

[nycdoc999]

Gary Sheffield, in 2009, is leading off for this team.

Lets temper the excitement, shall we?

I was being serious - I think he's just not good anymore...

[Jed Zeppelin]

David Wright, once again, is off to the races to swing the bat after Wang walks Cora without coming close to the strike zone. Unbelievable.