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August 08, 2007

With 756, It's Over

It’s over. Barry Bonds hit home run #756. It was inevitable. We all knew it would happen when he got off to such a hot start. As fans, most of us booed, bitched, and bashed the man as if...

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August 06, 2007

The Best Case Barry Bonds Scenario

The zero hour is approaching: Barry Bonds has tied Hank Aaron. The outrage over the tying home run was far less than I had hoped for -- after all of the public outrage over steroids and Bonds in particular,...

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July 13, 2007

We'll Miss You, Julio

Sad news out of Queens, as Julio Franco has been designated for assignment, effectively ending his stint with the Mets and possibly his career. Franco, weeks before his 49th birthday and with a goal to inexplicably play until 50,...

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July 12, 2007

Who Will Be the Mets Hitting Coach?

It was announced yesterday that Rick Down is out as Mets hitting coach. Rickey Henderson is in as a coach. However, he has not been announced as hitting coach yet. And I don't think he will. Rickey Henderson was...

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June 20, 2007

San Diego: Lock Up Your Women and Children

I like Michael Barrett. And it's not because of his less-than-sparkling .256 average and occasionally atrocious play in the field. It's because sometimes you have to put a pitcher in his place. Just like women. And Barrett's not afraid...

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June 16, 2007

Ah, More Horrible Sports Coverage by Fox

You sick of Barry Bonds? Think he's over-exposed and want to vomit every time you hear his name or see his face? Fox has the cure -- the opposite cure. Fox, and ESPN, who I'm sorely disappointed in for...

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May 24, 2007

Is the Mets Pitching Staff Better This Year Than Last?

Yes. It's really that simple, but Tom4 would never allow me to write a one-word blog. He's picky like that. The questions surrounding the Mets this year were all about the pitching staff. But people forget that the Mets...

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Hancock's Father Sues Restaurant, Tow Company

I held my tongue during the whole Josh Hancock thing. At first it was tragic and there was nothing I could say that hadn't been said already. Then the word came out that he was drunk, not wearing his...

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May 15, 2007

What Will Happen With Roger?

Roger Clemens has started to work his way to an eventual June start for the Yankees. I've had a couple of weeks to think about it and there are several possible outcomes to Roger's most recent return from retirement....

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May 14, 2007

Yankee Fans...They're Very Creative

This video comes courtesy of the mothership, but it's an all-too-familiar sight. Nobody gets spared from the Yankee bleacher bums' brilliant -- and incredibly matured -- "YMCA" adaptation. I have to admit to enjoying the bleacher experience at Yankee...

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May 07, 2007

Cecil & Prince

I love father-son success stories in sports. Genes are a curious thing. If you're Tony Soprano, you hate the fact that your son is miserable like you. But if you're Cecil Fielder, you've got to be pretty happy with...

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Desperate Times...

I guess it worked. When I arrived to our weekly wiffleball game, it was the first thing anybody brought up to me. I got an e-mail from my boss, a Yankee fan, with the subject "a very special day."...

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May 04, 2007

The Yankees Are Still Losing

The FanHouse asks a question today -- whose fault is it that the Yankees are the new Devil Rays? The fans blame the players. Steinbrenner blames Torre. And nobody blames Brian Cashman, even though he's a giant dork. But...

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April 26, 2007

Deconstructing David

Last year, the first home run the Mets hit was off the bat of David Wright. This year, David Wright is the only starter not to hit a home run. The rest of the lineup has. Reserve Damion Easely...

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What a Bloody Mess

When you're a member of the media, if you've got a scoop, it's best to break it in a timely fashion. Not...say...3 years after the fact. The great story we were talking about the other night was that famous...

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April 23, 2007

A-Rod Will Disappoint Eventually

I know it sounds like I only bring up baseball here to knock the Yankees. I'm sure some portray me as one of those stereotypical, unimaginative blind Yankee-haters. Not true. I don't hate the Yankees. Mainly, I hate their...

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April 11, 2007

A-Rod Getting A Man-Rub

I was flipping through the channels last night and decided to stick with David Letterman for Andrew Bird (who, as you can see above, was awesome), but there was a bonus to be found. The show had a pre-taped...

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April 04, 2007

Hyperbole Is At A Premium

The baseball season is now four days old, and there's a lot of ball to be played this season. As is the case with baseball more than any other sport, teams will come on strong, teams will falter, players...

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The Hold Steady Rule

My two favorite things on the planet are sports and music. Even though it obviously doesn't apply, to me the stereotype still sticks out that music geeks, the real hip brainiac types (not the salt of the Earth music...

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April 02, 2007

Don't Call it Revenge

This is my first of many Mets-related posts to come this season so get pumped. I was all ready for Opening Day. I had purchased my black Reyes jersey, the Mets boxers were ready, and I was wearing my...

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Ring In The New Year

An Opening Night victory over the Cardinals probably does little to appease the pain of last year's season-ending playoff strikeout, but baseball means that spring is upon us, and spring equals hope. With last night's 6-1 victory over the...

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March 22, 2007

Checking In On Those Japanese Sensations

With opening day rapidly approaching, maybe it'd be a good idea to see how those Japanese imports have been doing. Of course, spring training usually has nothing to do with how a pplayer will perform in the regular season....

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March 19, 2007

David Wells Is Now Diabetic

Well, the first results of the "How Will David Wells' Unhealthy Lifestyle Come Back To Hurt Him?" pool are officially in: Wells has been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. Controlling blood sugar by exercising, eating healthfully and taking medication...

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March 14, 2007

A-Rod Leaves Return to NY Up To Yanks Fans (Dumbass)

Apparently, Alex Rodriquez will leave the decision to opt out of his contract at the end of the year up to the Yanks fans. This method seems rather socialist to me, and much like socialism's real-life form Communism, this'll...

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March 05, 2007

David Said Whaa!?

I love David Wright. I do. He's the same age as I am, but I admire him as if I were seven. He's a great player, nice guy, and the future of the Mets. My life would be shattered...

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March 01, 2007

Mark Cuban Might Not Buy the Cubs

We sort of missed the boat on this yesterday (sorry), but rumors of Mark Cuban buying the Cubs have gone crazy. Not so fast, says the mothership: Before everyone goes nuts about Mark Cuban possibly owning the Cubs, take...

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February 21, 2007

Keeping Things Lite

Somehow this small meaningless story has gotten around. I read a blurb in the Star-Ledger this morning. Then later on, the NewsHouse linked this Newsday article. The quick gist is that the Mets new left-fielder, Moises Alou, keeps fit...

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Bernie Williams: Stubborn

As the mothership has pointed out in their new (shiny) MLB FanHouse, Bernie Williams hasn't, and probably won't, report for spring training. Bernie Williams rejected the Yankees' offer of a minor league contract and will wait to see if...

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February 15, 2007

Be Safe: Keep a Distance from Kerry Wood

Kerry Wood is to getting injured as the Kennedys are to dying. There's an SAT analogy for you. Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood hasn't pitched a full season since the Steve Bartman season in 2003. It's a shame too because...

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January 20, 2007

Will We Hear From Jeff Samardzija Ever Again?

Notre Dame's record-setting receiver Jeff Samardzija chose to sign a 5-year deal with the Chicago Cubs organization instead of opting to play pro football. While I won't question his decision to choose baseball over football -- it's his decision...

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January 10, 2007

Paul Lo Duca Is Scaring People Away

Being pretty much a Mets fanboy, it's been sad not posting about them during the winter. Finally, a blog-worthy story has come along. I almost didn't want to touch it because of my blind rage, but Tom4 pointed me...

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January 06, 2007

The Unit Leaves New York, And I'm Sad

If you've ever read this blog, you'll know I'm a big time Mets fan. So why would I be sad that Randy Johnson was traded from the Yankees? Because I'm a big time Yankee Hater too. I don't hate...

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December 27, 2006

The Big Mistake

The Diamondbacks have confirmed their interest in reacquiring Randy Johnson from the Yankees. I'm at a loss for words. The Diamondbacks have built a corp of impressive young prospects and they've got money to spend. Why waste both on...

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December 12, 2006

The Handshake

Man are those Red Sox slick. How's this for scheisty: the Red Sox won the bid for Daisuke Matsuzaka. You probably know this unless you've been living under David Ortiz's jock strap. They had a month to sign him...

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Neverending Trade Talks

There are few constants in life. Death. Taxes. Trade rumors involving Allen Iverson and Manny Ramirez. Will the latter ever come true? It seems as if every year, Manny and AI are the center of their respective rumor circuits....

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December 06, 2006

The Magic Is Gone

In the wake of our discussion of stupid baseball contracts this offseason, the Red Sox have gone and made the stupidest. They're going to wind up taking a giant step down from Manny Ramirez to J.D. Drew, and they're...

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December 04, 2006

Tom Glavine Chooses (Settles For?) Mets

After what seemed like a good month, Tom Glavine finally signed a one-year, $10.5M contract with the Mets. Glavine was debating between the Mets, who he had his first really good year with just last season, and the Atlanta...

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November 29, 2006

Albert Pujols Is Still A Bitch

I called out Albert Pujols when he said that Tom Glavine "wasn't that good," even though Glavine dominated the Cards in Game 1 of the NLCS. Now, Pujols is still whining like a brat as he complains that only...

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Knee-Jerk

...as far as a lefty goes, he has a sneaky fastball. I thought he threw, for a lefty, an average to above-average fastball, an above-average changeup, and his slider was a little flat. Would you pay $26M to negotiate...

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November 22, 2006

Frivolity Ensues

Yeah, yeah, I know. I hate to talk about baseball this early in the offseason. But can someone explain to me why all of a sudden, MLB general managers are dishing out big contracts like Stephen Colbert doles out...

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November 19, 2006

Weekend Recap

With Tom's computer and my mind on the fritz, we took the weekend off at the Out Route again. Here's what we missed: The NFL had some big games and some big injuries. Donovan McNabb is out for the...

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November 16, 2006

Think Baseball Isn't in the Offseason Dregs?

Here are a sampling of the top MLB headlines on ESPN.com. This is the sort of news that isn't even important enough for the Assistant GM to notify the actual GM about, yet here it is -- taking up valuable...

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November 15, 2006

Sigh Young

Congratulations, Brandon Webb, on being the shittiest Cy Young winner ever. I say this not out of spite towards Webb, or because I'm on the Trevor Hoffman bandwagon (although, he would have been my choice). But it's true: Webb...

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November 14, 2006

The Red Sox are Dumbshits

It was revealed tonight what the highest bid for Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka was. The Red Sox paid $51.5M just to talk to the guy. If they don't sign him, the money is not paid. So now they have...

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Not An Ideal Offseason for Joe Girardi

It's been a long fall from the top for Joe Girardi this offseason. He has the distinction of being the only rookie skipper to be fired despite being a contender for Manager of the Year and inexpicably bringing a...

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November 08, 2006

Go Away, Baseball!

Christmas fever is spreading. No, not the type of illness that involves frosty, jolly nights and charitable human spirit; you know, the kind you see in movies. It's the illness that causes Christmas preparations to begin earlier and earlier...

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November 02, 2006

MLB's Next Foreign Import

One of the biggest pitching prospects next season somehow isn't Barry Zito or Jason Schmidt. It's 26-year-old Japanese player Daisuke Matsuzaka, who plays for the Seibu Lions. He was also the MVP of the World Baseball Classic. I'm sure...

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November 01, 2006

Yankees, Blame the Tea

I was flipping through last weeks Sports Illustrated when I came across the ad that's shown up top. At first, I just thought it was just another ad. Then I read the caption on the bottom. Since the picture...

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October 30, 2006

The World Series Is Over?

I think everyone outside of St. Louis is breathing a big sigh of relief that this awful thing that is the World Series is over. Nothing captures the intensity of the 2006 MLB playoffs better than Game 4 of...

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October 26, 2006

Gary Sheffield Thinks He's Worth Something

Of all the Yankees, I've hated Sheffield the most since he's been on the team. He's got an attitude that just pisses me off. Today, the Yankees picked up his 13 million dollar option for another year. You'd think...

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An Open Letter to Bill Murray: Please Buy the Cubs

An Open Letter To Bill Murray, wherein he's begged to purchase the Cubs out from under the "indifferent, PR-conscious media conglomerate" that currently owns the team. That's why it's time one of us takes this team back. And Bill,...

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Will the Yankees Ever Learn?

With the news in recent days that A-Rod is going to stick around New York for another year, and that the Yankees are picking up the one year, $13M option on Gary Sheffield, it's becoming more and more evident that...

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October 25, 2006

Who Should I Root For if I Decide to Care About the World Series?

I haven't taken much interest in the World Series to be honest with you. Those commercials with Tommy Lasorda can lick my balls. Few people are bigger fans of a sport than a team except with football. I could...

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