Relief?

K-Rod and Putz.

This could be just what the mets need to win it all.

And what would the celebration look like.... i picture some dancing around, maybe the awful jumping celebration until Murphy reaches the pile and....

ok, ok, lets win a few games first with Delgado at first, Castillo on second, Schneider behind the plate and Ollie on the hill.....

Brokeback Clubhouse

I noticed Johan's tongue ring(pictured left) in his September 23rd start against the Cubbies. Johan often chews gum on the mound, but after watching him in this outing I was fairly certain that this is not gum in his mouth.

Just another reason why a Mets-Thing correspondent inside the Major Leagues recently reminded me, "All latin guys are Bi. You don't want to get in the showers when the latin guys are in there. You either have to go in with a brother or another white guy for protection".

Ron Gardenhire(Santana's manager in Minnesota), has a famous quote, well famous in the blogger world, about why he wouldn't shower when Johan Santana was around.... "If I'm going to get chased around the shower, it's going to be by my wife".

Don't shoot the messenger.

Baseball Celebration Snobbery

Listen, the most important part of winning a championship is celebrating it.

And Ryan Howard knew what he was doing. He had obviously put some thought into it and had a plan for what he would do after the last strike. Most importantly, he knew that the only way to properly celebrate on a baseball field is with a pileup. So, he made sure that he was the first player to the mound and he made sure that the pitcher and catcher went down. He was skillfully able to take both Brad Lidge and Carlos Ruiz down in one tackle. This started the pileup and everyone was able to easily jump on top. Howard also pulled off the rare celebration double-play by successfully protecting Lidge and Ruiz from too much pressure. He was able to get his arms out and brace them from the flying bodies. Big Ups to you, Ryan Howard.

However, Brad Lidge nearly blew the celebration. He showed awful technique and obviously didn't have any kind of strategy. Come on dude, just a little forethought is all. Immediately after the last strike, Lidge simply went down onto his knees in one of those bogus "praise God" poses and wouldn't get out of it. This left his teammates in a difficult position.... It's hard a tackle a guy that is already on his knees. It's also impossible to leap into the arms of a kneeling pitcher. Lidge was lost out there and really put Ruiz in a tough spot. Ruiz did his best to do an awkward hug just before Howard saved the day.

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The Phillies celebration ranks as one of the best I've seen recently. I don't exactly have a list written out, but I probably should. What I remember though, is that the '04 Red Sox, a team that hadn't won the World Series since the Jefferson administration or whatever it was, they had one of the worst celebrations I've ever seen. Their "celebration" consisted of the team jumping up and down in a circle. They followed that with hugs and a couple dumbasses talking about "Cowboying" eachother or some stupid shit.

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The #1 celebration of all-time is owned by the '86 Mets. I've never seen a celebration as powerful and the pitcher and catcher have never gone down as hard.

Sox/Rays Game 7

Prediction for tonight's Red Sox @ Rays game....

--Garza gets hammered. Rays lose 8-1.

What I want to happen in tonight's game....

--Lester gets hammered, Garza deals, Rays win 8-1.

Released?!?!

So, when are these guys getting their walking papers?

And the rest of their bullpen mates. When are they leaving?

Daniel Murphy

This guy is a good hitter.

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I might even write a post someday soon, or update the Met Killers, or the ejection list. Soon though, don't pressure me.

Mets-Thing in Tom Cruise control

I guess I knew what I was talking about all year. As soon as Perez and Delgado started playing well, the Mets started winning. It wasn't that hard to figure out who was killing the team.

While I've basically been on a Mets hiatus lately, blog wise, I've realized that it's hard to come up with material when the team is going well. This blog is obviously here for my ranting when I want things to change.

It's not as if the team is perfect now by any stretch, but I don't need to beat the bullpen down anymore than it already is.


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Pedro though, doesn't look good. He looks nervous out there. Scared even. I think he knows that he's finished. He's just out there fighting with the little he has left, just hoping every pitch doesn't get hit out of the yard.

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Tonight the Mets won a game with only two pitchers: Oliver Perez and Aaron Heilman. Aaron got a 2-inning save. And, they didn't allow a run.

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Like this guy: Brad Ziegler of the A's. Tonight, like Heilman, he also got a 2-inning save. However, unlike Heilman, he hasn't allowed a run yet in his major league career, and only allowed one earned run in AAA this season before he got called up. So Ziegler's pitched 61.1 innings this year and has allowed 1ER. And, that one earned run was allowed on May 11 against New Orleans, the Mets' AAA team, just about three months ago.

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I also watched parts of War of the Worlds tonight. It was on ABC. It was bad, but me and Pops kept flipping back, hoping for more gore. Then, as it turned out, it was a Speilberg movie, so no wonder it sucked.