EVIL EMIPRE ABOUT TO STRIKE AGAIN!

I heard on the radio this morning that the yanks told maddox agent that they weren't interested.

Knowledge is Power! Thank you Mavens and HSBBWEB!

They talked about that on Sportscenter last night, though more as a tongue-in-cheek trial balloon by a NY paper.

Sort of like the suggestions that they should pick up Nomar for that glaring hole at second.



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From 'Nice Guys Finish Last' by Leo Durocher:

Baseball lives at the center of a never-flagging whirl of irreconcilable opinions.

I figure Georgie will offer the Baltimore Orioles Miguel Cairo and buy up all of their unsold season tickets (plus 3 minor league pitchers) for Miguel Tejada.

Baltimore probably figures they can't win anymore anyway. At least, that way, the can get the gate receipts.

Meanwhile - on the other side of town - we have some more exciting news.

The NY Mets will be selling a new brand of peanuts at their concession stands for the 2004 season.

The peanuts are supposed to be very tasty.
Lets Go Mets!

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Originally posted by itsinthegame:
Meanwhile - on the other side of town - we have some more exciting news.

The NY Mets will be selling a new brand of peanuts at their concession stands for the 2004 season.

The peanuts are supposed to be very tasty.
Lets Go Mets!

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I've also heard that, in an attempt to build a "foreign following", the Mets are changing over to a Dijon style mustard served from Champaigne bottles.

This is going to be exciting!!!!!!

Without the Yankees there would be no real interest in major league baseball. Deep inside every major league owner is the desire to be as legendary as the yanks. The legacy just continues...and history will repeat itself.

Knowledge is Power! Thank you Mavens and HSBBWEB!

H3,

We have new peanuts AND the new mustard.
The Mets front office must be working overtime.

We may not make a run at the NL East, but we will have the best fed fans in the league. LOL

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Originally posted by itsinthegame:
H3,

We have new peanuts AND the new mustard.
The Mets front office must be working overtime.

We may not make a run at the NL East, but we will have the best fed fans in the league. LOL

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If you mix them with the German Lager beer and the new spam dogs, you can build up a great load of gas and "blow" the other team off the field. Can't hurt!!!!

May the Blue Bird of Paradise do a boo-boo on their bat boy....

especially if it's that snot-nosed kid that robbed my beloved O's a few years ago. (yea I know, he's playing college ball somewhere, no doubt the recipient of the Steinbrener Scholarship)

My only consolation is that while they may be a presumptive lock to win the division, in the short playoff series, anybody and any team can get hot, and talk about an opposing team getting a group of players psyched up, how high will every team on the planet be going into New York...

H3,

I have a sneaking suspicion that you work in the Mets front office. LOL

Hokie,

Jeffrey Maier - actually that kid can really play the game. Kid could run, hit and had a tremendous arm. Son was his teammate at the Gardziel Classic in VA a few years back.

Really nice kid - straight A student - and said he still gets flak about the Tarasco thing.

incase you forgotten the yankees did not win thwe world series the last 3 years

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Originally posted by Dibble:
incase you forgotten the yankees did not win thwe world series the last 3 years

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And is that a sign of the "End Days"? Is Armageddon approaching?

I'm not worried about the Yanks winning the Series, I'm worried about the Sox and Cubs winning the series. That's truely a "sign".

The Maier boy is playing at Wesleyan University in CT.

TRhit

Itsinthegame

Ya Gotta Believe in the peanuts!

http://www.ragincajuns.com/Baseball/baseball.htm

Dad04,

Bad news.
Steinbrenner heard about the Mets moves - so he went out and bought a "jumbo" peanut farm this morning.

Darn - foiled again.

Press release from the N.Y. Mets, 02/17/2004

Due to numerous complaints from other major league clubs pertaining to the N.Y. Mets plans for dispensing mustard in Champaigne bottles as being potentially hazardous in the unlikely event of a Met's loss, the concessions at Shea Stadium have deciced to forgo their original plan. In order to attract southern fans, they will instead be serving all condiments and beverages in "Dixie" cups.

And so it goes - once again - my dreams are dashed. LOL

Steinbrenner is all over this one too. He will be introducing a new plastic squeeze bottle - in the shape and likeness of A-Rod - to dispense Yankee mustard.

Bummer.

At least you have the "Dixie" cups in honor of your new abode.

How long before ARod is playing short? By the All Star game? 2005? What happens to Jeter? Does anyone really think ARod plays the next 12 years at 3rd?

H3,

When you are a Mets fan - you take whatever you can get.

P.S. BTW - I noticed in your last post the comment about "in the unlikely event of a Mets loss". LOL - Cruel H3 - just cruel.

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Originally posted by Dad04:
How long before ARod is playing short? By the All Star game? 2005? What happens to Jeter? Does anyone really think ARod plays the next 12 years at 3rd?

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I've been looking at the Yankee's rotation ..... guess what!!!!!!!

What, the line-up is better with them both in it? they are both All Star Shortstops, but one is more All Starry than the other. I don't think they play together forever, especially when, not if, Contraras and/or Brown pull up lame. JMO and a bit of wishful thinking on my part.

Dad04, what I was alluding to (rather tongue in cheek) was that the Yanks may need either Jeter or A'Rod to take the mound before the season is over.

But when you have that offensive lineup, maybe George's grandma can pick up those starts for them.

It's going to be fun to watch ---

Will there be a clubhouse Soap Opera (All My Yankees)?

Will Talent or Loyalty be the determining factor at the SS position?

Which SuperStar will become trade bait for pitching?

Will this be a study in The Importance of Pitching? If Offense and D do it for the Yankees, will we be deluged with analysts predicting the End Of The Pitcher's Era? (....or ERA for that matter?)

All a bit of fun.


But, Chicks..."without the Yankees there would be no real interest in MLB"? You really do need to get out more.

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From 'Nice Guys Finish Last' by Leo Durocher:

Baseball lives at the center of a never-flagging whirl of irreconcilable opinions.

Dad04,

Just speculation, but I think A-Rod wants a ring real bad.

My guess is that A-Rod will suck it up - plus - In NY - Jeter is God.

I dont think Georgie will mess with that - this year.

They wil score runs by the bushel basket, but they will lose a bunch 10-8. I hope they sign Maddux. He's 'bout done anyhoo.

Orlando -
I agree, I probably do need to get out more. But then again, a guy with 1171 posts on a message board probably needs more travel time than I.


Knowledge is Power! Thank you Mavens and HSBBWEB!

Chicks,

I have about 1100 posts. Where do you suggest I go? - Vegas or San Diego? (Please dont say H***)

LOL

BTW - wanna pick up the air fare?

ARod, like all the best, is super competitive and loves jewelry. I know he wants a ring and will do what he needs to to get one. What if it doesn't happen this year, or what if it does? I'm guessing he'll miss short, especially if he boots a couple early and gets roasted by the Post and the BOSS.

I can hear George now " ...for the kind of money todays players make we expect them to at least make the routine plays."

Does Jeter move to 2nd at some point?

Dad04,

I think Georgie will see how it goes for awhile -
but he will create an Arod vs. Jeter competition at the slightest hint of unacceptable team performance.

That is what Georgie does - and noone does it better.

Just my opinion - but Georgie has done this type of stuff for a long time - and he has alot of jewelry.

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Originally posted by ChicksDigTheLongBall:
Orlando -
I agree, I probably do need to get out more. But then again, a guy with 1171 posts on a message board probably needs more travel time than I.

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That's Ms. Orlando ... and utter it with the respect due to ALL catcher's mom's (catchers ..they just ain't right).......

Word!

H3---

You beat me to it! Yes, Chicks, Orlando digs the long ball!!

Is this heaven?...

All this Yankee Haterade made me think...

Time to put your money where your mouth is...here is the deal:

I am offering anyone a FREE tickets to a Yankee game. All you have to do is get yourself to New York City, I will be your personal escort to the Bronx...you decide if you want to sit in the box seats or the bleachers. The only catch is that you have to wear a t-shirt with an anti-Yankee slogan on it. I am serious!!!

GO NAVY!!!BEAT army!!!!!

Hotmama,

2 questions:

1) If I take you up on the offer - Can I wear an oversized Mets bobble head to the game?

2) Will I live long enough to survive the National Anthem?

LOL

Paul you don't count you are from da Bronx!!!

GO NAVY!!!BEAT army!!!!!

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Originally posted by HotMama:
I am offering anyone a FREE tickets to a Yankee game. All you have to do is get yourself to New York City, I will be your personal escort to the Bronx...you decide if you want to sit in the box seats or the bleachers. The only catch is that you have to wear a t-shirt with an anti-Yankee slogan on it. I am serious!!!

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Now Mama, calm down...getting to spend a day with you would probably make the prospects you would face at Yankee Stadium seem worthwhile.

I'll take you up on it if I can sit in the owners box ..... but itsinthegame outclassed me with his bobblehead doll.

It takes a true Mets fan to know how to see the Yankees play. I am unworthy

Hey, this is developing into something....we all need to get out more, and Lisa's inviting us to a game! Party time!

But think about your audience here, Lisa. Many might immedietly interpret an "anti-Yankee slogan" as "The South Shall Rise Again"....and where's the challenge in that amongst the fans?

Thank you, Sir H3, for coming to my aid. But you know me, just one of the guys. (I always wondered what it signified back in my coaching days, when the boys would answer me with, "Yes, sir"....)

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From 'Nice Guys Finish Last' by Leo Durocher:

Baseball lives at the center of a never-flagging whirl of irreconcilable opinions.