• Not even Beirut! RT @RobertJamis: I think they didn’t really want to sign Bay, and got caught in their bluff when no one else wanted him #
  • if you have to pay Perez, ok, DAMAGE DONE. But don’t compound it by having a guy on the roster who can’t contribute in any fashion. #
  • As long as you’re willing to pay MLB prices for AAA talent RT @GeekSoapBox “Owning a stadium/cable net, the Mets will rebound from Madoff” #
  • if giving Barajas to LA is a smart move because it gives Thole more AB’s, how about doing something w/ Perez’ roster spot? #
  • and aside from Bay, those $$ commitments were all pre-Madoff. RT @GeekSoapBox Fifth highest payroll in baseball. #
  • Uh huh. See Lackey, Figgins, Molina, Sheets, Hudson RT @GeekSoapBox The Wilpons, for good or bad, have never shied from spending money. I #
  • @GeekSoapBox, Hessman’s 32 years old. Carter turns 28 next month. Feliciano is 31. That’s some youth movement. #
  • you and I have been watching a diff. Mets in 2010 RT @GeekSoapBox  The Wilpons, for good or bad, have never shied from spending money. #
  • @GeekSoapBox “‘l’ll never trash the Mets over $$$” That’s good. Because they apparently don’t have any left. #
  • @ProFootballTalk says Sage Rosenfels is the disgruntled Vike /source for this story http://yhoo.it/92Ea6p #
  • in honor of Matt Stairs setting the career MLB mark for pinch hit HR’s http://youtu.be/KdLQcstORRM (best watched with the sound off) #
  • neither Mets or Dodgers are mathmatically elminated from WC consideration ; If LA’s not a rival, what are they? Pals? #
  • @GeekSoapBox wouldn’t “call LA a rival”? Dodgers began day 7 GB Phillies, Mets, 7.5. Fred Wilpon likes your way of thinking. in reply to GeekSoapBox #
  • everytime i see Bobby Jenks I think I’ve mistakenly flipped to the undercard of a TNA PPV #
  • much traffic to the rhabdomyolysis wiki http://bit.ly/dkRqkp #
  • Pirates postgame show on FSN : Lastings has mastered the art of the generic, guy-on-struggling team soundbyte. #
  • Francoeur, free-swinging box office poison RE http://bit.ly/9ZwSzq #
  • failing a 9th inn. comeback, Santana’s line today : 8 IP, 2 runs, 4 hits, 1 walk, 9 K’s, 109 pitches, LOSS. Maybe a contender wants him? #
  • Tabata, solo HR off Santana. Johan, getting pounded by non-sluggers #
  • @StevePopper there’s lots of great things to do in Milwaukee. For starters, you can drive to Chicago in reply to StevePopper #
  • that’s cold : McFarlane’s Donovan McNabb action figure comes with CHOKING HAZARD warnings http://amzn.to/dg8yeY #
  • I’ve got Kyle Orton’s xmas stocking stuffer already picked out http://amzn.to/8XiyNE #
  • ahem. Die Kruezen, Frogs, F/i, Couch Flambeau, Chinese Telephones RT @StevePopper: Milwaukee has no good songs. #

  • @themidgetmen carrying 3 C’s, certainly a mistake. compounded, I think, by helping LA. Who knew Fred’s Dodger love would extend this far? in reply to themidgetmen #
  • @GeekSoapBox understood, but why provide the freebie to an NL rival? If LA needs a C, why not make ’em cough up? in reply to GeekSoapBox #
  • figures that one of Lastings Milledge’s 4 (!) HR’s this season would have to break up a Santana shutout #
  • not that losing Barajas means much in and of itself. But Mets could be 4-5 GB W.C. with a month to play but ownership is pinching pennies #
  • Dodgers, 11 GB SD, trail by 7 in Wild Card chase. Mets, 10 GB ATL, trail by 7.5 for WC. Dodgers take on payroll, Mets shed Barajas #
  • teaching younger players to smile? fuck knows. RT @djshort: If they are looking to 2011, then why is Francoeur still on the team? #
  • broke ass Wilpons RT @SurfingTheMets: Cash RT @totalmets when u lose a guy on waivers, i thought you got a minor leaguer or something. #
  • wild guess here : most women approached by MLB bullpen denizens don’t end up marrying their suitor #
  • Kim Jones is retelling the story of ex-Met / current M’s bullpen C Jason Phillips marrying a gal he picked up at a game. Cautionary tale. #
  • can’t decide what’s weirder ; 7 days off for the Futureheads between LA and Houston or that they might play the latter instead of Austin #
  • two goals by Fulham’s Brede Hangeland in the final 8 minutes at Craven Cottage ; sadly, one of ’em was for the opposition. Fulham 2, Man U 2 #
  • Dempsey off, Dembele on. Mark Hughes recognizes lookalike replacement rule. Fulham 1, Man Utd. 1, (62 min) #
  • paging the Elias Koteas Sports Bureau ; when was the last time there were three 6-0 scorelines in the EPL on the same weekend? #
  • could’ve done this in May RT @AmyKNelson: Cubs just announced that Lou Piniella will stop managing after TODAY’s game. #
  • moments after John “don’t call me Rod” Carew misses a penalty for Aston Villa, Joey Barton puts Newcastle ahead, 1-0, (12th) min) #
  • “Hello, Larry” (really) #TerribleTV #
  • “The SItuation Room (starring The Situation)” #TerribleTV #
  • @DavidRayDog learned a few years ago that you’re usually standing in the right spot in reply to DavidRayDog #
  • OK, that’s more like it RT @AviationHumor: Air traffic controllers – thank you for existing #
  • ouch RT @MidwstPrincess: I swear, air traffic controllers r sum of the most conceited ppl ever. #
  • Video (Denton, TX), at @beerlandtexas http://yfrog.com/i3g6pj #
  • Women In Prison, @beerlandtexas http://yfrog.com/j3he4pj #
  • this one’s for you, Eli http://youtu.be/xah2ZRHUubU RE http://bit.ly/cVx75s #
  • it’s a rain shortened result for the Mets in pittsburgh (5-1, 5 innings) & NY’s first road series win (albeit tainted) since the Bush admin. #
  • $1800 for a game-worn Hunter Pence Round Rock jersey. Bad deal, even they throw in a handjob from Pence http://bit.ly/cSMBlL #