(salvation miracles, who let this boozy, cigar-chomping, poorly dressed thug onto the field?)
Mets 4. Marlins 0
Jose Valentin’s Little Mustache went deep twice, Steve Trachsel allowed a mere 3 hits over 6 and a third innings, and with their 91st victory of 2006, Willie Randolph’s plucky band of low salaried overachievers (oh come on, like you thought Valentin would still have a job by May) have won their first divisional crown since 1988.
Pics and further commentary to follow later tonight, but for now, in the words of the Bard Of Hookset, NH, Bobby Cox Can Eat My Fuck.
P.S. Does Lima Time get a full playoff share?
Lima Time deserves a playoff share!
Without his abysmal four starts on the team’s ledger, the Mets might have clinched on this past road trip.
And then the Mets wouldn’t have sold all of those tickets between yesterday and today, unless there were a lot of people who wanted to come see Anderson Hernandez play all four infield positions, like he will tomorrow.
Captain Red Ass is “fucking loving it.”
I cannot believe Jose Valentin still has a job, but I find it oddly easy to believe that, for the first time since I was 8 years old, the Mets are division champs. It just kind of seemed right all year, and that odd inevitability kind of numbed me to the fact that I’d been waiting many years for this. I’ll probably look back and realize I should’ve enjoyed it more, but Schuyler’s right — I should seize the day and take in the Anderson Hernandez and Mike DeFelice show (showing on Univision as El Flaco y La Gordo) as soon as possible.
Also, I thought some half-in-the-bag genius scrawling graffiti in NYC’s Holiday Cocktail Lounge invented “eat my fuck.” Who really originated that, GC? Was it really Marty Barrett?
Damn, David, I was just about to say the greatest thing about the on-field celebrations was getting to watch Mike DeFelice jump around like a goon.
Not to be totally crude, but I really hope Heath Bell got really fucked up and/or laid tonight. Because it’s all downhill from here.
C’mon these are the Mets we’re talking about.. Sorry folks, I just dont’ see it..
you just don’t see what, J? That the Mets won their division before anyone else in baseball this season? That this is the deepest Mets team in a generation, during a season in which no one else in the NL looks particularly scary?
You’re really gonna have to make your position a bit clearer, or I’ll have no choice but to ban you from the Deadspin comments section.
Okay, I’ll elaborate.. No Pitching.. Surely you don’t think to steamroll through even a weak NL without any worries with THAT rotation do you? These first round playoff scenarios can be real tough. I think this is the year any team can make it in the NL. Sorry GC, just stating what I believe to be true.
You’re right, my friend. Who do the Mets think they’re kidding? Pedro, Glavine, El Duque as the 1-2-3 in a short series. Who the fuck are those guys? Like they’ve ever won anything before.
In all seriousness, you’re fuckkkkken nuts. Which amazing batch of NL hurlers are the Mets supposed to be scared shitless of? If Brad Penny and Derek Lowe’s most recent starts are anything to go by (or their most recent outings against the Mets), by all means, bring on the Dodgers. Jake Peavy and the Sultan of Sloth? Puh-leaze. I’d love to see the Padres.
As long as the Cardinals can score 8 runs a game, they have a chance to advance.
Speaking of which, Will Leitch reports that he’s scored a ticket to Game 2 of the LDS at Shea. I suppose that what’s they mean by “without access”.