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4 minutes ago, Another Fan said:
Joe Benigno I’ve always found pretty funny to listen too.
But I agree with all your other takes on WFAN. It’s a horrible station to listen too with too many aggressive/in your face young hosts.
the thing with Tiki is he actually has years of experience as a pro football player. But he offers absolutely no good insights from his time as a pro. Sounds like a typical WFAN stooge these days.
The "hot take" formula is the route everyone is going now. I guess it's partly because that's not my nature and partly (mostly?) because I'm old but I hate it and find it a big turn off. It's why ESPN sucks, IMO. I can't stand the Screamin' A. Smith's of the world. It's an immediate change the station/turn off the device for me. It's mind boggling to me that they pay these loudmouths millions of dollars per year for their dopey, uninformed opinions.
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On 5/19/2025 at 9:08 PM, SinceThe70s said:
LMAO at Yankees fans twisting themselves into pretzels over Soto. Delicious. With that said the bleacher creatures turning their back to him when he went out to RF was great.
As to Soto himself, we've seen players struggle after signing big contracts with the Mets before, Beltran and Lindor recovered, Jason Bay never did. I fully expect Soto to look like Soto at the plate but when I watch him in RF I get concerned about the long contract.
On 5/27/2025 at 12:54 PM, Another Fan said:An off the wall question for the Mets forum….. how much do you dislike the Jets? Since we are Mets fans the two often go hand in hand in this area. Plus the Jets used to play in Shea. I was talking too a Jets fan recently and I’m like yeah I don’t really have much a problem with them at all these days.
On 5/28/2025 at 6:51 PM, SinceThe70s said:I have a healthy sports hatred for the Jets but it's mitigated by the fact that I have close friends and family that are fans of the team. With regard to Mets/Jets, a number of years ago I was at a Mets game and some fans tried to start a M-E-T-S! Mets! Mets! Mets! chant and I was thoroughly nauseated - told my friend in no uncertain terms not to contaminate the Mets with that sh!t.
With all of that said one of my guilty pleasures in life is listening to NYC sports radio the day after a Jets loss.
Skanks fans so upset at Soto is hilarious and hypocritical to me. He wasn't some lifelong team player like Jeter or Judge who decided to bolt for his bag. Judge flirted with that with the Giants but ultimately stayed in the Bronx for more money. How would they have reacted to him leaving for San Francisco? Cripes...lol Soto was a rental, plain and simple. He didn't ask to be traded to the Bronx, he was moved by San Diego because they knew they couldn't re-sign him, just like the Natalies before them. Soto made it clear he was going to test free agency and maximize his value. The Skanks had a chance to land him and they failed. Their fans should be upset at Steinbrenner's spawn, not Soto. Whatever. He's gone, get over it. And get used to not getting everyone you want. There is a new world order being led by the newest 'Evil Empire' (the Dodgers), Uncle Steve, and a couple of other big market franchises. Mega stars looking for mega bucks have options now. It's not just the Skanks. The pinstripe phonies have competition now.
Speaking of NYC sports radio, I agree. The Jest horrible post-game coverage on SNY is must watch after they lose. Willie Colon is bad but Bart Scott is the absolute worst. He's a delusional, angry as$h0le who should not be on TV. I'm embarrassed for Steve Gelbs that he hosts that crap show. Gelbs seems like a genuinely nice guy but the fact that he is a Jest and Rags fan makes him seem somehow less likable (j/k 😁). I don't know if any of you ever listen to 'Evan & Tiki' on WFAN but I'm pretty sure Skank fan Tiki Barber suggested that their fans turn their back on Soto rather than booing him. Um, okay...I guess. Whatever helps you sour grapers cope. I generally like the levelheaded Tiki but more and more I have grown to dislike Roberts. The fact that he is a Met fan is his only redeeming quality. He's dopey, annoying, and a hater. I have heard him trash Josh Allen on more than one occasion for no reason other than the fact that Evan is a bitter and broken Jest fan. Overweight, disheveled Skank fan Sean Morash ads to the dopey takes. I find NYC sports radio in general to be full of in your face, boorish hosts and mouth breathing callers. I listen to hear Met takes when they are going well and after the Bills have bested one of their tire fire franchises, especially the J-E-S-T, JEST! JEST!! JEST!!!
So, to answer your original question, @Another Fan, I despise the Jest. Really only because of their idiot owner and fans like Evan Roberts and former WFAN host Joe Benigno who act like they are somehow a relevant franchise simply because they are a big market team. It is odd to me sometimes that I dislike a moribund franchise like that so much but, if they never have a winning season ever again, it will be too soon in my eyes. I did like Joe Namath as a kid and semi-sorta liked (tolerated?) the Jest in the '70s but that soon changed in the '80s with the onset of the nauseating 'New York Sack Exchange' and 'Gang Green' monikers. Most NYC sports fans, like Boston fans, are insufferable, IMO. If I hadn't grown up a Met fan, I probably would dislike them, too. My younger son is a big Knicks fan so I have started getting back into them a little. I'm not thrilled when they win or crushed when they lose like the Bills, Sabres, and Mets but I pull for them because of my son. It was the same for me with the '90s Patrick Ewing teams but I never lived or died with them. I'm not a huge NBA fan (don't like the product that much) but I probably watched more this year than I have in the last 10 or 15 years.
LGM!!!
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15 hours ago, chris heff said:
His pajamas have only one stripe.
He should try horizontal stripes...
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On 5/11/2025 at 9:15 PM, Another Fan said:
I was only 2 years old in 1986 but I actually was surprised to learn the Yankees won 90 games that year.
With how much the Mets dominated the city back in the day I thought the Yankees were at best like 70 win teams those years
Their dynasty with Jeter was in the '90s. The had some good years in the '80s but they weren't anything special.
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On 5/4/2025 at 9:15 PM, Another Fan said:
Interesting shopping at more than one mall this weekend and seeing Yankee shirts/clothes on clearance while Mets shirts/apparel are nowhere to be found.
Even as cynical as I am about the Mets I take that as the Mets stuff/shirts are selling out and the Yankees stuff isn't. Like the Mets are the trendy team now. When like before seeing people where Yankee stuff and hats on people who well wouldn't know the difference between John Goodman and Babe Ruth.
Anyone remember the Mets clubhouse store? There used to be one a few minutes from where I grew up in the mall.
I think the Mets are definitely the more exciting team and, when they are on par with or better than NY AL, the Mets tend to takeover the town. It's a NL city at at its core, IMO. Outside of Judge, there is nobody in the Bronx I'm even remotely interested in watching. Volpe could be one eventually but, to this point in his career, he is an overhyped and underperforming young player. I remember the Mets Clubhouse Store from ads during games but I never lived near NYC so I never actually saw one or stepped foot in one. What little baseball gear you can find in Jamestown, NY (where my aunt & uncle I visit every year live) is mostly Skanks or Pirates although I did buy a couple of Mets caps there several years ago.
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On 4/27/2025 at 4:50 PM, Another Fan said:
Sorry about the result. Hopes it didn't like totally kill your day
But that's still real cool spending time with your son and all..... my old man and I don't necessarily see eye to eye on certain things these days but baseball and the Mets and baseball are always a "safe" topic.
It was a great day other than the final result. Beautiful weather...sunny and 70 degrees...and the crowd of 30,000+ was comprised of at least 10,000 Met fans or more. It was nice spending the day with the whole family. I was wearing a Lee Mazzilli #16 jersey and got a compliment on it which was cool. Monday's 19-5 win eased the sting of the loss and it was awesome seeing Nimmo tie the franchise record with 9 RBI. It's too bad we weren't at that game. That would have been one for the ages. Today's 8-2 win over the D-bags was great to watch, too. This team is rolling right now and is a lot of fun to watch.
LGM!
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2 minutes ago, YoloinOhio said:
Someone check on Bill in NYC
It's 2025 in a passing league. He needs to get with the times. They have one of the better O-lines in football and addressed the defensive trenches earlier in the draft. They were horrendous against the pass last season.
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6 minutes ago, RobbRiddick said:
Guessing he's a blocking TE
He is and the team didn't have a TE 3 with Quintin Morris a UFA. Zach Davidson is the other TE at the moment.
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Athletic, blocking TE 3.
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2 minutes ago, Bruffalo said:
Unless you think Jackson won’t make the team, I don’t see how he can make the 53.
Maybe converting to safety?
Some of these guys are going to have to play on special teams, as well.
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Ohio St CB Jordan Hancock.
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He didn't seem too upset to be picked by Cleveland in the 5th Round. That poor dog didn't understand what the hell was going on though. 😂
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14 hours ago, Virgil said:
Can you add when these guys are projected to go?
And don’t act like you don’t know
Ask @Gugny once he comes up for air...
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8 minutes ago, ColoradoBills said:
He has 5 picks, they don't need that many rookies.
Just because he has five picks doesn't mean he has to use them either. He can flip some for picks in next year's draft.
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6 minutes ago, SoonerBillsFan said:
Thank God,now we can stop hearing about sanders
Somewhere, Mel Kiper just spooged in his pants...
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38 minutes ago, Special K said:
Royals to KC......that is a kick to the nut-bag!
Face it, he belongs in Kansas City.
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35 minutes ago, Goin Breakdown said:
Yeah. I really like Joe. But he doesn't know how it'll turn out.
2 minutes ago, KOKBILLS said:Joe is the guy I listen to more than anyone. There is no one I respect more than Joe Marino. And I think some of his takes on Walker are 100% valid.
But you can also make a few full shows on all the misses Joe has had as well... When you have to have as many opinions as he has to have, you end up being wrong a lot too... He was convinced Miami had one of the top 5 Rosters in the NFL before the 2024 season... So...
Agreed. I really like Joe Marino and listen to his podcasts but, like every other draft analyst, scout, & GM, he's not infallible. He has plenty of misses. His is just one man's opinion and analysis. A good resource when trying to gather your own info and intel but not the be all end all.
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On 4/18/2025 at 2:44 PM, SinceThe70s said:
Attended my first game of the year at Citi Field last night. Decent sized crowd for an April mid-week game. Kind of a lackluster game, looked like it might be a blow-out after the Mets 4 run second, but it settled into a pitchers duel. Canning was impressive and the Card pitcher settled down after after the rocky start. Tons of weak grounders to shortstop for both teams. Besides the Vientos HR maybe one batted ball reached the warning track.
Biggest takeaway for me was the crowd stayed all game and gave Soto a really nice ovation when he came up in the 8th despite his rough start. Might have been a different story if the team hadn't been winning.
LGM!
On 4/18/2025 at 6:17 PM, Another Fan said:I'm eyeing the Mother's Day 11:30 game next month to go to.
The family and I are are headed to DC on Sunday to see the Mets in a 1:35 PM start against the Natalies. Megill is the scheduled starter. First game attended since my younger son and I went to Pittsburgh last season. The wife and older son are tagging along for this one.
LGM!
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9 hours ago, T master said:
Saints can't buy q break .
They had more success than they deserved for years with Drew Brees. I don't feel sorry for them one iota.
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On 4/8/2025 at 9:02 PM, SinceThe70s said:
RIP Octavio Dotel.
As a young player (rookie?) I always thought he should have been brought in instead of Kenny Rogers against the Braves in the 1999 NLCS. He went on to have a long career playing for many teams - if you play https://www.immaculategrid.com/ he's what my boys would call a cheat code. Sad to hear of his (and others) tragic passing.
I liked Dotel. Such a horrible tragedy in the Dominican Republic with all of those lost lives.
Another cheat code is "cup of coffee" Met pitcher Jacob Barnes.
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I have trademarked '69', so don't any of you clowns go getting any ideas...
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17 hours ago, uticaclub said:
He can be a Legend of a Game in the new stadium in about 5-7 years.
"WHERE ELSE...ya know what I'm sayin'?...WOULD YOU...ya know what I'm sayin'?...RATHER BE...ya know what I'm sayin'?...THAN RIGHT HERE...ya know what I'm sayin'...RIGHT NOW?!!...ya know what I'm sayin'?"
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1 minute ago, GunnerBill said:
I think that is right if they retain either Mack or Amari. At the moment their depth chart reads:
Palmer
Coleman
Shakir (slot)
Samuel
The PS kid who had the catch and run touchdown from Mitch (name escapes me).
I expect them to add one more either vet or draft pick. Probably out for round 1 though I'd say.
Shavers
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1 minute ago, Snappysnackcakes said:
He’s from Toronto. Makes sense that he wants to play near home.
Tell Palmer to bring Mitch Marner to Buffalo with him.
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I get all that, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. I know they are catering to their Gen Z/Gen Alpha crowd who are into social media, influencers, and mostly have the attention span of a gnat. I also know that I'm not the demographic they're looking to grab, which is fine. I like the '30 For 30' pieces and things of that nature and I watch live sports like football, hockey, baseball (for now), & college basketball but that's it. Most of the other dreck and screaming from the mountain top is not my cup of tea. It's probably just as well because I already watch too many live sporting events and streaming shows as it is. lol