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I just went from 'six to midnight'...and I don't even like dentists.

Did you try it with blue cheese or ranch?

It's the Kroger on University City Boulevard, next to the University Mall Shopping Center. There is a VT bookstore in that shopping center which has a lot of Hokie gear & merchandise, if you need/want anything. The Kroger Fuel Center and Zeppoli's are across the road from the shopping center, Macado's and a Starbucks are across the road from Kroger. I think this is what you're struggling to say... Un...real. "YA GOTTA BELIEVE!"

Glad to hear that everything is trending in the right direction with your son. So what kinds of tips/tricks/advice were you looking to get? If you don't know already, most of the restaurants and stores are in nearby Christiansburg. Blacksburg is mostly the campus although there are a few things around there the locals/kids like, like Cabo Fish Taco & Benny Marzano's Pizza. There is an Italian place we really like which doesn't look like much from the street. It's in a tiny kind of strip mall across from the Kroger (next to the Kroger gas pumps) called Zeppoli's Italian Restaurant and Wine Shop. Worth the visit, IMO. Macado's, past the other side of the Kroger gas station, is a local Blacksburg hang that's been around forever. It's one of those places with a bunch pf pop culture memorabilia on the walls and ceiling. The hotel situation isn't great. Mostly overpriced 'Motel 6' and 'Comfort Inn' types a few miles from town. There are a couple of higher priced places like the Hyatt and Marriott. Radford is not too far away (20 minutes or so) and has some options, as well.

Oh, wow! So sorry to hear about your son. I hope he is on the mend and doing better now. I watched that VT game and couldn't believe that wild ending. Heartbreaker for sure. My older son graduated from VA Tech in 2022, so we have that in common along with our Bills & Mets fandom. 😎 Speaking of heartbreakers, I can't help but feel that the Mets let a golden opportunity slip away last night with Manaea on the mound. I was confident going into last night, not so much today (decades & decades of Mets scar tissue). Last night was one of the few times I've disagreed with Mendoza's decisions. I was watching with my younger son and told him that I would've left Manaea in the game for at least the sixth inning. He came out after five innings having thrown "only" 86 pitches. Push it Mendy, Manaea wasn't pitching again until the weekend anyway. It's the postseason, you have to pull out all the stops. Pitch counts and rest go out the window. Murphy cost the Brewers Game 1 by pulling Peralta too soon, IMO. The other thing I said was that I would've used Diaz in the eighth inning since it was a high leverage situation with the best hitters for the Brewers due up. After that, I would've taken my chances in the ninth with Maton. We'll never know now if that would've been the better course of action. Lindor is hitless in this series but I don't worry about him. He's been MVP level up to now. The one who I worry about and who is irritating me is Alonso. They have gotten nothing from him offensively and he needs to get it going tonight. If the Mets get bounced here, I honestly think it will be the last we see of Alonso in a Mets uniform. Boras is going to have a helluva time getting Pete a "break the bank" contract. I have always liked Pete but, honestly, I would let him walk at this point. I'd rather take a run at Soto or Adames from the Brewers. LGM!

This just in: Chris Sale has been scratched for Game 2 due to back spasms. Wow. Atlanta has to be kicking themselves for letting that one get away.

And Diaz promptly comes in and gives up 4 runs to put them in a 7-6 deficit heading to the 9th. I was pissed that they brought him yesterday with a 5-0 lead and he needed 26 pitches to get 3 outs. And today he comes in with traffic on the bases (1st & 3rd) which I absolutely HATE. It's well documented how I feel about him coming in when it's not a "clean" inning. They had it and gave it away and the Braves had exhausted all of their big guns for Game 2. And then Lindor hits a 2-run HR in the top of the 9th, Diaz comes back for the bottom or the 9th and hangs on with a runner on 2nd! METS WIN, 8-7!!!!! POSTSEASON 2024! WOW!

@SinceThe70s Reverse jinx! Mets have score 6 in the 8th and now lead, 6-3! And they did it off of the Braves closer, Iglesias. They need to get this!

@SinceThe70s It won't matter, this season is finishing like most other Mets seasons. Apparently, this team thinks Scwellenbach is the next coming of Cy Young because they've score exactly one run off of him in 2 and 2/3 games and find themselves trailing 3-0 going to the bottom of the 7th. Megill came up small...again...and threw meat pitches for a 2-run HR and a solo HR. And the "offense" has a whopping 3 hits. This game is lost. Six more outs. All that remains now is for some nobody pitcher for Atlanta to shut them down in the nightcap to end their season.

- If the Mets & Braves split, both teams are in the playoffs and the D-bags are out. - If the Mets sweep, the Mets & D-bags are in and the Braves are out. - If the Braves sweep, the Braves & D-bags are in and the Mets are out. Win the first and the pressure is off. Lose, and the curse in the house of horrors continues. If the Mets lose Game 1, no way does Sale pitch Game 2. He will be Atlanta's first starter in the playoffs.

@Another Fan The Mets and D-bags won on Sunday, the Braves lost. Peterson was clutch and light out. It now comes down to the Mets needing to win one of the two games in Atlanta on Monday to get into the playoffs. Let's get that first one so we don't have to sweat the nightcap. Oddly, it might have been better for the Mets had Atlanta won. They probably wouldn't have gone all out against the Mets because they would have been in already. Let's get pay back on these scumbags for 2022. LGM!

@SinceThe70s @Gugny @Another Fan Well, Manaea sh!t the bed tonight in a game that meant absolutely nothing to the Brewers. The pitching names change but the results remain the same. When will this organization finally field a staff that can win when it matters? And, of course, Atlanta won and the Mets' two game lead has completely evaporated. We just can't have nice things. <sigh>

@Gugny @Another Fan Yeah, there is a lot of scar tissue still. It took one loss at Atlanta for me to start questioning the Mets' chances. I still think they'll get it done but just once I'd like to see them go into Atlanta with something on the line and punch those annoying a$$holes in the mouth. It's gotten really old to constantly be their whipping boy.

They took 3 out of 4 from Philly and you chose the only clunker of the bunch to attend. Oof. 😂 I have to admit that I had my doubts about Diaz going two full innings after going the night before but Mendy was right to throw him against the Phils' best hitters. He attacked them and that fastball was exploding out of his hand. I haven't heard talk about manager of the year but Mendoza should be solidly in the running, IMO, for how he has transformed this group into a cohesive, winning unit. It's nice to see a Mets team that can actually play great defense for a change. Kudos to David Stearns, as well, for getting the right pieces for the bullpen. And WRT to Ottavino, it sucks to see him be so ineffective. I have always liked him but I fear he may be nearing the end. I certainly wouldn't use him at this point unless it was in garbage time in a huge deficit or with a huge lead.

@Gugny Well boys, the Amazins are on a roll! How sweet was that to beat Wheeler? Diaz was the Diaz of old for that six out save. Great stuff. This team has been without their catalyst, Francisco Lindor, for the last seven games, yet they keep finding ways to win. Luisangel Acuna looks and plays eerily like his older brother. We got a steal in that trade and he looks like our cornerstone 2B for years to come. He has stepped in for Lindor at SS and plays like a seasoned vet. And what did I tell you about Iglesias, @SinceThe70s? He has been better than McNeil, IMO. Sparkplug with a GREAT glove and a good stick. The type of 'glue guy' needed for a deep run. Tyrone Taylor is another bench player giving them phenomenal D and good at bats. I know the Mets were in the WS in 2015 but I have not felt this special vibe with a team since the '86 Mets. I hope they can finish off these last six games with a flourish. I don't think anyone wants to face them in the postseason right now. If they take two out of three from the Braves, they are in the playoffs. It doesn't look like they'll catch the Padres for the first WC but they own the tiebreaker over the D-bags and have a very good shot at the #2 WC. Severino (Tuesday), Peterson (Wednesday), & Manaea (Thursday) are tasked with getting it done in Atlanta. Hard to believe but I have way more faith in those three than I did with any of deGrom, Scherzer, & Bassitt in 2022. It's payback time. LFGM!!! Also, I never commented at the time back when everyone was talking about whether or not Mendoza would be the right guy to lead this organization into the future, but I liked the hire at the time and have liked it ever since. I have been higher on him than most (all?) of you. I think he does a great job of using analytics and managing 'old school' with his gut. The vast majority of his decisions have been right, IMO. He just seems to have a great feel for the game. This year has been more than I ever expected and a very pleasant surprise. Getting to the playoffs would be the icing on the cake but the way that this team has played since early June, just wanting to get to the postseason seems like selling ourselves short. Let's go, fellas. Why not us? And...LET'S GO BILLS!!! KILL THOSE JAGS!!!

That's how long time WFAN host and Jest fan Joe Benigno got his start. He used to call into the station as 'Joe from Saddle River'. He retired to Florida to golf but still makes cameos with douchey Evan Roberts & Tiki Barber.

I don't know that people actually forgot but, regardless, the Pats* were expected to be one of the worst...if not the worst...teams this year. That is an inexcusable loss at home by a team who thinks "their sh*t don't stink". Stupid Joe Burrow and his stupid white hair... FYI, the Bungles knocked me out but I am still glad they lost. It may end up costing them with their playoff tiebreakers.

Fins luck ends this week Friday Fish Fry comes early Bills cook on Thursday

@SinceThe70s @Gugny @Another Fan (Bolded your statements and commented on each...you may have to expand to read them all)

And somewhere @Gugny went "from 6 to 12"...

And, of course, he rebounds today to nail down the save. Because baseball... BTW, I've said it here before and I'll say it again...don't bring him in with traffic on the bases. He's much better coming in to a 'clean' inning. Oh, and the damn Phillies FINALLY helped out by beating Atlanta.

@SinceThe70s @Gugny @Another Fan I'm sure this is mostly emotion and recency bias but I am done with Diaz. That POS has given up game winning walk-off HRs in his last two outings against the Padres and D-backs. Those were games they could ill afford to lose and he has effectively knocked them out of the playoff race. It's one thing if it's someone else but he's supposed to be their one constant in the bullpen, their f'ing lockdown closer. You can't get any more 'Metsy' than this putz. Another Armando Benitez. Meanwhile, the walking-wounded Braves keep right on rolling and pull four games in front. Only the 'NY Mess'...

Agree with both of you. It seems to be an endless aggravation with this organization. I don't believe in curses but I truly think they are cursed. lol Just once, I'd like to see the players counted on to carry them be healthy. I'm tired of seeing scrapheap 'also-rans' and 'never-weres' making up the staff and bullpen.

Why are you so positive that it's so negative?