SinceThe70s

Nothing against any of the bands you mentioned - and Fall To Pieces is a great addition to the thread - and I know you were comparing grunge bands - but if Rage Against the Machine is allowed to enter the ring, everyone else is coming out on stretchers.

Stay with us bro, we're still over .500 This isn't the time of year where you'll see meaningful trades, every team is feeling things out. Players that are available in trade are problem for problem ( i.e - Harvey for Mesoraco) The fact that Keuchel and Kimbrel haven't hooked up with a team yet is as surprising to me as the fact they never signed before the season. If I had to guess Keuchel is asking for too much money on a one year deal and Kimbrel is asking for too many years. They are both looking to hit pay dirt on a contending team that suffers a big injury and perfectly happy to sit back and wait for that to happen.

I've been down, but not like this before Can't be 'round this kind of show no more All, all that you dream Comes to shine in silver lining And clouds, clouds change the scene Rain starts washing all these cautions Right into your life, make you realize Just what is true, what else can I do Just follow the rule Keep your eyes on the road that's ahead of you I've been down, but not like this before

Kind of like the Marlins in baseball.

Funny '94 Devils/Rangers story. Foreshadowing: My best man is a huge Rangers fan with a short fuse and a potty mouth when the fuse burns brightest. Setup: Back in the day a friend who is a Giants fan would watch games at home with his Dad on Sundays so he could concentrate on the game. Meanwhile the rest of us (Jets, Giants, Cowboys and a Bills fan) would hunker down somewhere, drink heavily and watch football all day. One day the Giants gave up a big TD and we called to give him sh!t and he answered the phone and was pissed at us. From that point forward he never picked up the phone during a game and it became a thing to call his parents number and let it ring once anytime something went notably wrong for the Giants. Back to Devils/Rangers, shortly after Zelepukin ties it with 8 seconds left, my best mans phone rings and assuming it's one of us (probably me) he picks up and launches a verbal fusillade of f-bombs at the caller. Who turns out to be his sister calling for some innocuous reason. Good times.

Too funny. I was at my sisters rehearsal dinner.

Since the playoffs started I figured the Isles would have a game (or more) where their lack of offense would be exposed. Assumed it would be Penguins or Caps on the other side. They've been resilient all year, but 3 behind with a little over a period left is not looking good. Fun fact: last time the Isles lost 3 straight was in November and haven't lost 4 straight....yet. That and a tee time will get you on the golf course.

The Islander fan that just flipped to the Mets game asks whether you mean 8-0 at home and also notes the game isn't over yet. LOL

You seem intent on optimizing one aspect of life. Admirable focus in the era of social media and short attention spans. Good on ya!

Meet the Mets Meet the Mets Step right up and greet the Mets!

Jackie Chiles: Your face is my case!

A few hours late but couldn't resist: Thela Hun Ginjeet! Thela Hun Ginjeet!

Looks like Jesse Winker was given a nice send-off by the Citi Field faithful today. Too bad the Reds won't be back again this season.

TV dinners, I'm feelin' kinda rough TV dinners, this one's kinda tough I like the enchiladas and the teriyaki too I even like the chicken if the sauce is not too blue

Didn't your Blue Jays bring up their top prospect recently? Have you seen him play?

Big bottom Big bottom Talk about mud flaps My gal's got 'em.

Clock strikes twelve on a Saturday night All the creeps are sleepin' all the cools in sight All the kings and queens, they're out tonight Lookin' for some action 'til I feel allright

LOL. For the record I have no love for Frazier. I was merely pointing out the irony that you bashed Frazier and a few hours later he had a big hit. Baseball can be funny that way. I think it happened to me every time Lenny Harris got the start at 3B in place of Robin Ventura. Regardless, not listening to me is probably good advice anyway. My wife sure thinks so.

She'd shake it up, was hard to make out. Now it's plain to see I couldn't cook to save myself, Found my life a recipe. I never looked at her this way before, But now she's all I see... Alison's starting to happen, Alison's starting to happen, Alison's starting to happen to me

I hope that Callaway isn't making in-game decisions based on salary. For the record, I don't like that approach to filling out the lineup either (see Todd Frazier over Jeff McNeil). I can see the argument for leaving Familia in up until the bloop hit. But after that hit, there was no doubt in my mind that Familia wasn't getting the last out. Callaway got played by the Reds manager who baited him into sticking with Familia by never sending up a left handed pinch hitter.

I been warped by the rain, driven by the snow I'm drunk and dirty, don't ya know And I'm still, willin' And I was out on the road, late at night I seen my pretty Alice in every headlight Alice, Dallas Alice

Two things I disagree with: he's not a two inning pitcher and there's no way he should have been left in for the tying hit. You could see that one coming from a mile away. Callaway has a job too - winning games. He set the team up to fail last night and was fortunate that Gagnon bailed him out. The real shame of it is Callaway managed to turn a promising outing by a struggling player into a bad outing.

Why would you be fine with leaving Familia in given your previous comment about the need to show Familia the door? Please read on before respoding If Familia's stuff looked good until he melted down and the melt down lasted 4 batters (after getting 5 late inning outs) how on earth do you give Callaway a pass? This was on Callaway 150%. For the record: I love hearing dissenting opinions and debating

Twenty-four hours a day Hey, why don't you go down to the supermarket? Get something to eat, steal something off the shelves Pass by the liquor store, be back about quarter to twelve Don't wanna be your slave

The look of love Is saying so much more than Just words could every say And what my heart has heard Well it takes my breath away I can hardly wait to hold you Feel my arms around you How long I have waited Waited just to love you Now that I have found you