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You Were Involved In A Robbery That Was Due To Happen At A Quarter To Three In The Main Street.

soup lines free loaves of bread 5lb blocks of cheese bags of groceries social security has run out on you and me we do whatever we can gotta duck when the **** hits the fan Doobie do ***** ***** say what, yeah!

I don't want no tutti-frutti, no lollipop Come on, baby, just rock, rock, rock

Is it possible Mick lost track of what inning it was? Matz was at 79 pitches and had retired 14 straight but Mick trusts his bullpen to hold a one run lead for 3 innings?

Ruben Tejada is on his way to Atlanta in case they put McNeil on the shelf. Ruh roh.

Bands that play the same setlist two nights in a row in the same city. Mix up a song or two for the die hard fan who shows up both nights. Also, encores always seemed contrived and anti-climactic to me. We all know you're coming out for a few more songs whether it's a great crowd or not. Play your songs, end on a high note and be on your way.

We've got a gorilla for sale Magilla Gorilla for sale Won't you buy him Take him home and try him Gorilla for sale

I was breezing through this thread and about to post the same. AB is a whack job and I'll believe in his demise when I see it on the field. AB, Burfict and Ritchie (did I leave anyone out?) are guys that Al would have approved of and may have prospered with. In a different era.

@Gugny @Greybeard Thought I'd point out the similar threads, only because I just noticed it, not to be the thread police guy.

Did that just happen?

LOL, me and a friend did that at a concert last summer when we had no interest in the 2nd of 3 bands that was playing that night.

Best line I've heard so far: Panik in the Citi!

Just came across this and thought it was worth sharing since it relates to the baseball: "My guess -- and this is only a guess -- is Diaz is having trouble throwing his slider with the current baseball. Several players have noted this year's ball is harder and has lower seams*. That could make gripping the slider and getting the usual break difficult. When a pitch doesn't behave the way you're used to, it can be a big problem." https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/five-things-the-red-hot-mets-need-to-happen-to-complete-an-improbable-run-and-reach-the-postseason/

Don't step out of this house if that's the clothes you're gonna wearI'll kick you out of my home is you don't cut that hairYour mom busted in and said, what's that noise?Aw, mom you're just jealous it's the Beastie Boys!

3:15 I'm running From a 4th grade lynch mob They have a need to hate me I have a different haircut The teacher called my father He got all military "Good Lord, I've reared a ***** And I'm afraid he'll look like me "

Well, they say it's kinda frightnin' How this younger generation swings You know it's more than just some new sensation Well, the kid is into losin' sleep And he don't come home for half the week You know it's more than just an aggravation

...and a wife he only has to put up with one week out of the month. If it were my luck, it'd be the wrong week.

I want to rock and roll this party I still want to have some fun I want to leave you feeling breathless Show you how the west was won But I gotta fly I gotta fly Like Steve McQueen All I need's a fast machine And I'm gonna make it all right Like Steve McQueen Underneath your radar screen You'll never catch me tonight

BTW, wrt the juicing question, I'm still scarred from we were fed a line about the new ball manufacturer from Costa Rica winding the balls too tight and it turned out the whole league was juicing. I think that was around the time Brady Anderson looked like the second coming of Babe Ruth. In spite of hitters tendencies the number of HR's being hit is completely out of whack and it wouldn't surprise me if something else is going on too.

I hope you're right about it being cyclical. I'm not in favor of rules changes to eliminate the shift, I just want to see some bunts down the third base line by power hitters. Instead their content to mash the ball into the teeth of the shift regardless of situation.

I can't say whether the bats, balls or players are juiced but none would surprise me. But I think the death of small ball has more to do with the current hitters mentality. Nobody cares if they strike-out. In the past once you got two strikes you'd cut down your swing and try to put the ball in play. Not anymore, it's just grip and rip regardless the count. Similarly, it's rare that a batter tries to take advantage of the over-shift. It's all about exit velocity and "launch angle". Which is really just another way of saying upper cut and used to be frowned upon. The fact that pitchers are throwing harder than ever plays into it as well.

It happened on the strip where the road is wide Two cool shorts standin' side by side Yeah, my fuel injected Stingray and a four-thirteen Revvin' up our engines and it sounds real mean Tach it up, tach it up, tach it up Buddy gonna shut you down Declinin' numbers at an even rate At the count of one we both accelerate My Stingray is light the slicks are startin' to spin But the four-thirteen's really diggin' in Gotta be cool now power shift here we go Superstock Dart is windin' out in low But my fuel injected Stingray's really startin' to go To get the traction I'm ridin' the clutch My pressure plate's burnin' that machine's too much Pedal's to the floor hear the dual quads drink And now the four-thirteen's lead is startin' to shrink He's hot with ram induction but it's understood I got a fuel injected engine sittin' under my hood Shut it off, shut it off buddy now I shut you down

Me too. Against my better judgement, I dipped my toe into the deep end of the pool during the game tonight suggesting the Mets might go into the weekend series against the Nats over .500. Jump in, the waters great!

How would you feel if we blew out the Jets but lost to the Giants? I've been led to believe that losing non-conference games increases our odds of making the playoffs. On a more serious note, I agree that you can't call week 1 a must win game. I always look at week 1 as somewhat of a wild card. For example, last year the Bucs shocked the Saints 48-40 on the road week 1. Saints went on to win 13, Bucs managed 4 more.

No doubt. Or last 8 innings. He was always good for 100 pitches through 5. Let's hope he replicates his second half from last year!