SinceThe70s

Thanks for the story. That's a mic drop post IMO.

Now that you mention it, I do remember the name Sean Kimmerling, but I honestly didn't remember his story. It's a testament to Sean that you brought up his memory 15 years later. VERY cool. RIP Sean. On a Reyes note, the past week me and two old friends went to a Mets game (the one where the Reds crushed us...sigh) and we were talking about who was the best Met at each position. When it came to SS I totally spaced on Reyes. I guess it was the "what have you done for me lately syndrome" (ses David Wright). I'd go with Reyes as the best Met SS over Buddy and Rey, not sure who else is in the conversation. And fwiw, DW is by far our best 3B.

I'm not familiar with that song, but this was pretty good:

Biggest takeaway from that article for me is the Mets may be thinking of bringing in a new GM. If they do Mickeys a goner, I was assuming Ricco and company had been groomed as the successors and they've stated they were on board with retaining Mickey and his clubhouse. Mickey gets a lot of hate as a manager. Should he get any credit for Wheelers in season turn-around? How about De Grom's lights out season when the team around him sucks? I'm not lobbying for Mickey, just pointing out that the lineup mishap and in game miscues of a first year manager may be overstated...or maybe I'm preparing myself for the inevitability that he will be manager opening day 2019

Pretty sure he got his start in the NYC market which would explain his Rex hatred. I have nothing specific to point to other than I never respected his opinion from the first time I saw/heard him. Maybe it was his delivery. The NYC market thrives on sensationalism and hides behind its large market..."we're NYC, we must know more than everyone else!"

I'm not a fan of Adam Schein's opinions, but in this case I hope he's right.

The hell with Kelvin, its Friday night and I need more buzz!

The Robinson brothers (Black Crowes). Not sure they reach the level of "fierce", but the sum of the parts is less than the whole.

Maybe this was ignorant more than stupid, but in high school I over heard a conversation regarding mercy killing. The comment that caught my attention went something like this: Mercy killing? That's killing without mercy and I can't get behind that!

Somehow Hot Dog and a Shake seems appropriate for this thread

Carbona or Sheena release? Either way, nice choice.

Last night I went to a Mets game. Noticed a guy wearing a Bills shirt in the parking lot with his two friends. Inspired by this thread I walked over. They looked a bit confused until I gave Bills shirt guy a fist bump and a "Go Bills".

Off the top of my head there's only one justification I can come up with: Manny Machado. Which is probably about as likely as the Mets signing Khalil Mack to be their next closer.

Mets did a video tribute for Harvey before the game tonight, which came as a surprise to me. He also seemed contrite and actually likable in the clips I saw of his dugout interview. What a shame that he never became the pitcher we all thought he'd be for us.

I was on vacation in the Canadian Rockies in July. We had a few "Go Bills" moments in somewhat remote places: - a guy walking his dog just below Takkakaw Falls - a guy and his girl on a hiking trail by Emerald Lake Also ran into a family from Buffalo at Athabasca Glacier that we chatted with for a few minutes. Back in March I skiied past a guy with a Bills hat at the top of Vail and gave him a Go Bills, but he didn't hear me.

Bluto: What? Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no! .... Otter: I think that this situation absolutely requires a really futile and stupid gesture be done on somebody's part! Bluto: We're just the guys to do it.

"If it's too loud, you're too old". Clearly these guys aren't there yet. Best part is they were "disoriented and dazed" when police found them. How did that differ from anyone else at the show?

By and large the top 5's on this list have been older albums. Probably just the demographics of posters, maybe not. I always thought that CD's were a game changer. Not sure the exact specs, but old guy remembers when your typical two sided LP would fit on a 45 minute cassette. CD capacity was more like 75 minutes. I often got the impression that artists tried to fill up the 75 minutes, which ended up with more filler.

Admittedly ignorant question II: ticketmaster runs stubhub? If so, I had no idea. What about the other secondary sites that seem to have the same tickets?

I'll leave it to others to argue whether the Packers could ever be moved/rescinded. I usually go back to "nothing is certain but death and taxes". Right now and for the foreseeable future there's no motivation to "rescind" and from that standpoint I get your point that it's different. An admittedly ignorant question: is the NFL benefitting from those StubHub sales? Do they care?

The main takeaway from tonight: Gugny needs to attend more Mets games! Hope you had a great night bro! Glad you got to see a good one! Enjoy the bobblehead and make sure your friend gets his!

The public ownership is a twist I don't fully understand WRT to the small market discussion. But I doubt the NFL would view that as an impediment they couldn't overcome if they thought the market didn't deserve a team. But you raise a great point...the fan base thats committed to season tix for years to come is probably enough to keep that team on the relocation/new-stadium back burner Totally different seems like an overstatement. Do you think the NFL sees public ownership as a long term thing they just have to live with and the Bills are an easier mark? That aside, I don't know the first thing about what their getting for primo seating...does it rival (or include) PSL's and does it generate revenue for the NFL? Great point. I grew up in an age where the Packers were irrelevant from a competitive standpoint. Would the discussion differ if Favre and Rodgers were replaced by two guys that sucked? I suspect it would.

Could the same line of thinking apply to Green Bay? Is Lambeau that much better then New Era and Green Bay that much more affluent than WNY?

If DeGrom continues on this pace it will be an interesting vote. When King Felix won the Cy there was a mini-uproar because of the won-loss record, but a general consensus they got it right. Since then stats/analytics have become even more ingrained in player evaluations. If the season ended today I think DeGrom would deserve it. BTW, since the 70's (groan) I've thought ERA was one of the truest stats in the game. More recently I've come to like WHIP as well, although I still think there's room for subjective evaluation. Anyway, as bad as this season has and will continue to be, Lets Go Mets!