SinceThe70s

Replacing one great pitcher with another doesn't represent improvement (I actually agree with that) but resigning the same player you already had does? If not, why make the point? As to letting DeGrom go - which they actually didn't, for whatever reason he wanted out (cue the Mets derision from holier-than-thou Yankee fans) - being a bad baseball decision, time will tell. As it will with Judge.

I don't know enough about Quintana to have a strong opinion. But I do like 2 his year deal over the 4 years Walker got. BTW - did you see that Kenley Jansen signed with the Red Sox? Any idea if the Braves have a plan to replace him?

@Gugny @ExWNYer @Another Fan Not sure if this has any legs but Buster Olney speculating that Rangers/DeGrom might be interested in a trade for McCann: https://www.si.com/mlb/mets/news/new-york-mets-texas-rangers-could-become-trade-partners-for-james-mccann

Easily the most recognizable boxing ref for me, he was part of the show back in the day. DQ'd Tyson after the second time he bit Holyfield. RIP.

So she's a Bills fan?

My guess is they won't be able to get both Rodon and Bassitt, but that would be great. Although we'll see how Bassitt reacts to the pitch clock - Canha too. I expect Baty to be given every chance to win the 3B job - but unlike catcher the backup plan there is fine if he needs more time.

@ExWNYer @Gugny I like the Verlander signing - I think you need a stud pitcher or two to win the WS. But we'll be in the same boat as we were this year hoping the the top 2 don'ty breakdown. I would love to see them sign Rodon, it would bolster the rotation this year and give us longer term rotation stability. We'll have to wait and see how much more Cohen is willing to spend. Lots of areas of concern: Bullpen needs to be rebuilt Nimmo needs to be re-signed or replaced. They are supposedly taking to Benitendi. The guy that wants out of Pittsburgh looks like a better fit. Another power hitter would help - kind of scary that it looks like they may stick with Ruf/Vogelbach at DH. Apart from maybe trading Nido or McCann I don't expect changes at catcher. Alvarez will be given every chance to win the job. Fingers crossed that addresses catcher and power hitter

As a casual observer of college football I thought it was pretty cool what Deion was doing with Jackson State. Unless I'm mistaken he convinced a top HS prospect to go to Jackson State instead of a top ranked school in the past year or so and had played up the building a HBCU angle since he was hired. From that perspective I'm disappointed he's leaving Jackson St.

This was nirvana for a NFL regular season week, everything went our way. I'm not used to that, but I'm open to more of the same going forward.

This was from a time that players not only identified with their team, but with their league too. Innocent times for the players.

My Squirrel Winter t-shirt arrived on Thursday so you can thank my mailman.

The only thing I can refute here is that I saw one report saying the Mets weren't given a chance to match. If true he just wanted out of NY - which is his prerogative. Over the summer Cohen made a comment that if Jake left it wouldn't be due to money - maybe he knew then that Jake was a goner. Oh well, onward and upward.

@Gugny @ExWNYer @Another Fan DeGrom's gone! I have mixed emotions on this one. Just felt like he didn't want to be here even though I wanted him back. He had a chance to cement a legacy next to Seaver and that's a big disappointment for me. At the same time, if he signed a 5 year deal with the Mets I would have been terrified. In the end I'm fine with this since he went to a team that idgaf about. Dodgers, Braves or Yankees would have been horrific. Now as @ExWNYer suggested - go get Rodon.

I'm on the fence. I want Josh to be Josh - but I'm not gonna be happy when he has a season ending injury. As far as "It's a statistical fact that most QB's are injured in the pocket." That strikes me as similar to "most car accidents happen within a few miles of your home". Seems like it's statistically inevitable - that's where you spend most of your time driving. Plus most QB's will slide to avoid contact when out of pocket. Josh gets nutty outside the pocket, either initiating/embracing contact or trying to hurdle someone. I love it, but at some point he will end up missing time.

This is where I stopped reading. For a change I agree with you.

Shake up Gotta shake up you’re freezing Make up I'm going to make up my reasons I used to say I need you But now I gotta leave you Sister, sister what did they do to you Sister, sister what did they do to you Did they take and try to break A heart that long It’s so wrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rte-rerBZe4

Hang on, Sloopy Sloopy, hang on

Probably posted this previously. Still love it - wish this band had more legs.

A-well-a don't you know about the bird? Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word

Defending McD and acting like he is one of the greatest coaches in the NFL are not the same thing. I've seen a lot of the former, not so much of the latter.

My family is sick and tired of me reading the same fortune: "Help! I'm being held captive in a fortune cookie factory."

Gave this some thought - and failed miserably. But then I realized what interests me more is the unexpected cover. A number of years ago I saw Jack Johnson and I never imagined he'd cover Ramones 'I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend'. Here's another unexpected cover:

No, they can't possibly regret moving on from Geno Smith - it's been 6 years since he played for the Jets, not 6 months. Zach, Flac or Mike Effin White - idgaf - hell, bring back Geno. If we can't beat that team at home with any of those QB's we're not ready for the SB run some of us think is possible.

I think the difference is that Josh's problems were on-field and Zach's are both on-field and off-field.