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If Tim Teufel is there then they cannot possibly lose. If Mackey Sasser and Craig Swan show up, then it is a lock.=Smackdown= said:
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Footballguy
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Del didn't get it
They got screwed on the Reyes ball hoping over the fence, would be 4-3 right now.
They got screwed on the Reyes ball hoping over the fence, would be 4-3 right now.
Zow
Footballguy
Don't forget Pete Harnisch
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Man I feel a little sorry for Mets fans but at least they fought to the end this year. Tough to get eliminated on the last day but Phily was great down the stretch and 89 wins is a good season. Maybe next year.
Doctor Detroit
Please remove your headgear
Oh man I thought he had that.
Giant Wooden Badger
the Beav
Giant Wooden Badger
the Beav
Gotta love having a ceremony after that cluster####. If I were there, I'd throw my Mets crap on the field and walk out.
Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll
Footballguy
Gangsta! That was GANGSTA, right!? Was that GANGSTA, Jerry Manuel??
Sorry Mets fans, nothing against you, but what a clown.
Santana, on the other hand, was incredible. Very memorable, the way he stepped up. What a stud.
Sorry Mets fans, nothing against you, but what a clown.
Santana, on the other hand, was incredible. Very memorable, the way he stepped up. What a stud.
Nigel Incubator-Jones
Footballguy
GB the Mets.
A post-season without a New York team. To bad that Boston made it and then it would have really been fun.
A post-season without a New York team. To bad that Boston made it and then it would have really been fun.
Zow
Footballguy
Probably, but it still would have been fun
blackjack23
Footballguy
SmackdownNigel Incubator-Jones
Footballguy
No New York teams in the postseason.
Giantseasonticketholder
Whammy
SighIt will be boring...and not many will watch.No New York teams in the postseason.
Nigel Incubator-Jones
Footballguy
Unfortunately you will be right, but getting the Yankees and Mets out of the postseason will be fun. Now if the Red Sox and Phillies can get knocked out in the first round, then the playoffs will really be fun to watch.not many will watch.No New York teams in the postseason.
Sonny Lubick Blowup Doll
Footballguy
Why does it matter how many will watch? You makin money off ratings or something?R U a Gangsta?SighIt will be boring...and not many will watch.No New York teams in the postseason.
Giantseasonticketholder
Whammy
I wish I was Gangsta. I'll settle for Absolutely Filthy in Jerry's Kiss Fm Romance DJ voice.Why does it matter how many will watch? You makin money off ratings or something?R U a Gangsta?SighIt will be boring...and not many will watch.No New York teams in the postseason.
E-Z Glider
Footballguy
i love the mets
Reaper
Footballguy
Smackdown
We should take all the Yankee posts he made - The Songs, the pictures of the ceremony, the goodbye waves and shove it up... I mean post em here all day. 
Honestly it's SHOCKING though - With Santana in the National League, I would have bet my house on it - In this market WTF.blackjack23
Footballguy
=Smackdown=
Footballguy
Bring it on guys - I deserve it all. Maybe I'll learn my lesson not to talk trash before we actually win something - like a playoff spot - would be a good start.
Different year - same results. Not as bad as last year but brutal none the less. The wrecking ball can't knock down that dump fast enough. Someone said it earlier but if I was there yesterday I would have taken off all my gear and thrown it onto the field for the final celebration and left before it started.
The Mets are just good enough to string you along only to break your heart on the final weekend.
With that said - Congrats to the Brewers and Phillies and good luck going forward.
Different year - same results. Not as bad as last year but brutal none the less. The wrecking ball can't knock down that dump fast enough. Someone said it earlier but if I was there yesterday I would have taken off all my gear and thrown it onto the field for the final celebration and left before it started.
The Mets are just good enough to string you along only to break your heart on the final weekend.
With that said - Congrats to the Brewers and Phillies and good luck going forward.
Reaper
Footballguy
REALLY=Smackdown= said:
From where I sit and from Mets fans I know.... This Year + Last year + Santana + The Day of the ceremony to close Shea and look back + The weather = The Worst possible case Ever.I know Mets fans that are still wandering the streets aimlessly.
I mean what could possibly have made this year "as bad"..... I dialed up everything I could here.
Deranged Hermit
Not cool & Pissed
A friend of mine sent me this to help bolster my spirits. I laughed, so I thought I'd share. GB the Onion:
Struggling Mets Combine To Form Carlos Voltron
September 25, 2008 | Onion Sports
NEW YORK—Facing the Cubs in the midst of a three-game losing streak, the desperate Mets sprinted out to the field Tuesday, launched themselves high into the air above Shea Stadium, and combined their bodies to form a 400-foot tall fielding robot called Carlos Voltron.
According to eyewitnesses, before the Mets players completed the complicated procedure, in which they fused their physical selves and combined their talents to form the 20,000-ton robot, manager Jerry Manuel called the team to the dugout, where he commanded them to prepare their interlock systems for activation, connect the appropriate dyna-therms, charge up the infra-cells to full capacity, engage the mega-thrusters, and give it their best out there.
"After losing eight of our last 12 games, forming Carlos Voltron is our only hope to save our playoff chances," Manuel said. "We really need power this late in the season, and the 2.5 million pounds of thrust in Voltron's solid-fuel boosters should give us the lift we need."
Leaving behind blue and orange vapor trails as they soared across the sky, the Mets were reportedly surrounded by a crackling electrical field as they folded their limbs into their bodies to ready themselves for assembly and to protect the team's home record.
Although Manuel said he had to settle an argument over who got to be the robot's head, his final lineup was David Wright and José Reyes forming the legs, Ramón Castro and Ryan Church making the feet, Nick Evans and Johan Santana completing the arms, Carlos Delgado and Luis Castillo joining to create the torso, and Carlos Beltrán forming the head.
While Cubs batters had taken early advantage of the Mets pitchers on Monday, the towering spectacle of Carlos Voltron proved to be an imposing presence on the mound, as the force of his foot slamming into the ground after the windup of his first pitch knocked the batter and umpire into the third row of the stands. In addition, the seismic energy unleashed by Carlos Voltron's follow-through created several deep cracks in the foundation of Shea Stadium, and accompanying atmospheric disturbances caused a 747 in a holding pattern over nearby La Guardia airport to plunge from the sky.
"In the second inning I had to have him take some heat off those pitches or he was going to kill somebody," said Manuel, adding that he clocked the first pitch at 85,000 mph. "After what happened to poor Alfonso Soriano, I told him let them hit a few balls."
"We might face this team in the playoffs," continued Manuel. "I'd hate to see what would happen to us if the Cubs unleashed the Robeast from their bullpen."
With his fast first step and an exceptionally long stride that carries the giant robot from the mound to the center field wall in one step, Carlos Voltron put on an amazing fielding display in the fifth inning when he robbed Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramírez of a 500-foot shot by plucking it out of the air between the robotic index finger and thumb of his leonine hand.
Although the Mets' fielding skills were excellent, they were not without flaws. Cubs manager Lou Piniella came out to the field to protest several times, complaining that his base runners injured themselves in the 10-foot deep trenches left behind from Carlos Voltron scooping up ground balls. Piniella also expressed frustration over his players suffering from collapsed rib cages, ruptured organs, and decapitations every time Voltron tagged them out.
Carlos Voltron's solid and consistent defensive play was only upstaged in the fans' eyes by his powerful hitting, with those in attendance claiming they suffered bad sunburns from the glare caused by the robot forming his blazing bat. Stepping up to the plate, he made almost perfect contact with the first pitch, belting the ball out of Shea and into the next solar system.
"That big guy they have at the heart of their lineup really has potential," Piniella said. "Little stiff, needs to fix that stance some, and could probably use some work on the throwing mechanics, but really, you get the feeling he's going to be good."
"I wonder how long they have him signed for," added Piniella. "Might be a risk with him shutting down for 20 minutes after getting gravel from the warning track in his guidance apparatus. Ah, what am I thinking? We already have Kerry Wood. We don't need another robot."
Meanwhile, defending a comfortable 600-0 lead in the top of ninth, the Mets decided to rest up Carlos Voltron by moving him to the outfield and replacing him with reliever Aaron Heilman, who lost the lead and eventually the game after giving up 618 runs to close the inning.
Struggling Mets Combine To Form Carlos Voltron
September 25, 2008 | Onion Sports
NEW YORK—Facing the Cubs in the midst of a three-game losing streak, the desperate Mets sprinted out to the field Tuesday, launched themselves high into the air above Shea Stadium, and combined their bodies to form a 400-foot tall fielding robot called Carlos Voltron.
According to eyewitnesses, before the Mets players completed the complicated procedure, in which they fused their physical selves and combined their talents to form the 20,000-ton robot, manager Jerry Manuel called the team to the dugout, where he commanded them to prepare their interlock systems for activation, connect the appropriate dyna-therms, charge up the infra-cells to full capacity, engage the mega-thrusters, and give it their best out there.
"After losing eight of our last 12 games, forming Carlos Voltron is our only hope to save our playoff chances," Manuel said. "We really need power this late in the season, and the 2.5 million pounds of thrust in Voltron's solid-fuel boosters should give us the lift we need."
Leaving behind blue and orange vapor trails as they soared across the sky, the Mets were reportedly surrounded by a crackling electrical field as they folded their limbs into their bodies to ready themselves for assembly and to protect the team's home record.
Although Manuel said he had to settle an argument over who got to be the robot's head, his final lineup was David Wright and José Reyes forming the legs, Ramón Castro and Ryan Church making the feet, Nick Evans and Johan Santana completing the arms, Carlos Delgado and Luis Castillo joining to create the torso, and Carlos Beltrán forming the head.
While Cubs batters had taken early advantage of the Mets pitchers on Monday, the towering spectacle of Carlos Voltron proved to be an imposing presence on the mound, as the force of his foot slamming into the ground after the windup of his first pitch knocked the batter and umpire into the third row of the stands. In addition, the seismic energy unleashed by Carlos Voltron's follow-through created several deep cracks in the foundation of Shea Stadium, and accompanying atmospheric disturbances caused a 747 in a holding pattern over nearby La Guardia airport to plunge from the sky.
"In the second inning I had to have him take some heat off those pitches or he was going to kill somebody," said Manuel, adding that he clocked the first pitch at 85,000 mph. "After what happened to poor Alfonso Soriano, I told him let them hit a few balls."
"We might face this team in the playoffs," continued Manuel. "I'd hate to see what would happen to us if the Cubs unleashed the Robeast from their bullpen."
With his fast first step and an exceptionally long stride that carries the giant robot from the mound to the center field wall in one step, Carlos Voltron put on an amazing fielding display in the fifth inning when he robbed Cubs third baseman Aramis Ramírez of a 500-foot shot by plucking it out of the air between the robotic index finger and thumb of his leonine hand.
Although the Mets' fielding skills were excellent, they were not without flaws. Cubs manager Lou Piniella came out to the field to protest several times, complaining that his base runners injured themselves in the 10-foot deep trenches left behind from Carlos Voltron scooping up ground balls. Piniella also expressed frustration over his players suffering from collapsed rib cages, ruptured organs, and decapitations every time Voltron tagged them out.
Carlos Voltron's solid and consistent defensive play was only upstaged in the fans' eyes by his powerful hitting, with those in attendance claiming they suffered bad sunburns from the glare caused by the robot forming his blazing bat. Stepping up to the plate, he made almost perfect contact with the first pitch, belting the ball out of Shea and into the next solar system.
"That big guy they have at the heart of their lineup really has potential," Piniella said. "Little stiff, needs to fix that stance some, and could probably use some work on the throwing mechanics, but really, you get the feeling he's going to be good."
"I wonder how long they have him signed for," added Piniella. "Might be a risk with him shutting down for 20 minutes after getting gravel from the warning track in his guidance apparatus. Ah, what am I thinking? We already have Kerry Wood. We don't need another robot."
Meanwhile, defending a comfortable 600-0 lead in the top of ninth, the Mets decided to rest up Carlos Voltron by moving him to the outfield and replacing him with reliever Aaron Heilman, who lost the lead and eventually the game after giving up 618 runs to close the inning.
blackjack23
Footballguy
They lost 6.5 games in the last 17 games instead of 7=Smackdown= said:
Nigel Incubator-Jones
Footballguy
And just think Smack, you have the Dolphins to fall back on now.
Billy Bats
Footballguy
Straight up gangsta. Yea.
Feel bad for the fans but not sorry to the punk Jose Reyes. You can wag your number 1 finger on the golf course.
=Smackdown=
Footballguy
Ah yes - welcome to my nightmare . . .Mets - Dolphins - Islanders - KnicksI sure know how to pick them.
Deranged Hermit
Not cool & Pissed
I was reading something the other day about a possible Beltran trade to the yankees. I believe Beltran, Ian Kennedy and Cano were the major pieces in the deal.
Koya
Footballguy
You will hear a lot of things. Not going to happen. Cano is proving that he may never reach the level of his talent. Ian Kennedy has not shown SQUAT. And the Mets are going to give up on one of the very, very few all around good-great CFs with a few prime years still left?No.
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