Free David Wright pic.twitter.com/pJGZbuGj7k

— Cara Jeffrey (@cara_jeffrey) September 7, 2018

SLACKISH REACTION:  David Wright has to play in a simulated game for some reason, yet The Virus played in his 99th game last night and STARTED.  Rosario must be tired from Thursday’s off day.  I hate this team.

The Mets/David Wright situation is a slow-developing train wreck. The Mets have to come to grips with the reality that their choice is likely:
A) Save less in insurance money on his contract.
B) Release him this month.
And Wright has conducted himself w/ complete integrity.

— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) September 7, 2018

Wait WHATTTT? Released??????? Wouldn’t they still have to pay him?

I can’t even…..

Let’s move on from that….

Hey guess what returned?

No no he doesn’t return until later this afternoon. The Podcast Returned!   Jason and I talked about David Wright, various Mets madness, and then some Star Wars!

Happy 20th Anniversary of MLB ruining itself forever!

Gare called some home runs.   Did you hear Gary say words like INSURANCE (gate) on the telecast?  Finally someone in the MSM brings it up!!  I wonder if Gary will be “on assignment” or if he will get away with breaking the silence.

Mets fans love Jay Bruce. Sometimes they think they hate Jay Bruce but then he hits the ball, which is what he is good at, and they go back to love him. He hit a home run and Gary Cohen called it….

#Bruuuce goes deep into the pen! 💪 pic.twitter.com/zYdmHkDjf1

— New York Mets (@Mets) September 7, 2018

Nice call by the future HOFer. I was worried he would trackwall this one, but he did not.

Verdict: Scully

Unfortunately though, Gare does get lazy….

Another home run against a Cy Young candidate, you hate to see it. #RaiseTheApple🍎 pic.twitter.com/BhNcoHgBmT

— New York Mets (@Mets) September 8, 2018

While not a full Trackwall (Progress Gare!) there was little reason to mention the wall.

Verdict: Sterling

Anyway it was nice to see the 2019 first basemen leading the offense.  Peter Alonso is gonna love being on the Syracuse Rumblier Ponies all summer.

On the Mets side, David Wright is back…or is he? We also talk JDG’s Cy Young chances, and the idea of The Free Agent Auction. Then, on the Star Wars side – an episode 9 rumor, Rebels, Resistance, we find out if Chewie eats humans and Jason tells us about his new #StarWars book, Solo: Tales From Vandor which comes out Tuesday. It’s a StudioFun replica journal a la Rey’s Survival Guide and Bomber Command. Meet Midnight, the bartender at the Lodge. He’s got lots of tales to tell … and some of them are even true!

Listen via Apple Podcasts!

September 8, 1998 – Mark McGwire, the man who saved baseball, hits his 62nd Home Run!

America is a Baseball Nation again, and McGwire is its head of state. Every time he marches to the plate at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, every fan in attendance rises to his feet out of respect and awe. Virtually all Americans cheer him with a loving acceptance that sadly escaped the two men before him who drove Babe Ruth from the record book. (via SI Vault)

All this was true.

20 years have passed and there are probably younger readers who don’t quite remember that summer.

It was indeed electric, and baseball was alive and exciting and had SUPERSTARS the way it does not have now and people actually talked about it and watched it.

It also ruined things forever.

If you watched that summer, you “knew.”   You felt something wasn’t right.  The MSM went along with it.  The money was back.  Fox had a thing.  Joe Buck called the plays.  Everyone went along.

And 62 happened.  And 70.  And Sammy Sosa tagged along and even got a ticker tape parade in New York City for some reason (really, look it up).

And you kinda knew.

And then Bonds decided, eff this bullcrap, and really ruined the record books.

And here we are 20 years later.  It takes me a minute to call up what the HR records even are.   The crowds have left, the buzz is gone, the record book forever destroyed, their are no superstars in the sport, baseball saved for 20 years but maybe not 40.  What’s the fix now, Mike Trout hits 80 HRs?

The game could use another jolt.  But you knew what was up, and everyone played along.

None of the guys I mentioned made the Hall of Fame despite “saving baseball.”

Hypocrisy much?

 

SLACKISH REACTION:  The failing New York Mets will continue to play Lyin’ Todd Frazier while letting a hero like David Wright rot away.  No wonder another generation is turning to the Yankees.  Sad!

If you are attending games this weekend, please wear David Wright merch.  Start David Wright related chants.  (I suggest Dayyyy-vid in the old Darryl cadence).  Let the Mets know this is crap and that DW should play.

@Hom713 who always looks out for me on the caps front let me know the 9-11 caps are in the stores.  You know my feelings on #WearTheCaps.

NOT LINKING #1:  An article in the newspaper where the pitching coach says they have a World Series caliber rotation.  Guys, I was told there were FIVE ACES and the team is going to win 72 games.  Shut up with the hype and win some friggin’ baseball games.

NOT LINKING #2:  the AAIMBR lets us know the Mets return for a homestead.  Great job by their team of 74 college kids.

NOT LINKING #3:   SNY asks if the Mets should bring Murph back.  No GFY all of you.  Murph runs the bases poorly and Gary Cohen doesn’t like him.  He’s gone.  You had him and you let him walk.  He’s not coming back and I don’t want him to.  Let him kill the Mets every time they play.  This organization is stupid over and over and over.   Back to you Gare.