The Mets Police

I hate linking to this kind of negative stuff but here’s some news.

New York City police and prosecutors are expected to announce the arrest of former Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels on Wednesday in a case that saw a gambling investigation mushroom into an inquiry centered on sports memorabilia, including a full set of autographed 1986 World Series uniforms, according to people briefed on the case.

via Arrest of Mets Clubhouse Manager to Be Announced – NYTimes.com.

With the help of @formerdirtdart (by help I mean he does all the work) the Mets Police have brought “advanced” uniform statistics to the blog. By “advanced” I mean you make something up and hope to shoehorn a catchy acronym on it such as WABU (wins after black uniforms).

From the @formerdirtdart sports bureau:

UPDATED 12:15 AM 11 May 2011

Mets’ WABU .400 (2-3) -4 DIFF (run differential)

Mets’ inWABU (inclusive Wins after Black Uniforms) .700 (7-3) +12 DIFF

[inWABU includes all post black jersey games, even if black jersey still worn]

By analyzing advanced uniform statistics the Mets can expect a 40% chance of winning in gray today, with a greatly increased chance of winning if they wear black again (after wearing black, aka inWABU) and a 5% chance of winning if today’s lineup includes names like Hu and Harris.

The FDDSB will also continue to track HATE percentages (hybrids as opposed to tradition every day) as the season progresses.

As proven by Terry Collins during the win streak last month, advanced uniform statistics are the primary factor in whether a team wins. Other lesser considerations include whether or not Jason Bay plays, if Troy Tulowitzki is on the other team, if your ace is a mental case, the number of doubleheaders played in the last 36 hours, or if a player whose last name starts with H is in your starting lineup (Hu, Harris, Hairston).

Daily News columnist Bill Gallo passed away at the age of 88.

For those of us who grew up in an age of newspapers (before ipads, twitter, blogs, AOL, WFAN, sportsphone..) the News was where you got your sports, and Gallo’s cartoons were the spot that captured the zeitgeist. It’s all so splintered and different now…but if you’re over 40 I bet you are a little sadder than you were this time yesterday.

Thanks for all the great work Bill.

Via Daily News

“I wrote him a $35,000 check and he gave me cash for it and I bought a car for my mom and dad. And that’s what it was all about. That’s the whole thing,” Francoeur said. “My parents help pay our bills and stuff while we’re away during the season. I didn’t want them to see what I paid for the car.

“Then I gave him $15,000 when I left, which was for him, the cooks, the massage therapists – a tip at the end of the year.”

This dude is loud and right on the crowd mike.

That’s a Keith jersey…Gary and Keith talked about it. I didn’t have the Slingbox open so I missed the better shots.

Meanwhile…