>Root, Root, for the ……WHO???

>I am torn, I love baseball so even though the Mets gagged it up I have been tuning into the playoffs – what am I going to do – watch hockey, watch my 401(k) go down further?? So to make things more interesting I feel I need to have a dog in the race. So who to choose?

Phils

Pros

– dislike the Phils because they beat my team but I admire the grit. These guys want it more than the Mets do 10 times out of 10.
– great alternate uni’s – and they wear them in the playoffs! nice work.
– Charlie Manuel – guy gets hammered for his game strategy but they seem to play for the guy, plus his Mom died today so winning a pennant would be a nice distraction.

Cons

– the ballpark is annoying, I hate bandboxes.

Dodgers

Pros

– like the ‘Hey Hank Steinbrenner – SUCK IT’ angle with Torre managing
– road uniforms are nice, got rid of the white trim (hey Yankees – look into this)

Cons

– still lingering dislike of Dodgers from childhood because they wiped the floor with the Mets – plus -eff them – they abandoned Brooklyn and then 35 years later had the balls to sue a little bar in Brooklyn that called itself ‘The Brooklyn Dodger’. Eff off, the word Brooklyn isn’t owned by your club.
– I have read too many comments from people saying the owner and his wife are annoying and stick their nose into baseball matters – this isn’t a toy, it’s a team – hire people who know what they’re doing and leave them alone
– fans in LA – the cheering of a crowd in LA sounds like the crowd at a Met afternoon game when they let the camp kids come. Yes, LA fans sound like a bunch of screaming, annoying children – and then they leave early to beat traffic. It’s the playoffs! The games start early for TV?? It’s 8:30 – where are you going????? At least the kids make it to the 8th before they leave.
– Manny – guy quit on his teammates, knocked down a 64 year old guy because he didn’t get him 16! tickets for his friends/family on short notice, has Scott Boras as his agent and had the stones to call out Boston mgmt and ownership when they bent over backwards for him and by the way paid him over 160 million bucks over his time there. MOSFU Manny.

As you can tell the Dodger con list is extensive. Go Phillies. Really going out on a limb here because they are now up 2-0 but hey you gotta pick sides sometimes.

>Come On Ray, Grow Up

>Jim Baubach reports in today’s Newsday that the reason 1986 WS MVP Ray Knight did not come out for Shea’s Closing Ceremony is that there is still bitterness left from the way the Mets treated him following the 1986 season.

The relationship soured because of their failed negotiations that following
off-season, but after all these years there has no been reconciliation, no
hug-it-out moment.

Twice, the Mets invited Knight back for events at Shea
Stadium.

Twice, Knight declined their invite.

Baubach goes on to report that Knight claimed he had prior commitments both times. However, for the Shea closing Knight was given the time off from his job as a Washington Nationals announcer – he choose to decline the time off.

Look, the Mets – specifically Frank Cashen – did a lot of stupid things following the 86 World Series, including not resigning Knight. But Ray it’s been 22 years. The Mets have made overtures to you – GROW UP

Come On Ray, Grow Up

Jim Baubach reports in today’s Newsday that the reason 1986 WS MVP Ray Knight did not come out for Shea’s Closing Ceremony is that there is still bitterness left from the way the Mets treated him following the 1986 season.

The relationship soured because of their failed negotiations that following
off-season, but after all these years there has no been reconciliation, no
hug-it-out moment.

Twice, the Mets invited Knight back for events at Shea
Stadium.

Twice, Knight declined their invite.

Baubach goes on to report that Knight claimed he had prior commitments both times. However, for the Shea closing Knight was given the time off from his job as a Washington Nationals announcer – he choose to decline the time off.

Look, the Mets – specifically Frank Cashen – did a lot of stupid things following the 86 World Series, including not resigning Knight. But Ray it’s been 22 years. The Mets have made overtures to you – GROW UP

>$1,923.00

>That’s how much a pair of seats from Yankee Stadium are going to cost according to Mike Roznac of Authentic Stadium Seats whom I spoke with earlier today:

“They haven’t made the official announcement yet, but that’s what my sources have been telling me. $1,923 – to commemorate the opening of the stadium in 1923.

The old wooden seats from 1923 and also the 1940’s sell currently for $2000 and we fully expect that price to shoot to $2500-3000 each based on the history behind the nostalgic wooden seats versus the modern plastic seats.”

What’s amazing is that even in the current market, with Wall Street tanking, the demand for these seats is expected to be through the roof.

$1,923.00

That’s how much a pair of seats from Yankee Stadium are going to cost according to Mike Roznac of Authentic Stadium Seats whom I spoke with earlier today:

“They haven’t made the official announcement yet, but that’s what my sources have been telling me. $1,923 – to commemorate the opening of the stadium in 1923.

The old wooden seats from 1923 and also the 1940’s sell currently for $2000 and we fully expect that price to shoot to $2500-3000 each based on the history behind the nostalgic wooden seats versus the modern plastic seats.”

What’s amazing is that even in the current market, with Wall Street tanking, the demand for these seats is expected to be through the roof.