The Perfect Win for Sip and Things Are Starting to Click
The Diamondbacks are in town which means one thing.
It's Byrnesy Time.
As many Y2k loyalists will remember, Eric Byrnes holds a huge piece of my heart as a sports fan. After an amazing night at an SF club followed by a freak run in at IHOP at 3 a.m. on a Thursday filled with conversations on 9/11, how he was just thankful that anyone in baseball would sign him and topped off with him pouring coffee on his pancakes because he thought it was the syrup, all I can say is that I love this guy.
I just spent a weekend in Vegas with my SF crew, the Big Fella taking the lead. Of course he took down 7 grand playing blackjack in like 2 hours after sitting down with $500 bucks. It just makes sense.
Vegas this weekend was a sports fan's paradise. I sat down at the tables with David Lee and Al Horford and hit the clubs with basically the entire NBA (Kirk Hinrich, Nick Collison, Josh Childress, Paul Pierce (sporting a XXXXXL shirt), Corey Maggete).
What I have learned about all these pros is that most of them are pretty good guys. They were dealt a really solid hand which in most cases causes some warranted cockiness.
But then there is Byrnesy. This guy is just in his own little planet. He is probably the most likable athlete a fan will ever meet and now he is at Shea Stadium.
So so far this year Byrnesy has been killing it. After a dreadful 2005, Byrnesy came to Shea hitting .322 with 6 dongs and 5 stolen bases. Not bad for a guy desperate for a job.
Which made tonight's game so enjoyable for me. In what seems to be 2000 all over again, The Mets pulled out another one in the 9th.
Paul Lo Duca had another great game. Between Me and Nails and a bunch of my inner circle, this guy is slowly becoming one of our favorite Mets. He just gets the job done. There is only word to describe this guy, professional.
The Mets moved to about 20 games over .500 in games that Kaz Matsui doesn't start.
And of course, my man Byrnesy earned his paycheck. The guy was the star of the game mashing two dongs and looking, as always, like the jack of spades.
But back to the Mets. Of late it really feels like this team is starting to role. El Duque got us a win in his first start and even before the game started it felt like we had a shot. That is all you can ask for from a 4-5 guy.
Now, today, Alay Soler makes start #2. After a miserable first inning in his first start, Soler looked great. Great enough to make Happy Will talk about the Mets' rotation being dominant for years to come with Soler now in the back.
Not too fast, H Man. Let's see what this guy can do in start 2 and start 3 and maybe even start 4 before we deem him as a worthy replacement for Jeremi "More of a Met than Randy Johnson is a Yankee" Gonzalez.
AND THEN THERE IS A-ROD
And speaking of the Yankees, I caught one of the best blurbs in last week's Sports Illustrated. There was a poll amongst Major Leaguers of the player that they would most like to see hit by a pitch.
The first three on the list went as expected.
AJ Pierzynski, Bonds, and Pedro.
Pierzynski is known throughout the league for being a giant asshole. He isolated himself from the entire Giants clubhouse which forced his departure to the Chi Sox.
Bonds is pretty obvious.
And Pedro is a guy who proudly hits people to intimidate them. In simple terms, he is the most likable ASSHOLE in the world.
The 4th guy on this list was what was the pleasant surprise.
#4: Alex Rodriguez.
A-Rod is a guy that you wouldn't expect players to dislike. He is a cliched superstar that says the right thing. He is basically a textbook superstar.
So what is it? It must be that most players see what I see. Pure phoniness. The guy is probably a huge asshole on the field that turns into a statue the second the cameras get on him.
He is probably hated in the same way Gary Carter was. Mainly, the guy is a D-bag.
Throughout my years of Jeter bashing what always killed me is how much players throughout the league respected him. He was the leader of the best team in the game who just seemed like a phony. Yet throughout the league he was truly liked.
At last year's All Star Game players talked about how it didn't feel like an All Star Game cause Jeter wasn't there. That killed me.
For the first time, this year, I am starting to come around with this guy. He really just is that damn good. For 10 years he has been consistent and other than his annoying fist pump and bullshit interviews, the guy has never really done anything wrong.
I realize now that these Newer Yankees, those of the Yankees 2000 curse, are the ones to truly despise.
Most notably, the A-Rod's and Randy Johnson's of the world.
So to the players of MLB, well done. Between you guys and Met Killer Eric Byrnes, my respect for all of baseball is up a little bit in the last couple of days.
VCD,
SM
It's Byrnesy Time.
As many Y2k loyalists will remember, Eric Byrnes holds a huge piece of my heart as a sports fan. After an amazing night at an SF club followed by a freak run in at IHOP at 3 a.m. on a Thursday filled with conversations on 9/11, how he was just thankful that anyone in baseball would sign him and topped off with him pouring coffee on his pancakes because he thought it was the syrup, all I can say is that I love this guy.
I just spent a weekend in Vegas with my SF crew, the Big Fella taking the lead. Of course he took down 7 grand playing blackjack in like 2 hours after sitting down with $500 bucks. It just makes sense.
Vegas this weekend was a sports fan's paradise. I sat down at the tables with David Lee and Al Horford and hit the clubs with basically the entire NBA (Kirk Hinrich, Nick Collison, Josh Childress, Paul Pierce (sporting a XXXXXL shirt), Corey Maggete).
What I have learned about all these pros is that most of them are pretty good guys. They were dealt a really solid hand which in most cases causes some warranted cockiness.
But then there is Byrnesy. This guy is just in his own little planet. He is probably the most likable athlete a fan will ever meet and now he is at Shea Stadium.
So so far this year Byrnesy has been killing it. After a dreadful 2005, Byrnesy came to Shea hitting .322 with 6 dongs and 5 stolen bases. Not bad for a guy desperate for a job.
Which made tonight's game so enjoyable for me. In what seems to be 2000 all over again, The Mets pulled out another one in the 9th.
Paul Lo Duca had another great game. Between Me and Nails and a bunch of my inner circle, this guy is slowly becoming one of our favorite Mets. He just gets the job done. There is only word to describe this guy, professional.
The Mets moved to about 20 games over .500 in games that Kaz Matsui doesn't start.
And of course, my man Byrnesy earned his paycheck. The guy was the star of the game mashing two dongs and looking, as always, like the jack of spades.
But back to the Mets. Of late it really feels like this team is starting to role. El Duque got us a win in his first start and even before the game started it felt like we had a shot. That is all you can ask for from a 4-5 guy.
Now, today, Alay Soler makes start #2. After a miserable first inning in his first start, Soler looked great. Great enough to make Happy Will talk about the Mets' rotation being dominant for years to come with Soler now in the back.
Not too fast, H Man. Let's see what this guy can do in start 2 and start 3 and maybe even start 4 before we deem him as a worthy replacement for Jeremi "More of a Met than Randy Johnson is a Yankee" Gonzalez.
AND THEN THERE IS A-ROD
And speaking of the Yankees, I caught one of the best blurbs in last week's Sports Illustrated. There was a poll amongst Major Leaguers of the player that they would most like to see hit by a pitch.
The first three on the list went as expected.
AJ Pierzynski, Bonds, and Pedro.
Pierzynski is known throughout the league for being a giant asshole. He isolated himself from the entire Giants clubhouse which forced his departure to the Chi Sox.
Bonds is pretty obvious.
And Pedro is a guy who proudly hits people to intimidate them. In simple terms, he is the most likable ASSHOLE in the world.
The 4th guy on this list was what was the pleasant surprise.
#4: Alex Rodriguez.
A-Rod is a guy that you wouldn't expect players to dislike. He is a cliched superstar that says the right thing. He is basically a textbook superstar.
So what is it? It must be that most players see what I see. Pure phoniness. The guy is probably a huge asshole on the field that turns into a statue the second the cameras get on him.
He is probably hated in the same way Gary Carter was. Mainly, the guy is a D-bag.
Throughout my years of Jeter bashing what always killed me is how much players throughout the league respected him. He was the leader of the best team in the game who just seemed like a phony. Yet throughout the league he was truly liked.
At last year's All Star Game players talked about how it didn't feel like an All Star Game cause Jeter wasn't there. That killed me.
For the first time, this year, I am starting to come around with this guy. He really just is that damn good. For 10 years he has been consistent and other than his annoying fist pump and bullshit interviews, the guy has never really done anything wrong.
I realize now that these Newer Yankees, those of the Yankees 2000 curse, are the ones to truly despise.
Most notably, the A-Rod's and Randy Johnson's of the world.
So to the players of MLB, well done. Between you guys and Met Killer Eric Byrnes, my respect for all of baseball is up a little bit in the last couple of days.
VCD,
SM
posted by Sippy Momo at 12:50 AM
2 Comments:
jeter phuks mad bitches. and you are correct on LoDuca. he is the man. arod is wak because he reads every story ever written on him. he is dumb and soft.i want someone to 'bugs bunny' his ass and slap him with a glove filled with rocks.
In case you haven't yet heard, Lastings Milledge has been called up to replace Xavier Nady's roster spot. Nady was sent to the 15-day DL last night due to an emergency appendectomy.
As has been pointed out on MetsGeek, the Mets have plenty of 4th outfielder types available, and if that's all they wanted, it's likely they would have called up Victor Diaz or Michael Tucker. Given that they called up Milledge (who's arbitration clock is now officially ticking), it is almost certain that he will start in right field.
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