Too Much Going On

I caught some really funky disease, maybe even Typhoid, in the cold rain of Giants Stadium last night.

It didn't help that I sweated thru intense nightmares of Devin Hester, taking 3 seconds to fart and then running angry down the field for his bi-weekly 100+ yd TD.

Props to the Edgemont drinking team, Danny D, Kurt, Utah and Co., and the rest of the Giants faithful. Giants Stadium was a pretty sweet place to be last night.

Pretty sweet indeed, just like my new football gambling theory. Putting all of my personal preminicions aside and instead going with the "Fade the Sports Guy" approach, it was a succesful 9-5 week.

Real shocker, by the way, that the games I liked and immediately didn't like -- talking about the Ravens and Colts -- barely squeaked out wins against bad teams, and then the Giants get killed.

As always, nice work Simmons. Great writing, but even greater knowledge.

Shockingly, however, this was a somewhat important weekend for the New Mets. Two stories broke in the last 48 hours.

First, starting in 2009 we can spend our sunny afternoons and hard earned cash at the newly named: CitiField.

Pretty amazing shit here. These guys pay $20 mil a year for that. I guess that is what it is worth.

There have been a lot of talks about the stadium's new name. While we are all attached to beloved "Shea" as a good pal points out, Shea is Shea and always will be. But it is inevitable that we would move on.

Shea will always be a fond place in our hearts and now we can talk to our kids about Shea as our parents have told us about Ebbets Field.

But CitiField...

If we are going to have a corporate sponsor, I'll take the name CitiField.

Most New Yorkers -- people from New York City -- refer to New York as "The City" and usually claim to be from "The City."

It is almost a badge of authenticity.

You know someone is actually from New York City if they say they are from the city.

You know you're talking to someone from Long Island when they tell you they are from "New York."

So CitiField. I'll take it.

You know what else I'll take?

One more year of Waluigi, himself, Jose Valentin.

A report out of ESPN.com this morning claims that the Mets are going to give our surprise 2B of 2006 a 1-year extension for around $3 million bucks.

Pretty good for Jose. The guy had a really nice season.

This is also a pretty clear indication that the Mets will not be going after Julio Lugo.

This is expcted for two reasons.

First, Lugo is going to cost a ton. One of the Sox or the Blue Jays will give this guy 5-6 years at 9-11 mil per. This guy just isn't worth that much.

Saving money on a 2B is furher indication that the Mets are gunning for either a corner outfielder or a stud pitcher.

The more I think about it the more I want Barry Zito on this team. He is pretty much the one sure thing.

While he will be paid No. 1 starter money to be a No. 2, in Zito you know what you're going to get.

You'll get a guy who will throw 200 innings, win 15 games and have an ERA under 4.00. With so many questions in the rotation, the Mets desperately need a guy like that.

He is the one pitcher in the market without issues of age (Schmidt), arm problems (El Duque, Mulder) or insane contract demands (Padilla- seeking 4 and 40).

More on that to come.

For now, we are one step closer to CitiField and we are another step closer to knowing who are 7-8-9 will be in the lineup this season.

Give me that and some morphine and maybe I can get over the 107 fever running thru my body.

Vaya con dios,

Sip