Albert Pujols will be a Dodger or a Met… and I predict a conspiracy theory

A bizarre and round about series of events and coincidences have made it clear to me that Albert Pujols will almost certainly not be a member of the St. Louis Cardinals next year.Before Pujols files for free agency, two large market franchises will change ownership and be in position to bid for him, and I believe Bud Selig will be manipulating the whole thing to help preserve his legacy.That’s

The Mets are 10% of the way towards making me look right

I took a lot of heat from Mets fans when I predicted their team would lose 90 games.I have nothing against the Mets, but they weren't good last year and they are older and have the financial stink of the Madoff scandal hanging over the team.They might dismantle at any moment.Well, I was called all sorts of names... my sexual preferences were questioned... my weight was pointed out... my IQ was

Spiderman... Mets fan

I bet you didn't know Spiderman was a Mets fan.It makes sense. I think Peter Parker was from Queens and he had that unlucky Mets quality to his non superhero life.In this clip from The Electric Company, he takes a break from crime fighting to catch a game at Shea. There he meets up with the super villain "The Wall", whose diabolical plot seems to be to create cheap home runs for the other team.So

I admire this young Met fan in Miami

It's going to be a long season, Met fans.I said it... 90 losses.89 left after today. It's going to be a year where players like Josh Johnson are in your division. And the Phillies had a great comeback that will be "Standard Operating Procedure" for the Mets' biggest tormentors.But this kid clearly cares. He clearly WANTS to the Mets to be good. And he has no memory of 1986. I doubt he remembers

Is Mike Hampton the least popular New York baseball post season hero ever?

Usually post season glory in New York means immortality and a permanent place in the hearts of a passionate fanbase. Somehow that has eluded Mike Hampton.He retired today. Yeah, it's the same Mike Hampton. This isn't like Mike Stanton where one retired and the Marlins got another one.This isn't a Steve Ontiveros situation where somehow two people named Steve Ontiveros made it to the majors.And it

Sorry Met fans... I am writing another post about your team

I've not made many Met fan friends recently... partially based on the passing around of my "Better use of $18 million" post. But forgive me, I need to write something else.I said the Mets are going to lose 90 games.From the responses by Met fans, you would have thought I said "The Lakers are going to miss the playoffs."After many comments about my weight, intelligence and sexual orientation, the

Welcome to the Nationals Mr. Perez

He is a lock to win 15 games with the Nats!And he will be a bargain at $414,000 for Washington (and just $12 million for the Mets.)

I evidently struck a nerve with Met fans

Yesterday I posted a tongue in cheek Sully Baseball entry where I tried to figure out better ways for the Mets to spend $18 million other than paying Luis Castillo and Oliver Perez to play elsewhere.Yeah it was sarcastic and not 100% serious... and the result (partially thanks to links on Mets Blog and Amazin' Avenue) was I had more visitors in a single day to Sully Baseball than any other day in

Madoff and the Mets

How appropriate is it that Bernie Madoff ripped off the Mets? There is something sadly appropriate about his mid 2000s hustling of the other team in New York with the Mets fortunes (or lack thereof.)Lots of big promises were made by Madoff and the Mets.Lots of money changed hands.Lots of people had images of glory dancing in their heads.And lots of people felt ripped off when it was all

Wondering where some of my anonymous critics are now

I was reading through some old posts of mine and I checked out the Mets Home Grown vs. Acquired entry I did back in December of 2008.For whatever reason it is my most read post ever. And had the most spirited debate in the comments section.And I noticed something interesting. I pointed out that I felt that Billy Wagner's injury caused the Mets to overpay for Frankie Rodriguez and J. J. Putz.And I