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6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

Ceetar Mar 09 2011 07:01 PM

Not cool Manhattan Mini Storage. [url]http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/09/company-jabs-mets-fans-on-the-subway/

metsmarathon Mar 09 2011 07:35 PM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

so... mets, kincks, rangers, mfy... who am i missing?

Edgy DC Mar 09 2011 07:38 PM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

Liberty Cyclones Mini-Yankees

metirish Mar 09 2011 07:51 PM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

NY Red Bulls I guess is counted....

The Second Spitter Mar 10 2011 08:42 AM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

metirish wrote: NY Red Bulls I guess is counted.... Wogball doesn't count as a sport cos it's only for sheilas, poofters and wogs.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 10 2011 08:59 AM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU WOULD DISRESPECT THE NEW YORK SPORTIMES LIKE THIS! YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!

Chad Ochoseis Mar 10 2011 10:00 AM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

The Red Bulls play their home games in Harrison, NJ (motto: "Congratulations! You're no longer in Newark!!!), so they're no more New York than the Jets or Giants. Are they counting the Jets and Giants, but somehow not the Nets and Devils? There's some logic there, as the Nets and Devils don't use "New York" in their team names. Are they going all New York State and counting the Islanders and the Buffalo Bills? Are they just talking out of their butts? I'm going with "butts" here. And, yeah, what Edgy said about those other professional teams.

Ceetar Mar 10 2011 10:04 AM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

I tweeted this yesterday and today I get a reply from @manhattanmini: "But is it funny? Even a teeny bit?"

HahnSolo Mar 10 2011 10:07 AM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

Time to unfollow (or whatever you tweeters call it) manhattanmini.

Edgy DC Mar 10 2011 10:10 AM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

I imagine in this buzzy and linky world, topical humor can be demonstrated to trump funny humor. This morning, thousands and thousands of folks are talking about Manhattan Mini Storage. Give me actual funniness, but, well, three million freaks are subscribing to Charlie Sheen's tweets.

Ceetar Mar 10 2011 10:14 AM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

Edgy DC wrote: I imagine in this buzzy and linky world, topical humor can be demonstrated to trump funny humor. This morning, thousands and thousands of folks are talking about Manhattan Mini Storage. Give me actual funniness, but, well, three million freaks are subscribing to Charlie Sheen's tweets. yeah, that's their thing. (I don't follow them, i just mentioned the company in my tweet and they noticed) I like their ads, they're sorta funny. different at least. controversial for sure. usually more political "People are openly gay and secretly republican, why leave?" or "storing at your parents means having to visit"

Willets Point Mar 10 2011 10:18 AM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

Ad copy by MFY-lovin' douchebags for sure.

Gwreck Mar 10 2011 10:32 AM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

C'mon. It is funny. At least a little bit. Stuff like this just makes the champagne taste sweeter when we get our next WS Championship.

The Second Spitter Mar 10 2011 10:34 AM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

Jesus Christ, G, you sound just like Willie.

Gwreck Mar 10 2011 11:02 AM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

Truth: I had actually forgotten about that Willie quote. But there is something to the concept of telling everyone to 'shove it' when success (eventally? finally?) comes your way.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 10 2011 11:21 AM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

Oh, it doesn't bother me now. But I'm preparing to be one vengeful, vengeful bad winner. (Toward discrete segments of the population, of course.)

metsmarathon Mar 10 2011 12:13 PM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

since i am that much of a geek, i decided to look. the new jersey devils and new jersey nets currently play closer to the city limits (5.99 miles) than the ny red bulls (6.25 miles), not that they really count as a major sports team. the islanders are closer still (5.83) while the jets and giants are the closest not really new york team (4.5 miles). i think the angular shape of the izod center must have been part of some stealth feature, hiding it's new jersey based residents from the big bad city despite their cozy 4.25 mile separation.

G-Fafif Mar 10 2011 02:43 PM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

The Coliseum is only 5.83 miles from the Queens border? Seems further.

Willets Point Mar 10 2011 02:47 PM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

metsmarathon wrote: the new jersey devils and new jersey nets currently play closer to the city limits (5.99 miles) than the ny red bulls (6.25 miles), not that they really count as a major sports team. the islanders are closer still (5.83) while the jets and giants are the closest not really new york team (4.5 miles). Wait, I thought the Nets & Devils played in the Meadowlands next to the Giants & Jets. Is there really 1.5 miles of parking lot between the two buildings?

metsmarathon Mar 10 2011 03:00 PM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

they used to be a quarter mile closer, in the izod center. they're currently both now in newark's prudential center.

Ashie62 Mar 10 2011 03:08 PM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

New Jersey Mets?

Gwreck Mar 10 2011 03:22 PM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

G-Fafif wrote: The Coliseum is only 5.83 miles from the Queens border? Seems further. The Easternmost point in NYC is at the intersection of Union Turnpike and Langdale Street in Glen Oaks, Queens. From there, it's 6.1 miles (as the crow files) but over 10 miles by the fastest driving route.

Chad Ochoseis Mar 10 2011 03:23 PM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

the new jersey devils and new jersey nets currently play closer to the city limits (5.99 miles) than the ny red bulls (6.25 miles), Weird, because the PATH stop for Harrison comes before the PATH stop for Newark if you're traveling from NYC.

G-Fafif Mar 10 2011 03:24 PM Re: 6 pro teams in NY...and the Mets

Perhaps what the company in question meant is the Mets aren't a "professional" sports team in the sense that they have been revealed to be a non-profit operation.