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Met Reference Hell Revisited

Kong76 Mar 20 2011 09:51 AM

This archived thread was brought up in the Ollie thread. http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/1040 ... 0459.shtml Is Edgy's KC reference to me towards the bottom? I'm not in the thread, maybe something I said got chopped off?

The Second Spitter Mar 20 2011 10:13 AM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited

Thanks KC. One of all-time fave threads. My first nomination: Wilpons honoring legacy of Dodgers/Jackie Robinson at the expense of the Mets.

The Second Spitter Mar 20 2011 10:27 AM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited

Here's a recap of the previous ones: "Street Spanish" "skill sets" "fix in ten minutes" "clubhouse lawyer"/Senator Al "we battled" "We really liked the schools.'/schools in Colorado "you know what I'm sayin?" "meaningful games in September" "there's no question about it." Not devastated but disappointed "he can't be any worse than what we have now"? New York's gonna love Bill Pecota. Omar loves Hispanic ballplayers/Los Mets The Willie Randolph Special Edition: --Music and facial hair --The funk --"When we sip champagne..." --My guys --Three in the morning -- Surrounded by winners

Edgy DC Mar 20 2011 10:39 AM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited

Kong76 wrote: This archived thread was brought up in the Ollie thread. http://archives.cranepoolforum.net/1040 ... 0459.shtml Is Edgy's KC reference to me towards the bottom? I'm not in the thread, maybe something I said got chopped off? I think I was just saying that you have a good sense of which references are played out and which ones you can still squeeze some life from.

Kong76 Mar 20 2011 11:49 AM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited

Thanks, my skill sets are blushing!

SteveJRogers Mar 20 2011 12:14 PM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited

The Second Spitter wrote: Here's a recap of the previous ones: "Street Spanish" "skill sets" "fix in ten minutes" "clubhouse lawyer"/Senator Al "we battled" "We really liked the schools.'/schools in Colorado "you know what I'm sayin?" "meaningful games in September" "there's no question about it." Not devastated but disappointed "he can't be any worse than what we have now"? New York's gonna love Bill Pecota. Omar loves Hispanic ballplayers/Los Mets The Willie Randolph Special Edition: --Music and facial hair --The funk --"When we sip champagne..." --My guys --Three in the morning -- Surrounded by winners Curveball of doom and statuesque to describe Beltran's reaction to the curveball of doom should be mentioned.

Kong76 Mar 20 2011 12:16 PM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited

I always liked Freddy Coupons.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 20 2011 04:06 PM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited

"Harvard-educated Sandy Alderson... the ex-Marine"

batmagadanleadoff Mar 20 2011 08:05 PM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Mar 21 2011 05:24 AM

The Second Spitter wrote: Thanks KC. One of all-time fave threads. My first nomination: Wilpons honoring legacy of Dodgers/Jackie Robinson at the expense of the Mets. Wanna know what I'm sick and tired of? People who think it's OK for the centerpiece of the Mets' stadium to honor a Dodger. Most Met fans weren't even alive when the Dodgers played in Brooklyn. The least the organization could have done was to celebrate something with a more tangible connection to the Mets -- like the Mets. But instead, I now have to read even more contrived explanations than before about how the Mets sprang from the Dodgers, all to rationalize ownership's selfish abuse of the Mets legacy. This stadium will no doubt outlast me, but hopefully, the assholes who thought it up and signed off on the blueprints for their midget stadium --or would Fred prefer Pee-Wee stadium?-- are on their way out -- although not soon enough for my tastes. I'll bet anything that for their final act, the Wilpons doom the franchise to years of mediocrity before they finally sell.

The Second Spitter Mar 20 2011 11:45 PM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited

^Thread Killer, qu'est-ce que c'est? The Bobby Bonilla Special Edition -- "Show you the Bronx" -- Contract annuity 2035 -- Calling press box to rectify error -- Fisticuffs in the dugout -- Clubhouse Poker night (still funny and shouldn't be retired) Last year a Mets fan (not from CPF) was trying to convince me that Bonilla cajoled Vince Coleman to throw the firecracker out of the team bus. Gimme a break.

batmagadanleadoff Mar 21 2011 05:26 AM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited

The Second Spitter wrote: Last year a Mets fan (not from CPF) was trying to convince me that Bonilla cajoled Vince Coleman to throw the firecracker out of the team bus. Gimme a break. I don't get it: We're not supposed to reference these things anymore? Or we are? Or you can, but nobody else can?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Mar 21 2011 09:04 AM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited

Oh, boy. Are we going to red-light-special this one, too? I like poker night AND "Show you the Bronx" (the latter as long as it's used with discretion, and without too much contortion).

The Second Spitter Mar 21 2011 10:03 AM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited

I'm very disappointed we haven't put together a decent Jerry Manuel edition -there's: - Gangsta What else?

Edgy DC Mar 21 2011 10:06 AM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited

Has "gangsta" lost all it's currency? Has it been used and misused to the point that meaning been sapped from it? I'm not sure. I don't think the Jerry regime has been fully analyzed. I think the successes and failures of Willie Ranbdolph's tenure are largely associated with him, while the successes and failures of Manuel's tenure are all about Omar.

The Second Spitter Mar 21 2011 10:10 AM Re: Met Reference Hell Revisited

Edgy DC wrote: Has "gangsta" lost all it's currency? Has it been used and misused to the point that meaning been sapped from it? I'm not sure. In its first 3 months maybe, then it was forgotten. However that does remind me of: "Addition by subtraction"