MFY @ NYM, 5/27/13

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MFY @ NYM, 5/27/13

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 27 2013 10:35 AM

I dunno what's wrong with me, but the dope's that there's still hope for this squad this year.

I'm thinking that Ike's single off Kimbrel the other night, followed by last night's sacking up, was a kind of spellbreaker that's began some gradual restoration not just of Ike, but the team he broke. Yes, these terrible starts and his overall unreliability have been too difficult a burden for the team to bear but they don't last forever. Wright despite decent numbers still has a lot of spectacular we've yet to see this year. I like Muffy at the top of the order. Doodoo is hitting everything hard and his BABIP is swinging back for the good finally.

For a team 12 games over .500, 5 games in front of the division, and on an 8-game winning streak, the Braves didn't much impress me much. Jesus, the Mets are about the worst team in the league and they nearly took 2 of 3. I'm not saying we're without deadly flaws. We're loaded with 'em. But we're not this bad.

And so it comes to these MFYs. Another team whose record far exceeds its ability and even more so than the Braves overdue for a punishing correction if only some team finds the determination to do it. I'm not saying the Mets ARE that team. But... They can be, goddamanit. It begins tonight. It continues tonight.

Ceetar
May 27 2013 10:46 AM
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got a lot of young uns floating around. let's make these Yanks look like grandpa at the family softball game.

Edgy MD
May 27 2013 12:17 PM
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If we're going to show them for what they are, it helps to do it at home.

Strikes me that Memorial Day games should be day games --- listening to Bob Murphy at the beach and whatnot. And all the pomp and forced patriotism feels like it plays into Yankee hands, somehow.

Anyhow, this one's on WPIX, rather than a national broadcaster, so that might reduce some of the ceremony. On the other hand, WPIX will never not feel like the home of the Yankees to me.

Ashie62
May 27 2013 12:17 PM
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Hughes v. Niese is a wash so thats a start...

Ashie62
May 27 2013 12:18 PM
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Edgy MD wrote:
If we're going to show them for what they are, it helps to do it at home.

Strikes me that Memorial Day games should be day games --- listening to Bob Murphy at the beach and whatnot. And all the pomp and forced patriotism feels like it plays into Yankee hands, somehow.

Anyhow, this one's on WPIX, rather than a national broadcaster, so that might reduce some of the ceremony. On the other hand, WPIX will never not feel like the home of the Yankees to me.

The MLB holiday treatment reeks of fakeyitis... and yes to day games....

G-Fafif
May 27 2013 02:26 PM
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Eat THIS, Hughes:

Ruben Tejada, SS
Daniel Murphy, 2B
David Wright, 3B
Lucas Duda, LF
John Buck, C
Rick Ankiel, CF
Ike Davis, 1B
Mike Baxter, RF
Jonathon Niese, P

Zvon
May 27 2013 04:38 PM
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Zvon
May 27 2013 05:27 PM
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Ha! Gardner sucks. Wright TRIBOOMS!

Zvon
May 27 2013 05:38 PM
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If Gary was in the booth he would have made the analogy of Suzukis cletes and the classic ST:TOS ep. Name that ep? (cuz I forget)

Ashie62
May 27 2013 05:39 PM
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Warthen looks like Sgt. Bilko with that camo hat...

Zvon
May 27 2013 05:41 PM
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GIGANTICdouble play!

But not purple big.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 27 2013 05:41 PM
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Big double play. Ah, Leah.

Zvon
May 27 2013 05:44 PM
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Clue:

vtmet
May 27 2013 05:49 PM
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why is Tejada batting leadoff vs a RHP that he's never seen before?

He's hitting .184 with a .457 OPS vs RHP this season...and over his career, he's been vulnerable for extended periods of times vs RHP (where's Mr Q to platoon with Tej?)...

vtmet
May 27 2013 05:50 PM
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Zvon wrote:

that gives me visions of Monty Python's Flying Circus...

[youtube]49c-_YOkmMU[/youtube]

Zvon
May 27 2013 05:54 PM
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vtmet wrote:
why is Tejada batting leadoff vs a RHP that he's never seen before?

He's hitting .184 with a .457 OPS vs RHP this season...and over his career, he's been vulnerable for extended periods of times vs RHP (where's Mr Q to platoon with Tej?)...

I was surprised to see him up there.
vtmet wrote:
Zvon wrote:

that gives me visions of Monty Python's Flying Circus...

[youtube]49c-_YOkmMU[/youtube]

As I hoped it would.

Zvon
May 27 2013 05:58 PM
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The correct answer to my kind of unofficial almost quiz was:
Let That Be Your Last Battlefield
Those guys pissed off Kirk.

Zvon
May 27 2013 06:25 PM
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Citi fans back to boooooin Ike again, huh? You fans suck.

Edgy MD
May 27 2013 06:27 PM
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Duda sucks in camouflage.

Zvon
May 27 2013 06:29 PM
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I didn't see that triple and I think I'm glad I didn't.

Zvon
May 27 2013 06:34 PM
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Gah! Lil bloop hit that Bax treated circusally plates the games first run.

vtmet
May 27 2013 06:40 PM
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Edgy MD wrote:
Duda sucks in camouflage.

you could probably put most Mets in even one of those magical Yankee uniforms, and they would still suck...and I'm not a fan of camo uniforms; particularly the Padres regular version...they are about the only thing uglier than the A's yellow pants...

Zvon
May 27 2013 06:42 PM
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Guys sounds a lot more comfortable in Garrs role tonight.

vtmet
May 27 2013 06:43 PM
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the way that Niese is swinging the bat (combined with his horrible year pitching)...it might be time to give him a tryout in Center Field...and then we might have both a centerfielder and a leadoff hitter...

Zvon
May 27 2013 06:45 PM
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UGH! What a catch. Damn.

vtmet
May 27 2013 06:47 PM
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Zvon wrote:
UGH! What a catch. Damn.

our pitchers might actually have a chance if they had outfielders like Gardner...

vtmet
May 27 2013 06:48 PM
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so is Phil Hughes passing his Citi Field audition for the Mets for this offseason's FA market? The NY Media is already saying that Hughes will eventually be a Met; and Harvey will eventually be a Yankee...

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 27 2013 06:58 PM
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Phuck Phil Hughes. He's about to lose, goddamnit.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 27 2013 07:03 PM
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FUCKING HOME RUN!!!!!

Nymr83
May 27 2013 07:03 PM
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take that motherfuckers!!

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:04 PM
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TIED!

Gwreck
May 27 2013 07:05 PM
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Kaboom

Benjamin Grimm
May 27 2013 07:11 PM
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vtmet wrote:
...and Harvey will eventually be a Yankee...

That's a real, and chilling, possibility.

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:21 PM
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3rd K for Ike tonight. Okay, now you can intermittently booo him. Save the BIG BOOOOs for his last time up.
Sheesh, fans today....

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 27 2013 07:22 PM
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Here we go.

Edgy MD
May 27 2013 07:26 PM
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Yay, top of the order.

Even the top of the Mets' order!

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:27 PM
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Mr T in a big spot. If your gonna hit it soft, hit it where they aint.

PASS BALL!

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 27 2013 07:27 PM
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Wild pitch!! Or passed ball...

Cmon Rubie!

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:30 PM
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OH! I thought he had his hand in there! I still do on replay!

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:32 PM
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How on earth did they get Bax at home? He had a good jump and it was such a slow grounder.

Yea, replay shows out from a diff angle.

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:33 PM
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Muffy hits it ON THE NOSE! Mets take the lead.

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:34 PM
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WHOA. Wright HBP! Off his elbow. Shakes it off.

Gwreck
May 27 2013 07:35 PM
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Time for Duda to put it out of reach.

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:35 PM
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John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 27 2013 07:35 PM
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Fuck you, Joe Girardi.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 27 2013 07:38 PM
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Great turn at bat for Valdy by the way. Josh says it allowed him to clap his hands as he scored the go-ahead run.

Shut up, Josh.

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:40 PM
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I can't wait til they make a Mets jersey to commemorate my plaid flannel shirts from the 70s.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 27 2013 07:41 PM
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Eh, up to Bobby Pee. Let's do it.

Edgy MD
May 27 2013 07:42 PM
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Big Parnell moment here.

Real big.

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:44 PM
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John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote:
Great turn at bat for Valdy by the way. Josh says it allowed him to clap his hands as he scored the go-ahead run.

Shut up, Josh.

With his fist out and allAdat. You can hit him in the head, body, balls, don't matter. He won't get it. But then, neither did Manny.

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 27 2013 07:44 PM
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Just keep it in the park, good hands team out there now.

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:45 PM
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Edgy MD wrote:
Big Parnell moment here.

Real big.

This here's the real test. 3 outs. That's all we need. 3 outs.

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:48 PM
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Can hear both "Lets Go Mets" & "Lets Go Yankees", alternately. Thats that kinda thing that I love about these games.

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:50 PM
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Bare down Bobby. Or bear down Grizzly.

Gwreck
May 27 2013 07:52 PM
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Big K

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:53 PM
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Very nice K.
2 out, Skank on first.

Gwreck
May 27 2013 07:55 PM
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Books!

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:56 PM
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That 1-2 pitch. Great pitch. How did he not swing?

Popped up. OUT!

John Cougar Lunchbucket
May 27 2013 07:56 PM
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I (I!) wanna love you some more...

Edgy MD
May 27 2013 07:56 PM
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Sheesh, two hands, Tejada.

Gwreck
May 27 2013 07:58 PM
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'Twas David, playing there due to the shift.

themetfairy
May 27 2013 07:59 PM
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Whew!

Zvon
May 27 2013 07:59 PM
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This is, or was, the true test for Bobby Parnell. Couldn't be any more pressure packed. I have a new respect.
GREAT JOB MR. PARNELL!

Zvon
May 27 2013 08:01 PM
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She looks way hotter in this one.

Ashie62
May 27 2013 08:09 PM
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I saw an elite closer out there tonight..

metirish
May 27 2013 08:17 PM
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Is it mandatory for the SNY booth to gush over the fucking yankees all night?

agree with Ashie, Bobby was great.

Frayed Knot
May 27 2013 08:21 PM
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Gained a game on the entire division tonight (Hey, I'll take my wins where I can get them) plus the entire AL East gained a game on the Yanx.

That's like dectuptle happiness!!

Fman99
May 27 2013 08:38 PM
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Missed most of this game as we were soaking up some AAA ball here in the 'Cuse. Tuned in on XM for Duda's K and Parnell's finish on the drive home. LGM!

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 27 2013 08:42 PM
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Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 27 2013 08:45 PM

Nice to get a win these days, against these guys, after leaving a bunch of runs on the table. (Also, and I can't believe I'm saying this... though not in any AB that ended up mattering, Hughes got squeezed a bit in those middle innings, as Culbreth's zone waxed and waned a little.)

But, yeah... first dinosaurs at the zoo (!), then platonic-ideal burgers and guacamole and adult-lemonades, then this on DVR-warp-speed; just one of those bee-yoots of a day, all-around.

Zvon
May 27 2013 08:45 PM
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The Capts got class.

GIF: A nice moment, David Wright hugs a young
Mets fan after the Mets win against the Yankees.

Shout out thnx to MetsKevin11 for the .gif

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 27 2013 09:00 PM
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Saw that Murph-getting-sawed-off-by-Hughes play. Totally missed this... like my brain refused to register the dumb-itude.

C'mon, Keith.

Edgy MD
May 27 2013 09:19 PM
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Eh, it's a common enough metaphor. Sensitive? Not really, but I it would suck to decide after decades of common usage, to decide that 300 millonth user of the expression is suddenly the jerk.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 27 2013 09:24 PM
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I know. I know.

But, man alive, of all the times to dust that one off... ON MEMORIAL DAY?

Edgy MD
May 27 2013 09:34 PM
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Keith being Keith. Cliche, but apt, I think.

He's like the flipside of Gary Carter. Carter could be unself-aware. Keith can sometimes be unaware of anybody else.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr
May 27 2013 10:18 PM
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Granted. But, still, it just seems like a weird locution for a ballfield, and maybe-- especially taking the strangeness of it AND the potential for misunderstanding into account-- one of the least apt metaphors I've ever heard from a PBP dude.

If I'm being obtuse, I swear that's unintentional. Honestly, I've only ever heard it to describe beer bottles/cans, and I'm fairly sure I've never heard it on a sporting field of any kind.

Zvon
May 27 2013 10:35 PM
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Edgy MD wrote:
Keith being Keith. Cliche, but apt, I think.

I'm sure when it was brought to his attention that he used an old baseball phrase with such ill timing, he realized how this could be true and winced. But I think to portray it as anything more than what it was is going overboard. Stupid? No. In appropriate? If you want to make it so.

I heard it on broadcast and didn't make anything of it at all.

Ceetar
May 28 2013 07:16 AM
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Today we find out if Matt Harvey is going to be the best pitcher in NY for the rest of the year or not.

Edgy MD
May 28 2013 10:54 AM
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The Capts got class.

GIF: A nice moment, David Wright hugs a young
Mets fan after the Mets win against the Yankees.

Shout out thnx to MetsKevin11 for the .gif

Twitters saying this was Wright pulling a Ryan Howard, pulling a Babe Ruth. The kid (so sez the Twittery source, which is what it is) asked Wright to hit a homerun, Wright said he'd try, and KABOOM!

Life is good if you can get them front-row seats.

But dang, give him the hat, David.

seawolf17
May 28 2013 11:59 AM
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Edgy MD wrote:
But dang, give him the hat, David.

Please. The Wilpons would have a canary if David started giving away limited-edition memorabilia.

Benjamin Grimm
May 28 2013 12:08 PM
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Which is, perhaps, the best reason for him to do it.

Ceetar
May 28 2013 12:16 PM
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seawolf17 wrote:
Edgy MD wrote:
But dang, give him the hat, David.

Please. The Wilpons would have a canary if David started giving away limited-edition memorabilia.

The Wilpons don't care, but he would be literally stealing from veterans.

Centerfield
May 28 2013 12:47 PM
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The Capts got class.

GIF: A nice moment, David Wright hugs a young
Mets fan after the Mets win against the Yankees.

Shout out thnx to MetsKevin11 for the .gif

Twitters saying this was Wright pulling a Ryan Howard, pulling a Babe Ruth. The kid (so sez the Twittery source, which is what it is) asked Wright to hit a homerun, Wright said he'd try, and KABOOM!

Life is good if you can get them front-row seats.

But dang, give him the hat, David.

Holy crap wow.

David Wright may be boring, but am I ever proud to have a guy like that on our team. Awesome. Deserves its own thread.

metirish
May 28 2013 12:59 PM
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PIX11 showed that moment live, it was amazing.....and each time I view it I think the same thing....wow, what a great moment, the joy in that kids face is priceless.

Proud of Wright.

Frayed Knot
May 28 2013 12:59 PM
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Ceetar wrote:
seawolf17 wrote:
Edgy MD wrote:
But dang, give him the hat, David.

Please. The Wilpons would have a canary if David started giving away limited-edition memorabilia.

The Wilpons don't care, but he would be literally stealing from veterans.

I'm just amazed that the Yanx agreed to participate in what was obviously an MLB-wide charity/marketing event for Memorial Day.
Usually they simply dismiss anything that wasn't their own idea, may seem to tarnish their beloved pinstripes, or that makes it seem like they're in cooperation with those other lesser clubs who aren't really in their league.

Zvon
May 28 2013 01:13 PM
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I have to include this pic of Gardners catch for the record. I'm a big fan of the leather and it was an amazin' catch.Don't expect me to be all photoshoppinTributin' it up though.

To me it doesn't look as impressive in pics and replays as it actually was, for some reason.
Below is the best pic out there atm.

Ceetar
May 28 2013 01:15 PM
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That is a great pic. The image of fear on those fans faces..

Frayed Knot
May 28 2013 03:11 PM
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The Yanqui fan in the kilt ruins the whole shot.