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How can we, as a group, do better?

cooby classic Oct 29 2015 04:48 AM

Are we sitting at the wrong end of the couch? Have the pillows fluffed wrong? Wearing the wrong stuff and eating the wrong food? I'm serious. I went to bed last night at 9:30. The Mets were ahead 1-0. I wasn't feeling cocky or anything but I felt it was okay. Last night was my fault. Everybody recheck your positions tomorrow night! I'll be on the far end of the couch with some Rooster Red if I have to be! BTW I only have to bail on Monday and Wednesday nights. Do they have next Monday off? I so, I'll be there for the rest of the games! Well, on the couch at least

seawolf17 Oct 29 2015 07:17 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I seriously blame Peanut. He gave up in the middle of the 14th Tuesday night, and last night, got up and went to bed in the bottom of the 8th. I can't have him giving up on us like that.

Lefty Specialist Oct 29 2015 07:23 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Nothing I tried worked. My Murphy shirt has lost its mojo. Perhaps I need to go counterintuitive and pull out my Lastings Milledge shirt.

metsmarathon Oct 29 2015 08:15 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

minimm has been staying up to watch the first innings of these games so far. it appears to be a proximal factor, but i hope to disprove it tomorrow.

dgwphotography Oct 29 2015 08:20 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I blame the dumbass Kill KILL KILL mantra. It was ok during the Dodgers series because of Utley, but now it's just plain dumb...

Edgy MD Oct 29 2015 08:46 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Well, it's ON YOU to find another mantra. DANCE DANCE DANCE? WOCKA WOCKA WOCKA? Give me something.

themetfairy Oct 29 2015 08:55 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I blame the hope of playing in Kansas City so that the Mets could be there Opening Day 2016 while the Royals raise the AL Championship flag. Now there's a distinct possibility that the Mets will have to be there to watch the Royals hoist the World Series flag and get their rings.

Centerfield Oct 29 2015 09:00 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Yeah. I fucked this up badly too. I saw that Toronto lineup and wanted nothing to do with them. I would love if Toronto tagged in and we had to play them for the remaining 5 games. I don't know about the rest of you, but my good luck seat on the couch, good luck volume setting and lucky drawers are all out of mojo. The only thing I can think of is that I have clearly not been drinking enough. I switch to Glenlivet 12 on Friday night.

themetfairy Oct 29 2015 09:02 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Centerfield wrote: I switch to Glenlivet 12 on Friday night. You need to drink with D-Dad one day - he's way into scotch these days. If the Mets bring the series back to Kansas City next week, come down to our place for a game!

d'Kong76 Oct 29 2015 09:18 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better? Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 29 2015 09:18 AM

I think we could loosen up a bit and sing and smile more... [youtube:10mwn2rb]Ymixm6PtVBA[/youtube:10mwn2rb]

Ceetar Oct 29 2015 09:18 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Centerfield wrote: I switch to Glenlivet 12 on Friday night. I want to get seriously drunk on Friday night. damn parental responsibility. I did break out the special Mets beer mug for the World Series. guess I'll put that away. Was drinking Maine beers too (though I did switch to a fresh-hop beer from Brooklyn halfway through yesterday) maybe I should break out the Brooklyn Brewery Silver Anniversary.

d'Kong76 Oct 29 2015 09:21 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I have a Halloween party tomorrow night so I'll be largely awol from IGT duty. Maybe that will help! haha

d'Kong76 Oct 29 2015 09:27 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Phwam!! [youtube:2d3h5rsq]upMzA_3dmrI[/youtube:2d3h5rsq]

d'Kong76 Oct 29 2015 09:28 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

[youtube:d0xhxz0g]fvOdxP1OiBw[/youtube:d0xhxz0g]

Mets Willets Point Oct 29 2015 09:34 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

My daughter borrowed my Mets cap on Tuesday and wore it to preschool and left it there so I didn't have my cap for either game. I wore that cap for all the Mets postseason wins. I need that cap back.

MFS62 Oct 29 2015 09:45 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I think the answer lies in the title to the thread (currently) beneath this one - Blackmail. What can we dig up on Eric Hosmer? Later

cooby classic Oct 29 2015 10:29 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Mets – Willets Point wrote: My daughter borrowed my Mets cap on Tuesday and wore it to preschool and left it there so I didn't have my cap for either game. I wore that cap for all the Mets postseason wins. I need that cap back. Yes, you do

MFS62 Oct 29 2015 10:37 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Mets – Willets Point wrote: My daughter borrowed my Mets cap on Tuesday and wore it to preschool and left it there so I didn't have my cap for either game. I wore that cap for all the Mets postseason wins. I need that cap back. Holy crap! How could you? You've got to go to the pre-school and get that cap. Do anything it takes, even if it means becoming the lead story on the 6 O'clock News. Later

sharpie Oct 29 2015 10:55 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I was in California and Oregon for the Cubs series. I was here, however, for the Dodgers series. Thinking about at least leaving my house and watching Game 3 in a bar as maybe the home thing is no longer working.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 29 2015 10:57 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Edgy MD wrote: Well, it's ON YOU to find another mantra. DANCE DANCE DANCE? WOCKA WOCKA WOCKA? Give me something. Clear eyes. Full throats. Don't lose.

Fman99 Oct 29 2015 11:08 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I wore a non-Mets tee shirt. My laundress has received a stern talking to on this subject. Of course I was wearing a Mets shirt for game 1 also. So, perhaps, I can just blame Obama like the red staters do.

Gwreck Oct 29 2015 12:08 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I acted as an adult and honored responsibilities and commitments instead of blowing them off and hopping a plane to go to KC to see the games. I am intending to right that wrong by going to the game Friday night.

Centerfield Oct 29 2015 12:35 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better? Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Oct 29 2015 12:40 PM

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr wrote: Edgy MD wrote: Well, it's ON YOU to find another mantra. DANCE DANCE DANCE? WOCKA WOCKA WOCKA? Give me something. Clear eyes. Full throats. Don't lose. LWFS is right. We need some Coach Taylor to get us back on track. [youtube]FYIzhV2uIbw[/youtube] Thanks ceetar!

Ceetar Oct 29 2015 12:37 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Centerfield wrote: Well, it's ON YOU to find another mantra. DANCE DANCE DANCE? WOCKA WOCKA WOCKA? Give me something. Clear eyes. Full throats. Don't lose. LWFS is right. We need some Coach Taylor to get us back on track. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= (does anyone know how to embed youtube?) everything after the v= in the youtubetag YOUTUBE/YOUTUBE [youtube]FYIzhV2uIbw[/youtube]

willpie Oct 29 2015 12:55 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I left my fitted blue Mets cap at the in-laws' house after the NLCS sweep, and had to wear a less-lucky hat for the last two games. I should have known better; they jumped out to early leads when I wore it, and then locked them down when I took it off. My bad. Edit: I mean, I love my orange Mr. Met hat as much as the next guy, but it's clearly not the uniform for this postseason.

Lefty Specialist Oct 29 2015 01:12 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I'm thinking maybe I wasn't drinking enough beer. I'll try to rectify that oversight tomorrow.

willpie Oct 29 2015 01:39 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Lefty Specialist wrote: I'm thinking maybe I wasn't drinking enough beer. I'll try to rectify that oversight tomorrow. Hard to argue with that kind of sound reasoning. I'll do the same.

Edgy MD Oct 29 2015 01:44 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Which one of you is taking care of parachuting in with a banner tomorrow? We've got this covered, right?

d'Kong76 Oct 29 2015 01:46 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I wonder if FanGraphs can accurately plot the correlation between fan alcohol intake and team success. I mean it's obvious, right?

Ashie62 Oct 29 2015 01:50 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I'm just not interested as I used to be.

cooby classic Oct 29 2015 01:52 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I think it must be if we read the IGTs from the dodger series. And BG can have his mug of tea and we'll be all set

themetfairy Oct 29 2015 02:28 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

D-Dad will host one of his legendary tailgate parties tomorrow and G-Fafif will be in the house. Definitely factors that are conducive to righting the ship!

Ceetar Oct 29 2015 02:30 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

themetfairy wrote: D-Dad will host one of his legendary tailgate parties tomorrow and G-Fafif will be in the house. Definitely factors that are conducive to righting the ship! Sunday? ;-)

themetfairy Oct 29 2015 02:30 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

All three games :) (For the tailgating. I don't know about G-Fafif's ticket situation beyond tomorrow.)

Ceetar Oct 29 2015 02:42 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

themetfairy wrote: All three games :) (For the tailgating. I don't know about G-Fafif's ticket situation beyond tomorrow.) That's fair, since we don't know the Mets ticketing situation for Sunday either.

dgwphotography Oct 29 2015 02:45 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Edgy MD wrote: Well, it's ON YOU to find another mantra. DANCE DANCE DANCE? WOCKA WOCKA WOCKA? Give me something. There is only one acceptable mantra in times like this

G-Fafif Oct 29 2015 02:46 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Ceetar wrote: All three games :) (For the tailgating. I don't know about G-Fafif's ticket situation beyond tomorrow.) That's fair, since we don't know the Mets ticketing situation for Sunday either. I'm thinking they'll be ticketed for a return trip to Kansas City late Sunday night.

themetfairy Oct 29 2015 03:48 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

cooby wrote: Are we sitting at the wrong end of the couch? Have the pillows fluffed wrong? Wearing the wrong stuff and eating the wrong food? I'm serious. I went to bed last night at 9:30. The Mets were ahead 1-0. I wasn't feeling cocky or anything but I felt it was okay. Last night was my fault. Everybody recheck your positions tomorrow night! I'll be on the far end of the couch with some Rooster Red if I have to be! BTW I only have to bail on Monday and Wednesday nights. Do they have next Monday off? I so, I'll be there for the rest of the games! Well, on the couch at least Perhaps it would help if you would post that adorable video of your grandson? And yes - Monday is an off day :)

cooby classic Oct 29 2015 07:58 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better? Edited 3 time(s), most recently on Oct 30 2015 10:21 AM

He says go Mets!

themetfairy Oct 29 2015 08:19 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Such a cutie - so happy!

Fman99 Oct 29 2015 09:01 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Luckily game 3 coincides with my weekend-only alcohol consumption personal rules. I will imbibe as well. For luck, you know.

batmagadanleadoff Oct 29 2015 09:43 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better? Edited 1 time(s), most recently on Oct 30 2015 04:30 AM

After reading this thread, I realize that since the WS started I haven't worn this hoodie (below) at all. I bought it near the end of the regular season and I did get to wear it a few times during the remainder of the regular season, the NLDS and NLCS. But I haven't worn it in about a week. I have to do some supermarket shopping tomorrow and I think I'll put on the hoodies while I shop. I ain't superstitious but I do dig that hoodie.

Zvon Oct 30 2015 12:09 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I like that hoodie. I need me that hoodie. Last time I spent $$ on anything Mets (not baseball card related) was when I bought that 4th of July cap, which I'm sure I waved all around here like a 12 yr old. That had to be....2007? It was the year they sold the dark blue cap with the stars & stripes NY. So I'm gonna throw some money at em so they can pay Cespedes and offer Murphy 2 years. About the WS hats: The reg blue cap w/orange NY is straight up reg hat material. The one with the white NY (orange piping) is a kind of cross mesh material. Looks very kool. Holds a bridge better out of the box. Oh also, I saw something in another thread about washing hats. Don't recall if I posted this: They have these plastic hat shaped supporter things that you can put inside the cap when you wash it, and it really saves the bridge of the cap from collapsing.

batmagadanleadoff Oct 30 2015 12:24 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Zvon wrote: I like that hoodie. I need me that hoodie. [fimg=733]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/651/22594557185_ebbdda1f99_o.jpg[/fimg]

Zvon Oct 30 2015 12:34 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Those have orange pull strings. AHHHHH, I need two now!

batmagadanleadoff Oct 30 2015 12:39 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Zvon wrote: Those have orange pull strings. AHHHHH, I need two now! The oranges are sold out. You can still get contrasting or secondary color drawstrings for every team -- but not the Mets. I wanted the orange strings, too.

El Segundo Escupidor Oct 30 2015 06:51 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

When I entered the US in June the Mets were 6 above .500. On the day i left 3 weeks later they were 1 below .500...... things need to balance out?

El Segundo Escupidor Oct 30 2015 07:52 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Well, it's ON YOU to find another mantra. DANCE DANCE DANCE? WOCKA WOCKA WOCKA? Give me something. Reminds me of the description of the pre-fight scene in WHEN WE WERE KINGS, where Ali faced a certain heavy defeat: Before the fight, I saw a scene that was incomparable. 'Ali's dressing room was like a morgue.' It was like The Last Supper. And at a certain point Ali said, "Why is everyone... "so unhappy? "What is the matter with all of you?" The sense was that we were watching a man who was going out to be... going out to the gallows. They all believed he was gonna get defeated and they were terrified. They thought that with his pride he would take one of the world's worst beatings ever and he wouldn't give up. And he was gonna be destroyed. Killed or maimed, they knew not what. But they were deeply frightened, as if they were taking whatever fear Ali might have had and absorbing it. After a while he looked at Bundini and said, "We're gonna dance tonight." They said, "You're gonna dance!" Muhammad Ali was so funny repeating this. "What am I gonna do?!" They said, "Dance!" He said, "Yes! And that man's gonna be bewildered! "I'm gonna dance and dance!" And they said, "You're gonna dance!" I swear they were all crying. And he built them up to a degree so that for him they became half-happy

Ceetar Oct 30 2015 08:56 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

By figuring out where this early 80s doggie thing came from.

MFS62 Oct 30 2015 09:10 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Edgy MD wrote: Which one of you is taking care of parachuting in with a banner tomorrow? We've got this covered, right? When I was in the Army, we used to tell the Airborne guys that there are only two things that drop out of the sky - birdshit and idiots. Pass. We've already listed the things we can do. Later

Mets Willets Point Oct 30 2015 09:19 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Got my cap back. Wore it to work today. My postseason routine is reestablished.

Lefty Specialist Oct 30 2015 09:31 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Ceetar wrote: By figuring out where this early 80s doggie thing came from. I have one similar from the 90's. It's a squeaking toy that shoots out it's tongue party-favor style when you put your hand in and press the squeaker. My son loved it when he was little. Pinstriped uniform and all blue cap. Damn, I need to find it tonight. It could be the missing piece to our success.

Ceetar Oct 30 2015 09:34 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

it's possible it's the same one then. (I only say 80s cause that's my aunt says, but easily could be misremembering) Wonder where it's from.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 30 2015 09:57 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I have (or had) one of those puppets too. It was a promotional giveaway during the years I had partial season tickets (1986 through 1992) but I don't know what year it was from.

Ceetar Oct 30 2015 09:58 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I have (or had) one of those puppets too. It was a promotional giveaway during the years I had partial season tickets (1986 through 1992) but I don't know what year it was from. odd that it doesn't have a sponsor on it (unless it was a tag or something? or my aunt isn't seeing it)

Frayed Knot Oct 30 2015 10:00 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Ceetar wrote: ... odd that it doesn't have a sponsor on it So it was definitely pre-Wilpon then -- ba-dum-Ching!

Benjamin Grimm Oct 30 2015 10:06 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Maybe my memory is faulty. But I do seem to remember being at a game where just about everyone had one of those puppets

Mets Willets Point Oct 30 2015 10:07 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Maybe my memory is faulty. But I do seem to remember being at a game where just about everyone had one of those puppets This is starting to sound like an episode of The Twilight Zone.

Centerfield Oct 30 2015 10:09 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Got my cap back. Wore it to work today. My postseason routine is reestablished. So basically StratOMatic knew about the WP hat situation. 4 wins coming up.

cooby classic Oct 30 2015 10:12 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Zvon wrote: I like that hoodie. I need me that hoodie. [fimg=733]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/651/22594557185_ebbdda1f99_o.jpg[/fimg] Good grief. Wish I was 22 again.

Mets Willets Point Oct 30 2015 10:19 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

cooby wrote: batmagadanleadoff wrote: Zvon wrote: I like that hoodie. I need me that hoodie. [fimg=733]https://farm1.staticflickr.com/651/22594557185_ebbdda1f99_o.jpg[/fimg] Good grief. Wish I was 22 again. So you can wear a hoodie or because those are some hot, young pitchers?

cooby classic Oct 30 2015 10:47 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Well, I already wear hoodies... It's pretty sad when you identify with players' moms. It's come to that for me :(

Benjamin Grimm Oct 30 2015 10:50 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

How about me? I identified with Steven Matz' grandfather!

cooby classic Oct 30 2015 10:50 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Even worse!

Mets Willets Point Oct 30 2015 11:01 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I identify with Bartolo Colon.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 30 2015 11:21 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Mets – Willets Point wrote: I identify with Bartolo Colon. Same here. Only he's much calmer.

themetfairy Oct 30 2015 11:29 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: How about me? I identified with Steven Matz' grandfather! You have a potty mouth?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Oct 30 2015 11:34 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

We could heed the words of the great prophet Hot Rod: [youtube:3b48kbxt]K6ZsftVtLjo[/youtube:3b48kbxt]

Rotblatt Oct 30 2015 11:53 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I have switched to my July 4, stars-and-spangles cap, got my school to use "Ya gotta believe!" as the quote of the day, and ate Mets-themed ice cream from Ample Hill. I'm open to other suggestions.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 30 2015 12:07 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

themetfairy wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: How about me? I identified with Steven Matz' grandfather! You have a potty mouth? Does Steven Matz' grandfather have a potty mouth? (I didn't know that.) If that's the case, I identify with his other grandfather. (Which grandfather is the Jewish one, by the way?)

Edgy MD Oct 30 2015 12:13 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

You had me at ice cream.

themetfairy Oct 30 2015 12:20 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: How about me? I identified with Steven Matz' grandfather! You have a potty mouth? Does Steven Matz' grandfather have a potty mouth? (I didn't know that.) If that's the case, I identify with his other grandfather. (Which grandfather is the Jewish one, by the way?) It was during Steven's debut, when Grandpa was hitting his head. You didn't have to be a lipreader to see that he was saying, "Holy Shit!" I don't know which grandfather is which. I didn't even know that he had a Jewish one (although it makes sense).

Lefty Specialist Oct 30 2015 01:11 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Benjamin Grimm wrote: I have (or had) one of those puppets too. It was a promotional giveaway during the years I had partial season tickets (1986 through 1992) but I don't know what year it was from. Actually bought it at a souvenir stand at Shea in either 1996 or 1997.

Centerfield Oct 30 2015 01:13 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

That Rowdy Roddy Piper clip is great. I wonder what other Mets fans there are out there. You are pitchers for the New York Mets. No matter who comes to the plate, you will stand your ground! Gandalf the White, MLBS

soupcan Oct 30 2015 03:40 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

All I've gotten out of this thread is that I need to drink much more tonight. Not a problem, consider Game 3 won.

seawolf17 Oct 30 2015 03:44 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Lefty Specialist wrote: Benjamin Grimm wrote: I have (or had) one of those puppets too. It was a promotional giveaway during the years I had partial season tickets (1986 through 1992) but I don't know what year it was from. Actually bought it at a souvenir stand at Shea in either 1996 or 1997. HEY! IT'S MET MUTT! I still have ours. Doesn't squeak any more, but it's in my son's room.

cooby classic Oct 30 2015 03:44 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I've already started. Hubby on way home with more Banty Red.

d'Kong76 Oct 30 2015 03:45 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

How can we, as a group, drink better?

cooby classic Oct 30 2015 03:45 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I;m thinking we're pretty expert as it is

seawolf17 Oct 30 2015 03:46 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Edgy MD wrote: Well, it's ON YOU to find another mantra. DANCE DANCE DANCE? WOCKA WOCKA WOCKA? Give me something. [youtube]APPRrIxzVPw[/youtube]

Ceetar Oct 30 2015 06:57 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

d'Kong76 wrote: How can we, as a group, drink better? we must have a beer blogger amongst us somewhere right? I'm starting out with Brooklyn's own Sixpoint Sensi Harvest. I might switch over to a Brooklyn Defender after that.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Oct 30 2015 07:24 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Stfu Joe Buck

Ceetar Oct 30 2015 08:05 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: Stfu Joe Buck I might get this as a Tattoo if/when the Mets return next year.

Elster88 Oct 30 2015 08:21 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I spoke to Cal. He is eating a LOT of asshole to try to help

MFS62 Oct 30 2015 09:55 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Elster88 wrote: I spoke to Cal. He is eating a LOT of asshole to try to help Ugh! That's disgusting. He talks with his mouth full. Later

Edgy MD Oct 30 2015 10:05 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I've gone 24 hours without the love of a woman. You're welcome.

Elster88 Oct 30 2015 10:28 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Wow. Keeping that up may be tough. Try not to attack like Animal from the Muppets after the series is over

soupcan Oct 30 2015 10:37 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Ok - so it has been established. I just be completely shitfaced for the Mets to win. Got it. Happy to oblige. Will do so moving forward.

Mets Willets Point Oct 30 2015 10:43 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I didn't have anything to drink tonight. Does that mean I have to abstain for the rest of the series?

Centerfield Oct 30 2015 10:51 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

soupcan wrote: Ok - so it has been established. I just be completely shitfaced for the Mets to win. Got it. Happy to oblige. Will do so moving forward. What he said. ONLINE BREATHALYZER. ON A SCALE OF 1-10, HOW DRUNK ARE YOU RIGHT NOW!?!?!?

Fman99 Oct 30 2015 10:56 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

soupcan wrote: Ok - so it has been established. I just be completely shitfaced for the Mets to win. Got it. Happy to oblige. Will do so moving forward. Yeah, I'm doing my part here also.

Benjamin Grimm Oct 30 2015 10:57 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Mets – Willets Point wrote: Does that mean I have to abstain for the rest of the series? Don't worry. I'm more than happy to be the designated teetotaler.

Edgy MD Oct 30 2015 11:08 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

I watched at my neighbors. I knocked on the door with Curtis Granderson on first, I came in and David Wright homered. I was in the kitchen in the third inning when they got the leadoff runner (Syndergaard) on base again. And all these indifferent baseball fans all yelled for me to go outside and knock again. I knocked, came in, and then... KABOOM!!! Not messing with that pattern.

batmagadanleadoff Nov 01 2015 11:45 AM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

A Mets Fan Tries To Control A Cruel And Random Universe 9:41 AM By Chadwick Matlin Warning: This post was written by a Mets fan. When Daniel Murphy let a ball bounce beneath his glove in the eighth inning of Game 4 of the World Series, I threw my Mets hat to the ground. It was ostensibly the pivotal moment in a 5-3 Royals win, the kind of play that reminded me why other sports have fouls but baseball has errors. We could sit here together and dwell on all the Mets errors: We could wonder how Jeurys Familia, an all-star closer, blew five saves in 48 opportunities during the regular season, but has blown two in two opportunities during the World Series. We could plumb the depths of Yoenis Cespedes’s above-average defensive metrics, and make the case that to measure Cespedes’s true defensive capacity we need a new metric that somehow quantifies a fielder’s nonchalance.1 And we could spend hours trying to understand Terry Collins’s faith in an eighth-inning set-up man who is allowing a .835 OPS to opposing batters in the postseason. (It seems as though I may spend the next several years doing that.) But instead I want to tell you about my hat. If you read FiveThirtyEight a lot, you know that we’re puritanical about baseball’s playoffs being a crapshoot. They’re a series of games that may or may not be a reflection of a team’s actual quality. Intellectually, I know the same rules of randomness that apply to a baseball also apply to what I wear to watch a game. But the World Series is not a time for intellect. On July 31, the day Cespedes was traded to the Mets, I bought a Minnesota Twins hat at Target Field in Minneapolis. It was a tourist’s purchase – I was in Minnesota for a couple of ballgames with some friends. But the hat started to mean something more. That weekend, the Mets swept the Washington Nationals to tie for first place in the NL East. So I kept wearing the hat. And the Mets kept winning. The Mets went 37-22 to close out the season, and won the NL East despite a 23 percent chance of doing so when I bought the hat. (The rational readers among you will note that they also went 37-22 to close out the season after Cespedes joined the team, but, again, this is not a rational story.) Soon, the Twins hat had replaced my Mets hat. My Mets friends texted me and asked me to wear it when they were feeling nervous about a game. I nearly forgot it on a plane, and felt the Mets season slipping away until I stormed back to retrieve it. At the start of the playoffs, I went on a poorly timed vacation to India, and brought the Twins hat to ensure the Mets advanced. I returned to the U.S. in time for the World Series, and there was no question I’d wear the Twins hat into the heart of a Mets bar for Game 1. Fourteen innings later, the hat wasn’t enough. The Mets lost 5-4. So I put on something different. I went to Game 3 in Citi Field and wore a hat that spelled out M-E-T-S. I had worn it to every Mets home game I attended this year. That Mets hat has its own history, with a winning percentage of about .550 this season, if I recall correctly. Good, but not Twins hat good. Yet the Mets won Game 3 9-3. And so, before Game 4, I faced the same choice any manager does: Do I ride what’s hot, or stick with the steady performer? I looked into the archives of Baseball Prospectus, but couldn’t find any research on whether there’s such a thing as a hot-hand effect in fans’ attire. I was adrift with nothing but my own small sample sizes. Saturday, I put on the Mets hat. By the end of the night, it had regressed to its mean. It couldn’t stop a Royals team that had a .301 BABIP in the regular season from having a BABIP of .346 in Game 4 (and that doesn’t even count the ball that skittered beneath Murphy’s glove). It couldn’t make the Mets win. It couldn’t get Terry Collins to bring in his best bullpen pitcher for a six-out save with nobody on, rather than a five-out save with two runners on base. It couldn’t get Cespedes to stay closer to first base in the final moments. A hat with a .550 winning percentage could never do that. But a Twins hat with a .627 winning percentage? We’ll find out during Game 5. http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/worl ... ecap-mets/

cooby classic Nov 01 2015 01:46 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

This guy shouldn't worry. I blew it when I posted a picture of our young pitchers on facebook. It was immediately, immediately! after that that the Royals went ahead.

Lefty Specialist Nov 01 2015 06:42 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Screw it. Wearing the Milledge shirt. Gotta change things up.

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Nov 01 2015 07:57 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Need to take 1 game? You go with God, or your Harvey shirsey. I go with Mookie. (Anxiously, apparently.)

Fman99 Nov 01 2015 08:38 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Lefty Specialist wrote: Screw it. Wearing the Milledge shirt. Gotta change things up. Is that an orange V-neck job?

willpie Dec 04 2015 02:44 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Alright, which one of you jerks forgot to wear your offseason cap at a rakish, cancer-preventing angle?

Ashie62 Dec 04 2015 08:01 PM Re: How can we, as a group, do better?

Alcohol free for 18 years and grateful.