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Series 6-Pack: “Fire > Mets baseball.”

Justin Klugh — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:32:45 +0000

In all this Giants-brawling and Nationals-losing-to, it can be hard to maintain focus on our true enemies.

Sure, you may be part of that crowd that thinks it’s shattering the world by saying “You know, I don’t hate the Mets as much as I pity them.” But the truth is, their ineptitude isn’t going to last forever, and when they’re out there, clowning around again, I’ll be the only grizzled old man screaming at everybody with several decades worth of needless hostility. ”I HATED THE METS BEFORE IT WAS COOL,” I’ll say, being escorted out by confused mall security guards. In this scenario, I’m watching the game through a front window display. Forgot to mention that.

Anyways, say hello to Ben Berkon, whose hope in the Mets is defined daily on Rising Apple.

1. How did Nick Cannon’s attempt to shatter the world record for hugs add to/take away from/get noticed by anything?

It’s a good thing “Molotov Cocktail” night was postponed that game. (more…)

Terry Collins is Sick of the Way the Media is Looking at Him

Justin Klugh — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:13:16 +0000

Losing sucks, but as my friend who is an Orioles fan tells me a lot, “Kindly shut the hell up because losing two in a row is different from losing 13 seasons in a row you sick son of a bitch and stop coming over here just to play MLB 2K11: The Show because you scream too much and my kids are trying to sleep.”

Even as we suffer through this irrecoverable series loss to the Nationals, we can take solace in the fact that as usual, the Mets are doing just a little worse. Let’s check in with Terry Collins, who is currently in mid-tirade about how much his team’s bullpen sucks.

Series 6-Pack: What a Mets

Justin Klugh — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:00:03 +0000

Look everyone! Its Ben Berkon from Mets blog Rising Apple again! Last time we “Met,” the Mets were Met-ting the bed and making a real Mets of things. Mets.

Now, they’re not even the worst team in baseball. How the world has changed. Ben and I discuss the upcoming series in the form of sarcastic cheap shots with question marks at the ends of them below.

1. Has R.A. Dickey faced any backlash for saying the Mets may not be a championship-caliber team? Word has it that “…Ike Davis spent much of Sunday and Monday vomiting.” Are these two things related?

I think Dickey has actually received some praise, as his comments were more centered on the team having to prove themselves as opposed to the usual “We’re a New York team…we’re the team the beat!” mentality.

Apparently puking is the new steroids as Ike Davis has never looked better hitting. I say, “Keep puking, Ike!” (more…)