Though my hometown Metropolitan's are down right now, there's still time. Aram is blogging the game live, and for some reason disses NY pizza and hot dogs. As if there was really a contest.
UPDATE:No more time left - Dodgers 8 - Mets 6.
AP:" A dentist to the rich and famous has filed a $7 million lawsuit against the estate of late New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle, claiming his home was destroyed when the ballplayer's small airplane crashed into his apartment building."
And so it begins.
"With pitchers and catchers reporting on Thursday, Mets manager Willie Randolph sported his 1977 World Series ring yesterday, hoping that three decades after winning it with the Yankees, he can pick up another one with their crosstown rivals."
Joe Florkowski, Angel fan and former colleague, tweaks my Mets and my comment on the Galaxy's open tryouts.
"Perhaps if the Mets held open tryouts they could find some quality starting pitchers who are UNDER 40."
Maybe, but we're still going to go deeper into the playoffs.
I have to admit I would have love Barry Zito for the Mets. He would have been a great addition as we dealt with an aging staff. But not for $126 million dollars. Unbelievable. I saw the tail end of the first pitcher to go over a $100 million. It was ugly. The Mets reportedly would have gone as high as $80 million for Zito. Is it worth $46 million to flounder and never make it the World Series? We'll see.
I have no idea why the Mets loved Julio Lugo. I watched him here, and he certainly didn't seem worth the interest they were paying him. Lucky for us, the Red Sox did. This will eventually go to that adage that sometimes the best trades are the ones you don't make.
