Comments on: Quote: Philly Needed Mets Rivalry

By: LeiterMilnerFasterStronger

LeiterMilnerFasterStronger — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:53:05 +0000

I will say this much… calling most of our trolls at Beer Leaguer “third graders” kind of demeans third graders.

By contrast, most of the BeerLeaguers who make their way over here seem pretty damn civil (if a little Philly-brand defensive) and offer reasonably intelligent commentary while avoiding ad hominem attacks. Play nice, and come with the witty rejoinders, fellow Metsies… “go away to people who agree with you” is the last refuge of a dumb scoundrel.

That said, Ollie, Maine and whoever takes our 5-hole are going to sodomize the back end of your rotation all year along. I’m looking forward to it. Cheers!

By: LeiterMilnerFasterStronger

LeiterMilnerFasterStronger — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:45:28 +0000

Oh, and the old Vet? Jorts capital of the ’90s Northeast, my Phriend.

By: LeiterMilnerFasterStronger

LeiterMilnerFasterStronger — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 01:44:14 +0000

A good number of those same voters gave David Wright and Aaron Rowand (not to mention a certain Yankee with absurdly low range for a SS) undeserved Gold Gloves.

I’m not sure how much I trust the collective opinion of a voting body that welcomes Woody Paige and ESPN Page 2 hack Jim Caple and actively excludes Keith Law and Rob Neyer.

You can say that Rollins performed better than Reyes last year… that I’ll grant you. He also can’t hold David Wright’s jock in terms of OBP (as a “leadoff” hitter), power, and a number of other respects. He produced more outs than any other hitter in baseball, and would probably kill to trade his next five years for Wright’s or Reyes’.

By: sheaheykid

sheaheykid — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:33:09 +0000

c’mon we all know braves fans don’t exist

By: mm88112

mm88112 — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:55:04 +0000

Volume, you do understnad that the Mets have only finished ahead of Philly once since 2001 right? I doubt the Mets are in the Phillies’ heads as much as we think they might be. We really didn’t improve our lineup or bullprn, the two biggest problems on this team and Philly upgraded 3rd base, outfield, and they didn’t need an ace because they have one. And guys like Utley, Howard, Rollins, and Hamels aren’t red necks. Guys like Billy “I blow every big save” Wagner ius the definition of a hick who runs his mouth way too much.

By: Lets go Mets

Lets go Mets — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:47:05 +0000

I was a fan four years ago despite them being terrible. And no, NOT a cowboys fan.

By: BillyGoat

BillyGoat — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:45:58 +0000

umm..pretty sure the voters believed he was MVP, also which is why he was, you know, named MVP….

here’s the thing about trolling….a few of us come on here to talk about facts and defend ourselves against some unwarranted criticism as fans and Philadelphians, in general…with the exception of one or two Met trollers on Beerleaguer, every one that comes on a) sounds like a third grader b) brings absolutely no insightful commentary to the table or c) is probably wearing jorts..

sorry, i couldnt resist

By: Fregosi

Fregosi — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:38:23 +0000

Does that mean that you would not root for them if you thought they were not going to win the world series? That’s not a fan, that’s a front runner. I’ll bet you are a Cowboys fan when they are winning too.

By: Fregosi

Fregosi — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:18:51 +0000

Dude, how old are you, 12?

By: Fregosi

Fregosi — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:16:59 +0000

I think you might be mis-remembering last year a little. Howard, Utley, Victorino, and Hamels were all on the DL for about a month and Myers had to go to the bullpen because Gordon was hurt and ineffective. Rollins was the only guy that was healthy all year. And the Mets had their arses handed to them by Philly in August and September.