Matthew Cerrone
Video: Braves Fans are Taunting You
By Matthew Cerrone - May 23, 2008 10:55 am

…shoot me…shoot me, now…’collassily,’ with an egg in my shoe…

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  1. The Injury Bug says:
    May 23, 2008 at 10:57 am

    Lol that egg in the shoe line is classic. Silly Southerners

    • toogr82b4got10 says:
      May 23, 2008 at 11:04 am

      Like ANY Braves fan can talk about “choking” away a season? Last I checked The “Mighty” Braves won 1 measly championship in 14 years as division leaders

      Someone should respond with a song called “How Does It Feel?” and the song should be about being a fan of a team who was always so close to being the best…. but choking it away year after year.

      On second thought, the song should be called “Blue Balls”

      • mackey_sassers_arm says:
        May 23, 2008 at 11:25 am

        i would love to have won a championship in the last 14 years.

        also, the mets did choke. there is nothing that any fan can point out to anyone else to make last september seem less horrible.

      • krumbledkookie says:
        May 23, 2008 at 11:54 am

        Nicely done!

      • retire17&8 says:
        May 23, 2008 at 11:55 am

        I’ll take Braves fans serioulsy when they can break 60% capacity for a post seaon game…

  2. DWright is King says:
    May 23, 2008 at 10:58 am

    all hell has broken loose on WFAN

    • MacD81 says:
      May 23, 2008 at 10:59 am

      At work and can’t listen. Anything interesting?

      • JefJarrett says:
        May 23, 2008 at 11:04 am

        Well, Beningo thinks Beltran is overrated, and a bum. Roberts is defending Beltran. Beningo thinks Wright secretly means Beltran instead of Delgado. Roberts is calling Beningo crazy.

        Beningo would cut/trade Castillo, Beltran, Delgado, etc. Roberts thinks hes nuts.

        Beningo thinks Beltran is secretly going behind Willie’s back and badly influencing Reyes. And then all hell broke lose with the screaming back and forth. With Robert’s best line “WHAT ARE YOU…WRITING A SOAP OPERA!?!?”

        Mind you, this all started w/ a caller saying the team isn’t talented and relied upon a bunch of “what if’s” going into the season……..and presented logical evidence…..then this insanity ensued.

        • almar1965 says:
          May 23, 2008 at 11:20 am

          Can someone refill Beningno’s prescription please. He just said that he would take Byrnes OVER Beltran at this moment. Luckily Roberts put him in his place by stating that Eric Byrnes, as nice complimentary plater that he is, cannot hold Beltran’s jock statistically both offensively and defensively when all is said and done.

          Byrnes would be a decent addition (I would rather take Nady who can actually hit) but NOT in place of Beltran.

    • Free Aaron Heilman says:
      May 23, 2008 at 11:18 am

      Benigno is a total moron. For him to always get on Beltran’s case is too stupid.. Beltran remains, year after year, one of the elite centerfielders in baseball.

  3. JefJarrett says:
    May 23, 2008 at 10:59 am

    If you want to feel better just listen to FAN right now…

    Beningo and Roberts have been screaming non stop at one another for the past 15 minutes.

    • JefJarrett says:
      May 23, 2008 at 11:00 am

      Joe B = Metsblog Troll
      Roberts = Koolaid Drinking Mets Fan

      Somewhere in between is sanity……but thats a pretty big void in between……..

      • ghobot says:
        May 23, 2008 at 11:02 am

        roberts is not a kool aids fan! hes just level headed and logical, something the met fan base wants nothing of right about now.

        • TiredMetsFan says:
          May 23, 2008 at 11:03 am

          I only hope the Wilpons aren’t oblivious to this stuff…………..

          I mean……for god sakes…….outside of David Wrights comments, it seems like Mets fans are suffering from this malaise more than the team.

          Guys………..please……………make change.

          Let’s make these hillbillies pay for their arrogance the next time we see them……….

        • JefJarrett says:
          May 23, 2008 at 11:06 am

          ghobot….I know…I’m just kidding I wanted to group them into stereotypes being thrown around this board.

          But judging by your response, you think Joe B is a troll on this board? lol

        • ghobot says:
          May 23, 2008 at 11:11 am

          ha i love joe, but being a jet met knick fan has rotted any semblance of hope he has ever had. he never ever is optimistic.

  4. mikey says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:03 am

    Joe Benigno reminds me of the Lee J Cobb character in 12 Angry men

  5. dave27 says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:06 am

    Apprently they can’t read calendars in Atlanta.

  6. Free Aaron Heilman says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:06 am

    How sad is it for Braves fans? Their own team finishes behind the team they are making fun of with a crappy song? What dorks.

  7. DWright is King says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:07 am

    Ok…I just watched the video. Matt, you have some connections with the Mets…Do ou think you can arrange for the team to watch this crap before the game. Maybe if they realize that they are officially the laughing stock of MLB, maybe just maybe, they will wake the phuck up!!!!

  8. Gland says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:07 am

    That’s what I love about this blog now. Anyone who dares to think that it is possible that the Mets turn it around this season is considered to be drinking the Koolaid.

    Is it possible that some people look at this team, see that there is some talent on it, look at recent years in baseball and see how many teams make runs late, and think “hey, maybe there is some hope here”? Or is that a sign of drinking the Koolaid?

    I know it’s tough. You look at how the team is playing (like a$$) and all the turmoil surrounding them and it’s hard. It makes you sick. But it sure isn’t fun to watch every night without a little hope.

    • Bill Sussman says:
      May 23, 2008 at 11:09 am

      Agreed. Look no further than last years NL Champs. It can be done, but with some changes obviously.

    • JefJarrett says:
      May 23, 2008 at 11:09 am

      I WAS KIDDING……………….

      I know you are directing that at everyone overall on the board…

      I have hope until they are mathematically eliminated…every year

      • Gland says:
        May 23, 2008 at 11:14 am

        Jef-

        I didn’t mean that towards you. I knew what you were saying. I was just going with that theme. I have read it a bunch of times on this blog, where if someone makes any sort of positive comment they get bashed for “drinking the Koolaid”.

        I just wanted to make the point that there are some people who realized how bad they are now but can still have a little hope that they can turn it around and do something.

        • JefJarrett says:
          May 23, 2008 at 12:04 pm

          No harm…no foul……

          I just knew I said it and two people mentioned it….so i wanted to reiterate I was kidding.

          I agree….I think this team can/still have a good season.

          I find it funny…..the mets are a disaster….. and are 1 under 500

          the yanks on the other hand are “headed in the right direction” but were 2 under before winning 2 in a row……

          You really can’t judge anything outside of 10 games or so. That being said….the mets are headed in the wrong direction - is it a disaster…..not yet - but they need to do something. What that something is….is up to Omar, Wilpons, and Willie (if he isn’t what the “something” is).

        • Gland says:
          May 23, 2008 at 1:45 pm

          Exactly. And my personal choice is to stick around and root for them to right the ship and do something with the rest of the season.

    • dave27 says:
      May 23, 2008 at 11:10 am

      2002 Angels
      2003 Marlins
      2004 Astros
      2007 Rockies

      Just a few examples of teams that were far worse off on May 23.

      We need a LF though. Alou is finished.

      • Berndogg says:
        May 23, 2008 at 11:16 am

        Add the 2006 cardinals and 2007 yankees to that list. Those are teams that had great expectations coming into the season, were way worse than we are now on memorial day weekend, and made the playoffs. I still think that santana will adjust to national league ballparks, pedro coming back will improve the rotation, the bullpen is still abov average, and reyes and beltran will get on track. I agree that they can’t just expect these things to happen (especially reyes and beltran), they have to wake up and make it happen, but I do beleive this is still a good team, eventhough they are depressing to watch right now.

    • Xavier22 says:
      May 23, 2008 at 11:28 am

      Well stated. This isn’t the 2002 team - there’s still a lot of young(ish) talent that’s not playing up to their potential at the moment.

      Reyes, Wright, & Beltran certainly still have the ability to step it up.

      Church and Schneider have been great additions to the team.

      Alou is Alou - we all knew what we were getting with him.

      The only two problems are Delgado and, to a lesser extent, Castillo.

      The pitching staff is stll pretty good, they just haven’t been getting any run support. And Wagner is one of the best closers in baseball right now.

  9. metsfanmurph says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:11 am

    I am offended from a comedy standpoint. If these guys were even close to being funny it would bother me.

  10. Alban says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:14 am

    So I posted this comment on an earlier thread and I wanted to repost it here to get some different conversations going (other than the “fire willie” threads or the “you’re drinking koolaid” battles). And since my boss is taking the day off, I thought to myself, “what better way to spend my time than get blasted by irate Mets fans.” So the premise is, if you were managing the Mets now (or a new manager were to replace Willie), how would you turn the team around? Here’s what I wrote:

    Comment by Alban
    2008-05-23 10:56:51
    I’m not sure what you mean by that, but I’ll take that as a compliment.

    Of course, now you’ve got me thinking: what would I do if I were managing this team? And the first thing that came to mind was to try to heal the rifts, foster team work, and do all of that outside of the ball park. Build the team chemistry again and do it in an environment that’s not baseball related. Help the guys have fun with each other again and take some of the tension/pressure out.

    In my opinion, (and I’m not saying that this is the best idea, due to the safety concerns), I’d take these guys out to go paintballing. Put people who don’t normally work together in teams and force them to cooperate. And because of the nature of paintball, when one person gets knocked out, you can preach the “pick each other up” principle again. Tell people to communicate, work out strategies, and to protect one another. Of course, as I stated above, this is probably not the best idea because someone might get injured on their pitching hand… but you get the idea. Loosen up the club, build teamwork and help these guys work together again.

    It’s really the players who carry this team and perform… and Willie needs to get these guys to work together again.

    • DWright is King says:
      May 23, 2008 at 11:23 am

      I’m one of the few that think Willie should stay and get these guys to work together again. I truly feel Castillo needs to go. He seems like an instigator in the clubhouse, seems lazy, and is a waste.
      I think send them a bunch of strippers. That’ll get these guys to loosen up. It seems to wotk for the Marlins.

  11. haplo says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:16 am

    Isn’t it, like, May?

    I hate this 2008 team as much as anyone, but one of these years - maybe even this year, as unlikely as it seems - people dancing on this franchise’s grave in May will be shut up by September/October. It’s pretty much never happened, but someday it will.

  12. beansy says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:16 am

    Cmon guys..that was pretty funny! Somebody has to retaliate though(comically).

    • shea_guevara says:
      May 23, 2008 at 11:23 am

      Joke’s on them–they still live in Atlanta.

      • NickA33 says:
        May 23, 2008 at 11:32 am

        Hey now! I’m a Met fan in Atlanta (from NY) and Atlanta isn’t bad at all, it’s a great city!

        It’s outside of Atlanta you need to be worried about…banjo strummin’ rednecks.

        • Mingo says:
          May 23, 2008 at 11:54 am

          Hey I’m from Alabama. Its not bad here, Its outside of here that you need to worry about. Yeehaw shoutin’ possum eaters.

  13. obtuse says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:24 am

    I have to admit, I lol’d at the video.

    I don’t know, I’m really enjoying following how David Wright is responding to this disaster of an early season, and seeing him shed the kid gloves a little bit and mature before our eyes. I was getting sick of his constant saying the right thing.

    This video seriously needs to be played in the clubhouse, on repeat.

  14. theperfectgame says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:24 am

    Matt, nice work intentionally butchering the spelling of “colossally” as “collassily” in what I assume is a subtle jab at Southern “education”.

    ‘Cause that’s what that was, right?

    …

  15. el_giacomo says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:27 am

    I can’t believe dude actually pulled out and played a freakin’ fake plastic guitar. Click! Clack! Click! Clack! haha yeah rock on dude…

    effin’ Braves…ugh…

    • cheapseats says:
      May 23, 2008 at 11:41 am

      Yeah i couldn’t believe the one guy used a Rock Bandguitar,

      please end the suffering!! “Oh the Pain!!”

  16. kingman 26 says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:45 am

    From the Atlanta Journal Constitution:

    “Moises Alou said in an interview a few years ago that he peed on his hands to make them tough. He needs to pee on some of his teammates. Maybe they’ll get tough, too.”

    • toogr82b4got10 says:
      May 23, 2008 at 11:52 am

      Golden showers for everyone!

    • NickA33 says:
      May 23, 2008 at 11:56 am

      Link please…

      • kingman 26 says:
        May 23, 2008 at 12:12 pm

        Posted this in the wrong place first—I’m new–sorry!

        I don’t have time to figure out how to post a link—go to ajc.com’s homepage, click on sports, then go down and click on Mark Bradley’s name, and it is a fan’s comment about halfway down the page…pretty funny stuff…..

    • obtuse says:
      May 23, 2008 at 11:59 am

      Didn’t Greg Maddux slide up to teammates in the shower and pee on them?

      Yes, yes he did.

    • theperfectgame says:
      May 23, 2008 at 12:03 pm

      That’s actually pretty funny. My initial response was to be offended and stick up for “some of his teammates”, but it’s hard to defend the toughness of “some of his teammates” since “some of his teammates” are pretty soft.

  17. Mets248 says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:46 am

    Honestly I falling asleep watching these last three games. They play with no engery.
    I think if they don’t win atleast 2 out of 3 in Colorado Willie should be Fired!
    Second I think jose reyes went in the tank and hasn’t come out of it since the mets got Castillo bad influence probably. I would just tell Omar to trade him or cut him either way get him of the team. I can’t stand the way he hits. Then go with Endy in left and bat him second this way you can have marlon and Damion at 2nd down in the order for a month until you see whos available. Last three things.
    Get a nice Middle reliever forget Heilman.
    Trade Heilman for a decent right handed outfielder, I like Alou but forget about him.
    And sign Freddy Gracia to be a solid fourth starter.

    Either they do this or something or I out by August, because then I will be more Piss off to care.

    • I_Need_More_Cowbell_Please says:
      May 23, 2008 at 12:03 pm

      they got swept by the Braves, and no change has been made, not if you count alou going on the DL. Win 2 out of 3 at Colorado will just delay the inevitable, like sweeping the Yankees last weekend.

  18. giuseppe franco_procede says:
    May 23, 2008 at 11:54 am

    All in favor of rebuilding?

  19. HOFMets57 says:
    May 23, 2008 at 12:02 pm

    I’m sorry, but these guys are heads and shoulders better than our beloved Buttheads.

    Musically, Lyrically, Creatively.

    Don’t take it personal, Buttheads. You guys are doing a great thing defending us.

  20. sid_finch says:
    May 23, 2008 at 12:09 pm

    its times like these that I’m glad I live in Boston…so i don’t have to be exposed to the mayhem.

    it pains me to say this, but Braves fans may be right…the Mets might be overrated…

  21. kingman 26 says:
    May 23, 2008 at 12:11 pm

    I don’t have time to figure out how to post a link—go to ajc.com’s homepage, click on sports, then go down and click on Mark Bradley’s name, and it is a fan’s comment about halfway down the page…pretty funny stuff…..

  22. Simpsonsfan421 says:
    May 23, 2008 at 12:20 pm

    Ah, the lament of two pieces of trailer park trash. Good job boys.

  23. Mr North Jersey says:
    May 23, 2008 at 12:47 pm

    ISNT IT RATHER OBVIOUS THAT BY PUTTING THIS VIDEO ON METSBLOG WE ARE DOING EXACTLY WHAT THOSE 2 GUYS WANT SO THEY CAN MUSTER MORE HITS ON YOUTUBE?

  24. Dgrvly says:
    May 23, 2008 at 12:52 pm

    I’m a huge Mets fan from Atlanta, been watching the Mets for 20 years, became a fan when WWOR was a superstation here, southerners are slow, everything in the south is 30 years behind the rest of the country, since 1997 the Mets are 31-64 at turner field and 47-47 vs the braves at shea. Mets are 51-42 vs the Phillies in philadelphia.

  25. EliPorter says:
    May 23, 2008 at 1:11 pm

    in-breeding????? “historically… colosally.”; “it was a historically colossal collapse. statistically. look at the stats”- we may be pathetic mets fans, but at least our parents arent related

  26. GregB says:
    May 23, 2008 at 1:36 pm

    lol…that was actually pretty good…you can’t say we don’t deserve it.

  27. anonymii says:
    May 23, 2008 at 3:08 pm

    This would bother me more if it was from Phillies fans.

    • carmine_riccardi says:
      May 23, 2008 at 3:50 pm

      Real nice guys… I spend three nights at turner getting my heart torn out and have to see a post like this on METSblog today… ugh. Seriously, that was the most depressing mets visit to Atlanta since the summer of ‘05 when we won something like one game total at Turner that year. It wouldn’t be so bad if the majority of their fans weren’t so weak and clueless. This one guy, and mind you I’m giving him credit for this, was trying to get the sweep chant going from the 6th inning on, before the score was in their favor. Like every met fan there, he knew that lead wouldn’t last. Yet, no one would join him until they got two outs in the ninth inning. Such an ignorant, no balls fanbase doesn’t deserve a team as well run as the Braves. And like cerrone said… of all the teams to face for four games in three days, with everything that’s going on right now, it had to be the f’ing Braves. No matter how horrible we are, I’m just never going to get comfortable walking out of Turner Field… win or lose. They own us.

  28. Dan says:
    May 23, 2008 at 4:34 pm

    That video would make me angry if it wasn’t…
    1. funny
    and
    2. True.

    Unfortunately, it is kind of funny and the Mets have been playing like a double A team. (actually, that is an insult to double A players, at least they play with fire and you can tell by watching that they love the game)

  29. MetsFan4Decades says:
    May 23, 2008 at 8:51 pm

    Well, it must be me. I am not a fan of You Tube, My Space, Classmates.com, self web pages, etc, etc, etc. I do not get the concept of people wanting to put themselves out on the Net for virtual strangers to view and read about. Is it that 15 minutes of fame thing? Some venue to to look and listen to themselves over and over?? Sorry, just ranting.

    I really, really tried hard to get through to the end of this. These two were so annoying with the constant nattering chatter before the song about absolutely nothing that by the time they actually got around to playing the song I listened to what I thought were the first two frames, couldn’t understand a thing, finally killed it. I might have listened to the entire thing if they had just played/sang the damn song and kept the nonsensical chatter off it. Must be showing my age…..I would have done better reading the lyrics..

    So….basically I’ve got no comment on the song itself. Sorry guys, the post on You Tube just didn’t work for me. Then again, the only video clip I’ve ever viewed on You Tube was the Mookie/Bill Buckner play I came across one time…..

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