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Over at The Onion, they poke fun at the recent Mets woes with an article humorously titled, “Struggling Mets Combine to Form Carlos Voltron”.
“Facing the Cubs in the midst of a three-game losing streak, the desperate Mets sprinted out to the field Tuesday, launched themselves high into the air above Shea Stadium, and combined their bodies to form a 400-foot tall fielding robot called Carlos Voltron.”
“Meanwhile, defending a comfortable 600-0 lead in the top of ninth, the Mets decided to rest up Carlos Voltron by moving him to the outfield and replacing him with reliever Aaron Heilman, who lost the lead and eventually the game after giving up 618 runs to close the inning.”
The idea of the team forming a cohesive force, presumably led by Carlos Beltran, is especially fitting after last night. Just a little levity during these stressful, yet exciting times.
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just goes to show that even a 400-foot robot can’t win with castillo in the lineup
volton looks like this guy
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1062374/VIDEO-Sacha-Baron-Cohen-held-police-outrageous-stunt-Milan-catwalk.html
speaking of heilman…really don’t want to see him in this series.
lol ever read the onion article when the fantasy baseball GM lashes out at his team lol. Go to the onion website and look it up in there archives it is hilarious.
Hahahaha, yeah, that article is top notch. I’ve often thought that my fantasy baseball team could use a good calling-out to the media.
please post scott olsen’s wiki page
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Olsen
Nice rap sheet. Like I said, this guy is a major-league d-o-u-c-h-e-b-a-g.
This is the best part:
After serving his two-game suspension, and after making his scheduled July 20, 2007, start, Olsen was arrested by police in Aventura, Florida after fleeing from police following a speeding violation (he was clocked going 48 MPH in a 35 MPH zone). He fled for about a mile, at which point he stopped at his home and sat in a plastic chair in the front yard. When police arrived and tried to arrest him, he kicked at the officers who then used a taser to subdue him. Olsen failed a field sobriety test and refused a breathalyzer test. He was booked on charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest with violence and fleeing and eluding a police officer.
HAHAHAHAHA
Isn’t that the MEGARANGER from power rangers?
Let me guess. You don’t remember the 80s?
Yeah, I’m sorry. I was born in 87 and I guess the Power Rangers really ripped off their “Mega Ranger” idea off of Voltron because it looks exactly the same.
Walks away in shame…
I was born in ‘84 and was disgusted at the existence of Power Rangers when they first came out.
Voltron was the best, darkest cartoon around. If you ever get a chance, watch a few episodes.
Power Rangers, just like all of the cartoons over the last 15 years or so are awful. We’ll never have a smurfs, snorks, he-man, gi joe, transformers, auto bots, thunder cats or voltron. Cartoons now are awful, all Japanimation.
GI Joe s(u)cked. Everone had the same gun that shot “lazers” that never hurt anyone. the whole point of GI Joe is that they were specialists, dammit!
Ah, been waiting 20 years to get that off my chest.
Thundercats ruled!
Not to mention, Knuckles, the toys were WAAAAAAAY better too.
I’m still pissed at my mom to this day for getting rid of my original Transformer toys.
you are aware that voltron was also japan-imation, right? It’s essentially an English version of the Japanese cartoon “Go Lion”….in other news Voltron will soon be reincarnated as a live action full length feature a la Transformers
Oddly, I feel we had this same discussion years ago ravi. Yes, I knew the origin of Voltron. My issue, not a big one at that, is that the bulk of cartoons to be found on tv now is of a japanese style.
Power Rangers was on some BS, man. Voltron was where its at.
Next time I visit my parents I’m going to dig around and see if my sweet 80’s Voltron toy(s) that come together to form THE Voltron are still around.
Ramon Martinez = Timo Perez !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I believe you mean “MegaZord”. Yes. I’m a dork.
I was flipping channels, and I think I saw Jon Stewart on the Daily Show mocking the mets for collapsing? Anyone know what he had to say? I know he’s a mets fan.
He made a comment about the economic collapse and linked it to the Mets. Something to the effect of “the economy will crumble over the weekend if we don’t reach a compromise. And the Mets are su(c)king.” Heartbreaking.
June 19, 2008
“Fantasy Baseball Owner Rips Team In Media”
I wrote it making fun of Hanky the Yankee … pretty funny stuff you should read. Go to the onion and search “Fantasy Baseball Owner Rips Team In Media”
It is great
Can someone tell Mike Francessa that the Mets have a huge series coming up this weekend and the Yankees are out of it?
Not even worth trying to do. Guy’s an idiot.
According to Scott Olsen’s wiki, he is suffering from chronic gonorrhea…
scott olsen = the guy sitting in the waiting room with the shrunken head in beetlejuice.
So say the Brewers and Mets win 2 of 3 and the Phillies lose 2 of 3… three way tie. How does this work out as far as tiebreakers?
If I remember correctly, the Mets would win the division because they beat the Phillies in the season series and the Brewers and Phillies would have a one game playoff for the Wild Card. Is that right?
If there is a 3 way tie:
Mets play at Phillies on Monday
loser plays Milwaukee
In the three-way tie scenario the Mets and Phillies play for the division, I think on Monday. The next day the loser plays against the Brewers for the wild card.
Then Mets only win the division on tie-breaker if they are tied and both are going to the playoffs.
Gotcha. So in a best case scenario, we want the Mets 2 take at least 2 of 3 and the Brewers and Phillies to lose 2 of 3.
Yes, that would give us the division, the Phils the wild card, and the Brewers out.
My ideal scenario is: Mets sweep, Brewers take 2 of 3, Phils lose 2 of 3. Mets win division, and then Brewers beat Phillies in play-in game. Brewers would then play the Mets, and the fact that the Mets had to pitch Johan on Sunday is negated by the fact that the Brewers also had to throw CC on Sunday AND they had to play an extra game.
But I might be getting ahead of myself.
My ideal scenario: Brewes sweep, Mets sweep, Phils on the verge of sweeping to give them the division, but Brad Lidge blows his first game of the season by giving up a huge grand slam to Ryan Zimmerman. The Phils try to fight back the next inning and load the bases with 1 out, and then Victorino hits a dribbler and the runner on first (Rollins) goes into second base hard, trying to break up the double play and is called out for interference, ending the game.
I’m thinking that’s right, although I remember hearing something along the lines of there being 2 playoff games.
The only instance where the head-to-head record comes into play is if both the Mets and Phillies tie AND finish better than the Brewers. Then, since both are automatically in the playoffs, Mets get the division and Phils get the wild card. There is no need to play a one game playoff to determine who gets which spot.
If all 3 teams finished tied then the Mets and Phils would play a 1 game playoff in Phili for the division, the loser would play the Brewers at home for the wild card
The only time a tiebreaker is not played is when both teams would make the playoffs no matter what
I think there is are some Mets fans over at the Onion. They also had an article about the Mets playing the Brewers in a 1 game Choke-off. Earlier in the year, they did one about David Wright taking a appealed strike ruling all the way to the Supreme Court.
Its well done, and not at all bashing like other comedy outlets might do.
The thing about Heillman coming in and giving up 619 runs was hilarious and tells you they know something about the team.
btw, i live in queens (1 mile from shea) and it hasn’t been raining here since around noon
also, i saw the radar (no meteorologist) but it looks like they have a chance to get this game in tonight
it’s only rained very lightly in the city. I think they’ll play.
I agree. The next big rains look like they may come in the middle of the night. If anything, tomorrow’s game looks like the most likeliest to be rained out. That would be fine with me because I am going to be stuck at a 4 year old birthday party all freaking afternoon.
ugh, I feel for you
they don’t have tv’s or wireless access? you need to find the internet.
90% chance of rain tonite, heavy at times, with thunderstorms possible. I don’t see it happening.
Nor do I see them playing tomorrow. Which puts a real srimp in things.
And I wanted to take my daughter apple-picking!
I think that 90% is for later in the evening though. They might have a window to get the game in before it comes, kind of like how it worked out last night.
I’m seeing 50% chance of rain on weather.com. It;s been saying 100% all day, and it’s hardly been raining, so I like our chances of getting this game. Unless it’s pouring, they will try hard to get this game in.
Yes, they really are going to make an effort to get it in. The absolute last thing the Mets or MLB wants to do is postpone both tonight and tomorrows games. It’s bad enough they will likely have to play a doubleheader on Sunday, so throwing a Monday make up game on top of that would really be a problem, especially if one game playoffs would have to follow.
the article does not go on to say but in the bottom of the ninth the mets brought it back to 618-617. Down a run, and carlos voltron on third with two outs luis castillo then weakly grounded out to second. as he was ‘hustling’ down the line his knees exploded. he’ll be out through 2009.
from rotoworld:
J.J. Hardy might have injured a hand during the celebration that followed the walkoff grand slam in Friday’s game.
The Brewers haven’t confirmed anything yet, but it was indicated that he’s due to be examined by team medical personel. If Hardy has a significant injury, it’d be a big loss for a Brewers team tied for the wild card. Craig Counsell would likely take over at shortstop, with Bill Hall getting more time at third.
that is someone who is over-celebrating
wonder what j-roll has to say about that
Ahaha.
Idle situation Mets are leading after 5 because Big Pelf is getting the job done rain comes down game is called Mets win without having to go to that bullpen lol
The Mets-themed Voltron graphic on that Onion story is my new wallpaper. Truly awesome.
The Onion. Consistantly brilliant.