SinceThe70s

I'm not from Buffalo and I inflicted this cursed existence on my offspring.

They also have the Bills, Dolphins and Jets all picking in the top 4. I'm embarrassed that I took this seriously for even a second.

Arenado has 5 RBI's in two innings. This could get historic.

Reminds me of one of my favorite lines from my softball days: Who bats after Plawecki? The other team.

I wonder if they're showcasing Dom Smith for a potential trade. He's clearly not an outfielder and I think Alonso has passed him on the "depth chart".

Bowl in a suit pocket? You must have been coming from a high level meeting.

Just some weed, and not very much, enough to get me through a few days skiing at Whistler. I think it was the next year that a Canadian snowboarder lost his Olympic medal after he tested positive for weed. He blamed it on second hand smoke and the weed at Whistler being so potent. I remember thinking that would have been good information to have a year earlier.

I've never been arrested, but it got pretty sketchy at the airport in Vancouver circa 1997 after the canine with olfactory skills correctly identified me as someone attempting to bring something into the fine country of Canada that I shouldn't have. Despite rifling through all my stuff they did not find what they should have...and no it was not hidden in an orifice.

I'll concede the sinking feeling on Conforto, I'm losing faith too, just too many positives for me to give up on him yet. But I don't get anyone who wants to dump Noah or Jake. To me, it's madness. We spend our baseball lifetimes looking for the next Seaver or Gooden, now we have two suitors and we want to dump them for what? Guys that "might" be the next Seaver/Gooden or "can't miss" position player? I have a friend who loves to fish. Sometimes we find a spot and we're catching fish but maybe not as many, or as big as we want and one of his questions is "do we leave fish to find fish". The great part is there's no way to know the right answer. Same with baseball players. But I always want the big fish.

Make no mistake, Big Lee Smith could bring the heat: WRT this thread...I'm amazed the conversation has lasted this long. Apologies for the distraction. Nothing to see here. Carry on.

100% on Rush. I'd add Rattle and Hum for U2.

I want to knowHave you ever seen the rainComin' down on a sunny day?

They are like my children, I love them all equally.

I have to question you on both of these statements. Didn't you insist that Conforto had to start 150+ games this season? I get the frustration, but I'm not with the all-in to all-out frame of mind. Damaged goods carries an implication that you traded for a guy that was already hurt, so a poor choice of words IMO. I assume you mean that we should abandon ship due to the injury history the past two seasons. It's a concern, but why in the world would you give up on world class talent while he's young and under control? Are we going to bring in a young stud whose guaranteed to be as good and injury free? Injuries are an occupational hazard for pitchers...just ask Strasburg, Kershaw, Bumgarner and a host of others. Sucks when they're overpaid but we are not there yet.

It was great to see such a genuinely nice kid have a big game in front of his family. Hitting an inside the park HR in the majors is a rarity, doing it with your parents in the stands is priceless.

Connor had a big smile on his face when I told him that Kevin from Buffalo (TBD) extended his congrats. His father Matt appreciated the moment and sentiment. And for the record the Mets are 2-0 since Connor's season ended. 11-1 before, 2-0 since...draw your own conclusions

I don't like the dramatic shifts of the past few years, but it's part of the game and a sign of the times. I used to play softball and occasionally we'd get cute with outfield alignments against batters who always hit to the same spot. The good batters adjusted, made us look silly and we'd go back to a more conventional alignment the next at bat. Todays batters rarely adjust, they just keep hitting into the shift.

I'd be happy if they catch fire and go an a blistering 5-5 run.

That pretty much sums it up for me. I had the red and blue greatest hits albums but more often than not when I'd listen to a studio album, it just didn't interest me. Abbey Road, and in particular the medley, was the exception for me. Easily my favorite.

Just to close the book on my sons Little League season - they won it all! Once again it took extra innings, they won 3-2 on a bottom 7 walk-off single with the bases loaded and one out. One of the coaches brought a dozen liters of seltzer for the "champagne" celebration. Good times! So now it's time for the Mets to turn their season around. I'm not looking for a miracle, but competence doesn't seem like too much to ask for.

I've shared this before but since you asked.... Yes, in an off hand way. Growing up on Long Island I first started watching football in the early 70's. Dad was from Chicago with no strong allegiance to da Bears. Jets and Giants weren't very good and devoid of superstars - Namath was on his last legs. I have a vague memory of him scoring on a naked bootleg in his last season as a Jet. Somehow I ended up being a "fan" of a different team each year for a few years until my Dad set me straight and told me that being a fan of the Super Bowl winner after the fact wasn't really being a fan. At the time I loved the Juice. The Bills were from NY, so I went all in on them. It's been a rough ride, but I don't regret it one bit.

If you want a laugh, check out the audio from June 15: "Hour 1: Time for the Mets to Blow it Up" from 7:50 to 8:20. EDIT: Oops forgot the link, this is like the attachments to emails that I forget to attach: http://newyork.cbslocal.com/audio/the-afternoon-drive-with-carlin-bart-and-maggie/

I liked when Molly Hatchet threw their hat in the ring with Gator Country ("Skynyrd says it's a real sweet home, but it ain't nothing to me!").

Not sure about that. The whispers are that Sandy is on thin ice. A talk radio guy recently acted like it was a foregone conclusion that this was his last year and they have Minaya waiting in the wings. Maybe, maybe not, but I definitely made a mental note of both. A lot of folks are looking for a scorched earth approach. Dump the manager and any player you can including DeGrom and/or Syndegaard. How about a baby step: dump the batting coach and Reyes outright. Send Conforto to the minors. Do it all on the same day. Make a statement. Show that you care. The acceptance of the past two months is ridiculous.

Same wavelength Blue. Pitch counts save the kids from the coaches. The bench issue was fun to navigate. Regular season everyone sat equally. Playoffs we kept the top 3 or 4 players on the field all game and rotated the rest. It got sketchy but overall they got it. Best part of this team was the top players rooting on the bottom of the order. Zero arrogance, total teammates. Nice to see.