 Thursday, September 21, 2006
Subway Series Here We Come!
The Yanks cliched the AL East yesterday and the post says it all. Nine in a row is quite impressive. Since divisional play started in 1969, the NL and AL East has never been dominated by both New York teams. Until now. Awesome!
Hopefully the Mets and Yanks will meet in the Fall Classic and have the battle of the two best shortstops in the league. (The Mets clearly have the better third baseman. :))
Posted by Steve in New York.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
No longer a mojito virgin, Why women are better at 35 than 18.
While at the Harvest in the Square Tuesday evening, the Tank hung out with new and old friends.
As the heaviest lightweight drinker going, The Tank was already slurring his words by the time Kathleen got there about 30 minutes late from work. A brief transcript appears below:
Kathleen: "You're drunk aren't you?"
Tank: "Yup." No use in lying after ten or so shot glasses of wine and Brooklyn Brewery Oktoberfest Beer. (On the back of the Brooklyn Brewery's beer coasters was the fact that Brooklyn Brewery is the first NYC company to switch to 100% wind generated electricity thanks to NewWind Energy. Though the Tank has a more than a few drinks in him, can he get windmills going on his 51.78 acres Upstate which is not far from a current planned wind farm in Jordanville? What are the zoning requirements? Anything is worth a shot to improve the environment and get America away from OPEC supplied oil. Fingers crossed as the Tank investigates.)
Talk about a cool gig, Steve is on the board of John's startup Internet Wine Database company. The reason I drank so much is that Steve and I would wait until John sampled the wine. If he liked it (and took their business card), Steve and I knew it was something we should try. If you don't have a chance to party with John because he is the walking wine version of Internet Movie Database, please check out his Internet Wine Database which is in the process of construction so please keep checking back.
If you're going to marathon "train" with Linda, Steve, and Kathleen, you better be ready to "train". After The Tank already had too much to eat and drink, we had mojitos at a nearby bar courtesy of "White Fedora Mike". The Tank has heard about mojitos, especially in the recent hit movie "Miami Vice", so it was worth a shot.
Speaking of the NYC Marathon, Lance Armstrong is training for it. We then started making predictions about how we thought Lance would do. Steve's goal is to finish two hours or less behind Lance Armstrong. Our predictions for Lance's finish are as follows in hours:minutes:
John: 2:45
Mike: 3:10
Steve: 2:39
Kathleen: 2:32.30
Linda: 3:00
Tank: 2:40
The conversation then staggered wildly from "Pushing Tin" with John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, and Angelina Jolie to (b) John's sales trip in a Winnebago from Mansfeld, Ohio, to Wrigley Field, and back to movies (c) "Monster's Ball".
Conclusion of this inebriated conversation: John and I decreed a new Miller Lite Man Law that women are better at 35 than 18. More details when Steve and I get the premium content part of the website going. Until then, please trust us.
Mega thanks to Linda for organizing this and inviting me!
Go Mets! / Yankees! / The Gang!
Posted by The Tank in Union Square, Manhattan.
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
Finally!
18 years +3 days. The cover of the NY Post says it all. Now its the Yanks turn. Oddly enough it was three Yankees fans to text me first when the Mets won: Jack, Mike and The Tank.
Posted by Steve in Mets Heaven.
Monday, September 18, 2006
Jinxed by the Mets fan on the 7 train, Pour No Champagne in Pittsburgh or the Stadium
He jinxed us for sure.
Just like in '86, the Mets could not get it done on the road.
They are killing me. I've been waiting 18 years. :)
Posted by The Tank, edited by Steve in New York.
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Tom's original message (mega thanks to Steve to reposting after my friend's Mac Safari stripped out the text):
As the Tank was enroute to Shea for the Mets - Dodgers game on Saturday, September 9, he saw a fan on the 7 train writing "2006 NL East Champs" with a black Sharpie. Being very superstitious, I yelled out "No!!!!!" to no avail.
The Pirates played this weekend like Willie Stargell, Dave Parker, and the rest of the 1979 "We Are Family" World Champions. I guess their theme was "Pour No Champagne" in honor of the sponsor their ballpark, PNC. The Mets will hopefully clinch Monday night against the Marlins at Shea, touch wood.
I read a disturbing article on MLB.com unfortunately "reinforced the increasingly strong notion that the Mets no longer can handle left-handed pitching. They now have lost 14 of their last 19 games in which they have been opposed by a left-handed starter."
Let's hope the Mets turn it around the rest of the season and playoffs.
As for the Yankees, they split Saturday's day-night doubleheader and lost the Sunday doubleheader at the Stadium against the Red Sox. The Yankees number to clinch is 4.
Go Mets! / Yankees!
Tom
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Orange and Blue beats Orange and Blue
Early NFL Showdowns
Friday's Red Sox-Yankees game was rained out. The Mets unfortunately lost 5-3 at Pittsburgh and Pedro only pitched three innings and 68 pitches but both he and the Mets have the luxury of knocking the rust off. They will hopefully clinch Saturday as the Fighting Phillies held off a late bases loaded rally at Houston to win 4-3.
As a huge football fan, I would be remiss without mentioning some key matches. Unlike a single of the 162 regular MLB season games, each of the 16 NFL regular season literally counts 10 times as much. For instance, the Giants are 0-1 after losing to the Colts last Sunday night. It's odd to say that the Giants visit to the Eagles is a must win but it almost is as the Giants have a very difficult schedule and the NFC East is arguably the best division in the NFC. Prediction: Giants lose a close game at Philly.
As for the Jets, they travel to New England to play the Patriots. It is student, Eric Mangini, against teacher, Bill Belichick. The two used to be close but no hardly speak since Mangini took the Jets Head Coaching job. Prediction: As much as I want the Jets to beat the Patriots, the Patriots still have Tom Brady, Tedy Bruschi, and other key veterans. Patriots win a close game.
Speaking of the Patriots, the Bills had a lead on the Patriots last week but gave it away late in the game on a safety 19-17. It doesn't get much easier as they travel to South Beach to take on the Dolphins who lost the NFL opener to the Steelers 28-17. Prediction: The Dolphins win.
Posted by The Tank in NY.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
College Football Shifts Into Overdrive
What more can a college football fan ask for than seven games involving Top 25 opponents?!
While #11 Michigan at #2 Notre Dame gets much of the Establishment Media attention, does it get better than #6 LSU at #3 Auburn? The home teams should hold serve though Michigan hasn't won at South Bend since 1994 and is way overdue. Notre Dame should win but Michigan will put up a fight.
#17 Miami at #12 Louisville is a must win for Miami if it wants to get back into the BCS. Miami should win.
A game that many will overlook or not see at 3:30 p.m. Eastern is #15 Oklahoma at #18 Oregon. Oregon is a tough place to play but the Sooners should pull it out.
#24 Texas Tech should beat #20 TCU at home.
The 8 p.m. Eastern games are the icing on an unbelievable early season cake:
#4 USC has the edge over #19 Nebraska because one of the Cornhuskers former defensive backups (and now starter because of injury) shot his mouth this week. If USC wins, they should move up at least one spot, especially if #3 Auburn versus #6 LSU.
#7 Florida travels to Rocky Top #13 Tennessee. Buckle up, Florida wins a close one.
Posted by the Tank from College Football Heaven in NY.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
A New King is about to be crowned
In keeping with last night's regal theme of the Japanese Baseball Emperor's return, the Atlanta Braves are no longer 14 time NL East Champions. The new King is most likely the Mets as their magic number is 2 who will hopefully clinch this weekend in Pittsburgh against the Pirates. (I know that it is almost certain but I am very superstitious and don't want to jinx the Mets.)
The Mets had another come from behind win, 7-4 in 11 innings, against the young and tough Florida Marlins team. It was also their 90th win of the season. As much as I love Willie Randolph as a former Yankee and current Mets manager, Joe Girardi (another former Yankee btw) is the NL Manager of the year as he brought back a vastly underfunded and young team back from 20 games under .500. Even though I am not Roman Catholic, I will name Joe my patent pending "Mother Teresa" Miracle Manager Award (MTMMA) for winning when despite low payrolls, inexperienced players, careless owners, poor morale, etc. The first MTMMA winner was former Tampa D-Rays manager Lou Pinella, also a former Yankee, btw.
Speaking of the Tampa D-Rays, the Yankees beat them 8-4. Derek Jeter extended his hitting streak to 22.
Praying for a Subway Series.
Post by The Tank in NY.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
The Japanese Baseball Emperor returns
Tuesday marked Hideki "Godzilla" Matsui's triumphant return to the Boogie Down Bronx after being injured on May 11. It is a testament to his hard work and professionalism. Since he is so revered in Japan, I like to refer to Hideki as the "Japanese Baseball Emperor". Hideki went 4-4 and even worked out a walk which is a good test of his left wrist as it was a close pitch on a full count.
Bobby Abreu led the way with seven RBIs and almost had a grand slam which was caught at the wall. Mike Mussina pitched 6.1 solid innings. The Yankees beat the Tampa D-Rays 12-4.
As for Derek Jeter, Joe Torre apologized to him for taking him out in the seventh inning and Derek said that he wasn't "going to catch Joe D. anyway". However, Derek's 21 game hit streak continues because he did NOT have an official AB with three walks and a HBP. Let's see if Derek can catch Joe D.
Posted by The Tank in NY.
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