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    Xl re-relased it in 2009 so it's appropriate to talk about here: The Airing of Grievances by Titus Andronicus fucking rocks, you guys. It's sort of a nice reminder that indie rock isn't all about pussies with acoustic guitars and mountain men with tambourines (that I'm opposed to either of those two things). I'm not usually too big on guitar solos, but the solos at the end of side one are fucking dope. I know Byron's a fan. Who else?

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    I bet all those teams who were afraid of Boras are kicking themselves over passing on Rick Porcello now that it looks like that kid is for fuckin' real.

     

    I think Brad Holt kinda got snubbed from that list, Cheech. Jefry Marte is the third Met on the list, but really, there's at least a couple Mets inbetween he and the next Met on there, Wilmer Flores. Holt, as I said, and also definitely Jenry Mejia. Maybe even Scott Moviel, a guy a lot of websites like Baseball America are kind of sour on because he only throws 92, but I like because he's 6'11 and the ball probably looks like it's coming in at 96-97 and has awesome command for someone so huge.

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    The sports folder is basically made up of three groups: New Yorkers, Bostonians, and transplants from New York and Boston. There are a few peripheral groups, but by and large the entire folder sounds a lot like two drunk guys yelling "Fack you!" at a bar. It occurred to me right after telling naiwf to fuck off (without using an exclamation mark by the way...I was pretty proud of that paragraph rhetorically) that I know more about down blankets than I know about naif (note: i do not know what a down blanket is).

     

    So what do we know...

     

    -He posts in the sports folder with a Yankees themed avatar. I don't know that he likes sports, just that he gives a shit.

    -He's New York focused. Could be from the area, might not be. Might be a Met fan, but I'm not sure, never really has anything good to say about them.

    -Unpronounceable username.

     

    So let's get to know naiwf. Tell us the stories in your life.

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    No, dude, they are struggling to generate income. Peter Gammons just wrote an article on it. Not to mention Citi Group is being pressured to relieve naming rights to the stadium, which would be a fiscal disaster for the Mets. They can't afford to pay both Orlando Hudson and Luis Castillo.

     

    EDIT: Fernando Tatis is not the everyday left fielder, he's platooning with Daniel Murphy. If Murphy exceeds what's expected of him it wouldn't surprise me at all to see him take that spot completely. Also, guys, don't forget that Ryan Church was the best hitter on the Mets for a large portion of 2008. The corners are fine.

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    Naiwf, will you shut the fuck up? What the fuck do you want Fred Wilpon to do? Sign Manny Ramirez, a player the Mets don't really need, to a contract they really shouldn't sign, with a barrel full of money that Fred Wilpon might want because he just got fucking scammed? The entire Mets infield makes a shitload; they just signed K-Rod. He spends more money than anyone in the National League. Fist yourself.

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    Just got a 3 day pass to the Harvest of Hope festival in March. It's mostly a bunch of shitty punk bands, buuuuut the Virgins, Broken Social Scene, Girl Talk, the GZA and HEALTH are going to be there, so it should be fun.

     

    I don't know if you guys realized this, but shitty punk bands have hysterical names. "Underground Railroad to Candyland" being my favorite. Also "Ninja Gun" and the recently added "Religious as Fuck". I'm not sure if I should make an effort to see a band called "Religious as Fuck" or if I should stay very very far away from them.

     

    EDIT: the Virgins and Broken Social Scene just canceled :( but the Mountain Goats got added so that's cool.

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    I'd take Seaver and Pedro off the list and replace them with Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton. Also I'd replace Wagner with Lee Smith.

     

    Wagner's on there because I needed as least one lefty reliever.

     

    That's what Franco is for!

     

    And replacing Tom Seaver and Pedro Martinez would not be even a little bit smart. Seaver had more wins, a lower ERA, and more strikeouts than Gibson, and I feel like Al would have included Steve Carlton if he could, ya know. Pedro, meanwhile, actually has an ERA identical to Gibson, and was the best pitcher of our era. Pedro and Seaver stay, I say!

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