Wells

Let's do it, Petey!!

with, man! go big or go home

Boooooooo haha.

Bummer..

oops

It'd almost guarantee a 3-2 PHI Series lead going back to NY

the guy who is gonna end up with the "L" next to his name in the box score

Pedro Feliz?? Seriously? Sweeeeeeeet haha

Yikes! Utley apparently sees the ball well against this CC guy.

Big strike zone, MJ

CC's a f***ing beast.. beastier than Werth haha

Werth is a BEAST

I'm getting one of myself!

It must suck knowing that the bridge to Mariano is total dogshit.

After that Godzirra Brast I really don't see the Phils pulling the comeback tonight.. bummer...

2006, 2008 I know it's recent but there are 2 seasons

47 years (almost half the 100 years you're talking about) have passed since the Mets rolled in. It boils down to winning. The figures clearly show (aside from the early years in Queens) that whichever team is winning gets more fans. 1962-63 The Yanks outdrew the "NL Town" and they went to the WS both years, losing the one in '63. Shea opened up in 1964 and the Mets outdrew. The yanks lost the world series. 1965 - 1973 saw the Yanks finish 6, 10, 9, 5, 5, 2, 4, 4, 4 while the Mets finished 10, 9, 10, 9, 1, 3, 3, 3, 1 with a new ballpark and 2 world series appearances during that time. Mets outdrew during this time. 1974, 75 they shared Shea. The Mets outdrew in both seasons (probably because no Yankee fan wants to actually go to Queens) 1976-83 the Yanks outdrew. Renovated Yankee Stadium, 5 playoff appearances and 2 world titles will do that for a team. The Mets, meanwhile, never finished above 5th place (aside from 1976 - 3rd). 1984-92 the Mets outdrew. The Mets finished 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 5, 5 while the yanks finished 3, 2, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7, 5, 4. 1 world title in 2 playoff apearances in Queens. No playoffs in the Bronx during this time period. 1993-present the Yanks have dominated in attendance. 14 playoff appearances compared to the Mets showing up in October 3 times. No world titles for the Mets and 4 for the Yanks. So since the Mets came to a town that was apparently starved for some NL baseball the Yanks have 2 more years with higher attendance (if my math is correct). The years the Mets were winning more, they drew more and the same can be said for the Yanks. Thus proving my point that New York is not an NL town but rather they go to whichever burough is fielding a winner. We can look for Brooklyn Dodgers/NY Giants figures and compare those to the Yanks figures later on. You may actually have an argument there. But we'll see.

I see what you're saying but it is certainly debateable. Winning changes a lot of things and one of those things is that New York is not an NL town in 2009. Aside from 1986-1988 I don't think NYC has been an "NL Town" for much of my life. Mile wide, inch deep.

DeNile is a river in Egypt. The Braves were in Boston before the Red Sox. The Braves went to Milwaukee leaving only the Sox. If an NL expansion team moved in, how would Red Sox fans generally take it, do you think? I, for one, would want nothing but disaster for it. The NL is for wimps and pussies anyway.

f*** the Mets. They were put on this Earth to suck. There is only room for one baseball team in NY in my opinion. It disgusts me when Mets fans and Red Sox fans get together thinking that it's for a greater good. Shea was a dump, they play in a place called Flushing. Citi Field is already falling apart and the organization is more concerned about making the Post's back page than winning championships. They'll overpay for anyone with a name and they've proven it. I cannot wait to see what happens when Mauer's contract is up because if they don't change their policies soon they'll do for him what they did for Pedro and Santana.

Where are our boys sitting at this juncture?

Call me crazy but I do not see Mauer leaving Minnesota unless it's to become a Met. He is from St Paul but money talks.. IF the Sox and Yanks get involved I think what'd end up ultimately happening is the price will go up and the Mets will do their usual to get on the back page of the Post by spending STUPID money for a banged up catcher.

This could get interesting come Frozen Four time

Must be hard to click a few buttons Sean and CF it's great to see you and I'm glad that not everyone ahs completely vanished.. Tommy told me I should come by.. MJ how many names DO you have? haha seriously though I think i'll be around for the long haul this time around.. and Sean I know it's been 8 months now but thank you so much for calling to make sure we were ok during the flooding this past spring.. Grand Forks didn't get it bad at all really but Fargo got whomped. The dyke wall they built here after 1997 is pretty solid and could have probably withstand another 2 weeks of steady rising.