"Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast"
-Oscar Wilde		 Brilliant at Breakfast title banner "The liberal soul shall be made fat, and he that watereth, shall be watered also himself."
-- Proverbs 11:25
"...you have a choice: be a fighting liberal or sit quietly. I know what I am, what are you?" -- Steve Gilliard, 1964 - 2007

"For straight up monster-stomping goodness, nothing makes smoke shoot out my ears like Brilliant@Breakfast" -- Tata

"...the best bleacher bum since Pete Axthelm" -- Randy K.

"I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum." -- "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (1954-2015), They Live
Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Proof that God(dess) is a Mets fan this year
Posted by Jill | 10:55 PM
1) Carlos Beltran hits a 2-run home run off ex-Met Jason Isringhausen in the bottom of the 9th with Paul LoDuca on base to beat the Cardinals 8-7. (We won't talk about how John Maine carried a no-hitter into the 4th, then gave up a home run THE MINUTE I TURNED THE BALLGAME ON THE RADIO.

2) The Arizona Diamondbacks trade premier outfielder Shawn Green to the Mets for a batboy, a box of balls, and a Kit Kat bar. Well, not quite. The Mets get Green and cash in exchange for a minor-league pitcher not named "Mike Pelfrey" or "Oliver Perez".

3) Cleveland trades Guillermo Mota to the Mets for a player to be named later. Mota is the guy who beaned Mike Piazza in spring training in 2002 AND 2003. Mota is assigned Piazza's old locker. Meanwhile, Mike Piazza has gone 24 at-bats without a hit since hitting two home runs off Pedro Martinez in his return to Shea August 9th.

4) Tom Glavine does NOT have a season- or worse, career-ending blood clot in his shoulder requiring "David Cone Surgery." He'll miss one start to heal from the angiogram and take baby aspirin to break up a small clot in his finger.

Sometimes the stars align in just the right way. But I still think they should have kept the 1986 uniforms for the rest of the season.
0 comments
Bookmark and Share