Mike and the Mad Blog: LOBSTER

Friday, August 28, 2009

LOBSTER

No Dog and no Mike today. So all I have to say is...

<~LOBSTER

9 comments:

Loki said...: Wow; August 28, 2009 at 9:13 AM
Anonymous said...: Please let it be true!!!

Wilpons to sell the Mets?

Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus

JD; August 28, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Ryan T. said...: Anonymous JD... that would make this nightmare of a season all worth it.; August 28, 2009 at 11:49 AM
Loki said...: http://blogs.nypost.com/sports/backpage/archives/2009/08/author_wilpons.html; August 28, 2009 at 11:55 AM
Anonymous said...: It sucks that Made-off devastated so many people including the Wilpons who I'm sure will land on their feet better than most involved.

That being said it's clear that they are'nt going to be able to sustain the Met orginization and it would be wise for the Wilpons to sell and move forward.

It's past the time to put this suffering behind all involved.

JD; August 28, 2009 at 12:11 PM
KBilly said...: Cano with a walk off HR in the 10th and we can go home safely with life insurance with NY Life...

I would pay money to watch Sterling do that stupid Thahahahaha Yankees Win call. I want to see if he shakes like a coconut on a tree.; August 28, 2009 at 7:26 PM
Loki said...: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5hK90Itwb8; August 28, 2009 at 9:48 PM
bigjf said...: I had a feeling the Wilpons were leveled by Madoff, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who felt that way.

This whole Joba thing is just now starting to really piss me off. Yankees, stop acting like there is a plan in place when you're just making things up as you go along. You have no clue how to handle young arms, and if you keep this up you are going to destroy Chamberlain (hate to sound like Mike, but it's true). Now, I agree that the extra rest hurts his control, but now they're going to shorten his starts and purposefully tax the bullpen? Geez! Didn't Joba have enough short starts already? Just let him pitch this next month. This is not the same as Mark Prior throwing 211 innings at age 22. Let him pitch! He can handle the short outings on his own, as I've said before (half-jokingly).; August 29, 2009 at 6:46 AM
KBilly said...: No Mike this week. I don't know about Dog. Don't make me go all Lobster on Y'all again.; August 31, 2009 at 7:36 AM

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