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| 04-13-2007 - SelecA - |
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays were in a tight game last night in the Metrodome. In the top of the 9th, Ben Zobrist led off with a base hit. Carl Crawford then lined one into the corner in right. Now, both of these guys can fly. Crawford was thinking triple all the way. The problem was that Zobrist was held up at third. And instead of simply having both runners on 3rd and eating an out, Zobrist was sent home and Crawford amazingly went back to second. Both were thrown out for the ol' 9-4-2-6 double play. The Twins then won on a walk-off HR from Justin Morneau - the first batter in the home half of the 9th. The whole chain of events, with it's Keystone Kops flavoring, made us think of the Phillies. Honestly. The Phillies seem to gag in tight situations. Actually, they have erupted in tight spots thus far. Charlie Manuel, their manager, is much like the Devil Ray 3rd base coach who sent Zobrist home and didn't keep Crawford at third - two FUNDAMENTAL decisions that were inexcusably botched because of indecision. And while we don’t want to tip our hat as to what team we root for – we like to be BALANCED & FAIR here on MTM – we will say that we are not Phillie fans. If we were, we’d be calling for Manuel’s immediate dismissal. Don’t get us wrong, he seems like a heck of a nice guy – like somebody’s favorite uncle - Uncle Charlie, which even has a baseball ring to it. But there is no disputing that he’s a heck of a lousy manager. ‘The Team To Beat’ can’t have a manager that looks like a deer caught in the headlights as Uncle Charlie did in multiple spots last night. His indecisiveness when the pressure mounted – like when Moyer loaded the bases after hitting LoDuca – was hard to take even as a non-Phillie fan. We can only imagine the agita of the Philly Phanatic; three cheese steaks and an Uncle Charlie-managed game will wreak havoc on a guy/big green creature’s innards. Right now the Phillies are playing like the Devil Rays, yet Tampa Bay has a better record. We truly DON’T want to see that continue. No, it would be bad for baseball and the people of that town. With that, we’re going to buck protocol and implore that they win more games and play fundamentally sound baseball the rest of the way… Join us wherever you are in a quick cheer. On three: 1 – 2 – 3… GO DEVIL RAYS!!! Tee hee… Don’t forget to check out the podcasts - the latest may be found by clicking on our iTunes link – watch the new videos and chime in below… See you tomorrow! |
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MATT FACTS:
Plaxico Burress is no longer spokesman for Thigh Master. Chad Pennington is NOT a Brett Favre fan... Hillary Clinton and Don Nelson have never been seen in the same place... Jerry Manuel is not related to Charlie ManuelJerry Manuel is not related to Charlie Manuel... Somebody namd Michel coaches the Pittsburgh Penguins... Tiki Barber quit the Giants. The Giants then won the Super Bowl... The New England Patriots only lost ONE game out of 19!!! Aaron Heilman was actually funny in re to Eli and Plaxico Burress helping the Mets as a pitcher and outfielder, respectively. Repeat, Heilman was funny... Jessica Simpson would rather date Tom Brady - trust us... Eli Manning is better than Archie - now... Alyssa Milano is a Met fan. RRRRR... Rickey Henderson speaks in the 3rd Person... Shawn Green has big ears... Howard Johnson likes to stay at the Holiday Inn, ironically... Sandy Alomar, Sr. is the youngest of 9 kids. That's why he was quick around the dish. Jiminy Cricket was the Philly Phanatic in a previous life…Fred Wilpon is pals with Sandy Koufax... Mike Ditka is a really tough guy.. Buffalo has a Triple A baseball team. They are NOT called The Snowballs... Chan Ho Park has people thinking of naming a ballfield after him - it would be called Chan Ho Park Park... John Maine has never been, oddly enough, to Maine... Curt Gowdy, Jr. has never been to Yellow Knife, Canada... Kevin Mitchell played 6 positions for the Mets in '86 and, according to Doc Gooden's book, didn't like cats... John Olerud & Wayne Gretzky have never been seen in the same place... Kevin McReynolds now makes his living doing laugh tracks for sit-coms... Tony Gwynn is nearing 300 lbs... Carlos Beltran has Mercedes Benz dealerships named for him in Barcelona, Spain... Willie Montanez was called Guillermo by Lenny Randle... Rusty Staub beat Jeff Kent in a race – TODAY... Jay Horwitz is a dynamite Cricket players – somebody said... Jeff Wilpon was a decent minor league catcher... Ziggy Palfy lives in Slovakia and is a big Met fan... Superman Returns, yet still can’t hit Billy Wagner... David Wright will win the Triple Crown – on a horse... Omar Minaya is Tobey McGuire’s stunt-double in Spider Man 3... Hilary Clinton has Mr. Met pajamas – we think... Albert Einstein was a HUGE Met fan... The Metropolitan Opera House was named for the Mets after their 2nd season in ’63... Wally Backman, ’86 sparkplug, considered changing his name to Wally Back-Matt... Neil Allen and Mike Stanton, former Mets, have Allen & Stanton Streets on Lower East Side named for them.
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