Reyes

is a candy-ass b*tch.

Can't wait for him to sign somewhere else and get the hell off our island.

What a shame that Cleon, Mex, Wally, Nails, or Johnny Slow Balls never won a batting title first, so that Josie wouldn't have to be remembered forever as the answer to some key Mets trivia.

Congrats on winning your batting title, Josie. And doing it as a coward and a pussy. Ted Williams is giggling his ass off at your girlie "take me out in the first inning" bullshit.

Jose, Jose, Jose. This guy saved his best for his walk year. A meaningless year for the team from a W's and L's perspective, a year where there was no chance of competing for championship. He saved his best for getting himself paid. And I'm sure he'll be taking the best offer--no hometown discount here.

Why couldn't he have brought this kinds of focus to the table in '06, '07, or '08, when it might have helped the Mets win one or more titles? Back in the glory days, when Jose was too busy uppercutting and free swinging his way to an OBP that was .005 higher than his BA. When he was more interested in practicing his on the field pat-a-cake routine with Delgado and Beltran than playing baseball. When he wanted to engage in a knifefight with his gangster manager instead of taking his manager's damn instructions.

No, this clown has been given a free pass, even adored, by many Mets fans because he's "home grown." F*ck that. He's got a great smile, great wheels, and lots of talent. And until now, hasn't been able to leverage them.

His career will have a short shelf life, and he's no doubt at his peak right now. His wheels won't last long. He's injury prone, and strikes me as the kind of player who'll sit out a few extra games rather than rush to get back in the lineup. He'll probably average 90 games a year for the remainder of his career. Whether that's 4 or 7 years, who knows?

What I do know is that some team is going to have to sign him for too much money and too many years, and I'm going to have fun laughing at the sucker who does it. Even if they squeeze two more good years out of him, he'll still be the same old cancer clubhouse. Rallying the opposition. Ducking the media. Douching between innings.

I look forward to seeing what Sandy can do with the compensatory picks.

Tough stretch

The Jets have a real tough stretch coming up here:
@ Bal
@ NE
Mia
SD
@ Buf
NE

They will need to go 4-2 through this stretch if they want to put themselves in good position to make the playoffs. The loss to Oaktown forces them to pick up a tough win somewhere else in the schedule, probably in this stretch. I'm just not sure what to expect. D has been suspect, Cro and Kyle W look lost, and Mangold's injury doesn't help O. Glad to see they did more power tosses to Greene in last game; I was getting tired of every run being a draw up the middle in first two games.

In the Bunker with John Marinatto

Big East (football) presidents acting like 28 days later...

Trapped in a building and trying to get the eff out.

Villanova has applied for ACC membership.

U Conn is begging to get in the ACC.

W Va makes a pitch to join the SEC.

Rutgers is deciding between the Big10 and ACC.

10 total programs (is ND among them?) have already reached out to the ACC, which is inclusive of Syracuse, Pitt, and some of the schools above.

Remember, the schools that run the slowest are just man meat for the zombies.

Next up: the Big 3

Of course, there are still many big shoes left to drop, namely Pac12/SEC/Big 10 expansion.

PAC-12 is going to get first dibs, with the richest football contract from a TV revenue standpoint.  OK and OK St are going there, and we're going to get that news soon.  How do they get to 16?  That is the big question.   Texas would be the big win for the conference, and they were interested last go-around.  But now that they have their own TV network up and running (Longhorn Network), they're not willing to go equal splits, and I think that's a PAC-12 requirement.  Texas Tech, Kansas, K St., Mizzou, UNLV, Nevada, Boise St. would all be possibles.  

The SEC and Big 10 could look to feast on the carcass of the Big 12 (Kansas, Mizzou, K St., Iowa St., TTU, Baylor) after the PAC-12 has gotten its fill.  Or they could turn east.  If they turn east, the SEC will almost certainly be targeting ACC schools.  The SEC is clearly the major leagues of college football--will that tempt NC St., Virginia Tech or Maryland?  Possibly so.

And if the Big 10 looks East, with their money making TV network, they could probably throw some more dollars at schools like W Va, Maryland, Louisville, Cincinnati, or BC than they're getting now.

If the ACC were to lose 2-3 schools, they could quickly fill the void with schools like WVA, Temple, USF, which would maintain their regional integrity.

And as an aside, it's interesting that ND may finally not be able to stand pat as an independent.  If we're going to 4 conferences of 16 teams, and membership in a superconference is the only way to be included in the FBS playoff system, then ND may have to choose.  I'm sure Big 10 would be the most likely. 

And the hits keep on coming.

From ESPN:

If the two schools [Syracuse and Pitt] are to join the ACC, Krzyzewski doesn't want the conference to stop at 14 teams. He said he'd like to see 16 teams, taking two more schools that have comparable rich basketball traditions and are in the Eastern time zone. An ACC official told USA Today that Connecticut and Rutgers would be the candidates.

Pay that man his money.

For IDK how long, I've tried convincing you degenerate bastards that the ACC is the superior league to the Big East. I understand that you all have a bunch of sentimental strings clouding your judgment and preventing you from seeing the truth, but today has to smart. It was bad enough when BC and VT left for the ACC. One was a BE charter member, the other their strongest football program. But now, with 'Cuse and Pitt joining the ACC, there's a real question as to whether the Big East will even survive as a football conference.

And even if the league manages to survive (by adding directional schools (ECU/CFU) or geographical misfits (TCU/KU/Mizzou)), it seems likely they will lose their automatic BCS berth.

 Worse to come, the Big 10 is likely to come calling for WVU or Conn. There's also a real chance the Big 10 could raid the ACC for Maryland or BC, but in that case, it will still suck for the Big East, b/c the ACC will just take 2-4 more programs out of the Big East to fill the void.

I have to point out, I think the B.E. will persist as a good basketball league.  The teams with good bball programs and non-affiliated FBS programs (SJU, GTown, Providence, DePaul, ND, Seton Hall, 'Nova, Marquette) would still make a great standalone bball league.  But it's going to be a niche bball league if it comes to that.

Fans of the B.E. (read: you all) may like the league, but those on the inside (like ADs) know where the quality is. And that's why, out of the 4 B.E. programs the ACC has offered membership to, all 4 have accepted. It hurts. Doesn't it.

You've GOT to be kidding me

Well, this is not good news for the Johnnies. Three of their top recruits have been ruled academically ineligible, at least for the fall semester. Not a good start to the Lavin class.

FOOTBALL!!!

Thank you, baby Jesus!

After this summer of "baseball," the NFL couldn't start soon enough...