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A new look for The Metropolitans. Whooo-hoooo! I can hardly contain my excitement.
posted by michael o. at 9:54 PM
"No one really gave me credit for doing what I did. They just criticized me," "The manager countered that Wright might not have had as good a year had the manager not protected the youngster by placing him down in the order early in the season."
Riiiiiiiiight. That does not even deserve a response.
"I guess I'm a show-me guy, I want to see that David can keep making the adjustments," Randolph said.
I'm a show me guy too. Show me why you should still employed. Hint #1, treat your best hitter like your best hitter. Don't punish someone for being young.
"I let them play," Randolph said. "It's not always going to come down to average and statistics. It's just how you play the game. Managers look at players and it's what they see."
Your gut decisions have worked out oh so well so far, so why change?
"He was just one of the guys we had," Randolph said. "Who knows? We may even pick someone up. The competition just started. It doesn't change the whole picture at second base for me at all. The fact that he's not here, we have to just move on."
That was when Brett Boone retired and that was followed up by...
"Keppinger really wasn't in the mix. Keppinger was kind of a long shot, and he's still kind of a long shot, but he's there."
Willie, wait. I thought you just said the competition just started? Now Keppinger had no shot and since A Hern has been playing short (a very foreign position from second) he is out too?
"I'm not concerned at all"
That was Willie commenting on Victor Zambrano's inability to actually resemble a good pitcher. I know Willie is not going to throw his guy under the bus, so I give him a free pass, but I wouldn't mind a comment about him needing to step up and perform in the next week or so.
"He's still a nice player, but let's not get crazy," Randolph said. ~ 4/15/08
Willie telling Angel Pagan to not get too excited because chances are, he really is not good.
"He's not going to be in that tree all year," Randolph said of Pagan, who is also tied with David Wright for the team lead with 10 RBIs. "We've seen a lot of players come through the pike and do what Pagan's doing, so let's keep this in perspective." ~ 4/15/08
Willie 'motivating' his team in their time of need.
"I like Luis in the No. 2 spot," Randolph said. "He's still one of the better No. 2 hitters in the game." ~ 4/15/08
I rest my case.
17 Comments:
Yeah, nothing like a good old fashioned ass kicking in front of some obnoxious fans.
10:34 PM
The new look of the page is good, but my suggestion is to use a background color other than white. Besides from being kind of dull, it's not easy on the eyes, like staring at light bulb. I would recommend using a color schema similar to what you previously had, like the white font on the dark bluish background.
10:55 PM
Hmm...I actually liked the white, that's why I chose it. The entire simpler is better. I hated my old color scheme.
Suggestion noted...
10:57 PM
I agree, not a big fan of the white. I am a fan of 13 to 4 shallackings, however.
11:08 PM
The links and misc bar on the left side could be a little smaller in my opinion, it distracts too much from the content.
Eat it philly
hopefully reyes doesn't fall in love with the home run again.
11:11 PM
So, not digging the white....what if I made the text black?
11:31 PM
The new look will make it much easier to get away reading it at work...the dark blue screen is a giveaway I'm not working...
Also, the mets are 1-0 with this setup...
12:22 AM
Wow, the white is negative so far. I guess I'm the only one.
Yes, it also makes reading at work easier and that is not small benefit. I might just switch the thing back tomorrow at this rate.
I'll start keep score
White - me
Color - everyone else
I made the sidebar skinnier...not sure it made a difference.
12:39 AM
Please go back to the old way. I'm sure you put plenty of work into the new design but your old design was a million percent more aesthetically pleasing. I read your page all the time and always use IE as well so please go back cuz old design is F'in swell.
2:26 AM
Abit is right, even if you keep it like this I'll still always come back because this is a great, great site. Thanks for all the work you put into it.
2:28 AM
Sorry, last post. Specifically, the white background is not fun and the old header was better. I'm not a big fan of the picture.
2:30 AM
Looking up how Kazmir is doing everytime he pitches is really heartbraking.With him we would be untouchable. Can't get over it.
5:45 AM
Well, it's a change, now isn't it? I think I agree about the white. The old background was distinctive, very Mets-like.
Plus, the header doesn't fully display in Safari (my preferred transport) but looks good in FireFox. IE is just a pain in the you know what, but that's par for the course with Microsoft - too many glitches. Anyway, I hate it, so no longer use it.
8:02 AM
I like it, though it is a little jacked up in IE.
It is tough to mess with mojo though. Even if you decide to go back, you have to wait until the Mets lose.
8:39 AM
Mike,
I don't mind the white. But I liked the old way also.
I am on IE at work, and the side bar stuff is all at the bottom of the page, so that sucks. I have Firefox at home; haven't checked it there yet.
I am big on the karma stuff, too. Since we are 1-0 with the new page, you may want to leave it alone until we lose.
9:30 AM
I logged on last night and the site looked great - today it's back to the way it was. What happened? (not that I'm upset, since my blog looks pretty much the same).
11:06 AM
Is that opening day of this year??
Yes, it was. It was the only picture I had worth anything.
Point is Mike, you tried your best, but failed miserabley. The lesson is: Never try.
Words I try to live by.
Kenny, the mojo has been lost. LimaTime! pitches tomorrow for christsakes.
IE fucks up the sidebar..I might try moving it to the right side and adding some background colors.
Truth be told, I hate my current one...I'll figure something better out...
Toasty, I caved to people. I'm a people person.
11:52 AM
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