Thursday, October 19, 2006
Let's go Mets go
Five reasons for non-Met fans to root for New York
Ronnie Belliard’s tongue – Pointy, creepy, and too often featured in close-ups. When this dude takes a lead, he looks like he’s auditioning for a Kiss cover band. If I never see that tongue again, it’ll be too soon.
Reyes-to-Valentin-to-Delgado – This may not be the famed Mets infield of 2000, but the double-play crew is fun to watch.
David Wright – When he’s on the screen, my wife is far less likely to stealthily flip back to The Biggest Loser. And if you’ve ever seen The Biggest Loser – a show in which the denouement involves people stepping on an enormous digital scale – you know that this is a good thing.
Yankee fans will suffer – Seeing the Mets in the World Series, for a Yankee fan, is like seeing your next-door neighbor pull into the driveway with new Porsche the week after the transmission on your Accord crapped out and you had to buy a monthly bus pass.
Tony LaRussa wears sunglasses at night – Unless there’s a medical condition I don’t know about or he was the songwriter behind the Corey Hart tune, this is unacceptable. EJ, before you chime in, I will say this: It is acceptable at night if you're in a bar. And the sunglasses are huge, aviator jobs. And you’re EJ.
Ronnie Belliard’s tongue – Pointy, creepy, and too often featured in close-ups. When this dude takes a lead, he looks like he’s auditioning for a Kiss cover band. If I never see that tongue again, it’ll be too soon.
Reyes-to-Valentin-to-Delgado – This may not be the famed Mets infield of 2000, but the double-play crew is fun to watch.
David Wright – When he’s on the screen, my wife is far less likely to stealthily flip back to The Biggest Loser. And if you’ve ever seen The Biggest Loser – a show in which the denouement involves people stepping on an enormous digital scale – you know that this is a good thing.
Yankee fans will suffer – Seeing the Mets in the World Series, for a Yankee fan, is like seeing your next-door neighbor pull into the driveway with new Porsche the week after the transmission on your Accord crapped out and you had to buy a monthly bus pass.
Tony LaRussa wears sunglasses at night – Unless there’s a medical condition I don’t know about or he was the songwriter behind the Corey Hart tune, this is unacceptable. EJ, before you chime in, I will say this: It is acceptable at night if you're in a bar. And the sunglasses are huge, aviator jobs. And you’re EJ.# posted by Budds @ 11:18 AM 
