SHHHHH...

Don't make any noise, you might wake Omar.

Are you freakin' kidding me!!!

Halladay is a Phillie. Lackey is with the Bosox.

And the Mets are looking at Kelvim Escobar. Guy can't even spell his own name right.

I am hexed.

Imagine having to explain to the 11 year old son of SoulSlam that this is what it means to be a Met fan during the hot-stove (re: Winter) months: MISERABLE. ANXIOUS. WAITING FOR SOMETHING THAT NEVER COMES. LIKE LINUS VAN PELT IN THE G&#-DAMN PUMPKIN PATCH.

Closed for Business

Recently, Hofstra University announced the cancellation of the football program after 70 or so years.

Citing the financial drain of $4.5M annually as a major factor was Saul Rabinowitz, Hofstra president.

Home attendance averaged 4260 per game. Lacrosse at the school draws more fans.

So why is SoulSlam typing here?

Because I am sick of the whining and boo-hooing I hear on sports radio here, namely WFAN.
A couple of observations:

This wasn't exactly Michigan or Ohio State

Funny how nobody calling these radio shows mentions whether they were season ticket holders or not. You couldn't fill a Wal-mart on Black Friday with their avg. gate

Isn't a university supposed to be about learning

Where was all the complainers when Hofstra was playing. Can't remember one call about the powerhouse from LI

Go Away.

The Hoodwink

The definition can be found here

So what is going on in Met-land?

Contract offers to Jason Bay and Bengie Molina. Let's leave Molina out since it seems this one might be the genuine article.

Now the Bay contract? Well...

Lots of speculation by the spinning heads that the Mets are in dire need of stimulating season tix sales, which have been slooow this off season by most accounts.

So you offer a deal to a guy that's just a little north of the Red Sox offer, and maybe you make it appear as if you're a player in the sweepstakes. Maybe not.

I think that all being equal, Bay stays with Boston. Easier to play the short left field and he has a comfort level there. Then the braintrust in Queens can say "Hey, we tried!" and then go sign some .265 spud.

Wait and see. Hope I am wrong. I like Matt Holliday better anyway.

Small Potatoes

Word around Mets camp is...


silence.

The World Champion NY Yankees pull off a blockbuster 3-team trade to IMPROVE THEIR TEAM. The Mets do what?

I hear we got ourselves a minor league infielder though. Excellent.

One Dopey Movie (Another Movie Review)

Apparently HBO is puttin' the full court press on by playing The Day the Earth Stood Still over and over and over...

Here's what SoulSlam thinks of this movie (and leading man!):

Nutshell (Part 2)

Are you kidding me? The NY Mets, my beloved team have gone out and signed two (count 'em 2) catchers, namely Chris Coste and Henry Blanco.

Now I know we need a catcher, and I'm sure these were a couple of low-cost alternatives, but if anything it shows the diehard Mets fan that the front office is CLUELESS! Why are we signing two backup catchers now? Don't you go get these guys after you have the important pieces in place? AAAAARGGGHHHH!

And the even better news- Coste didn't want to be here!

Another stellar job.

Thanks Greg (whoever you are)

One of my colleagues at work (let's call him Dan) went to a book signing by one Lance Armstrong (who can wear yellow anytime he pleases)somewhere here in North Jersey.

So Dan proceeds to tell me the story of waiting for the 7-time TdF winner and American Icon and the rules in place for the signing; no items other than his book to be signed, though many of the cycling geekdom apparently brought tubulars, programs, yellow cycling shirts, etc.

But I digress.

Dan says that after a wait of approximately 2.5 hours, the signing begins. He is about 50 people back, so he's got some time. And one book. He had struck up a conversation with a guy named Greg, who had four books and was waiting on the Mrs. She never shows. He turns to Dan and says "hey, could you take one of my books since you only have one?" Dan, being a very nice guy, agrees. And gets the book signed. And is asked to leave.

Gets back into the bookstore proper and looks hi and lo for Greg. No can find. Dan has quite a ways to go to get home, and it's getting late. He waits by the door, still no Greg. After an interminable wait, he left. With Greg's book.

Ipso facto - he gave it to me, since I am a fan of Mr. Armstrong. Thanks Greg!