From: cscdc@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (Dan Carpenter)
Newsgroups: rec.sport.baseball
Subject: Re: NY MET ENVY
Date: 9 Apr 92 19:02:26 GMT
Article-I.D.: uxa.1992Apr9.190226.1063
Organization: Educational Computing Network

In article <12084@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> zuhars@madrone.eecs.ucdavis.edu (Gary Overshadowed By Fate Huckabay) writes:
>chen70@wharton.upenn.edu writes:
>>For all those idiots and athletic supporters of loser teams such as the
>>Cubs, etc, it's really discouraging to see the rampent level of MET ENVY,
>
>Blow me a kiss, Sweetheart.  A yuplarva who thinks he's clever.
>Perhaps some aerial spraying will fix *THAT* right up.
>
>>Before we give a bit of our wisdom,
>
>That's nice of you.  It has been my personal experience that business
>school dweebs are unwilling to share what they have little or nothing
>of.  It's nice to see an exception.
>
>>we will make sure that indeed
>>only people reading this will be of sound mind, and not waste their
>>precious few brain cells.  
>
>This from someone who believes neurons were enemies of the federation
>in Star Trek.


Although I'm not counting my teams victories to soon,  It does appear
that the **St. Louis Cardinals**  have basically made  Dog Meat out of
the  *Mighty ?? *  Mets.  And the Cards have 3 Starters out, with two of
them being Long Ball Hitters.   Still a long way  to 80, not so far to 
the 8+ losses.

Dan ,        Cardinals  Forever.


>
>>Here is a simple diagnostic test for MET ENVY:
>>
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>>If you actually wasted time and brain power calculating and writing 
>>about the impossibility of the METS going 80-8, you definitely have 
>>MET ENVY.  In addition, poking fun at Wharton is a symptom of BRAIN
>>ENVY, which does not even belong in this category. 
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>
>Poking fun at Wharton is a symptom of brain envy?  We're not TOO
>insecure about ourselves, are we?  I'll lay odds that you have a 
>personalized license plate, and probably play on at least one intramural
>sports team with an unfunny semisexual euphemism for a name.
>
>>OK, for those normal people still with us, here is the true and logical
>>reasoning behind the METS eventual '92 divisonal crown.
>
>Ah, the 'meat' of the post.
>
>>1)  Superior starting pitching; only the Reds have it better.  I don't 
>>give a sh*t what happened to Saberhagen (in fact I refuse to acknowledge
>>the existance of that game).  Gooden, Saberhagen, Cone, Fernandez, and
>>possibly Anthony Young make up a truly superior rotation.  Nobody else in
>>the division is even three-deep in quality starters.
>
>Correct, basically.  Pittsburgh's certainly not HURTING, though.
>
>>2)  Three of the top ten power hitting switch hitters of all time batting
>>in 3-4-5 slots.  Bonilla and HOJO are top-notch, and Murray will probably
>>knock in 90+ runs.  
>
>Yep.  Their 3-4-5 hitters look pretty good.  So do everyone else's,
>with the possible exception of St. Louis.
>
>>3)  The most disruptive force in baseball-VINCE COLEMAN (when he's on 
>>base) .  Has shown improvement in OBP, taking walks, and even bunting
>
>True enough.  He's certainly disruptive to his own team.  Consumes
>outs like Nell Carter consumes pork rinds.  Can't play defense.  And
>you can't steal first base.
>
>>4)  Good veteran leadership: even F**N Bill Pecota has a world series ring
>
>Ooo.
>
>>5)  a great manager in Jeff Torborg; he's the leader this club of emotional
>>players needs- a no B**S** knid of guy
>
>Look, I don't mind your use of profanity.  But what sort of person
>not only USES profanity, but MISSPELLS it, to boot?
>
>>6)  The same defense attorney who aided William Kennedy Smith, which 
>>virtually insures the services of Cone, Coleman, Gooden, and every other
>>potential felon on the team for a full year
>
>Boy, that'll make me envy the Mets.  Perhaps you can get Arlen "You
>guys got it wrong - CLARENCE Thomas is God, not Frank!" Specter to
>root for the team as well.  Perhaps sign Jeffrey Dahmer to a one-year
>deal.
>
>>7)   Magadan and Randolph will both again set the table for the big boys,
>>getting on base at least 40% of the time
>
>Wanna bet?  A .400 OBP combined?  I got a net.bet that says NEITHER one
>makes that point.
>
>>8)  Excellent bullpen ace in John Franco
>
>What?!?  Franco's mediocre as a closer, at best.  Look at his 1991.
>In Shea, a pitcher's park.  He's weak.
>
>>9)  Good proven supporting cast in bullpen-Burke, Whitehurst, Innis, etc.
>
>Tim Burke.  My Hero.
>
>>10) the defense isn't as bad as the ANTI-MET FANS hope; Hundley, Pecota,
>>Randolph, Murray, and Bonilla are at least average.  Hojo is an excellent
>>athlete who will adjust to center field-trust me, I picked him for a 30-30
>>man back in '83 with Detroit
>
>Bonilla is a butcher.  Randolph is smart, but is old and breaks
>like a glacier with G-I problems.  Hundley and Pecota aren't likely to
>hit anything.  HoJo may well adjust to CF, or he may not.  Even if
>he does, you still have Coleman in the field.  Brrr.
>
>>If this isn't enough to convince you, how about the REAL five reasons why 
>>the METS WILL WIN
>
>>2) Montreal is too young, and will probably give away their remaining 
>>talented players, because nobody wants to play there.  By the way, I get
>
>I wasn't aware there was an age requirement for victory.  Has anyone
>informed the '91 Braves?  Revoke that NL Crown!
>
>>3)  Philadelphia is hopeless.  I read the local papers every day, and the
>>writers know about as much as the management, which is sh*t.
>
>From an expert.
>
>>Unless
>>Dykstra can play one-handed and do a mean Babe Ruth imitation, the lineup
>>completely lacks a legitimate number four hitter.  The equation for 
>>Philly in '92 reads: unstable pitching + unproven talent = cellar dweller
>
>This answers a question I had about your reading skills.  Thanks for
>clearing that up.
>
>>4)  Pittsburgh has sold the farm.  Leyland will be managing the Pennsylvania
>>Quakers pretty soon.  That Smiley trade was a joke - Neagle may have won
>>twenty games in the minors, but he relies too much on control and won't
>>fool anybody.  Nice bullpen ace -I've seen better arms on a chair. 
>
>Do you HONESTLY think the Mets wouldn't trade Franco and Burke for
>Stan and Skippy Belinda in a second?  Then you're more foolish than
>you appear - and THAT, my friend, boggles the mind.
>
>>Sincerely, Rubahadas     
>
>Sincerely.  Wow.  So you really MEAN and BELIEVE this tripe.
>
>
>-- 
>*    Gary Huckabay    * "They sent Brosius down."  "So Lansford has the job?" *
>*   "A considerably   * "Yep.  And it looks like Bordick has won the 2B job." *
>*  shorter fuse than  * "I guess I better make postseason plans now." "Good   *
>*    Sherri Nichols." *  idea.  Call Puget Sound Airways." - GH & EG.         *