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Your NL East "Preview"

As mentioned in New York Magazine this week, the Mets have a promotional flyer that says "It's Time For A Little Revenge." As NY Mag pointed out ... hey, you're the ones who choked.

That said, we, perhaps stupidly, like the Mets this year.

1. New York Mets. Come on, come on ... sign Bonds in July. It'll be fun!
2. Philadelphia Phillies. If last year was really all this is going to come to, one suspects Phillies fans will be less than pleased.
3. Atlanta Braves. Even though they no longer have the water taxis to Shea, we still want to get there for Tom Glavine's first game there.
4. Washington Nationals. Elijah Dukes, Dmitri Young and Lastings Milledge. We can't wait.
5. Florida Marlins. We will never tire of saying "Uggla."

We showed us ours, now show us yours. And Monday we wrap up with the American League East.

5:01 PM on Fri Mar 28 2008
By Leitch
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muggsybogues at 05:10 PM on 03/28/08
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(clears throat) When you play .500 ball for half a season, it's not a collapse if you blow it in the end. It's just the boys being the boys.

What's bad is they can't win every game 2-1, can they? Has anyone seen Delgado lately?
Chamomiles Davis at 05:11 PM on 03/28/08
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First, second... as long as there's a playoff spot in it for us.

/Phillies fan, lowering the bar ever so slightly
muggsybogues at 05:11 PM on 03/28/08
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Oh, and seriously. Since we have no power at the corner outfield positions, maybe the best home run hitter in MLB history (roids or not) could help. (shrugs)
Clare at 05:13 PM on 03/28/08
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You HAD to wait until I was leaving work to post this, didn't you, Leitch.
1980 David Bowie From... at 05:15 PM on 03/28/08
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And Monday we wrap up with the American League East.

Wait, you're going to do the AL East preview twice and skip the AL Central altogether?

And you guys accuse ESPN of East Coast Bias. The shame.
UkraineNotWeak at 05:16 PM on 03/28/08
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Santana, Pedro, Maine and Perez

Next!!!
NovakAintNoJokovic at 05:17 PM on 03/28/08
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Having Johan can't hurt, can it?

CAN IT????
Mr. Pennsylvania at 05:18 PM on 03/28/08
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@Chamomiles Davis: agreed

and fuck the mets
Secret Identity at 05:19 PM on 03/28/08
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1. Hand-Pissers
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3. Fonda Divorcers
4. Text Message With Picture of Gun Senders
5. Expo Killers
johnny five at 05:19 PM on 03/28/08
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1. chokers
2. speaks of the pompitous of (brotherly) love
3. (bbq) smokers
4. midnight tokers
5. jokers
BruschisBrewsky at 05:21 PM on 03/28/08
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the Mets have a promotional flyer that says "It's Time For A Little Revenge."

All they meant is they were snitch on Lo Duca to get him out of opening day festivities.

Take that, asshole!
GorgeForeman at 05:23 PM on 03/28/08
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1. Yo
2. Y'all
3. Boo
4. Hola
5. Dawg
StuScott Booyahs at 05:25 PM on 03/28/08
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did I just hear woody paige reference "deadworld" and "the big sidebar" on Around the Horn?

/threadjack
Sherrill-Theory at 05:27 PM on 03/28/08
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Perhaps if Rollins gets 800 AB this year, they'll make the NLCS.

Mets, Phillies, Braves, Nats, Marlins

I can't wait until Florida wins 70 games, and yet still justifiably celebrates for having "overachieved."
Trenton Makes The... at 05:30 PM on 03/28/08
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Here is a summary of the Phillies last 5 seasons. Start slow, pick up steam towards the end of the season and then go out with a whimper.
The Fan’s Attic at 05:30 PM on 03/28/08
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@StuScott Booyahs: you shouldn't watch that show...it kills brain cells.
Summer-of-George at 05:30 PM on 03/28/08
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1. Bell
2. Apple
3. Peach
4. Orange
5. Dirty lying bastards
UkraineNotWeak at 05:31 PM on 03/28/08
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1. NYPD Blue
2. Cold Case
3. Matlock
4. The District
5. Miami Vice
Metschick at 05:31 PM on 03/28/08
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METS!
Phillies
Braves
Marlins
Nationals
Wyshynski at 05:36 PM on 03/28/08
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@Metschick: METS!

I've heard they have the teamwork to make the dream work. Let's Go!
Hernandez-is-the-Mandez at 05:39 PM on 03/28/08
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Pharaohe Monch
The Roots
Outkast
Unspoken Heard
2 Live Crew
muggsybogues at 05:40 PM on 03/28/08
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@Hernandez-is-the-Mandez: I'll raise you:
Tribe Called Quest
MF Doom
Raekwon
Big L
Immortal Technique
DontPracticeRenteria at 05:41 PM on 03/28/08
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1. Dreamy Second Baseman
2. Dreamy Third Baseman
3. Chippy Third Baseman
4. No More Fat Third Baseman
5. Shitty Team
Nationalcoholic at 05:41 PM on 03/28/08
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The 7
Broad Street
MARTA
Green Line
Jazzy Chair
Metschick at 05:42 PM on 03/28/08
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@Wyshynski: I'm a little excited about the upcoming baseball season.

BASEBALL!
Agamemnon Busmalis at 05:44 PM on 03/28/08
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Cheesesteak!
Revenge!
Chop!
Splash!
Expos!
Hernandez-is-the-Mandez at 05:46 PM on 03/28/08
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@muggsybogues: Nice 5 borough lineup. Too many people sleep on Big L. It's a shame.
muggsybogues at 05:50 PM on 03/28/08
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Woulda been an all-time beast. Totally fathered Eminem's style.
Matt_T at 05:50 PM on 03/28/08
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Its going to be very close but:
Atlanta
NY
Philly
Washington
Florida.
How do you spell retard? at 05:51 PM on 03/28/08
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1. Reliever with an Alien belly
2. #2 Starter whose midget friend died
3. Team with Manager that served as Brett Myers role model.
4. Team that is dead, dawg
5. The Florida Marlins are a baseball team?
phillas at 05:52 PM on 03/28/08
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@Matt_T: true, it'll be close but
NY
Atlanta
Philly
Washington
Florida
the red colonial at 05:53 PM on 03/28/08
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Philly
Team Philly Fans Really Hate
Team Philly Fans Hate
Team With Young Pitcher Philly Fans Really Hate
The Ugly One
econdave at 05:55 PM on 03/28/08
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Victory Baltic Thunder ($60 for a case of 12 22 oz. bottles, but it's awesome!)

Breukelen Abbey Ale

Sweetwater Sweet Georgia Brown

Shenandoah Oak Barrel Mountain Beast

Titanic Screw Light Ale
RyanHowardToYoMutha at 06:00 PM on 03/28/08
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Tom Hanks is a gay lawyer with AIDS.
Tom Hanks is a book store owner who has mail.
Tom Hanks is a manager of a women's baseball team named after a Georgia fruit.
Tom Hanks is Representative Charlie Wilson.
Tom Hanks is in love with a fish.
Upshaws Leash at 06:00 PM on 03/28/08
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boy the Mets bottom of the line up is ugly. but, people keep telling me pitching wins. today, i feel like believing them. we'll see how i feel tomorrow.

Los Mets
Las Phils
Bravos
National-os
Pescados
Metschick at 06:07 PM on 03/28/08
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@Upshaws Leash: the the good thing about these predictions. Mine (at least) are based totally on my whims and feelings. Therefore, the Mets win the division. Hell, right now I have them winning the WS! That'll change once the reality of the baseball season hits me.
TomDaddyDollars at 06:14 PM on 03/28/08
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Eagles
Jets
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Dolphins
the-Bored at 06:29 PM on 03/28/08
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Second Fiddles
Boo-ers
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Thugs
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smurphette at 06:30 PM on 03/28/08
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One of the few highlights in the short history of the Nationals was sweeping the Mets at Shea during the last week of the season (and winning 5 of 6 against them during those last two weeks). We also lost 5 of 7 to Philly during the same span to help seal the Mets' fate. Schadenfreude is a beautiful thing.
DirtyJersey at 07:08 PM on 03/28/08
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Team with jail in stadium.
Team that wishes it was the Yankees.
Team that can't sell out playoff games.
Team that might need jail in dugout.
Team that won't sell out a game ever, even if they get new stadium.
Jefferson Short Bus at 08:32 PM on 03/28/08
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1. Andy Reid
2. Weeb Eubank
3. Dan Reeves
4. Joe Gibbs
5. Don Shula
Pretty Much Just... at 11:00 PM on 03/28/08
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1. Benny Agbayani
2. David Justice
3. Kevin Stocker
4. Brad Fullmer
5. Orestes Destrade
VTBen at 09:57 AM on 03/29/08
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I got the Mets winning it all this year. I feel like they're motivated after last year's collapse, plus it's not like they aquried the best pitcher in the league in January...

Gawker
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[Atlanta isn't cool enough for me to know any blogs about it]
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Miamity
VTBen at 09:58 AM on 03/29/08
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Oh shit, Miamity no longer exists (that was the blog that brought the world the 7th Floor Crew)
Hit Bull Win Steak at 10:50 AM on 03/29/08
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1. 1980
2. 1986
3. 1995*
4. 19-Never
5. 2003
$Image of josereyes.theroof wishes to perform Tim Harris\'s sack-dance for you$ josereyes.theroof... at 04:39 PM on 03/29/08
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(01) Chutley
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(03) Jose Reyes
(04) Elijah Dukes
(05) Alfredo Amezaga
Texas Gal at 10:06 AM on 03/30/08
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1. Jeff Francoeur
2. Pat Burrell
3. David Wright
4. Josh Willingham
5. Ryan Langerhans
BringBackAlHolland at 11:06 AM on 03/31/08
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1. The Phanatic
2. Mr. Met
3. Homer
4. Billy the Marlin
5. Youppi