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Talking Jets with Brian Bassett

Ted Berg — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 18:58:11 +0000

Classic Beltran

Ted Berg — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:03:00 +0000

Selfish Carlos Beltran yada yada yada. From Kyle.

Scott Hairston is why Sandy Alderson is a good GM

Ted Berg — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:43:00 +0000

Eno Sarris takes time away from bashing Ruben Tejada to praise SABR-savior Sandy Alderson. All snark aside, a series of good points here. With role players it’s always hard to tell how much was shrewd general-managing and how much was luck, but Alderson seems to have optimized the 25-man roster this year.

The man who would stop time

Ted Berg — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:53:00 +0000

PopSci has a good, lengthy feature on a guy trying to cure aging. This sort of sounds like it’s how a dystopian future novel starts. In fact…

Mets fans shockingly civil to Zack Wheeler

Ted Berg — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 15:31:00 +0000

After the great Josh Thole Catastrophe, I feared the way Mets fans would treat new prospect Zack Wheeler on Twitter after his unspectacular first start in the system. But alas. Nearly every @ mention of the young man is supportive (or self-promoting). We’re growing up! Wheeler, in turn, replied to almost everyone. A big social-media hugfest.

Nassau County voters fail to support hockey team that Nassau County citizens never seem eager to watch play

Ted Berg — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:45:00 +0000

Nassau County voters rejected a referendum to invest taxpayer money in a $400 million overhaul of Nassau Coliseum and its environs. We’ll see what the Islanders do from here, I suppose, and on one hand it’s sad to think this could end with the club leaving for greener pastures. But as the son of a Nassau Community College professor dealing with the fallout from rampant budget cuts, I find it hard to get too broken up about the fate of a woefully mismanaged hockey team that can’t draw well in such a densely populated area.

Gorbachev’s not downstairs; he’s at Tunnel

Ted Berg — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:10:00 +0000

Scouting NY takes a remarkably thorough look at the fate all of the restaurants, bars and clubs mentioned in American Psycho. Via James K.

Naked Alex Trebek will hunt you down like a dog

Ted Berg — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:54:00 +0000

A burglar broke into Alex Trebek’s hotel room while he was sleeping in the buff, so he took matters into his own hands. Unfortunately, he ruptured his Achilles. This time.

I know I said I was ignoring this…

Ted Berg — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:23:00 +0000

But Patrick Flood takes a much more detailed look at what the Mets can expect in return for Carlos Beltran and comes to a pretty similar conclusion to the one I reached last week. Only his version has a lot more substance. I fear many Mets fans may have set their hopes unreasonably high based on the first reports that leaked out about the team’s demands. But the other thing is, we’ll find out really soon one way or the other.

Article about ‘fast food obsessives’ doesn’t mention me

Ted Berg — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:55:00 +0000

I have a “Taco Bell” tab on my blog. Does that not do anything for you, bro? One time in college, my roommate and I drove from DC to North Carolina to try Sonic. I don’t even get mentioned?