The Oscars, Moneyball, and Mets Moneyball Sequel

The 84th Annual Academy Awards take place tonight Sunday, February 26th, and the baseball film, Moneyball, is nominated in six categories,, including Best Picture, Best Actor (Brad Pitt), Best Supporting Actor (Jonah Hill) and Best Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin, Steve Zaillian, Stan Chervin).  In Hollywood, nothing succeeds like previous success.  We are pretty sure that on the eve of the awards, the following scene might have taking place in the offices of a big shot Hollywood producer.  We'll call him Harvey.

 Harvey (actually from Barton Fink)

Aaron Sorkin

   INT. BIG SHOT PRODUCER'S OFFICE - LATE AFTERNOON


          It is the afternoon of the Oscars.  Harvey, a powerful
          producer, paces back and forth as Aaron Sorkin, one of the
          writers of Moneyball, is led into the room.  As they are
          both heading to the Oscars, both are in tuxedos.

                              HARVEY
                    Aaron.  How are you?  Listen to me,
                    what sort of question is that?
                    You're up for an Oscar tonight!
                    You must be a nervous wreck!

          Sorkin sits calmly in the chair in front of Harvey.

                              SORKIN
                    Not really. I've already got an
                    Oscar, two Critic's Choice Awards,
                    four Emmy's, a Golden Globe...

          Sorkin is rattling off his awards.  Harvey cuts him off.
          Harvey doesn't care.

                              HARVEY
                    Right.  You've been there before,
                    and done that.  You're a winner,
                    and everybody loves a winner.

                              SORKIN
                         (calmly)
                    Thank you.

                              HARVEY
                    Do you know what everyone loves
                    more than a winner?  They love a
                    winner that repeats, and in the
                    movies, we call those sequels.

                              SORKIN
                    Harvey, I don't do sequels.

                              HARVEY
                    Oh, don't give me all that
                    artsy-fartsy crap about how sequels
                    are just a crass excuse for movie
                    studios to drain every last penny
                    out of a franchise and how it
                    represents the lack of imagination
                    in Hollywood.

                              SORKIN
                    Pretty much.

                              HARVEY
                    You could change all that.  Hell,
                    you made people being on computer
                    sexy, if anyone can do it, you can.

          Sorkin is starting to bite.  Flattery will get you
          everywhere.

                              SORKIN
                    It would have to be an entirely
                    different angle...

                              HARVEY
                         (excited)
                    Exactly!  Moneyball II - Let's Go
                    Mets!

                              SORKIN
                    Let's Go Mets?

                              HARVEY
                    Listen, you know how the Mets are
                    all into this moneyball thing now,
                    since the owner is all tied up in
                    this crazy divorce....

                              SORKIN
                    That's Frank McCourt with the
                    Dodgers.

                              HARVEY
                    Right.  Well, Fred Wilpon used to
                    own the Dodgers, so it's all
                    connected.

                              SORKIN
                    Wilpon never owned the Dodgers.

                              HARVEY
                    You sure?  There's all that Dodger
                    stuff at Citi Field.

                              SORKIN
                    I can see where the confusion lies,
                    but no, he never owned the Dodgers,
                    and their money problems come from
                    the Madoff scandal, not a divorce.

                              HARVEY
                    Hey, a good scandal is a good
                    scandal, right?  Maybe we throw in
                    a divorce thing for spice.  In any
                    case, they got money problems, and
                    its time to bring in Moneyball!

                              SORKIN
                    Sandy Alderson, the GM, used to
                    work in Oakland, but he's not Billy
                    Beane.

                              HARVEY
                    Alderson.  Beane.  Divorce.
                    Madoff.  You just mix it all up,
                    and if you mix it all up the way
                    you do, it comes out a winner.
                    It's not like you didn't make stuff
                    up in Moneyball.

                              SORKIN
                    We didn't make stuff up.  We took
                    artistic license.

                              HARVEY
                    Exactly, artistic license.  You already got that license,
                    why not use it?
                    Lets just say they bring in Beane,
                    or Brad Pitt plays Alderson,
                    whatever.  The point is, they're
                    losing, they got no money, their
                    fans got no hope.  They need
                    something big.

                              SORKIN
                    You can't just switch Alderson for
                    Beane.

                              HARVEY
                    Why not?  What's the difference?
                    Neither one of them ever won a
                    championship.

                              SORKIN
                    Look, even if we brought him in as
                    Alderson, you don't have the Peter
                    Brand character, you don't have Art
                    Howe...

                              HARVEY
                    Why not?  The Mets could bring in
                    Howe.  That's brilliant!

                              SORKIN
                    They did that once.  It didn't work
                    out.

                              HARVEY
                    Too bad.  We still have Phillip
                    Seymour Hoffman under contract.

                              SORKIN
                    Look, Harvey, I'm good.  I'm very
                    good.  If anyone could pull this
                    off, I could.  I just don't see it.

                              HARVEY
                    Why?

                              SORKIN
                    It's like Rocky.  It's okay that he
                    got eliminated in the first movie,
                    but he would have to win the second
                    one, and no one is going to buy
                    that the 2012 Mets are going to the
                    World Series.

          Harvey sinks into his chair.

                              HARVEY
                    You got a point.  Too bad.  Even
                    Hollywood couldn't come up with
                    that happy ending.

Celebrating Gary Carter: Commercial Endorsements

For Mets fans that were around during the Gary Carter days, these commercials will bring back vivid memories of Carter's personality. For the younger Mets fans it's a great look at who he was.

We love you KID. RIP...


Gary Carter Newsday Commercial



Gary Carter Don't Do Drugs PSA



Gary Carter 7-Up Commercial (As an Expos player)

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Big Blue Giants Special: Respect Brandon Jacobs

There’s no denying the love-hate fan relationship with New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs. No question he’s said some ridiculous things in the media and will continue to do so.

Some of it has been negatively targeted towards the fans for booing, and as fans we know this is a no-no, especially in New York. Fans are known to eat players alive here and run them out of town. There have been a countless number of them shown the door by fans through the years in all sports.

Yes, there have been times where he might get selfish and wants the ball more, going public with it. Find me a running back that doesn’t want the ball more and I’ll tell you that’s not the player I want on my team.

But one could argue that this is a good type of selfish. Not the detrimental selfishness that a player like Jeremy Shockey brought to this team. See where that got him.

The Jacobs-fan relationship is a unique one. On one hand you have the antics that makes fans wish good riddance to him. On the other hand, he’s made some superior team-first decisions that sometimes go unnoticed and rarely spoken about in the media. Decisions made for the betterment of the team.

And I’ll take it one step further. What he did at the Giants Super Bowl championship rally at Giants Stadium (yes Giants Stadium) needs some attention, and for me garnered some new founded respect for this man. More on that in a minute.

Let’s not forget, when Ahmad Bradshaw took over as the Giants lead running back, Jacobs ego was bruised, though he embraced it and took Bradshaw under his wing like a brother. This positive team-first attitude was instrumental in Bradshaw’s development and growth towards being one of the best running backs in the league.

Let’s not forget, Jacobs agreed to take a pay cut last year to remain on the team. That is unheard of this day in age. And guess what? He’s in the process of negotiating another pay cut again to remain on the Giants next season.

Say what?

You heard that right. Brandon Jacobs, for the second year in a row is willing to take a pay cut for the betterment of the team, to remain on the team he is passionate about.

Truly unheard of. You might hear stories about a player doing this, but doing it twice? Respect this man Giants fans.

His passion and desire to be Giant is strong. It’s what we want to see as fans from our players. He understands that being happy with the Giants means is more valuable in life than getting a few extra dollars to get cut and play elsewhere.

“I have spoken to my agent, and I do expect to be fully back with the New York Giants next season.” Jacobs said on Sirius XM NFL Radio.

But the ultimate act of fan gratitude is something I personally experienced at the Giants Stadium rally post Super Bowl win.

The celebration was nice, the energy was good. But it felt quick and somewhat cheap. They brought the players out on a stage on the field. There were brief speeches by Tom Coughlin, some players, and a few others. Then they were quickly whisked away into the tunnels, into their offseason as champions.

As this was happening, and it seemed the ceremony was done, here came Brandon Jacobs with the Super Bowl trophy. Right back out on the field, by himself with the championship trophy in tow. He did a full 360 lap around the whole stadium for the fans, allowing fans to touch the trophy and celebrate with a true champion.

Only Brandon Jacobs. Only for the fans, with the heart we want of all players in New York.

Was it too much for all the players to do that? Was it too much for the planners to recommend the players do that? I’m sure it wasn’t even thought about.

Has anyone seen how soccer players do it when they win a championship? This is one area where American athletes really should take a cue from soccer players. The media here likes to poke fun at Soccer, but in reality, they know how to thank the fans.

For this, I have new found respect for Brandon Jacobs, and so should every Giants fan out there.

This is a player I want on my team. Someone who always has their teammates back and doesn’t back down from any opponent. Someone who wants to punish, crush, and inflict pain on all opponents. Someone who’s had his rocky moments with the fans, media, and front office, but at the end of the day (no pun Antrel Rolle) does what’s right with a team first attitude.

Tiki Barber must be highly jealous of Jacobs, and thus he should! Great riddance to that fool.

Bring home the trifecta next year Jacobs!

Jacobs expects to return [New York Post]

In Memoriam: Gary Carter

Welcome to "In Memoriam." A segment where we take a moment to celebrate, castigate, and otherwise reminisce on former Mets both good and evil.
What did Gary Carter teach me about life?

One of my first memories is that face. I was barely scratching 3 years old at the time, but vividly remember what an impression that face and that aura made on me all those years ago.

I inherited a love for the Mets from my older brothers, who followed the Mets religiously. In 1986, I was barely 3, and barely had the ability of conscious reasoning. During each game, I was watching right there alongside my brothers; along for that emotional rollercoaster ride called the 1986 MLB playoffs. Where the impossible became reality, sadness became ecstasy, and impending death became eternal life in the annals of every single one of our memories.

I remember seeing that cartoon character of a man whose face could communicate so vividly every emotion possible - from concern, to determination, to pure happiness- rounding third base and crossing the plate with both hands held up high, wide smile beaming, curly white-'fro exploding out from under the sides of a Mets cap. Being so young, I honestly can't tell you what play, or what game, or even if it's not an amalgamation of countless Gary Carter moments. But that's what I remember. That moment of explosive celebration. That moment where nothing exists but the joy of living.

Here was a team, our team, with such incredible players who were worshipped by New Yorkers. Darryl, Doc, Keith, etc. And yet the one I remember registering most at that time for me was The Kid, Gary Carter. I could hardly pronounce any words, but ask me who my favorite player was, and I'd tell you Gary Carter (and I couldn't even tell you why). He had a smile that could light up the world. A face more animated, vibrant, and jovial than any kiddie cartoon character...and we're talking about the 80's when we watched cartoons that were basically acid trips on a TV screen.

There was something about that curly 'fro on that animated face. His antics were something that kept me staring at that TV set each time those Mets played. That, and the hope that I'd get to see that giant apple come out of that giant top-hat.

They say a lot of things about children's' innate ability to judge character. Perhaps it was that. I had no understanding at all of the world around me, but understood something unspoken in everything that face represented. Honesty, honor, the strength and discipline to be the best, to never give up. To achieve greatness with honor, joy, and happiness. He was a true role model.

So what did The Kid teach me about life? The pure joy of living. Of being in the moment. To never give up hope even when you're the last out down by two in the 10th inning of the World Series and you have everything to lose. Never let yourself be that last "f---ing out". And now that I'm older and see that there are a lot of things much scarier than losing the World Series (incurable diseases, wars, human suffering to name a few), he's even more of a role model to me today than he was all those years ago.

Thank you Gary. Thank you for those memories.

You'll always be my favorite Met.

Gary Carter Forever a Mets Champion

With great sadness and love for one of the most beloved Mets players of all time, Gary Carter leaves us at the young age of 57. He leaves us with the greatest of Mets memories most Mets fans can recall from this franchise. Thank you Gary.

Gary was, as Frank Cashen called it, the last piece to the puzzle of the miraculous 80’s team, one that will go down in history as one of the best in baseball. Gary was the rock that held that team together. He was the veteran presence within a bad boy motley crew of players that played with their hearts, guts, and emotion every single night. Gary was the good man, a player and man all his ex-teammates with they could be like. A true tremendous role model and family guy.

He was the perfect veteran for the young Mets pitching staff he acquired. He molded and guided them, a staff that will go down as the best Mets pitching staff of all time, and one of the best in baseball history. A pitching staff he deserved to catch, it was meant to be.

Gary Carter made the Mets complete, respected, and feared. But most of all, he made the Mets a winner.

#8 was on the team I fell in love with as a kid. He was a huge reason for the happiness that team brought to my childhood. For this I will always be thankful for the great memories. But there was one memory that has shaped my life as a Mets fan. The one that swept me off my feet the way I never knew possible.

The Mets were about to lose the World Series to the Red Sox. Game 6, 2-outs, bottom of the tenth inning and Mets trailing 5-3, and down three games to two in the series. There I was, and 11 year old boy standing there in the living room, on a school night, with the tears forming in the eyes ready for the let down. I didn’t want to watch, but couldn’t not watch, my eyes plastered to the screen with my heart pounding with no idea of the jubilation I was about to experience.

Two outs. Gary Carter insisting to his teammates prior to coming up to bat that under no circumstances was he going to make the final out. Not him, not on this night. He wasn’t about to let that happen.

“I wasn’t going to make the last f------ out of the World Series,” is the way the late Bill Robinson, the first base coach that night, told it, and Darling has always wanted to believe that Kid said it exactly that way.

It was The Kid who ignited the rally as he lines a 2-1 Calvin Schiraldi fastball to Center Field. The Mets have life. The hits continued. Kevin Mitchell singled. Ray Knight singled. Then it was Mookie Wilson’s turn. And little did us fans know at that time, this was destiny. The Mets had this one in the bag. Nothing was stopping this team. Not even a slow roller routine dribbler to first base. We know what happens next.

Nothing in the world meant more to me on that very moment. I had just experienced a sports miracle. I was touched. I was part of it in my own little way. It was probably the experience that was made me always believe that anything can happen in sports.

Thank you Gary. Thank you KID. We will never experience anything like that ever. It’s just not possible.

With that, let’s celebrate our number 8, the KID. The guy who insisted to going into the Hall of Fame as a Mets player, only to be forced to go in as an Expo by the powers that be. Yes he was an Expos player for 11 years and only 5 as a Mets player. But we know he was a true Mets at heart. We know that he is in the Hall of Fame because of what he did with the Mets. Let’s not kid ourselves.

Keith Hernandez: “He always had a love for life and a love for baseball. He always played in a lot of pain. . . . He was a very brave man, a man of faith. He walked the walk as well as talked the talk when it came to his faith.”

Wally Backman: Minutes after learning that the teammate he considered a big brother had died Thursday of brain cancer at 57 years old, Backman sighed and said, “If I could go back in time and mold myself like Gary Carter . . .”

“He was a big brother figure to a lot of us,” Backman said. “He was one of our leaders.”

Lenny Dykstra: “When I first came aboard, I think I was out drinking with Wally Backman,” Lenny Dykstra said. “We were on the road, and I said to Wally, ‘I’m going to wake up Carter.’ I was mule-kicking his hotel door. The Kid was nice, never cussed. But he picked me up like a child, pinned me against the wall – ‘You ever do this again . . .’ I saw the fire in his eyes, dude.

“It doesn’t make sense why a guy like that, one who ends up with a great family . . . there’s nothing really else I can say. He was a Hall Of Famer, and he played the game right. Kid and Mex (Hernandez) were the f----- hearts of that (’86) team.”

Dwight Gooden via Twitter: “My batterymate, my friend, Iam so blessed to have played with & can call Gary my friend he meant a lot to me on & off the field with the way . . . he battled his fight to the end gives me alot of strength & faith to battle mine, we will always be connected at the hip RIP my brother.....”

Mookie Wilson: "Gary was one of the happiest guys in the world every day,"

Davey Johnson "He seized every opportunity to savor what mattered most to him: his close-knit, loving family; meaningful, enduring friendships; an unbridled passion for baseball; and the fulfillment he felt from making a difference in his community," said Davey Johnson, manager of the 1986 Mets team and current skipper of the Washington Nationals, in a statement. "Gary's brave battle has ended, but his from-the-gut laughter will be heard and his vitality and spirit will be felt forever. I loved him very much, and I know he is finally at peace."

Mets statement: "He did everything with enthusiasm and with gusto on and off the field," the Mets said in a statement. "His smile was infectious. He guided our young pitching staff to the World Series title in 1986 and he devoted an equal amount of time and energy raising awareness for a multitude of charities and community causes. He was a Hall of Famer in everything he did."

RIP #8, we love you KID!

Gary Carter dead much too young as NY Mets family mourns the loss of this Amazin’ Kid [New York Daily News]
Death of Mets legend Gary Carter hits ex-teammate Keith Hernandez hard [New York Daily News]
Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter hies at age of 57 [ESPN]
Gary Carter forever a kid at heart [ESPN]

That's Just Sandy Being Social

And out of left field comes a Sandy Alderson twitter account. But the tweets that followed was the more surprising thing of the two.

One would expect Sandy to keep it professional though he decided it was time for jokes.

Thurs FEB 9
"Getting ready for Spring Training-Driving to FL but haven’t left yet. Big fundraiser tonight for gas money. Also exploring PAC contribution."
 

We’re driving to St. Lucie because our dog (Buddy) doesn’t like to fly,” Alderson also tweeted Thursday. “His complaint: Where I sit, no lights and no stews."

Fri FEB 10
“Prepping for trip. Bought 4 like-new tires at chop shop across from Citi. He threw in free wiper fluid. Better than the Wheeler deal!”

Sat FEB 11
"Inspired by Jose & Joba, got a haircut for charity, but @MLBNetwork wasn't interested. Barber "donated" clippings to trash can on 84th St"

Sun FEB 12
”Will have to drive carefully on trip,” Alderson posted. “Mets only reimburse for gas at a downhill rate. Will try to coast all the way to FL.”

Absolutely mind-blowing! Is this organization this out of tune with its fans? Does Sandy Alderson not understand the current plight of the Mets fan?

Comedy and blunders is not what we need from the front office with the state of this teams affairs. Does he think that a fan base that has been jerked around over and over again, this way and that way, inside and out, is in the mood for jokes?

Wake up! Splash some water on your face, smack yourself a few times, and wake up.
Mets certainly need to hire a high powered PR team or something, this team is a Public Relations nightmare.

I'm not sure Sandy knows what he's getting himself into by opening up this wittier account. This might not last long if this team performs poorly, but we'll see.

After sending those tweets, it looks as fans bombarded him with questions. Today he tweeted:

Thanks for your response to my foray into Twitter. Once in FL, I will get serious & begin to answer your Mets questions. In the meantime…

So maybe he will be wise and use Twitter as a tool the right way to be in touch with the fan base once things get going. But in the meantime, looks as if he's practicing his comedy act on Twitter. The character that he is then tweeted:

Can’t decide on a Valentine’s Day gift for my wife: Spa day or iHOP gift card?

GIANTS EDITION - Serving Up Blue Cheese in Lambeau

Tremendous feat...49ers next. BELIEVE in BLUE!

Sexy Mets Gifts

Honestly, receiving anything Mets related for the holidays this year is bitter sweet, but seriously lame. It's cool and all because we're die hard fans, we love our team, and they keep us coming back for more. But at the same time it brings to mind the harsh reality of another shitty year to come.

 Plus, with the moves the Washington Nationals are making, this could be the year our lovely team will dwell in the rock bottom of what is the NL East.

But its the holidays, so let's check out some cool Mets stuff...


Tee shirt from The 7 Line

Sexy Mets gear

Mets Military hat

Mets Flask - because we'll need it..

Mets are Better Than Sex tee! Well not exactly not for sale....but our friends at OOSHIRTS sent us a few for the holidays! How nice of them.. what do you guys think?

Reyes Jersey's - you can find them for cheap!

Jesus Hate the Mets tee- because he really does..

Missing You Jose Reyes [Music]

Check out this banging Jose Reyes Tribute song as featured on Boomer and Carton this morning to the tune of P Diddy's 'Missing You'...great stuff.

Song: Missing You Reyes
Artist: Mad Dome Gettaz

Jose Reyes Jets Amidst More Mets Lies

The fans speak, loudly... Strong opinions on both sides of the Mets Jose Reyes pursuit, or should we say lack there of, just lit up the chatter today. Whether you agree or disagree with the Mets handling of this situation, one things for sure,  this is unfortunately going to get a lot worse before it gets better. Sorry to say that Mets fans.

The Mets are the new Kansas City Royals, the new Pittsburgh Pirates, if you know what I mean. Things are so bad the Wilpons are running this team like chicken little in a big market.

Say what you want, the Mets can continue to blow smoke up fans asses, they can continue to lie about the direction of the team among other things, but we're not assholes. We see right through this. We see what's going on. Actions, errr, inactions speak louder than any of that Kool-Aid Sandy Alderson is spewing. Just a smack in the face to Mets fans.

Now we're not saying Mets should've topped the Marlins offer, not at all. But at least make a reasonable offer and make an attempt to retain the most exciting thing we've seen since Piazza was hitting bombs all over Shea Stadium. Simple.

The inaction just proves Mets never had any intentions of resigning Reyes, zilch. We get it, the business of baseball, these things happen and this is just another tick in the history of Mets ownership disaster moves. We've been through worse so this ain't no thang, as they say. We suck for 5 more years and bounce back.

The bigger issue is what's really happening here. We have delusional ownership who think they can compete in this big market considering their circumstances over the past few years. We have ownership that's been lying and feeding Mets fans lip service for quite some time now.

One day it's the one about the Madoff issues not affecting baseball operations. Then it was the lies about the target payroll for this year which gets lower every day it seems.

By February, Alderson provided a range of $130 to $150 million for 2012 payroll. So when Fred Wilpon, crying poverty to Sports Illustrated in May, asserted that the 2012 payroll would be around $100 million, Alderson pushed back, calling $120 million “a fair number.” By September, Alderson had changed his tune, putting the payroll at between $100 and $110 million, though he seemed to draw a line in the sand there, adding that “he couldn't envision a lower number.”

A month later, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York reported that Alderson could see payroll starting below $100 million, and that could include amateur draft signings, which, as Rubin pointed out, “you would not lump into the payroll category unless you're trying to inflate that figure and make it appear more palatable to fans.”

Then there's the one about how they are still in the Reyes running and going to make him an offer. Or how they're using tactics like moving the fences in to distract fans from the real issues. But one of the best ones is their denial about rebuilding or just transparency about the state of the team.

One thing is clear, it's time for Wilpon's to sell the team. This is just the beginning of a brutal stretch. In each of the past 3+ treacherous seasons, the subsequent season brought a feeling that 'things can not possibly get worse', and each time they did. This season is no different.

This will be bad, and bad for a long time. I hope I'm dead wrong, but one thing I'm not is stupid.

I will be taking my ass down to South Beach on quick getaways and catching some games down there, seems that's where the action is. And until there's good reason to go to Citi Field again, I won't be spending my money there, and we all have the right to do that.

And don't confuse not spending money on tickets to not being a real fan. That's absurd, one thing has nothing to do with another. I'll go toe to toe with anyone on the Mets 'diehard' meter.

Just another day in Mets world.

Sandy Alderson and Mets Shifting Payroll Projections [New York Magazine]

Baseball Wives Comes Out Swinging

VH1 adds MLB baseball to the hot mess that is the professional sports wives TV series with Baseball Wives. With Anna Benson on hand to stir things up, this is sure to be a train wreck.

Meet the cast:

Anna Benson
Wife of retired ex-Mets player, Kris Benson, she’s infamous for threatening to sleep with the whole Mets team, from bat boy to owner if Kris ever cheated on her. It looks like she is going to be the firecracker in this bunch of train wrecks. Her ‘I don’t give a fuck’ attitude is sure to cause commotions. She says she’s the most exciting thing to happen to the Mets since 1986. We almost believe her. Mike Piazza might be a close second.

Erika Monroe Williams
Erika, wife of retired All-Star 3B Matt Williams, is like the mother hen of the baseball wives, or as Anna Benson calls her, the ‘Stepford’ wife. A former news anchor and mad control freak who has the power to 86 you from the baseball wife community if she wanted to. She usually hosts mixers for the other wives and girlfriends.

Chantel Kendall
This crackerjack is the ex-wife of Jason Kendall who looks as she’s been around the block one too many times. From the outside looking in, seems as she did one too many lines of cocaine and heroin injections in her day, thus her 20 year battle with drugs. This woman looks frail and weathered, sometimes scary to look at. Her body is deteriorating while her fake tits seem like the only body part that is holding it’s own.But you kind of feel bad for her.

Tanya Grace
This lovable goofball is the ex-wife of retired Mark Grace, and seems to be the likable character of this motley crew.

Brook Villone
She’s the wife of relief pitcher Ron Villone. Unlike most other girls who were golf cart girls, strippers, and in other trashbag jobs, she is a successful model with a drive.Other women hate on her hot looks so we’re sure she’ll be in the middle of some catty shit. She’s definitely a me-me-me-me-me type, stuck up, and it’s all about her. Off the bat, we think she needs a Anna Benson smack down to set her straight.

Jordana Lenz
So remind me why she’s on the show again? Not a wife or ex-wife of any player, she’s a bartender who dated Nyjer Morgan for like 2-days. Her story seems interesting though as she’s been on the receiving end of drinks to the face, girls showing up at her apartment to ream her out, and portrayed as a gold digger within the baseball wife circle.

Episode 1 Highlights

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Erika Williams hosts an intro mixer for the ladies and instantly gets weirded out by Chantel Kendall and Anna Benson talking raunchy sexual things. We guess she prefers chatting about breaking news or her perfect little life.

They step it up and go out to club Mint. Fighting her demons, Chantel has a hard time staying sober, but prevails this time. Tanya Grace ends up tonguing down some dude. Her pick up line?, “Can I taste your gum?”. It worked.

Anna takes a liking to Chantel’s honesty and openness but quickly calls out Jordana for being a cleat chaser and groupie, claiming “Jordana doesn’t date baseball players, she fucks em”

Jordana goes out to lunch with Brook at the players hotel, sees her ex and gets all emotional. She can’t let go of her 2-day, ok it was really 2-month relationship with Nyjer Morgan. Get over it, he’s definitely banging hotter chicks now and doesn't care about you.

Anna decides to throw a party for Chantel for her new beginning post divorce. Here, Jordana and Anna tell Chantel that Erika has been talking shit behind her back, calling her “bottom of the barrel material.” Some of the girls keep the party going at club Spanish Fly. With a pool in the middle of the club, and no one in it, Jordana strips down to her undies and with flab in tow jumps in. The rest of the girls join in as the party moves to the pool.

The episode ends with Chantel confronting Erika about what she said, an arguments ensues, and leave it to Anna to play cop and attempt to ‘squash’ it.

Next up: Looks like things begin to heat up as Chuck Knoblauch’s wife enters the fray. Apparently, there is malicious history with her and Anna, and it pops off with Anna threatening her not with the stun gun she has in her purse but with a 12 inch dildo.

Mike Francesa's Wild Hard C@nt

It doesn't get better than this. How is this man still on the radio?

Enjoy.

Sexy Mets Fans: 12 Months of Orange and Blue

12 stunning Mets fans in one place was all we needed to hear. When we found out about the search for sexy Mets fans by The 7 Line for a "12 Months of Orange and Blue" calendar, we had to do our due diligence. This was right up our alley, a match made in heaven.

Props to Darren Meenan, founder of The 7 Line for putting this together. Just think, when the Mets are out of contention two weeks into the 2012 season, at least fans will have something Mets related worth looking at.

We caught up with Darren Meenan, founder of The 7 Line, for this Mets Are Better Than Sex exclusive. Darren gave us the inside scoop on the girls, the calendar, what's in store for The 7 Line looking ahead, and why he thinks Jose Reyes will be a Met come next season.

Oh and if you want to meet the sexy Orange and Blue calendar girls in person, they'll be signing calendars at the release party at McFadden's on Dec 3rd at 9pm, all are welcome.

MABTS: The 12 Months of Orange and Blue calendar girls experience must of been a very hands on project, are these girls legitimate Mets fans or are some of them just posers to be in the calendar? We do know THE calendar girl Tehmeena is a true Mets fan, how about the others?

T7L: I wouldn't say "hands on" unless you're referring to Miss April... that's my girlfriend Kelly. I didn't let that be known at all until after the voting process was over. The last thing I wanted was anyone to think it was a rigged voting system. Any time I promoted the calendar poll and a girls image was used as the thumbnail, I made sure it wasn't one of her. Girls are crazy and all I needed was a group of them (who didn't make it) thinking I rigged the thing. Yea of course Tehmeena is a fan, did you see her Mets tribute video? That's how I even found out about her. She was the first one down to be in the calendar...As for the other girls, I did as much research as I could. I did deny a few after seeing them decked out in Yankees gear in their old Facebook default photos. I wanted every girl to be a Mets fan and luckily the 12 that were picked are true to the Orange and Blue.

MABTS: Could we expect the 12 Months of Orange and Blue calendar a yearly thing for T7L moving forward?

T7L: I hope so! This year is the trial run. I learned a lot and the main thing I need to do in the future is give myself more time. Although I worked on recruiting girls all summer it took a while to get everything finalized and we didn't actually plan the photo shoots until the end of October. Once the photos came back from the photographer I really only had a week to pick the photos to be used of each girl and lay the whole thing out. It's been fun though and the everyone seem really into it. If the demand is there I can see this being a yearly thing for The 7 Line and our fans.

MABTS: We have a Sexy Mets Fans feature on our blog, so we know there are hot Mets fans out there. Was it easy finding the hotties for the calendar, did you have a hard time selecting the finalists? What attributes did you look for?

T7L: Luckily I wasn't given the task of picking anyone for the calendar. There would have been too much favoritism since I did know a few of the girls who tried out. Some of them didn't make it and it wasn't my fault haha. Instead, I let the fans decide. All the photos were posted on the website and a poll was set for a couple weeks. The top 12 girls made it in. The votes were tallied by IP address so that eliminated the girls (or their friends/family) from voting a million times to fluff their count.

MABTS: Something tells us you're just getting started, what can we expect from The 7 Line next season?

T7L: I feel like I don't really have an off season with The 7 Line. There is always work to be done and since I only have one part time employee, the brand pretty much consumes all of my time. I print each shirt by hand, create 90% of the graphics, maintain the Twitter/Facebook accounts and post on the website blog. Right now I am restocking everything for the holiday season and especially preparing for next Fridays sale. I like to call it a "Black Weekend" sale with the best deals starting on Friday. As for next baseball season I just want to stay consistent. The 7 Line has been staying a float although the team has been a let down since the brand began. Since I run everything out of my own print shop I can come up with a new design and print them up at the drop of a dime. I had a shirt that said WHEN IN DOUBT KNOCK EM OUT (with a fist saying KROD on the knuckles) released and printed in less than 12 hours after his arrest. I just want to keep it fun and fresh for the fans who are into what I do.

MABTS: With all the Reyes free agency rumors and rumblings happening, we sense a new T7L shirt is in the works regardless of Reyes leaving or staying, can you give us a sneak peak of what Mets fans can expect in a T7L tee shirt post Reyes free agency?

T7L: I am on the fence about Reyes. For some strange reason I really think he will be a Met next season. I don't have any reasoning behind it, just a feeling in my gut. Call me a naive delusional Mets fan. I think the Marlins offer isn't one he is going to bite on. As for a new t-shirt design regarding Reyes... the past two years I've had an "I Survived..." shirt that I would update at the end of the season. If he goes or stays the 2011 line will be something about him with it saying LGM 2012. If he leaves maybe something like, I survived the bunting NL batting champ. If he stays, something a little more positive.

MABTS: We saw your video about Snooki and yes she is a Mets fan, did she ever 'hit you up' and did you ever send her some tee shirts?
T7L: That's an old video! I posted that on YouTube in early 2010. I randomly found a clip of her online singing that terrible Lucas Prada Mets song (for the 2006 postseason) before she was "famous". These days she still supports the team, although the Mets internet world hates on her every time she surfaces wearing any NYM apparel. As for her and my shirts, she does have some of them. She tweeted about the Mets a few times and I contacted her agent. He told me to send a package and she ended up posting a photo on her twitter holding it and saying something about how she misses Shea Stadium or something. LGM!

There you have it. If you haven't seen T7L tee shirts, check them out, very funny, very witty. And if you're looking to cop one, T7L is having a Black Weekend sale. Just LIKE and FOLLOW T7L on Facebook and Twitter to get the discount codes. Friday is 35% off, Saturday is 25% off and Sunday is 20% off.