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Kemp seems to miss major chunks of seasons every other season. He hasn't actually strung together two all star type seasons. And he's only getting older. And Crawford is not gonna do much of anything. Which makes the deal we made with them all the more amazing that we pulled it off. That they couldn't see he was no longer the player he was in TB...

Ervin Santana to Atlanta, which they needed badly with Beachy and Medlen hurting. Good signing by them.

Crawford's production (or lack of) could define our season. He says he was never confident on the base paths last year but that is no longer the case.

I forgot about the second wild card...for the AL, I'll go with a dark horse-Kansas City....NL- Arizona

 

The Dodgers have too many question marks for me. Can Kemp and Puig stay healthy? Can Hanley replicate his form from last year? Will Greinke stay healthy? 

 

I think the Pirates will put a scare into the Reds, but they'll fall apart again in Sept. They really need another top pitcher.

Agree there are question marks about the Dodgers - but surely health concerns are applicable to every single team? 

More concerning for me is the hole at 2B, the possibility of Uribe having a 2012 year rather than a 2013 year. 

Don't know anything about boxing. Need to book a guest: British boxer who has fought outdoors? Any suggestions welcome....

Thanks!

I thought that was last season?

Or is this retiring from Mets commentary?

I must have misread and he's already retired, that's brilliant if true!

Who is Tim McCarver? He's not part of the SNY mets comms team is he? I think they're brilliant....

Hoping my restricted view seat has a very restricted view indeed.

Doubt there will be any problems with your jacket mate, I wouldn't worry about it. As for the Frankfurt game will it not be happening at the same time as the Villa game? I believe BT are showing it but their coverage is listed as starting at 16.15?

Hope you enjoy the game.

Looks petrified of the ball. His play of late is how I'd imagine I'd perform if unwittingly thrust into the midst of a Premier League match. Rabbit in headlights.

Bacuna Bacuna Bacuna

He loves a chicken bhuna bhuna bhuna

Wooooaaaaahhhhhh Woooooaaaaahhhhhhh

(heard this for the first time today)

As turd as he's been could have done with him on the bench today. Bacuna could have gone into midfield when Westwood went off with Lowton going to RB. In hindsight, anything would have been better than introducing Sylla. What the **** has happened to him? Looks absolutely lost.

Was shit today. As poor as he was in home game against Sunderland during which he got out-muscled by Craig Gardner. 

The 3v2 break where he passed it straight to Mike Williamson (aiming for Gabby which was the wrong ball anyway) really took the biscuit.

Context of the game: probably deserved a draw despite the shite we served up in the second half. Westwood going off was a big factor & both players who came on were poor - Sylla especially. Lord knows why so many fans around me at the game were calling for Albrighton to come on - that bright cameo against West Ham was very much a one off in my view.

Bigger picture: For the first time my patience is wearing thin with the manager. Our last 3 games should have returned a minimum of 5 points - we've taken 1. The decision to go 4-4-2 with Bennett & Albrighton wide at Cardiff was appalling - if we're ever to play that formation it simply has to be at home against the likes of West Ham who are going to turn up, defend their 18 yard line and just wait for us to concede possession. Team selection was probably spot on today but a combination of bad luck, shit decision making from our out of form front three & our one dimensional game-plan has cost us another result. 

Benteke went straight down the tunnel at the end without even looking in our direction, let alone acknowledging the support. I'd probably give Vlaar MOTM despite being done by Remy on a couple of occasions and the error when he was robbed by De Jong. Thought he was unfortunate to be booked for his first foul considering Tiote had twice escaped a yellow when hacking Gabby down earlier in the game.

4 league wins all season.

I'd begun to think this game was a figment of my imagination. I was only 6 or 7 when it happened and no-one ever seemed to mention it. Had no idea Brian Little came on though, that's fantastic. 

Will it still be 47 quid if they move it to midweek? We'd be lucky to have 1000 make the trip if so....

Further allocation released.

Hope one direction win xoxo

I'd be keen.

I think that was the second year of the current format. The bloke hosting the event had absolutely no idea what was happening either. I think the fan vote was supposed to decide the individual dunk champ but no idea if that actually took place.

Scott Brooks, KD and Harden combine to completely balls up the All-Star game and gift-wrap victory for the East.

Blake was 4 points short of the ASG points record (42) with over 4 minutes to play - doesn't get another shot because these clowns are too busy bricking 3s left, right and centre. Booooooooooooooo.

Man, I hope we beat OKC in the playoffs.

Buffalo is without a doubt a **** sack of shit 'city'.

Wolverhampton. Coventry. Utter shitholes.

Less said about Buffalo the better. That goes for the majority of New York state actually.

Niagra Falls probably the worst place I've ever been. Horribly tacky place, loads of crack head locals and the falls themselves were unimpressive compared to others I've seen.

Didn't like Buenos Aries either. Felt like I was in a non descript European capital. I also got robbed on the subway & an apparent "must do" on the itinerary was wandering round a graveyard full of mangy cats. Fockin crap.

Watched the Doncaster game at work; standard was dreadful despite it being an entertaining match. Bowery was hardly involved. Went off with cramp or a muscle spasm.

Edit: are those the same thing? Either way it didn't look serious.

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Got all 122 for the first time today   . 

Bradley Wiggins asked me which sport I was participating in at London 2012.

Block L7L Row U

Terribly unlucky. Sometimes it's just one of those games.

seem to be having a lot of those this season.

Really? I think we normally do a good job of scoring given how rarely we create good opportunities. It's seldom we are foiled by opposition keepers imo.

We should have won but wouldn't say we were unlucky. On another night we'd have been out of it by half time against a terrible side.