Apparently the Mets are bringing back Fernando Tatis. I’m for it.
Toby Hyde investigates the surface-level similarities between Ike Davis and Ryan Braun. If Ike Davis hits anything like Ryan Braun has, the Mets are in luck.
The New York Times examines Taco Bell’s Drive-Thru Diet. I support the hilarity of the concept, but since I’m no fan of the items on the Fresco Menu, I can’t advocate it as a weight-loss plan. Call me when you figure out how I can lose weight via the Crunchwrap Supreme.
The Nets actually won a game. Look at how happy they are.
Finally, the Daily News ran this picture with a story about Toyota’s recent recall, and gave absolutely no explanation as to why this woman has a stuffed snowman buckled into the passenger seat of her car. I find that angle WAY more interesting than the safety recall, and this is from a guy who was strongly considering leasing a Corolla:
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I’m not sure why this Toyota recall is getting so much press. Is this the first time and automaker has had a safety recall? Last I checked something like this isnt all that uncommon is it?
On top of that, a sticky accelerator doesnt exactly turn a car into. The press seems to describe visions of people’s car suddenly accelerating to 100mph and careening out of control. Reality is a gas pedal can’t stick in a position and farther down than the driver pushed it in the first place. The car will only go as fast as the driver made it go.
Second, even if the thing does get stuck, the cars brakes dont suddenly get disabled. Step on the brake, the car will still slow down, pull over and pop your car in neatral. Turn the engine off. Inthe rare events that this could happen, anyone with half a brain should be able to safely avoid any serious trouble.
I like watching routine double plays as much as the next guy, but I think that bringing Tatis back again is a reach. Jerry will play him more than he deserves, and he was just not very good for most of the season last year. He had a couple of hot stretches, but this is just another bench player that is likely to be worse this year than last year, just like GMJr. and Cora.
Boooooo Fresco. Yayyyyyy all regular items. Especially the Cheesy Gordita Crunch. Seriously.
I was shocked to learn that the “Taco Bell Diet” lady was 27 years old. She looked at least mid-30s to me. Must be all the extra sodium.
Hopefully Ike Davis can learn to hit without standing parallel to the catcher like Braun. Seriously ever watch this guy bat? He stands farther back in (out really) the batter’s box than Carl Everett.
I think Braun is like Utely and much of his success can be contributed to abusing the batter’s box and umps that don’t enforce it as well as pitcher than don’t brush hitter’s off anymore. Chase Ultey would be a .250 hitter in most other generations of baseball.