Over at Amazin’ Avenue, James Kannengieser turns to right field in his position-by-position look back at the 2011 Mets season, featuring this photo of Carlos Beltran demonstrating exactly how he feels about the few remaining fans unappreciative of his awesomeness:
This is a statue, erected in 1980, of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin:
As far as I’m concerned, this should be the going model for all statues moving forward. If the Mets ever decide to put up a statue of Tom Seaver or Mike Piazza (especially Mike Piazza) outside Citi Field, it better damn look like this.
From It’s Full of Stars, via Tommy Bennett.
Knish (Eastern Europe/New York):
Çibörek (Tartarstan):
Lumpiang (Indonesia/Philippines):
Meat pie (Australia):
Empanada (Southern Europe/Latin America):
Steak pie (Great Britain):
Kolache (Texas):
Lihapiirakka (Finland):
Burek (Bosnia):
Beef patty (Jamaica):
I could go on and on. There are so many delicious savory pastries in this world.
Most images via Wikipedia. Truly one of the more entertaining, albeit frustrating, Wikipedia tangents.
The World Wildlife Foundation recently had to move 19 endangered black rhinos. Here’s how they did it:
Check out the whole amazing gallery. Via Ted Burke.
Patrick Flood continues his look back at the best and worst free-agent contracts by examining outfielders signed since 2004. Any guesses whose contract was the best?
Worth noting: Not only did Carlos Beltran earn his money with the Mets, as Flood points out. He also — in the final awesome flourish of his tenure — brought back Zack Wheeler, now considered one of the Mets’ top prospects.
Our man Revis got in a bit of a tiff with Mike Francesa today. I’ll share the audio as soon as I can find it. For now, here’s this:
Not a huge surprise, given how many guys the Mets have to protect in the upcoming Rule 5 draft. And I got a feeling Pascucci will turn up somewhere.
Via Ted Burke:
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