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New York’s 26 best tacos
Timeout New York presents a photo gallery of the city’s 26 best tacos. Unsurprisingly, few of them are in Manhattan. I’ve been to a handful of these places but I don’t think I’ve actually had any of the tacos in question.
John Matlack begat David Wright
The Common Man traces a Mets’ transaction tree starting with John Matlack, ending with, among others, David Wright. I love this stuff. Via HardballTalk.
Your move, Todd Coffey
Mets bullpen catcher Dave Racaniello ate 14 cheesesteaks in the visitors’ clubhouse at Citizens Bank Park last night, breaking a record held by Dmitri Young.
Hear me say stuff
I joined everyone’s favourite Canadian baseball enthusiasts, the fellows from Drunk Jays Fans, on the season debut of the Getting Blanked podcast to talk Mets, Yankees and sandwiches. Check it out.
Future stuff happening
Stop and Shop is launching an iPhone app that will allow you to scan your items as you shop then pay without waiting in line.
Does Wilmer Flores suck now?
Toby Hyde investigates some recent doubt cast on the Mets’ top offensive prospect.
Even Lenny Dykstra trying to distance himself from Charlie Sheen
Lenny Dykstra’s lawyers are denying that Charlie Sheen bailed the former Phillie out of jail after his arrest for bankruptcy fraud. Dykstra is also being investigated for soliciting a naked massage from a woman applying to be his housekeeper, which is fishy to begin with because there’s just no way a man in such dire financial straits should be hiring a housekeeper. Via BTF.
Get Your Mets On
Our man Yossarian has a good new take on Mets blogging. Looking forward to more of these.
Hey Rube
Over at the always-enjoyable Not Just a Mets Blog, Cory Abbey finds a particularly awesome and baseball-themed Wikipedia page. Not only did Rube Waddell once pitch both ends of a 22-inning doubleheader so he could enjoy a weekend fishing trip (most baseball-in-1900iest thing that’s ever happened?), he often left games to chase fire engines and played football for Connie Mack in Elmira in part because Elmira had one of the country’s leading manufacturers of fire engines. It’s an extensive and fascinating Wikipedia entry.
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