"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - The You Didn't Disappoint Bongo Moment of the Year

You are all familar with my favorite graphic that I copped from botto:

http://futility.typepad.com/futility/images/0disappointed_1.jpg

A treasured image to be sure. In keeping with that, I couldn't help but be reminded of it while watching a recent NY Mets game. Carlos Delgado, the highly paid Mets first baseman, comes to bat with the bases loaded, mired in an unmitigated horrific slump. He had been getting booed lately @ Shea. But this time, the man any Mets fan would LEAST want to come up in a pressure situation of late got a boost from the crowd. He did not get booed that time.

The gave Carlos a standing O as he stepped to the plate. This was very surprising, but there it was. The crowd saying 'we still love you Carlos no matter how bad you've sucked recently'. It was awesome. A pitch or two later **CRACK** he slaps a key two RBI single, breaking an 0-17 hitless stretch. The most anti-Disappoint Bongo moment of the year so far. What does this have to do with road bike racing?

Who cares? And if you think all sports besides cycling suck, you are:

1.) Incorrect

2.) In the right place

Oh so you're one of those silly mets fans, huh?

Oh so you're one of those silly mets fans, huh?

Not as silly as a Cubs fan.

Point very well taken.

The You Actually DID Disappoint Bongo Moment of the Year will occur when the Cubs make the playoffs at long last, and the Mets sweep them in 3 games.

Oh so you're one of those silly mets fans, huh?

There's more than one?

Baseball sucks. Hooray cycling, football, basketball, soccer, and any other sports that do NOT involve standing still for long periods of time.

Pcad have you ever read this book.
http://www.mikesmets.com/images/bad_guys_won_book.jpg

One of my favorite sportsbooks in the last three years, the players on that team were such idiots they make Docray look like........ well okay he still looks like an idiot.

You should put this in foo or something. This is not road cycling.

Mods!

You should put this in foo or something. This is not road cycling.

Mods!

Neither is whining. :)

Neither is whining. :)

Which is why my comment should be included when the thread is moved to foo.

Pcad have you ever read this book.
http://www.mikesmets.com/images/bad_guys_won_book.jpg

One of my favorite sportsbooks in the last three years, the players on that team were such idiots they make Docray look like........ well okay he still looks like an idiot.

The Bad Guys Won was my second favorite sports book after 'Lance's War'. Outstanding read.

I do have the autographed picture of this on my wall, along with my ticket stubs from the game (I was there with my Dad):

http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/Ssport/BUCKPHU006000~Mookie-Wilson-s-Grounder-Past-Bill-Buckner-1986-World-Series-Game-6-Posters.jpg

You should put this in foo or something. This is not road cycling.

Mods!

Recursive is quite reminiscent of that little tattletale that would always rat you and your pals out to Mom whenever you did anything 'bad' as a kid.

We should move him to the Whiner Section and report him to the Road Nazis.

foo RULES. But I have no time for this. I have to get a rare 30 mile post-pcad workday ride in (I typically ride in the AM) and prepare for the Mets vs. Phillies game on TV tonight.

Recursive is quite reminiscent of that little tattletale that would always rat you and your pals out to Mom whenever you did anything 'bad' as a kid.


That's what I was going for. The "Mods!" at the end was supposed to evoke exactly that. I'm glad my work is appreciated.

The You Did Disappoint Bongo Moment of the Year :
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/patentcad/TTFinalSide.jpg

The You Did Disappoint Bongo Moment of the Year :
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/patentcad/TTFinalSide.jpg

Touche mon petit weenie, touche.

Touche mon petit weenie, touche.

I second that...Plus living in Massachusetts we have a REAL team to cheer...

You should put this in foo or something. This is not road cycling.

Mods!

+1

WTF is this about?

Touche mon petit weenie, touche.

Was it raining in your driveway? whats with the helmet on the trainer?

+1

WTF is this about?

This thread's primary purpose was to flush out all the anti-foo whiners.

Mission accomplished. Now shut up and ride your bikes. In the meantime, all you Sox fans should return to the Red Sox Nation. The next time you attempt to enter the US proper, we will require passports.

Arguments about baseball make me happy that I grew up in Pittsburgh, where we don't have a professional team to get worked up about.

Baseball sucks. Hooray cycling, football, basketball, soccer, and any other sports that do NOT involve standing still for long periods of time.

Yeah, if I never have to watch another baseball game, it will be too soon. It's not as bad to play as it is to watch, but it's close.

Arguments about baseball make me happy that I grew up in Pittsburgh, where we don't have a professional team to get worked up about.


We USED to have a professional team to cheer about until that candy-armed jerk-off steriod junky left fielder couldnt throw out Sid Bream, who made Bill Buckner look fast yet scored from SECOND BASE, on a hard hit ground ball to deep short. That was the end of the Pirates as a professional franchise and the end of baseball for MDcatV.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n45/blonduathlongrl/redsox005-1.jpg

^^^My wife has that same hat.

And Bill Buckner still blows.

I still maintain that any sport where the professionals have guts (see baseball pitchers) is not a sport at all.

Plus it's boring as *****.

I still maintain that any sport where the professionals have guts (see baseball pitchers) is not a sport at all.

Plus it's boring as *****.

You're right. Hundreds of millions of fans the world over for 100+ years must all be insane. Perhaps they could discover a rational sport, like, for example, CYCLING.

The weenie factor here is incalculable. How the did I get into this sport? And now I'm hooked. F me.

You're right. Hundreds of millions of fans the world over for 100+ years must all be insane. Perhaps they could discover a rational sport, like, for example, CYCLING.

The weenie factor here is incalculable. How the did I get into this sport? And now I'm hooked. F me.

Why don't you take this over to BaseballForums? People over there might even want to hear about it.

We USED to have a professional team to cheer about until that candy-armed jerk-off steriod junky left fielder couldnt throw out Sid Bream, who made Bill Buckner look fast yet scored from SECOND BASE, on a hard hit ground ball to deep short. That was the end of the Pirates as a professional franchise and the end of baseball for MDcatV.

I will never forget that play. I was standing in my bedroom watching the tv, my wife was half asleep. I woke her up with all my yelling and cussing. I could not believe it. Sid was soooooooo sllllooooooowwww and we couldn't throw him out. Unbelievable. That was the end of the Pirates. I still root for them, but it's not the same anymore.

Why don't you take this over to BaseballForums? People over there might even want to hear about it.

I will consider that as soon as you take that stupid foo hat off your inscrutible head.

I will consider that as soon as you take that stupid foo hat off your inscrutible head.

Done.

are the pirates still in the league? thank god i'm a sox fan. and yes, pcad, they still let me into the US; i have my visa

anyone that thinks baseball is boring simply has no understanding of what is going on

anyone that thinks baseball is boring simply has no understanding of what is going on

And no desire to.

are the pirates still in the league? thank god i'm a sox fan. and yes, pcad, they still let me into the US; i have my visa

anyone that thinks baseball is boring simply has no understanding of what is going on

Punctuation? We don need no stinkin punctuation.

http://www.darryl.com/badges/madre7.jpg

Punctuation? We don need no stinkin punctuation.

Big talk from a guy who uses the word "inscrutible".

And no desire to.

that's fair. i have no problem with that

Inscrutable. Useless word.

Punctuation? We don need no stinkin punctuation.

http://www.darryl.com/badges/madre7.jpg

uh....well, let's see; a question mark, a period, a few commas, a semi-colon. yep, no punctuation there. nice job, pbrain

I have fallen into the BF grammar wormhole. There is no ecscape.

Much like the Mets @ Philly this week. Go Phils!!!!

The problem with baseball is that there are too damn many teams, not enough good pitchers. It's a good game when there are two quality teams playing a meaningful game but that happens all too infrequently.

Not as silly as a Cubs fan.

http://futility.typepad.com/futility/images/0disappointed_1.jpg

http://futility.typepad.com/futility/images/0disappointed_1.jpg

After the Metsies' dismal outing in Philadelphia this week, I have to concur. Do they sell bullpens on eBay?

Instead of a pennant race, the Mets should be conducting a September Mop Up Operation. Oh well. At least the games will be interesting for the next few weeks. But if the Mets don't figure out how to get people out after their starting pitcher gets pulled for a pinch hitter, they will be playing golf in October.

anyone that thinks baseball is boring simply has no understanding of what is going on

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! Now THAT, is funny.

^^^I love the baseball professors...or stat queens as I call them.

I stopped caring about baseball when it cost my family close to $100 to see a game at Fenway. That was 20 years ago!

The Phillies chasing the Mets I can handle. When it's the Braves, I try, I really DO try, but I find myself daydreaming the Braves team plane crashes into Yankee Stadium during home team batting practice.

$100 for a family to go to Fenway? Today the gas, parking, hot dogs, ice cream and soda @ Shea amount to more than that. The tickets are extra. Just wait till their new billion dollar stadium is ready. Paul LoDuca bobbleheads will cost $89.

but I find myself daydreaming the Braves team plane crashes into Yankee Stadium during home team batting practice.

Back in April there was the hope that year 15 for the Marlins would be a reprise of years 5 and 10. Phoenix rising every 5 years and so on.........

NO, just no. The cycle is over.

Btw I live just a few miles from the St. Lucie Mets (3A affiliate). I don't have much use for the Major League team but Thurs. night is the ticket for the minor league show. ~5$ for a seat and 1$ beer and dogs. A guy even gave my 5 year old daughter a foul ball. That's fair entertainment value.

Btw watched Pedro in his "rehab" a couple of weeks ago. There are 3 guys in the Tigers organization who will be able to tell their grandkids someday about "taking Pedro deep."


:beer:

Paul LoDuca bobbleheads will cost $89.
Totally worth it.

Totally worth it.

But of course.