Napalm wrote:

FTN wrote:from what ive read about the eight thousanders, most people cant deal with the air pressure/lack of oxygen and that is ultimately what forces people to give up, not the difficulty of the terrain, the intense cold or the hurricane force winds.

wouldn't the altitude be a part of how deadly it is though?

Barry Jive wrote:I parked in Manayunk once

swishnicholson wrote:Not that this has anything to do with anything.

drsmooth wrote:the irony of an extended discussion of majestic mountains in a thread about the molehill-iness of the Mets

The B1G Piece wrote:Remember when the Mets signed Johan Santana for $150 million.

That was funny.

1 wrote:

The B1G Piece wrote:Remember when the Mets signed Johan Santana for $150 million.

That was funny.

Not at the time.

Trent Steele wrote:

joe table wrote:

Trent Steele wrote:

NYTimes wrote:Mr. Met Keeps His Head Up

“....As a performer, as I was, you’re a reflection of your fan base,” said Dave Raymond, the first Phillie Phanatic, who now develops mascots for professional and college teams. “Fans love Mr. Met because he’s very protective of them. Even when he’s used to poke fun at the Mets, you smile.”

So, perhaps not surprisingly, Mr. Met has been asked to pitch in to address the club’s issues off the field. The owners, who have spent the last five months seeking 10 or so minority investors to raise desperately needed cash, put together a list of perks that would be available to those willing to pony up $20 million. Access to Mr. Met at Citi Field was one of them....Conan O’Brien has used Mr. Met as a comic foil, once depicting the Phanatic in bed with Mrs. Met and another time showing the Phanatic finishing off a suicidal Mr. Met....

“I am in awe of him,” [Mets broadcaster Howie] Rose said. “He’s the anti-Bobby Bonilla. You can’t take the smile off his face.”

drsmooth wrote:

NYTimes wrote:The owners, who have spent the last five months seeking 10 or so minority investors to raise desperately needed cash, put together a list of perks that would be available to those willing to pony up $20 million. Access to Mr. Met at Citi Field was one of them....