A few weeks ago young cortes from CityofChamps (smug little SOB) and myself made a fun little bet. 
If the Mets have more wins than the Marlins I take over his blog for a day and if the Marlins have more wins than the Mets he gets to write as many posts as he sees fit here at MLJ. Hef, of course, does not like this bet. Hef, you see, is all about control. And as we all know, Hef’s people already control the media, Hollywood, the banking system, the legal system and the hot dog business so him wanting control over my bet with cortes was to be expected. I had to dazzle Hef with a power point presentation and then explain that cortes was a good egg and perhaps a minority. Hef said, “We already have Clown, I filled the quota.” My response to that was as a self respecting Irishman I could never welsh on a bet, unless there was something more in it for me. Hef claimed he had nothing more for me and that I should just keep my silly bet but I better win. So with Hef’s blessing I give you this week’s analysis of the bet.
When the bet was made on June 18th it was:
Florida 38-33
Mets 34-36
As of June 30th:
Marlins 42-39
Mets 40-41
As you can see the Mets, after a 2-2 weekend against the gritty gutty New York Yankees, are still on pace for a mediocre season, but the Marlins are slipping their way down to mediocrity as well. In the last 10 games the Mets are 5-5 and the Marlins are 4-6. The Mets have been consistent, if they are anything, and the Marlins have been streaky. When I made the bet with Dan LeBatard’s favorite fluffer, I thought I was losing this thing. Well guess what? I no longer think that way. I actually think that my consistently inconsistent team will win the 81 games they are on pace for. I am starting to doubt the Marlins. They are fading and I don’t even see .500 in their future.
Well my with my pallet whetted with the chance at taking over a 15 year old’s blog, I was disappointed to see that it is gone. It has disappeared. Now, I understand the tender nature of blogs so I am never shocked when one goes away but in this case I am a bit disappointed. I also found another soflasports.com which is not associated with my young cohort. So I am hopeful that cortes creates a new blog with a different name or something. He is a good writer. That and he reminds me a bit of Chris Griffin. So I keep this bet open to cortes unless he has given up the blogger lifestyle. And trust you me, it’s not easy. Fucking Hef is a slave driver. He wakes me up everyday at 3am U.S standard time drunk with power. He laughs and tells me he owns my ass. It is all very disconcerting. So cortes, let me know the deal. If you are in, get a blog going and I will promote it. If not, I still think you are a good kid. And I still think Dan LeBatard sucks.
All my prodding and coercion paid off. Cortes is back at CityofChamps. May God have mercy on your souls.
RWH – Hef doens’t mean to wake you up at 3am. For him it’s 3pm. See, that’s how time zones work.
Sorry to be a total bitch here, but I honestly don’t think anyone outside of Roman and Cortes care about this gay bet.
Well young lady, since it is my blog…I do care so I can post about it…thank you
ugh…if there’s anything worse than NL baseball, it’s NL East baseball. mets and phillies are welcome to defect to the AL whenever they’re ready.
funny post.. le batard rules.. we’ll have to come up with something new though.. stopped doing the blog, because like you said the other guy has a blog with a same name.. maybe we can do something here on MJL.. and the winner of the bet gets to do a post about whatever. for example if you win, you could do a post making fun of miami sports and le batard and cubans. and if i win, well, i can’t tell you what i would do, because its THAT badass.
totally flipped around the name of your blog from MLJ to MJL for some reason so before hef decapitates my head, i’d like to clarify.. it IS MLJ
So that’s how you become a writer here. I’ve been trying for a month to get on staff when apparently all you have to do is assume you can post something. In that case…Hef, I’ve got a great post written up on the circumstantial evidence linking Canseco’s shrunken balls, Bonds’ swollen skull, and McGwire’s back acne. I’ll time stamp it for 2:27 PST.
Miz you keep talking like that and we’ll be making you get coffee in no time.
hef i thought that was my job?
cortes…I will think of something but if I were you I would just make you’re blog a new name somehting like The Hurricanes Police Blotter or something…I liked your posts..don’t let another similar blog get you down
cortes, did the guy contact you and ask you to take it down? you could’ve just changed the name. i enjoyed reading it.
Cortes, you sold out faster than Hef with that name change.
really? lol.. wasn’t getting a lot of traffic and it felt like a lot of the other marlins blogs i read.. the guy never contacted me, but i imagined if he saw it he would be like WTF, you know? maybe i’ll start something new we’ll see..
cortes…believe it or not..this little blog here is actually getting quite popular, not kidding…If say someone had a bet with you and every 7 to 10 days referenced that bet and linked a certain someone’s blog you may get more hits..also if that certain someone found lots of clips for TBL he could ask TBL to link his blog on the blogroll or reference it when he thanks you…just a thought
Holy crap you guys are boring today.
sportsgal, you going to summerfest tomorrow still? what time was your cuz’s band playing?
Not going to summerfest, something else came up. My cousin’s band plays at 8 tomorrow.
sportsgal…I know you are hungover and I know you want some of the us here to give you the old “sausige” but we are helping a teenager though his problems…you just have to wait ok?
sportsgal, why don’t you go watch another crappy will smith movie and then go to wrigley afterward and see them go ANOTHER year while i lay back and stare at my 2 rings..
// yeah i went there
Yawn. Wake me up when something interesting happens.
Cortes, you received rings for the Marlins two WS victories? Didn’t they happen before you were born?
LOL.. hef.. you truly are a major league jerk.. and no, i went to games for the 2nd world series.. and was alive for both..asshole
cortes…as long as im alive, i won’t let a marlin steal another ring like in 1997.
go mets.
Can I say how much better this blog is on EST.
roman, i’m back in the blogosphere.. fix the post here, to the new address for me. im gonna do a post about the bet right now
cityofchamps.wordpress.com
city of champs? you smug little jerk. i take back the nice things i said about you and yours.
thanks benji. you’re always welcome in my city!
well my brother lives there so i don’t need your permission. thanks anyways kid.
alright, roman the blog war post is up.. and benji you are the man because you listen to le batard. no beef from me buddy
i really got no beef with you either cuz you’re a Packer fan. but the City of Champs thing just makes me jealous cuz a little guy like has seen 3 real championships while all i have seen in my lifetime is Admirals hockey champs and Wave soccer champs. Weaksauce.
LOL.. well we got to see favre in 96/97 vs the patriots. and the brewers on the way up.. its ok benji, things will turn around soon
oh shit HOW did i forget about the SB in 97?!?!?!
i’m retarded.
cortes…it is fixed
thanks bro.. appreciate it.. hope everybody is ready for a day at MLJ filled with stories of the great city of miami and all their champions (8, if you’re scoring at home kiddies. heat(1) canes(5) marlins (2) )
cortes…you don’t count the Dolphins?
Laces out, Dan!
not a dolphins fan.. but i guess you could
not to nitpick, but the heat didn’t win a championship, bennet salvatore did.