Nothing good ever happens at 3 a.m., and the New York Mets made no exceptions yesterday this morning.

Fans may have foreseen the firing of manager Willie Randolph, but at 3:15 a.m.? This unique timing intrigued The Sports Culture staff, as we’re usually often doing, well, stupid stuff at that time. A simple search in the Google Machine confirmed our hypothesis: Nothing good ever happens at 3 a.m. — except in bed. (Hence the inverted blurry clock picture that represents the human brain — and if drunk enough, penis — at that time: inverted and blurry).

Take for instance this list on Beer & Football of stuff that happens at 3 a.m.:

- Hangovers – bad ones
- Damaged vehicles, homes, etc.
- Ill thought out comments
- Lost possessions
- Pissing off the wrong guy (or girl – ouch)
- Arrest
- Sleeping in unfamiliar places (which could be a good thing, but usually ends up disastrous)
- Strange injury that you just can’t recall receiving

TSC’s addition:

- Throwing trash barrels onto a busy road (my buddy’s 19th birthday).
- Hitting on ugly chicks at Highland Market (my buddy Matt).
- Punching a hole in the wall after an epic collapse in beer pong, then offering the homeowner $2 for repair costs (my buddy Murray).

And now, we can finally add: “- Firing of team manager” to the list.

PS: Don’t forget the positives of being drunk at 3 a.m.: WINNING PRIZES!!! “Oh we rule this game, just so you know!”

-”What do you want, I’ll win it.”
-”I have one of everything in there already.”
-”Why don’t we take this machine with us.“