A few things on my mind today. Let’s start with Steve, and I can’t help thin back to the talk show host Bob Grant who used to call people “fake, phony frauds.”
What happened to Steve’s phone? On April 23rd, when we last heard from him, the Mets were 18-7. Since then they are 10 and 10. I thought we’d hear from him after a Mets win last night, but we did not, as they lost.
When the going gets tough, the phone doesn’t work.
Anyway, in my circles with the Regular People, nobody was talking about the Subway Series. People who know me as a Mets fan will ask me, “What’s with your boy Soto?” which is interesting phrasing but usually how it s phrased. I remind people that he will play to the back of his baseball card, so calm down.
I then point out to them my theory that the Mets don’t have enough INNINGS on their roster (Senga 5 innings in 2024, Holmes 60ish in 2024….and you expect them to make 38 starts through November 1st? Good luck!).
I also explain to them my 5th Starter Theory which is that the 5 can go 4 and 17 with a 7 ERA as long as they pitch 7 innings every 5th day. Don’t make me waste the bullpen.
But we’re living in an era of interchangeable middle relievers. Every day the @mets account tells me they got rid of someone I have never heard of, and they are calling up someone I have never heard of….makes the product unmarketable…..but then again the marketing they do do is around a guy who did this to the paying customers.
All that adds up to me not watching any baseball even if the record is pretty good.
I HAVE been watching the Knicks, as this is KNICKS TOWN. I have been preaching to the younglings that they have no idea how powerful KNICKS TOWN can be, as this hasn’t been Knicks Town since 1994. If you saw some of the shots from last night on 7th avenue you now see how powerful the Knicks can be.
Nobody was talking about the Subway Series yesterday in my circles, but us Casual Knicks Fans which include me (I hadn’t watched an NBA game since I dunno some random Warriors finals game) and my wife….we’re all about the Knicks. We’re kinda like Steve. The Knicks are winning, we’re all about them. As soon as they go 10 and 10, we’ll forget how to use our phones.
At least I admit to being a Knicks Fraud.