Congratulations Joe Torre

Congratulations to Joe Torre on once again reaching the postseason. Insert Yankee and Hank digs here. 'Nuff said.

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Rats I Have To Root For 4 Inning Pedro

First the good news. I heard Russo say the Mets have used up their allotment of day-night doubleheaders (who knew? Apparently 2 home and 2 away is the cap.). That suggests those of us with Sunday tix won't get hosed. Maybe we'll even get a doubleheader of the real kind.

It's just as likely we'll need to miss work Monday.

As for tonight, I guess I have to root for Four Inning Pedro. I can see him now, staring at the sky, down 2-0 in the first. I have no confidence in this guy, do you?

Unfortunately there's nobody else. Let's go 4 inning Pedro (in his likely Mets finale).

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One Thing Hank Steinbrenner Was Right About

The other day Hank said this (during a backhanded rip of Joe Torre):

“The biggest problem is the divisional setup in major league baseball. I didn’t like it in the 1970s, and I hate it now,”

About that, I agree.   I despise Wild Cards, even when the Mets win them.   I hate the division series.  I can barely stomach the playoffs.   Win the league, play a best of 7 and move on.  Let teams finish 14th.  Too bad, play better.

87 and 71

87 and 71 is the record of a baseball team havin an awful year. A disappointing year. An unacceptable year. A year that will cause major player reevaluations.

That's the record of a baseball team from New York City. Actually it's the record of both teams from New York City.

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