What Mets fans talk about when not talking about the actual games.
“We’re going to win it next year. If we need to add a top veteran pitcher, we’ll do that. We’ll do whatever we need to do. Next year we’ll be extremely dangerous.”
Those are the words of Hank Steinbrenner. He also said they weren’t giving up on this year, but that sounds like a man who has moved on.
Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Rays on winning their franchise record 71st game. Yes this team has been so awful that 71 is the record, and they set the record on August 10th. Think about it, if they lose from now until football season this will still be their best year ever. They can end on a 45 game losing streak and still have their best season ever. That’s awful.
While the Rays cruise to the AL East title, Yankee Panic has set in. The Yankee fans that were always confident (and correct) that Joe Torre would find a way, do not have the confidence that Joe Girardi will. The wild card isn’t that far out of reach, but you can tell the Yankee Fans know deep down that it isn’t going to happen. Wouldn’t it be something if the Formerly Brooklyn Dodgers won it all.
You’ve seen the last of Ian Kennedy. They didn’t like his awful performance and they sure as heck didn’t like his comments afterward. He joins the Rotation of The Damned with Kei Igawa.
This time next year Hank, Girardi, Jim Hall and Manny Ramirez will all be playing across the street from the ghosts.
Someone read the blog and emailed me to tell me Jim Hall (Yankees PA announcer) had a wedding. That explains his absence. (Note to the Halls – Bob Sheppard is 96, don’t schedule weddings on Old Timers Weekend).
Now we all love Shep, but he’s 96, so he’ll probably only be doing this another 15 years – so the Yankees need a much better plan the Ed Randall to backup Jim Hall.
Just about anybody can do a halfway decent Sheppard impression. It’s the sound of the stadium. Please no more excited DJ types saying “welcome ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.” Awful.
I don’t know what caused the Yankees to have Ed Randall do the PA announcer job this weekend, but if you heard any of it, it needs to stop. Now.
Maybe Jim Hall has a cold or he’s on vacation.
If you heard even a second of Ed Randall, he’s totally wrong for the Stadium. If that’s what they want, then they might as well and go ahead and put names on the back and wear red jerseys on Sundays.
I’m sure Mr. Randall is a nice man, but he’s wrong for this job.
Get Hall (or Shep) back in there, now.
I didn’t see much of the Met game, but Pelfrey still looking like an Ace. I didn’t see that coming.
Knuckleheads who booed Duaner in the 9th need to get their time machine out go back a month and a half ago and see how you feel. Jerry has a 2 game lead, don’t you dare boo this team right now.
I never touched upon OverReyes and his finger waving? Anyone want to guess what I’m going to say? Keep your hands down knucklehead. I hope one of the veterans verbally smacked him.
Nice trade by the Yankees tonight getting Nady and Marte without giving up the top prospects. They are doing a good job of “rebuilding” with a $200 million payroll while still competing.
Nice job out of young Joba tonight showing up at Fenway big time. How great is a 1-0 game between these two teams!
How often would a Subway Series be with both stadiums closing? How much do you think a ticket for Game 7 would go for?
