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The Case Against Gary Cohen: the drive cross-country test

I am not a fan of Gary Cohen.  It’s taken me a while to zero in why, and I think I have found a way to verbalize it.  I call it the Drive Across The Country test.

You’re going to drive from New York to San Francisco across I-80.  Who do you want as company?

I think a baseball announcer should be good company.  Easy on the ears.  Conversational.  Whimsical.  Fun.

Howie Rose in shotgun?  Let’s do it!

The late Bob Murphy (public persona anyway)?  Sure.   Vin Scully sure!

Keith Hernandez?  Awesome.  Ron? Sure!

Steve Gelbs??  Yeah totally.

Back In the day – Ralph (public persona), sure.  Tim and Steve Zabriskie, heck yeah!

Fran Healey – bad at calling baseball, but I bet you he was nice company.

Michael Kay?  Probably.

David Cone?  Sure!

A-Rod?  Yep.

John Sterling?  Definitely fun, my only hesitation is could John keep up as he is older now.

But Gary Cohen?  Would you want to spend 4 days in a car with Gary Cohen?

And that’s how I feel when I watch the games.  I don’t feel welcome.  Gary makes it sound like we should be honored to be in his presence.  He is not at all warm.

He also doesn’t appear to see the ball well, often (in my opinion) misjudging balls hit to the outfield.  Then there’s the case of the poorly called home runs.  Here’s an example of both….not reading the ball correctly, and then a forced catch-phrase.

I know that SNY has cultivated this “best booth in baseball” narrative – but that’s all because of Keith Hernandez. Ron is a nice solid #2 (always has been, right?) but Keith is the star in this booth? Gary? VERY VERY replaceable….see Wayne subbing in as a fine example.

I don’t enjoy my time with him, which is one reason I have stopped watching Mets games.

Is this someone you WANT to spend time with, or is he just the guy on your TV?

One might say he is a Net Negative.

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The City: Steve Cohen Playing Hardball With Parking Lots for Future Soccer Stadium

Via TheCity

Mets Owner Playing Hardball With Parking Lots for Future Soccer Stadium

Steve Cohen has not agreed to a deal that would allow fans at NYCFC games park on Citi Field’s lots, hoping to leverage the land in favor of his casino bid.

Mets owner Steve Cohen is stalling on a pending deal that would allow soccer fans attending games at a future Willets Point stadium to park in Citi Field’s lot — holding out in hopes of getting city clearance to build a casino, according to multiple people familiar with the negotiations.

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The Mets owner recently told City Hall and Economic Development Corporation officials that he won’t agree to any parking deal unless the City Council votes favorably on home rule, according to multiple people familiar with those conversations.

Support for a home-rule vote in the Council is so far scant. Local Councilmember Francisco Moya, a Democrat and soccer devotee who has pushed for the stadium, has not come out in favor of Cohen’s casino push. (via The City)

 

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Mets now allowing Vulgar Pete Alonso to say the F word over the PA

I have railed against this LFGM thing since it started…but now the Mets are apparently OK with Pete saying the actual F word.  In the clip below Pete says “Let’s (Bleep)ing Go Mets” over the stadium PA!!!!!

Warning, the clip below contains foul language.

How Steve Cohen thinks this is OK is beyond me.

How Vulgar Pete thinks this is OK is beyond me.

How MLB thinks this is OK is beyond me.

Is this who we are? Is this who the Mets want to be?  Count me out.

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The 2023 Queens Baseball Convention will be on December 2

The 2023 Queens Baseball Convention will be on December 2nd.   Seeing as it took me 3 hours and 45 minutes to get from Nassau to New Jersey last weekend I have decided I am never crossing the Hudson River again, so I won’t be there, but you should go!

The 2023 QBC will be held on December 2nd 2023 at Four Points Flushing. We got so many great responses and reviews from you guys about the location that we are running it the QBC again at it. We had nothing but great dealings with them and it is such a nice spot, pretty easy to get to location and parking that we had to go back. Now it is way too early to start putting together what guests we are having but. you know us, we try to bring the former players/guests that our fellow fans want to see.

Keep your eyes here for future updates and don’t forget to visit QueensBaseballConvention.com