Free Your Mind and Prepare for Misery
Scared yet?
Pretend that we are in the Matrix. Free your mind of disbelief.
It's the middle of July and the Yankees are 7 games back of the Red Sox and 5 out of the Wild Card. Their pitching, banged up for much of the season, is finally healthy. Bobby Abreu, who couldn't hit for three months, is finally hitting. Jason Giambi is coming back off the DL and things can only get better for Damon and Cano. And did I mention that they apparently have two kids coming up that could save their bullpen?
Now answer this.
When does this team clinch a playoff berth?
Free your mind again.
It's mid-July and the Mets have a 2.5 game lead in the NL East. Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Aaron Heilman and Tom Glavine have been sub-par all season. The team has been unable to string together a good two-week run since April.
Now answer this.
When does this team clinch a playoff berth?
Free your mind one last time.
Now ask yourself.
Why the hell did we even watch the first 3.5 months of the season?
I know the answer is obvious. We like baseball and this is what we do. But at the end of the day, nothing has really changed since April. The Mets are the best team in their division. The Yankees will turn it up when they need to and make a run at a 146th consecutive playoff berth.
In a way, MLB has become the NBA.
So as we prepare for these last 2 months and change of the season, I warn you all in advance of a phenomenon that is going to drive Mets fans to misery. Yankee fans will have a new, very annoying cheer (much like Jose-Jose- a clear evidence of the Yankeefication of the New Mets---though i do enjoy this cheer)that will feel like a hammer to your brain much like the sounds of a nagging mother.
Get ready for:
"JOBA, JOBA, JOBA, JOBA!!!"
Joba Chamberlin, from everything I read, is going to be pretty solid. Desperate for bullpen help, this kid appears to be the first call up, along with Ross Ohlendorf, one of the guys from the Randy Johnson deal.
Peter Gammons calls Joba a Joel Zumaya type. He throws gas and strikes a lot of people out.
So just imagine the 4th Reich of Yankee stadium after this guy has a couple of solid outings. A fan base, desperate for bullpen help, because that is what Mike and the Mad Dog tell them they need finally has their savior.
How long will it take the Daily News to have a cute little caption on the backpage:
"It's Joba Time."
Again, I don't know anything other than what I have read, but knowing my luck, the luck of the Yankees and their lovely fan base, I would imagine that Joba-Mania will hit New York City in about a month.
And we will all be worse for it.
Vaya,
Sip
Pretend that we are in the Matrix. Free your mind of disbelief.
It's the middle of July and the Yankees are 7 games back of the Red Sox and 5 out of the Wild Card. Their pitching, banged up for much of the season, is finally healthy. Bobby Abreu, who couldn't hit for three months, is finally hitting. Jason Giambi is coming back off the DL and things can only get better for Damon and Cano. And did I mention that they apparently have two kids coming up that could save their bullpen?
Now answer this.
When does this team clinch a playoff berth?
Free your mind again.It's mid-July and the Mets have a 2.5 game lead in the NL East. Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Aaron Heilman and Tom Glavine have been sub-par all season. The team has been unable to string together a good two-week run since April.
Now answer this.
When does this team clinch a playoff berth?
Free your mind one last time.
Now ask yourself.
Why the hell did we even watch the first 3.5 months of the season?
I know the answer is obvious. We like baseball and this is what we do. But at the end of the day, nothing has really changed since April. The Mets are the best team in their division. The Yankees will turn it up when they need to and make a run at a 146th consecutive playoff berth.In a way, MLB has become the NBA.
So as we prepare for these last 2 months and change of the season, I warn you all in advance of a phenomenon that is going to drive Mets fans to misery. Yankee fans will have a new, very annoying cheer (much like Jose-Jose- a clear evidence of the Yankeefication of the New Mets---though i do enjoy this cheer)that will feel like a hammer to your brain much like the sounds of a nagging mother.
Get ready for:
"JOBA, JOBA, JOBA, JOBA!!!"
Joba Chamberlin, from everything I read, is going to be pretty solid. Desperate for bullpen help, this kid appears to be the first call up, along with Ross Ohlendorf, one of the guys from the Randy Johnson deal.
Peter Gammons calls Joba a Joel Zumaya type. He throws gas and strikes a lot of people out.
So just imagine the 4th Reich of Yankee stadium after this guy has a couple of solid outings. A fan base, desperate for bullpen help, because that is what Mike and the Mad Dog tell them they need finally has their savior.How long will it take the Daily News to have a cute little caption on the backpage:
"It's Joba Time."
Again, I don't know anything other than what I have read, but knowing my luck, the luck of the Yankees and their lovely fan base, I would imagine that Joba-Mania will hit New York City in about a month.
And we will all be worse for it.
Vaya,
Sip
posted by Sippy Momo at 1:19 PM
2 Comments:
Wow a Mets fan bashing post back to back with a yankee praising post. Quite a "Mets" Blog.
Stop worrying about it. The Yanks still have 8 against Detroit and the Yanks still can't hit enough. Yeah they are putting together a good run, but in the end they will fall just short. Probably by two games.
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