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These Are The Reasons Angels Fans Can Smile
These Things make me happy. I guess it took New York media and ESPN's full blown coverage and over celebration of K-Rod's "dominance" and "historic season" for America to finally realize what a major league prick that Francisco Rodriguez actually is. The article goes on and on about how dominant K-Rod is and that him and Putz will close the door at the end of games... blah blah and more mumbo jumbo proving ESPN and their employees know nothing about baseball and that saves still rule the world.
But whoever takes the mound for the Mets will eventually hand the ball to J.J. Putz in the eighth inning, followed by K-Rod in the ninth.
Love him or loathe him, Rodriguez has made this much clear: He refuses to be ignored. The world (and the Phillies) will be watching.
Yup. Because I'm sure everyone in NY is more worried about a couple jerk-off 8-9th inning guys that play for the not-so-miracle Mets of 2009 as opposed to the $250M plus that was just spent and the front end rotation repair of the Pinstripes and the bagillion dollar Yankee Stadium that's set to open in April. All eyes on the Mets though, sure thing guys. Give it a month of K-Rod's antics and a couple blown saves and every ESPN writer will be critiquing the Mets for signing him. Good work, guys in Bristol.
Sidebar:
It's been a long time since a "True Yankee" reference, but let's see if Sabathia and Burnett fit the mold that Jeter once created (that A-Rod clearly does not fit for some odd reason) and bring the Yanks back to the playoffs. If Sabathia goes 25-0 with 490 K's this year but starts Game 1 of the ALCS and goes 6 innings and loses 3-1, with Jeter hitting the only solo homerun of the game, expect all hell to break loose in Yankee-town.
But whoever takes the mound for the Mets will eventually hand the ball to J.J. Putz in the eighth inning, followed by K-Rod in the ninth.
Love him or loathe him, Rodriguez has made this much clear: He refuses to be ignored. The world (and the Phillies) will be watching.
Yup. Because I'm sure everyone in NY is more worried about a couple jerk-off 8-9th inning guys that play for the not-so-miracle Mets of 2009 as opposed to the $250M plus that was just spent and the front end rotation repair of the Pinstripes and the bagillion dollar Yankee Stadium that's set to open in April. All eyes on the Mets though, sure thing guys. Give it a month of K-Rod's antics and a couple blown saves and every ESPN writer will be critiquing the Mets for signing him. Good work, guys in Bristol.
Sidebar:
It's been a long time since a "True Yankee" reference, but let's see if Sabathia and Burnett fit the mold that Jeter once created (that A-Rod clearly does not fit for some odd reason) and bring the Yanks back to the playoffs. If Sabathia goes 25-0 with 490 K's this year but starts Game 1 of the ALCS and goes 6 innings and loses 3-1, with Jeter hitting the only solo homerun of the game, expect all hell to break loose in Yankee-town.
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Tuning in a bit late...
Just flipped on ESPN in hopes of seeing Glavy's 300th win and I find myself delighted to see the Mets up 6-3, hitting in the top of the 8th with the sacks juiced and nobody out. Idiotically, I forget that as I turn on ESPN, I hear the voice that sends chills down my spine... that is, Joe Morgan running his mouth. Let's see if I can catch something in the last 2 innings worth posting about. If not, then I have just told you the line for the game up to this point, and I will have wasted my time and yours. Green just K'd... commercial break, Morganomics to follow, or so I can only hope...
LoDuca singles... run scores... one out.
"He wanted to make sure he didn't hit a ground ball, so he tried to get under the ball. Although he hit a line drive, he did get under the ball."
Wait, Although???... so you would have rather had a sac-fly instead of a run scoring single that moves everyone up 90 feet and saves you an out? Oh that makese sense, Joey. WE'll just pretend this was a simple error in speech.
Score: Joe 1, Me 0.
Just for the record, Joe's crapping his pants right now he's so excited, talking about Wins, one of the least effective ways to tell how good a pitcher is.
"Well I think in one season Bob Gibson had 34 complete games..."
Ok I'm looking that shit up as we speak guys, don't worry. DING DING DING... We have a winner...
Correct answer: 28 CG's... and he did it in 68 and 69. Seriously Joe, take 15 seconds like I did and look it up. Better yet, since you're ESPN's #1 gun, yell at some bum in the back, tell him to look it up, and then get the right answer before you speak. You're such an ignorant ass bleepity bleep.
On Willie Randolph...
"He's going to bring Wagner in even though it's probably not a save situation, He just wants to get this thing over with."
No Joe, it's NOT!!! Not at all. It's the top of the 9th and the Mets are up 7-3. Three runs or fewer constitutes a save. There's no way for the lead to shrink before the bottom of the 9th. Good one though, almost caught me not listening.
There's 1 out and 1 one in the top of the 9th and Joe has yet to speak. Maybe he's catching on... Damn, J-Mill talked to him. Oh don't worry, it's just Joe talking about all the guys he's played against that are awesome. This really has nothing to do with him analyzing baseball in any way, but whatever, atleast he's talking (is that even a good thing?) Well, he hasn't said anything since, but the game is almost over, this is TGTBT.
End. Let's keep it going for Joe here guys. No, screw that, congrats to Glavine on #300.
LoDuca singles... run scores... one out.
"He wanted to make sure he didn't hit a ground ball, so he tried to get under the ball. Although he hit a line drive, he did get under the ball."
Wait, Although???... so you would have rather had a sac-fly instead of a run scoring single that moves everyone up 90 feet and saves you an out? Oh that makese sense, Joey. WE'll just pretend this was a simple error in speech.
Score: Joe 1, Me 0.
Just for the record, Joe's crapping his pants right now he's so excited, talking about Wins, one of the least effective ways to tell how good a pitcher is.
"Well I think in one season Bob Gibson had 34 complete games..."
Ok I'm looking that shit up as we speak guys, don't worry. DING DING DING... We have a winner...
Correct answer: 28 CG's... and he did it in 68 and 69. Seriously Joe, take 15 seconds like I did and look it up. Better yet, since you're ESPN's #1 gun, yell at some bum in the back, tell him to look it up, and then get the right answer before you speak. You're such an ignorant ass bleepity bleep.
On Willie Randolph...
"He's going to bring Wagner in even though it's probably not a save situation, He just wants to get this thing over with."
No Joe, it's NOT!!! Not at all. It's the top of the 9th and the Mets are up 7-3. Three runs or fewer constitutes a save. There's no way for the lead to shrink before the bottom of the 9th. Good one though, almost caught me not listening.
There's 1 out and 1 one in the top of the 9th and Joe has yet to speak. Maybe he's catching on... Damn, J-Mill talked to him. Oh don't worry, it's just Joe talking about all the guys he's played against that are awesome. This really has nothing to do with him analyzing baseball in any way, but whatever, atleast he's talking (is that even a good thing?) Well, he hasn't said anything since, but the game is almost over, this is TGTBT.
End. Let's keep it going for Joe here guys. No, screw that, congrats to Glavine on #300.
Labels: 300, Mets, Tom Glavine
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