Closet Yankee Fans

Ah, Joe Morgan. One of the top baseball players of all time. Just ask him. He will tell you. Also one of the best announcers of all time. Ask him that too, and again, he will graciously tell you the same thing. Now, ask him if he is a Yankee fan. I have $100 that says he will say "No, I'm a baseball fan." or something toolish of that nature. If I were to ask him that question, and get THAT response, my response to him would be, "You F*#&#^$ Liar!!!" Anyone that watched the ESPN broadcast of the Mets and Yanks last night would probably agree with me. With 7 year old Tyler Clippard pitching well enough to win last night, you would have thought that Roger Clemens clone was on the mound. (Good news for Yankee fans, Julian Tavarez now has competition as the ugliest man in baseball. That Clippard chap is brutal.) Yes, Clippard got the win. Yes, Clippard held the Mets offense to 1 run. But it's not like he spun a gem out there. He pitched in and out of trouble all night, and kudos to him for coming through and getting the big out, but (Mark this down) I've got another $100 that says he gets BOMBED in his next outing. He doesn't have impressive stuff. Well, his curveball is a B+, but outside of that, he has no movement on any of his pitches. I know Yankee fans will say this is sour grapes, but the Mets got themselves out more than he got them out. Now, back to Sir Joe. (I doubt he's been officially sired, but can't you just see him on his knees in his kitchen, with a butcher knife, knighting himself..) According to the orgasm Joe had on TV last night, the Yankees are the favorite to win it all this year. Nevermind the fact they are 10 games out of first. Nevermind that the Red Sox are the best team in baseball. Nevermind the fact that with another ass kicking by the Sox this week, they will be looking UP at the Devil Rays. The Yanks are the team to beat. Just to remind Joe, and the Yankee fans, the Mets DID win 2 of 3 from them. That fact got lost in last night's broadcast. As did the fact that the Mets went 7-3 on their homestand. And the fact that the Mets gained another game on the braves in the process. Here is what I ask. From now on, I would like ESPN to have their anchors just wear Yankee hats on TV. Lead every SportsCenter with Yankee highlights. In fact, why even bother with the rest of the league. Just call it ESPNY. The 24 hour Yankee sports channel. All Yanks all the time.

Observations:

Good pitching again from Ollie. Who knew he would be our best pitcher this point in the season?
Good pitching from Glavine. He's not gonna wow anyone anymore, but you know what your gonna get when he pitches. 6+ innings, 3 runs, hope the bullpen doesn't go nuclear with his lead.

What in the hell is Scott Shoenwies still doing on this team? Are the Mets brass waiting for him to reach 8+ with his ERA? Time to cut ties with him and admit letting Darren Oliver go was a mistake.

When is Shawn Green's court date? He needs to man up and address the restraining order the baseballs have on him. Why else would he never be within 100ft of a fly ball?

Would have been nice to bring out the brooms for this, but we win another series. braves up next and we badly need to get 2 of 3 from them and re-establish our dominance in the East.