tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post2883488156295941425..comments2023-10-28T08:31:25.462-04:00Comments on Subway Squawkers - A Yankees-Mets Rivalry Blog: Former Met captain John Franco is the new Met 'voice from the grave'Subway Squawkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-73247621794842632692009-07-02T17:34:56.858-04:002009-07-02T17:34:56.858-04:00Leiter complained about hearing Eminem? Excuse me?...Leiter complained about hearing Eminem? Excuse me?<br /><br />Look, I don't like Eminem either, but who does Leiter think he is?<br /><br />He thinks he's a guy who grew up as a Met fan (down the Shore, which explains his Springsteen fandom). Yet during that 1999 postseason, he let them play "L.A. Woman" by the Doors.<br /><br />Think about this for a moment: Never mind that it's a great song, and that the Doors got together in Los Angeles, it celebrates the city that lured the Dodgers out of Brooklyn and, in part, is also responsible for the Giants leaving New York as well. This caused New York-area baseball fans an incredible amount of grief -- and that's before we start talking about the Mets!<br /><br />The Mets playing a song that celebrates Los Angeles is like the son of a Detroit autoworker marrying a German girl and buying her an engagement ring from Japan. And yet, Al Leiter had no problem with it.<br /><br />As for Franco... This isn't hockey, where the rules require a C or an A for Alternate Captain to be worn, because only the Captain can talk to the referee, not even the head coach.<br /><br />C is, indeed, for Cookie, and Franco wearing it was the Snuffleupagus in the room. That's one! One ridiculous thing about the Mets! Ah ah ah! Forget green, it's not easy being blue and orange!Uncle Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618876073064128027noreply@blogger.com