tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post5993165010469601719..comments2023-10-28T08:31:25.462-04:00Comments on Subway Squawkers - A Yankees-Mets Rivalry Blog: Filip Bondy cluelessly touts Zack Greinke over Cliff Lee for the YankeesSubway Squawkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-79109809170293372502010-12-13T12:57:32.615-05:002010-12-13T12:57:32.615-05:00Uncle Mike, does your hatred of A-Rod know no boun...Uncle Mike, does your hatred of A-Rod know no bounds? You would choose David Ortiz over A-Rod for the 2007 MVP? Are you flipping kidding me? <br /><br />And your standards not only make ZERO sense, but they have nothing to do with reality. As most people not blinded by #13 hatred know, MLB voters wrote before the postseason. Playoffs have nothing to do with the MVP awards, something you should know better on. And no, you don't get to unilaterally decide what they should be about. They're not about October, and your guy Jeter doesn't have one, while A-Rod has three for his career. Deal with it.<br /><br />By the way, Mauer had an MVP season last year when his team won the playoffs in a one-game matchoff with the Tigers. If it weren't for Mauer, his team wouldn't have made the playoffs. But for some bizarre reason, you think he's undeserving? Puh-lease.Lisa Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909220094978054349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-36649238007564190932010-12-13T11:28:25.334-05:002010-12-13T11:28:25.334-05:00Enough with the "MVPs," Lisa. MVP voter...Enough with the "MVPs," Lisa. MVP voters have made many mistakes. The most valuable player (lower-case) in the American League in 2005 was Paul Konerko, and in 2007 it was David Ortiz (or Mike Lowell if you exclude steroid users) -- simply because they were the best offensive players on the teams that won the Pennant.<br /><br />The only time the MVP should go to a player who did not play for the Pennant winner is when there's just no one player on said team who's obviously the most important. The '86 Mets, for example: They were so well-balanced (I'm tempted to make a joke here, but I won't) that they had no obvious MVP. So it should have gone to the top player on the league's next-best team, Mike Scott of the Astros. Instead, it went to Mike Schmidt of the Phillies -- certainly he had a great year, but his team was never in contention, so this was a mistake.<br /><br />The only season when A-Rod has ever been a justifiable MVP is 2009 -- and even then, he had to compete on his own team with Jeter and Teixeira. And who got it? Joe Mauer. Great player, but not the most valuable player in the League that season.<br /><br />Plenty of times, "MVP" has spelled "lie." Ask Red Sox fans -- I'd trade one of Joe DiMaggio's over Ted Williams to get Ron Guidry the MVP he deserved in 1978 by miles over Jim Rice.Uncle Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618876073064128027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-84261797238472033552010-12-12T22:17:22.312-05:002010-12-12T22:17:22.312-05:00"Yes, I went there. You still think A-Rod is ..."Yes, I went there. You still think A-Rod is worth it, but what player has had more such issues in Pinstripes? "<br /><br />What issues? You mean two MVPs?Lisa Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04909220094978054349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-29366868211851569282010-12-12T21:17:59.148-05:002010-12-12T21:17:59.148-05:00Hi, Filip, greetings from a fellow East Brunswick ...Hi, Filip, greetings from a fellow East Brunswick H.S. grad. Nice to finally beat Old Bridge again.<br /><br />"It just astonishes me that Bondy would completely leave out Greinke's issues with social anxiety disorder, and whether a pitcher with a history of anxiety and depression could handle the Bronx."<br /><br />David Wells did. He may never have been diagnosed with depression, but he's sure had his issues with anxieties.<br /><br />Of course, if you want to talk about anxieties, Lisa, look no further than your favorite player. Yes, I went there. You still think A-Rod is worth it, but what player has had more such issues in Pinstripes? Not Reggie, he was only here 5 years and had pretty much banished those issues after 2 (World Championship) years.<br /><br />And if Jim Eisenreich can make it in Philly, with much less talent as a position player than Greinke has as a pitcher, then Greinke can make it in New York, and for less money than Lee -- who isn't exactly the most stable guy out there himself.Uncle Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618876073064128027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-32568715647286592172010-12-11T18:13:32.577-05:002010-12-11T18:13:32.577-05:00Here's the thing, Lisa: I wish I could cover m...Here's the thing, Lisa: I wish I could cover more figure skating, but I'm lucky if I write two columns a year.<br /><br />(BTW, I'm disappointed at Rachael Flatt's performance in Beijing, as I'm sure you are.)<br /><br />As for Greinke, you strike out two and get the side out in order at the All-Star Game, I think you can handle the spotlight...<br /><br />cheers, filipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-73960204935366739872010-12-11T18:10:00.980-05:002010-12-11T18:10:00.980-05:00Well, here's the thing, Lisa. I wish I could c...Well, here's the thing, Lisa. I wish I could cover more figure skating, but the fact is I'm lucky if I get to write more than two columns on the subject per year.<br /><br />Who do you like at the U.S. championships, BTW? Rachael Flatt didn't do so hot in Beijing, as you know.<br /><br />As for Greinke... You get the side out in order at the All-Star Game, strike out two, I think that's handling pressure.<br /><br />Cheers, filipAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-72073111489976013962010-12-11T10:23:38.539-05:002010-12-11T10:23:38.539-05:00I think you're spot on. Mental toughness is a...I think you're spot on. Mental toughness is a much more critical requirement in places like NY and Boston and his earlier issue was the first thing I thought of when I heard it floated out there. That doesn't mean he couldn't be successful, but I'm sure it's a factor for Cashman (if it comes to that). Be thankful Daily News writers don't actually make the deals!<br /><br />Cheers from Boston!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08384910528967083683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-90835147678911119182010-12-11T09:37:32.066-05:002010-12-11T09:37:32.066-05:00Yankee fan: be afraid - be very afraid - the Range...Yankee fan: be afraid - be very afraid - the Rangers have a better shot at getting both Lee and Greinke than the Yanks do of returning to the ALCS in 2011. The days of reckoning are coming, Yankee fan.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985126039880258481noreply@blogger.com