tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post7740025483303723334..comments2023-10-28T08:31:25.462-04:00Comments on Subway Squawkers - A Yankees-Mets Rivalry Blog: From The Fens: A Hot Stove TakeSubway Squawkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-65397990252895055462008-12-10T19:27:00.000-05:002008-12-10T19:27:00.000-05:00Great Stuff Uncle Mike!Great Stuff Uncle Mike!nutballgazettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953156266049373818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-2376778831738614132008-12-10T16:20:00.000-05:002008-12-10T16:20:00.000-05:00"The Yankees are still the warrior Achilles around..."The Yankees are still the warrior Achilles around here," Lisa? No, the Mets are Achilles. For those who've forgotten their mythology, Achilles is known for two things, and not for his heroism and undefeated record on the battlefield:<BR/><BR/>1. Sulking in his tent, as Met fans so often do. This is what Keith Hernandez and Kevin Mitchell allegedly did before realizing that Game 6 in '86 wasn't lost yet. And then there's Rickey Henderson in the '99 Playoffs.<BR/><BR/>2. Having a fatal flaw, a single vulnerability that leads to his doom and overwhelms the memory of the good he's done, in his case the one vulnerable part of his body. The Mets' "Achillies heel," of course, is their bullpen, and signing Francisco "K-Rod" Rodriguez doesn't necessarily fix it: Guys get hurt (Pedro Martinez), or lose their effectiveness (Randy Johnson), or just can't take the pressure of New York (thus far, Alex Rodriguez and Carlos Beltran).<BR/><BR/>I could live with Derek Lowe in Pinstripes, although I'd prefer not to. After all, I got over seeing Wade Boggs, Roger Clemens, Johnny Damon, Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, David Cone and Joe Torre that way. And it's not as if Lowe would be asked to be the ace.<BR/><BR/>But Curt Schilling in Pinstripes? Did Newt Gingrich become a Democrat, or Mario Cuomo a Republican? Never! Did Cromwell or Robespierre ever ask for the return of the monarchy? Never! Would a New Englander ever eat something with tomato sauce and call it "clam chowder"? Nev-er!<BR/><BR/>Putting Curt Schilling in Pinstripes would be like letting Rupert Murdoch run the Daily News! As Joseph Conrad wrote, "The horror... the horror... "Uncle Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618876073064128027noreply@blogger.com