tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post7965142943225439018..comments2023-10-28T08:31:25.462-04:00Comments on Subway Squawkers - A Yankees-Mets Rivalry Blog: Bad Maine sinks Mets; Citi too fan-friendly?Subway Squawkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-85310371276786205762009-04-17T12:39:00.000-04:002009-04-17T12:39:00.000-04:00Maine and Perez are the Mets' personal boxes of ch...Maine and Perez are the Mets' personal boxes of chocolates: You never know what you're going to get. And both could melt.<br /><br />Sheffield will cause a big problem with the Mets. Take that to Citi or any other bank you prefer. The only questions are when and how. He gave the Yankees one really good season, but in year two that he just wasn't worth what he could produce, and in year three he didn't even produce much.<br /><br />I like Kelly Clarkson, but was every singer with a New York connection unavailable yesterday? What, was Billy Joel off writing a song about his third wife cheating on him? (It's not like the second didn't.) Did Dion not get offered a free flight up from Miami? Is Lou Reed in rehab again? How about Ronnie Spector, one of the bossest chicks of all time? If you want somebody younger, Alicia Keys (who I really like) once filmed a video while wearing a Yankee cap. (And another that appears to have been at the Polo Grounds Towers.) Even Neil Diamond... well, "Sweet Caroline" being used by both That Team and by That Other Team probably precludes him.<br /><br />In fact, Ronan Tynan was in the house. We know he knows "God Bless America," is it so unreasonable to think he might also know "The Star-Spangled Banner"? And if the West Point band was good enough to play the anthem at the old Stadium finale (and they did a fine job), what was wrong with them doing it at the new Stadium opener?<br /><br />There's no such thing as being too fan-friendly. Unless you're giving the visiting fans a little too much friendliness, as the Yankee bullpen did yesterday and Mike Pelfrey did at the Citi Field opener.<br /><br />Strange moment on "Eyewitness News" last night: A man was arrested for what used to be known as "unspeakable acts." His name was Jose Reyes. I know it's a common enough name, but it was a little jarring to hear it.Uncle Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618876073064128027noreply@blogger.com