tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post8656696093107528286..comments2023-10-28T08:31:25.462-04:00Comments on Subway Squawkers - A Yankees-Mets Rivalry Blog: Francisco Cervelli Claps His Hands, And John Lackey Is Not PleasedSubway Squawkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-62434796409638779192011-08-31T11:20:29.879-04:002011-08-31T11:20:29.879-04:00The Red Sox hit a batter on purpose, obvious to an...The Red Sox hit a batter on purpose, obvious to any objective person, and that run scored. Turning a 2-run lead (as John Sterling would say, "just a bloop and a blast") into a 3-run lead. Which can be very big in that little green pinball machine in the Back Bay.<br /><br />I'm fine with the Red Sox being jackasses, as long as they end up paying for it in the end. If the umpires and the MLB office won't make them pay for it, the Yankee bats should. And we did.<br /><br />No, Fred, Lackey should be glad he wasn't hitting Billy Martin in 1953. If he survived Billy, he'd have to come to bat against Allie Reynolds or Vic Raschi. Lackey used to be a good pitcher. Now he's just another whiny little Boston punk and he deserves to be treated accordingly.Uncle Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618876073064128027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-18501649389788252392011-08-31T10:04:09.063-04:002011-08-31T10:04:09.063-04:00Lackey should have sucked it up and taken it like ...Lackey should have sucked it up and taken it like a man.<br /><br />When you've been pitching to an ERA around 6 and a FIP around 5 all season, you should probably be more concerned with getting a hitter like Cervelli out rather than plunking him after he took you clean out of the stadium.<br /><br />John Lackey is the weakest of weaksauce.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03481118946284243411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-4198599071600512912011-08-31T09:16:14.320-04:002011-08-31T09:16:14.320-04:00My first reaction was that Cervelli should "a...My first reaction was that Cervelli should "act like he's been there before" but he's only got 3 HRs in nearly 500 ABs so that would take real acting skills. And justifying Cervelli's behavior with how Manny behaved 5+ years ago? If the Yankees didn't like the way Manny (or Ortiz) behaved, then they should have dealt with it back when George W. was president. Cervelli was overly animated all night so he had it coming. Cervelli should be greatful that it was Lackey on the mound and not Beckett.Fred Garvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472191752437573346noreply@blogger.com