tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post8899160124185462341..comments2023-10-28T08:31:25.462-04:00Comments on Subway Squawkers - A Yankees-Mets Rivalry Blog: Won't get fooled againSubway Squawkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-15994212248661477912009-04-03T14:14:00.000-04:002009-04-03T14:14:00.000-04:00Thats why I do it! Entertainment :)Thats why I do it! Entertainment :)Ryan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286611981184767134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-89979409802613747712009-04-03T12:52:00.000-04:002009-04-03T12:52:00.000-04:00Ryan, truth is you have no idea how old any of us ...Ryan, truth is you have no idea how old any of us really are.<BR/><BR/>But you and KM keep making assumptions! It's quite entertaining watching you guys fumble around with baseless conjecture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-54261729142895782892009-04-03T12:30:00.000-04:002009-04-03T12:30:00.000-04:00Uncle Mike, i figured out who you are. You are St...Uncle Mike, i figured out who you are. You are Steve Somers evil twin who is a yankee fan (thereby evil)....except with more dated references (Cap Anson, timely!). I picture you as Steve Somers but instead of a mustache you have a goatee (because thats what evil twins have). But alas you are most likely old enough to be Steve Somers father.<BR/><BR/>Anonymous guy as well as most younger yankee fans remind me of a child of a celebrity. With the sense of entitlement and aura that you are better than everyone else when you have accomplished nothing. Alec Baldwin would call you "A Rude Little Pig!"Ryan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286611981184767134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-78658576861038245262009-04-02T17:06:00.000-04:002009-04-02T17:06:00.000-04:00Ryan: Babe Ruth did so play against black players....Ryan: Babe Ruth did so play against black players. There were postseason barnstorming tours.<BR/><BR/>I realize, as a Met fan, you may not recognize that word. "Postseason," that is.<BR/><BR/>But in those days, players put all-star teams together and went around the country and played exhibition games against local sides for a little extra money.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes it was all-white teams against all-black teams. In such games, the black pitchers didn't pitch any better against the Babe, statistically speaking, than the white pitchers did -- and (I can't believe I, a Yankee Fan, am using this phrase) "you gotta believe" they were trying hard to stop him.<BR/><BR/>After one such tour, when a team led by Dizzy Dean had finished playing a team led by Satchel Paige (and Paige's team won more), Diz, a Southerner through and through but not a bigoted bone in his body, said, "Satch, if you and me was on the same team, we'd clinch the Pennant by the 4th of July, and then I'd take you fishing until World Series time."<BR/><BR/>No, Ryan and KM, I wasn't there. I read books. Anybody can do it. One of them was "The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs," and it tells of the Babe's appearances against black all-star teams -- the ones for which we can find records, anyway.<BR/><BR/>And, as the Anonymous after you points out, the Babe didn't ask to play in segregated baseball. Unlike Cap Anson, who was as much behind the color line as anyone when it was established in the 1880s, the Babe never said, "Don't you dare bring (black men) into this game, or I won't play."<BR/><BR/>As for who Yankee Fans would turn their anger to if there were no Mets... gee, whoever could it be... the Red Sox.Uncle Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618876073064128027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-88191052890024067252009-04-01T20:46:00.000-04:002009-04-01T20:46:00.000-04:00I was going to say something, but Ryan O nailed it...I was going to say something, but Ryan O nailed it! Kudo's on the grandpa mike comment!<BR/><BR/>And to be fair, no one wanted Arod. the yankees were bidding against themselves. the interesting thing is that a lot of yankee fans didn't want arod either, including many on the old daily news squawker site, lisa in particular made some scathing remarks about him. although all was forgiven when he re-signed.<BR/>kmAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-485119193245193092009-04-01T13:22:00.000-04:002009-04-01T13:22:00.000-04:00No, allof NY isn't ruined, only the portion occupi...No, allof NY isn't ruined, only the portion occupied by the Mets and their fanbase.<BR/><BR/>If they move, my wish will be fulfilled. I'm not angry, just amazed how such a fruitless organization can be allowed to fester so long and actually garner support! <BR/><BR/>If the Mets left town alogn with the fanbase, the collective I.Q. of this city would probably increase exponentially - perhaps as much as three times what it is right now.<BR/><BR/>No one wanted A-Rod? C'mon, that's just a lie. Many fans in Boston and Met fans were all hoping to have their teams sign him when he made his announcement to opt out of his contact with the Yankees. When that didn't happen and he came back to the Yankees, he was back to being A-Fraud again.<BR/><BR/>Like I said, Ryan, he's just one person and nine years is nothing compared to the 47 years the Mets have polluted this town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-64286073073365283832009-04-01T12:34:00.000-04:002009-04-01T12:34:00.000-04:00Im sorry...is New York ruined??If the Mets moved w...Im sorry...is New York ruined??<BR/><BR/>If the Mets moved who would you turn your misplaced anger towards?<BR/><BR/>AFraud / Aroid i can gauruntee is going to last a little longer than next week...you Yanks will enjoy that one for at least 9 more years.<BR/><BR/>Nice signing, you were paying him 16 mil, he opts out of his contract, you swear that you wont take him back, then you panic and DOUBLE what you were paying him before just to get him back, EVEN THOUGH NO ONE ELSE WANTED HIM. Thats pathetic but im glad its working out. <BR/><BR/>Enjoy the season.Ryan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286611981184767134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-2023754907749802572009-04-01T11:54:00.000-04:002009-04-01T11:54:00.000-04:00Now that was pretty freakin' stupid, Ryan.C'mon, a...Now that was pretty freakin' stupid, Ryan.<BR/><BR/>C'mon, are you actually being serious? It wasn't The Babe's fault that baseball was segregated back when he played. I guess we'll never know if he would've been as good against black players, but I'd place a bet that he wouldn't have rolled over and died, either.<BR/><BR/>BTW, if the Yankees supposedly ruined baseball, then the Mets surely ruined NY by their pathetic existence. A-Rod can be called A-Roid and A-Fraud all day, night, tomorrow and next week, but he's just one guy. The entire Mets organization have, for the most part, been nothing but a bunch of cheap replacements for the Dodgers adn Giants; just a bunch of hacks and frauds if there ever were any.<BR/><BR/>Too bad they can't just relocate to Utah or some other place like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-85306187743184474752009-04-01T10:32:00.000-04:002009-04-01T10:32:00.000-04:00At least the Mets didnt buy Mike Piazza a hummer. ...At least the Mets didnt buy Mike Piazza a hummer. Yanks can take credit for ruining baseball and the environment.<BR/><BR/>And since your so worried about team records..isn't Babe Ruth's tainted because he never played against black players? Uncle Mike was there..he remembers.Ryan Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15286611981184767134noreply@blogger.com