tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post935407554601687905..comments2023-10-28T08:31:25.462-04:00Comments on Subway Squawkers - A Yankees-Mets Rivalry Blog: Javier Vazquez trade: Does NL East have mercy rule for Mets?Subway Squawkershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04156896665605326549noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-18934901717895284972009-12-24T12:23:40.664-05:002009-12-24T12:23:40.664-05:00Melky Cabrera is not the next Mickey Mantle. Ther...Melky Cabrera is not the next Mickey Mantle. There will never be another one of those. I was satisfied with him being the first Melky Cabrera.<br /><br />If the Yanks hadn't gotten rid of Vazquez in the first place, they never would have gotten Randy Johnson, who gave them the two most meaningless 17-win seasons any pitcher's ever had, and blew it in not one but two ALDS Game 3s.<br /><br />Would Vazquez have been any worse in those situations? Probably not. Would the Yankees have won in 2005? Probably not, as the White Sox did have a "team of destiny" things going on. But Vazquez might have made a difference in 2006: The World Series proved that the Tigers were hardly an overwhelming team, and they swept the A's in the ALCS (I still say a fool is someone who calls Billy Beane a genius), and the Cardinals only won 83 games in the regular season (but were still good enough to beat the Mets for the Pennant).<br /><br />As for the Mets, when are they going to wake up and realize that they are a New York baseball team? The Yankees are not embarrassing them, nor are the Phillies, nor the Braves: The Mets are embarrassing themselves, and are treating their fans like suckers. And all my usual partisan kidding aside, Met fans have not just the right but the duty to be furious at the House of Wilpon.<br /><br />You know what Presidential candidates say in a recession: Unemployment only has to go up by one more person for the recovery to begin. And in the Mets' case, Omar Minaya is that man.Uncle Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11618876073064128027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-65155079602222191092009-12-22T15:55:30.520-05:002009-12-22T15:55:30.520-05:00It's nice to acknowledge the Phillies getting ...It's nice to acknowledge the Phillies getting one of the best pitchers in baseball in Roy Halladay. BLOGFAILAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8624254435992330014.post-72724662055245578862009-12-22T15:34:35.897-05:002009-12-22T15:34:35.897-05:00It's been amusing to see the reaction of certa...It's been amusing to see the reaction of certain Yankee fans who treasure Melky as though he is the next Mantle due to his personality and a few walkoff hits.<br /><br />I think it's an excellent deal. 2010 is not 2004 and Vazquez is not being asked to front the Yankee rotation. Will he outperform last year's fourth starter, Wang? I certainly think so.Ridderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381673963393884079noreply@blogger.com