September 28, 2008
It was a very sad day today in Flushing Queens. The Mets lost and the last game ever at Shea Stadium was played. The Mets fans left the game in the 7th inning. They actually did not leave they were just in a state of shock and it was very quiet. To Quiet!! Shea Stadium had some very class acts over the years like Tom Seaver, Willie Mays, David Cone, Jerry Kooseman, Rusty Staub. Kieth Hernandez... Shall I go on - I should go on; - Tug McGraw, Cleon Jones, Gary Carter, Mookie Wilson, Lee Mazzili, Tommy Agee... OK I'll stop now but I can name many more.
All over the country everyone is talking about the Mets choking again like last year. Seeing Carlos Delgado fly out in the 8th with 2 out, 2 on and 2 behind - how pathetic. David Wright did not fare well in the 9th and I'm really tired of hearing him at the end of each lose sheepishly talk to the press. Today he sounded like a little boy. Well the Brewers are in the playoffs and the Mets can just watch. No post season baseball in NYC for 2008....
On a more happier note - Yankees Pitcher Mike Mussina won his 20th game for the first time and mark my words he will retire now in class. Over in the American Central the White Sox won thus forcing a make up game with the Tigers tomorrow in Chicago. The Tigers can not be happy at all after their pathetic season thinking they can go home and now they have to go and play the White Sox. Now If the White Sox win then they have to play a one game "play in" game against the Twins for the division!! On Tuesday I'll have my pennant predictions and players to watch. Stay tuned!
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September 28, 2008
The Mets live for another day as Santana pitches the best game of his career. The Brewers lost and the Mets are now one up in the wild card!! The Phillies clinched the National East so all the Mets have to do today is WIN. I repeat - all the Mets have to do is WIN...
Why is everyone so scared? Maybe since they spent their best picher and have nothing in the tank...we shall see. The Mets may get lucky and back into the wild card by losing along with the Brewers losing thus limping into the first round of playoffs after a Monday playoff game. But lets hope they win 9 to 6 and let the Brewers win. Anything can happen here and I predict that the Brewers will win and the Mets will lose forcing a Monday playoff game!! Now to the American Central with the Twins losing 2 and now 1/2 up on the White Sox for First in the Central. I predict they both will either win or lose forcing a Monday make up game. How exciting will it be if baseball will have these pre-post season playoffs. Lets hope that the economy does not collapse Monday so we can enjoy it...
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September 25, 2008
Yes the sky is falling again as the Mets are crashing hard. Losing to the Cubs along with the Brewers winning now puts the Mets in a tie for the wild card with just a few games to go. But wait, the Astros have inched up and are now 3.5 out of the wild card with 5 games left to go. Conceivably the Brewers and Mets can lose the rest of the way and the Astros can get in which would be a miracle. The Mets were a total joke last night giving up a lead then not being able to score with bases loaded and no outs! Thanks David Wright!!! Now the bad weather is rolling into NYC and the Mets have to play. The Dodgers are on the verge of clinching in the National West so Joe Torre will ride again! OK - now to the American central as the Twins beat the White Sox last night and are now just 1/2 game out in a classic dog fight for First with these 2 teams. These 2 teams are playing tonight and if the Twins win then watch out!
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September 24, 2008
The Yankees were officially eliminated from the postseason last night when the Red Sox won and cliched the American League Wild Card! Now the Yankees look at closure with some housekeeping—by Jason Giambi and several others and hello to the new Stadium and new beginnings. I went to the last game in hopes of some how getting tickets as the box office announced that some tickets will be available and released throughout the day. At 5PM I gave up as the line in front of me was long and the guy passing me who just got 2 tickets was on line since 6 in the morning! Many fans are not happy about the new stadium including myself. Yes the Stadium was rebuilt in 1975 but its the same field that Babe Ruth played and its sacred ground!!!
OK now to the races: The Mets won and the Phillies lost and the Milwaukee Brewers won in dramatic bottom of the 9th inning fashion. Translation - DOG Fight - the Mets are now 1.5 games behind the Phillies but just 1 game up on the Brewers for the National League wild card. The Mets and Brewers have NO bullpen and the Phillies are complete. The Mets and Brewers will fight for the wild card with no relief pitching like 2 bald men fighting over a hair comb! The Dodgers are still up in the National League West but they can not finish it off and the Arizona Diamondbacks are just 2.5 back. With a week to go anything can happen!! OK now to the only race left in the American League in the central division. The Chicago White Sox are playing the Minnesota Twins and the Twins won Tuesday night and are now just 1.5 games out with 6 to go - WOW. So there you go with one week left we have 3 intense dog fights - BASEBALL !!!
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September 18, 2008
The Yankees are working on next year's bullpen and looking at restructuring. The Mets are in a classic fight for first place with the Phillies that's shaping up to be a total dog fight to the end. The Mets kept pace last night, keeping a 1/2 second place lead with the Phillies. The problem is the Milwaukee Brewers are right behind them for the wild card and the Mets can find themselves fighting with the Brewers later this week. It all rests on the Mets bullpen and for their money players to step up. Will they collapse like last year?! The Brew Crew are a tough bunch and they are on a cause since manager Yount got fired and still supports the team and don't forget about the Houston Astros just 4 games behind the Brewers. American League Central - The Minnesota Twins are 2-1/2 behind the Chicago White Sox. This is a real dog fight with the winner take all and no wild card - that's it American Central League winner takes all and loser goes home. OK the Dodgers as I promised... Manny can't do it all but he's hitting 400 since being traded from Boston. Conceivably the Arizona Diamondbacks can be just 3-1/2 behind the Dodgers going this weekend. Holy cow ,what a race!
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September 16, 2008
A very busy Monday with just 14 games left for most MLB teams. The Yankees are now playing well since there's no pressure. Manager Joe Girardi benched Robinson Cano for lack of hustle and he's tinkering with the lineup as if it were spring training. Now on to the playoff races:
The Mets are only 1/2 game up on the Phillies, and the wild card race in the National league is tight. If the Mets lose first place to Philadelphia it will be a four way dog fight for the wild card with the Phillies, Brewers, Mets and the Astros.
The Milwaukee Brewers are very serious and fired their manager today. This is astounding that the Brewers fired manager Yost with just 2 weeks left! The American league central has the WhiteSox and the Twins battling for First place and the loser will most likely not get the wild card.
The American League wild card will come out of the East with either the RedSox or the Rays getting it. Tonight Boston destroyed the Rays and if Rays just win half their remaining games they are a lock for the wild card. Upcoming I'll be naming my picks for all 6 spots as the regular season draws down.
I did not forget about the first place Dodgers — and you'll be hearing a lot about them and the imminent Mets collapse. Stay tuned!
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September 10, 2008
With 19 games left, the Yankees are 9 games out. It's over in the tough American League East. Yes, they just beat the Angels on the west coast 7-1 and looked like a class act against baseball's best team the Angels. After the Game Derek Jeter says the Yankees are playing hard to make the playoffs. What else is he going to say ... we sucked?! We have no late bullpen relief. We have just a few clutch players. We are getting old and are injury prone. OK, you get the picture. The Yankees should go out in class this year and really make it tough for the Boston Red Sox. Play every game hard so Boston has to work it and limp in to the first round... let's see.
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September 05, 2008
The Yankees post-season 12 year run is over. Not official, but when manager Joe Girardi talks about next year you know it's over. Let's look at this year - All teams have injuries and usually lose a star player or 2 for the entire season so losing Jorge Posada and Chein-Ming Wang for the season is no excuse. Seeing Alex Rodriguez homer in the bottom of the 9th inning last night with no one on base is an excuse. A Rod has become the poster child money player of MLB. He will hit over 30 homers and get over 100 RBI which is a great year for any player but not one making $25,000,000 a year more like $10,000,000 which still high and that's a topic for another day. We can say Robinson Cano is having a bad year and seems distracted but he's young and he's not even close to A Rod. Alex Rodriguez is doing all that's expected and nothing else and it's pathetic. He is not interested in the post season for this year. The Yankees finish the season at home closing out the old Yankee Stadium for the New One and A Rod wants to party in October and not play. He's divorced with a new Upper East Side luxury apartment and he's guaranteed $25 Million a year for the next 9 years so why not!
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