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The mets and Yankees have been very inconsistent. The Mets and Yankees started these season as two aging underachieving ball clubs. I do not think the Yankees are done. They are currently 5.5 out of first place and have been playing very well for the last week, week and a half. They currently have a-rod batting is batting .337 on the season and for a-rod to be hitting this well and not get mention is kind of surprising. Johnny Damon was hitting .332 so even though there are some “seasoned vets” on this team there is no doubt the offense is still very potent. If the Yankees can keep Cano hitting like he has been for the last week then the offense will be fine.

The question is pitching i doubt Sidney Ponson is the answer but Darrell “Razzle Dazzle” Rasner has been pitching very well and Pettitte and Moose have been very good. Joba is on the bump today so this will be big to see how he pitches with no limits on him and if the season will be built towards next year or can they contend.

2- The mets- as a Yankee fan i never am fond of the team in Queens. I always found myself rooting for Willie as he has won 6 rings- 2 as a player 4 as a coach. What the mets did to him is absolutely just low. Willie deserved better. I have no issue if you wanna fire some one. Fire some one like a man. Do not make a man get on a plane fly 3000 miles away from his family and fire him and try to pull a fast one on the media. When people think theyre better than the ny media than they will fight back. Mets look like a joke right now. Not that the Yankees handling with Torre was much better but they let him finish the years and they let him decide his fate. Willie looks like the matyr here and i say good for the mets.

The mets should have blown the team up after last season. Why is castillo getting a contract extension. Why is el duque still on the team. Why is delgado still playing first and batting high in the order. Why are they counting on Alou when you can pencil him in for about half the games you play. Why was schneider still playing after he had a concussion that landed him on the DL 2 weeks later. The minors are a mess right now because when schneider went down they called up a 3rd catcher instead of another outfielder. Johan will be fine but i still agree with keeping Hughes around. This will pan out in the long run. I just do not see the Mets beating the Phillies and they never beat Atlanta in Atlanta. The Mets have issues. I dont know why they fired Rick Peterson when the ERA was ranked 4th in the NL, like that was a bad thing. Why is a 1st base coach getting canned? The mets look like a joke of a franchise. They have a 2nd team in ny complex. They wonder why they get treated as the Yankees little brother. It would have nothing to do with the fact that they act like it, would it ?

again thank you for the comment we appreciate your comments and discussion on these topics

But really my only rants about baseball are these, 1. The mets and yankees suck this year. The mets even brought in Johan Santanna! And they still suck. And the yankees just need to players. Half of the team has been on the team for like 10 years. Get some New People.

2. The mets fly down to LA, and they fire Willie. And they won. Its stupid. They make him fly 4 hrs to LA and then when they get down there AFTER THEY WIN they fire bolth Rick and Willie

Who really cares if the Yankees play Houston seriously. Who wants to see Tampa Bay and the Brewers. Is there an intrigue factor? Yes i agree. Now the fact that the Yankees will miss Wang for almost 10 weeks. Now the Yankees are with out thier Ace for half the season because of this.

You are also right as this is a freak accident of just running which all pitchers for covering first and obviously pushing off when pitching. As you said you are a Met fan. During the offseason you gave a star pitcher 137.5 Million dollars. Now why go ahead and put your huge investment at a bigger risk by having him do something that isnt an everyday task like swing a bat and run the bases and put your star player at risk.

Wang will be missed for likely two months and then some. It is looking around September. Now you’re missing his 19 wins and not only his 19 wins but the innings he eats up from Moose who is a 6 inning pitcher this year and the likes of guys like Ian Kennedy when he gets back and possibly Phil Hughes when he gets back as well. This is a big loss. To lose your best pitcher on a play where he is typically not and put your season in jeopardy it seems very stupid to keep the pitcher hitting rule.

I am well aware there is a purist/traditionalist point of view for the pitcher hitting because that is how it was back when the founding fathers played. This is a different game with large contracts. I think its in the best interest to protect the investments. Protect the season of the teams. Let the DH hit.

Should interleague go? probably because the novelty has worn off a bit but they are fun to argue with friends with opposing views of teams. You are right MLB is making wayyy too much money to get rid of it. It doesnt mean MLB shouldn’t start thinkin about protecting the product on the field.

Thanks for the comment again.