The yanks have lost so many players to have a better record than the inflated Mets record(thanks to playing in the weak NL), to be tied in the l column for 1st and be just a few games out of the best record is nothing short of amazing.
Considering some of the names out their over the weekend...that was one damn impressive series by the 26 time world champions. The 26 time world champions pitched well....hit in the clutch...fielded well..and looked like a team ready to hit stride for the second half. Didnt see any other 26 time world champions take charge like that. :wink: On a side note to my Met friends...Mets are trailing 5-2 sixth inning..so Im on the deck with a couple neighbors...and my son tells me (disgusted..and trained well) that the Mets just hit a grand slam and its 6-5...I told him dont worry.its early...15 minutes later he comes outside and says they hit another grand slam....I asked..the same inning? He says yes...he then tells me its 13-5...and I tell my neighbors hes young...and probably doesnt understand its like the eighth inning now. Very impressive inning by the 2 timing Mets...very.
I know they only have 2 MVP's in their lineup to go with their prized FA centerfielder and god like SS. The poor guys. I mean Big Unit and Moose have been banged u...oh wait, the pitching staff is intact....Hmmmm?
Did the Yanks still get to celebrate all their championships eevn though they played in an extremely week AL?
Some great defense by the Yankees yesterday. Arod starting the double play. Melky throwing out Crede and Guiel forcing Thome at 2nd on a line drive to right. Great job guys!
When was the AL extremely weak? in '96 the O's and Indians were big time teams, in '98 the Indians would have won the WS if they beat us, in '99 Boston and Cle were really good and in '00 Seattle would have won the WS had they beaten us. During the dynasty years the only time the Yanks ran away w/ a division like the Mets have was one they won 114 games, sure we had bad teams like Tor and TB in the div but we had good Bos and Bal teams which is 2 mroe good teams that than the Mets have to deal w/. The AL has been better for a LONG time it just hasn't been this much better.
just like the poor Mets haven't had the resources to be as good as the yankees b/c the Yanks play in a big market City while the Mets play in...oh wait we play in the SAME City!
not to mention beating the braves in 8 straight world series games,after they dominated the nl for years and years
Yep we know considering that only 4 of the 26 were won after 1996. That what, about 1/5th of the total. :smile:
This might work better if it weren't a completely baseless accusation, or if you were a fan of a team that didn't have several admitted steroid users on their roster.
And btw, Mariano's ticket to the hall of fame was not punched in about 6 years ago. It was punched in very recently... with only 1 pure reliever in the Hall of Fame right now, he's going to have to continue to impress the old, stingy voters that don't like voting relievers in to get him in. He deserves to be in for sure, but there are asses in the HOF voting that are reluctant to vote relievers in. I think he'll probably get in on the 2nd or 3rd ballot, once the voters that refuse to vote people in their first year vote for him.
And what is your reasoning for this? He is a fantastic natural hitter that uses his excellent offensive fundamentals to be a great hitter - not power.
