Squawker Jon may have something to celebrate – not only did his Mets win two of three in the Subway Series, but he wasn’t disappointed with the “Lost” finale. Can’t say I can say the same. I’m not happy at all with this weekend. Call me Offfically Concerned about the state of the Yankees.
When the highlight of the Yankees’ weekend is Javier Vazquez’s pitching, and even that was bittersweet (thanks to him banging up his finger on a bunt), you know it wasn’t a good series.
Grrrrrrr. As one of our Red Sox fan/Squawker readers pointed out to me on Facebook last night, the Yanks are now just 2.5 games ahead of the Red Sox in the standings. And the Bombers have lost 10 of their last 15 games, and six of their last eight games. Not good.
So, call me the Squawk Monster, as I make some fire-breathing observations:
* Doesn’t look like Joe Girardi was happy with Francisco Cervelli not running when he hit the ball that hit the foul pole last night. (The one the umps ruled was a single, not a homer.)
* A Met fan wrote me this on Facebook last night, regarding Francisco Rodriguez’s postgame celebrations: “You can’t really pick on K-Rod though – at least he only celebrates when the game is over. That Cervelli guy celebrates every time his pitcher throws a strike or he gets a hit. Let him get more than about 30 hits in his career before he starts acting like that.” Uh-oh!
* Squawker Jon and I were at the Citi Field finale of the Subway Series last year, where a shaky K-Rod walked Mariano Rivera with the bases loaded. I think I liked last year better!
* CC Sabathia hasn’t looked right since that game at Fenway Park where he was one strike away from getting the win, before the rain delay. (Yes, I know he had pretty good numbers against the Sox at Yankee Stadium last week, but he looked like he was battling and struggling the whole time.
* How long before we hear the “A-Rod always strikes out in a big spot” idiots again?
Anyhow, I’m sure I’ve missed a ton of other things to complain about. But I’m sure Squawker Jon and our Met fan/Yankee hater readers will remind me of them!
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