Cheaters, Murderers, Perjurers, Mercenaries

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

This is awesome: Following is text of an actual letter the MFYs sent their fans:

Good Morning, Do [sic] to the overwhelming demand for season tickets, all plans were distributed subject to availability. In the event that the partial plan you requested was not available, you were assigned an alternative plan (subject to availability). From here you have the option to either accept or decline, if you decline (if the plan does not meet your needs or budget) you can go into your my Yankees account (under personal preferences) and mark down that you wish to decline and/ or enter the pool process for your preferred plan, At this point you cannot change your seats or plans unless your [sic] interested in the $350 seats. If you accept then the full payment will be due on Feb 27th which you can pay online or by calling (718) xxx-xxxx. Because of the demand for all season tickets, we stronly [sic] suggest that ticket Licensees accept their initial seat assignments. The demand for many plans will definetely [sic] exceed the available seats locations and if you decline your assignment there may not be any availability in the alternative seat location and/ or plan that you request. If you have any questions or concerns I would suggest to call (718) xxx-xxxx and we can try to assist you. Sincerely, New York Yankees Ticket Operations Yankee Stadium 161st Street & River Avenue Bronx, NY 10451

Not to mention this note is all about strong-arming fans into buying the most expensive seats since they'd oversold the mid-priced ones.

Stay classy, MFYs.

[metirish]

A lex Rodriguez has a cyst on his hip and will travel to Colorado to see a specialist tomorrow . Rodriguez is expected to miss the WBC although MLB sources are saying he won't...of course they are.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

A lex Rodriguez has a cyst on his hip and will travel to Colorado to see a specialist tomorrow . Rodriguez is expected to miss the WBC although MLB sources are saying he won't...of course they are.[/quote:1sfrepzs]

Is said cyst a blood relation?

[bmfc1]

Did he get the cyst from his cousin?

[soupcan]

I realize this is the media trying to make sumpin' outta nuttin' but I love the fact that A-Rod just cannot get out of his own way...

LOOSE LIPS A-ROD HAS CYST ON HIP By KEVIN KERNAN March 4, 2009 -- JUPITER, Fla. - Chalk up yet another day when Alex Rodriguez rocked the Yankee Universe. Rodriguez first shook things up yesterday afternoon when he tried to compliment Jose Reyes, which left A-Rod open to criticism that he had dissed Derek Jeter. A second tremor came last night when it was revealed the Rodriguez has a hip injury that likely will knock him out of the World Baseball Classic, sources said. Earlier in the day when I asked A-Rod about the Mets shortstop's laser running ability, he said, "I wish he was leading off on our team or playing on our team; that's fun to watch." "Our team" happens to be the Yankees, which has Jeter at short and Johnny Damon leading off. Shortly after A-Rod made his statement, he sent word through a WBC official that he did not mean anything negative toward Jeter. Too late, the blogo-sphere was off and running with the quote, and once again A-Rod was being criticized for saying the wrong thing, even though he was simply trying to praise Reyes. As for the right hip injury, Rodriguez will fly to Colorado today to be examined by Dr. Marc Phillopon. Turns out Rodriguez had an MRI Saturday in Tampa, and a cyst was discovered in the hip before he came to the WBC. Rodriguez has had tightness in the hip, going back to last season. On Monday, during the Dominican team practice, he ran sprints and stretched, showing no signs of any problems. But hip explosion is essential to hitting. He was 1-for-3 yesterday with a double in the 10-1 win over the Marlins and left the game in the fifth inning. "He has no pain," said a Yankees source. "We just want to take every precaution." In a statement Brian Cashman said, "We felt it was in everyone's best interests - for the team and the player - to send Alex to Dr. Phillopon, who is regarded as the leading expert in his field." The Yankees, no fans of the WBC, likely will pull A-Rod from the tournament because too much is at stake. Rodriguez has been in the middle of a steroid storm this spring, and this is another setback. Though A-Rod repeated he is having a great time, the WBC has already caused him problems like with his Reyes comment. He could have chosen his words better. The politically correct answer would have been: "It's great to be Jose's WBC teammate. It's great to be playing with Derek Jeter, a first-ballot Hall of Famer, every day with the Yankees." I don't think life should be that scripted, though. I like it when athletes live in the moment, let it go and say what they have to say. That's what makes them human, and if we've learned anything about A-Rod over the last few weeks, he is human. He makes plenty of mistakes. But let's be honest, he didn't exactly come out and say, "I hate Jeter." And, honestly, wouldn't you want Reyes leading off for any team? After A-Rod praised Reyes and Hanley Ramirez, I asked Rodriguez if he watched Reyes run the bases. That's when he smiled and said, "I wish he was leading off on our team or playing on our team; that's fun to watch." A-Rod then caught himself, hitting the edit button. "Anytime you have that type of speed; we have a guy in [brett] Gardner, that's probably the most fun you can have is watching a guy like that run." The press conference ended. A-Rod punched the edit button again, sending word through a representative he did not mean anything against Jeter. The WBC format does not allow media into the clubhouse, so there were no more explanations. The hole had been dug. Yes, Jeter always says the right thing and would not get in such a mess. But that can be boring; A-Rod is never boring. He's never going to be Jeter and that's a good thing. He's different. A-Rod's hip injury is much more of a concern than an off-the-cuff comment. kevin.kernan@nypost.com

[metirish]

I'd feel bad for him if he were't who he was.....the report I read had him not only sending word through the Dominican PR guy but also he called the MFY's to make sure he was not misinterpreted.

UNREAL

[Guest Edgy DC]

It says something about how the guy has been buried that a Post reporter is trying to dig him out.

When a tabloid starts feeling bad about how much you've been milked, well, I'm surprised the cyst isn't on his nipple.

Edited March 4, 2009 by Guest

[Fman99]

He should just come in with a 1980's Saints fan-style paper bag on his head and not speak at all. He could draw a happy face on it and be done.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Woman claims Bernie hit her at club Thursday, March 12, 2009 NorthJersey.com SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico � A woman has filed a complaint against former Yankees center fielder Bernie Williams for allegedly hitting her at a nightclub while she took his picture. Officer Angel Nazario said the woman claimed Williams snatched the camera, damaged it and hit her in the face. The incident allegedly happened around 2:30 a.m. Thursday at a San Juan nightclub, hours after the Puerto Rican team beat the Netherlands 5-0 in the World Baseball Classic. Williams, who is playing for Puerto Rico, left with the team on Thursday for Miami. It will play the United States in the tournament�s second round. Officer Marisol de Jesus said police are investigating. Team manager Lou Melendez did not immediately return a call for comment.

[G-Fafif]

Francesa:

This woman, if that's what she is, has no business being in a club that late. She shouldn't be trying to steal Bernie's soul with a camera. What is she doing that for? Bernie's just too good a soul to have her arrested. Bernie just goes to that club because its kitchen is big enough to cook breakfast for all the orphans he cooks breakfast for! Everybody knows he has to have it done by five in the morning so Derek and Andy and Jorge can start delivering it. Everybody knows that! Bernie would still be playing with the Yanks except he was tired of the guilt he was carrying around from taking the food out of the mouths of so many pitchers!

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

http://www.newsday.com/iphone/ny-sparod0318,0,5457514.story

So we've all seen this, yes?

Joke-off!

Aaaaaaand... begin.

[Fman99]

Mr. Cashman? Yeah, it's me, Alex. Do you know what the best thing is to remove semen stains from a mirror?

OK, call me back.

[Guest metsguyinmichigan]

"So this is what Madonna sees when I pucker these sweet lips!"

[metirish]

There are times when words are not enough with this guy.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

"Would you f*ck me, Yuri? I would f*ck me."

[Guest Edgy DC]

"Extreme success can be alienating, it's true. But I'm not alone. Not since I found... Xela."

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

One of you HAS to blow that photo up and hang it from the rails at the 1st MFY-NYM game.

[Guest Edgy DC]

Iubitul probably has the equipment to put that sucker on a bedsheet.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I would-- we have a giant printer at work for map-production-- but, really? This is kinda disturbing.

I don't scare easy-- checked coats at an anything-goes kink club in Philly during college, and have had friends with many an exotic personality quirk-- but I wish I could unsee this.

[G-Fafif]

I don't scare easy-- checked coats at an anything-goes kink club in Philly during college...[/quote:2cq3wruh]

I find it interesting that a club where anything went, people were particular about not just tossing their coat any old place.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I don't scare easy-- checked coats at an anything-goes kink club in Philly during college...

[G-Fafif]

I don't scare easy-- checked coats at an anything-goes kink club in Philly during college...

[Guest Edgy DC]

Some guy named Kevin spooges all over himself, somehow forgets to mention Jeter.

Kevin Frisch: Mets to play in shadow of new Yankee Stadium

By Kevin Frisch

GateHouse News Service

Posted Mar 26, 2009 @ 05:44 PM

http://www.norwichbulletin.com/archive/x388884869/g113170637f943494cb83eca3e9ca626cc3268a69203282.jpg

Even late in the day, when the sun is at its lowest, the shadow cast by the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx does not reach all the way to Queens. Literally, that is.

But make no mistake, when the New York Mets trot out of the dugout April 13 to play their first game in their own new ballfield, Yankee Stadium will indeed be blotting out the sun that is the New York City media. It will mark the latest chorus in which the Mets play second fiddle to their more established, more successful, more ... everything crosstown rivals, the New York Yankees.

The two new venues are as different as their tenants. Yankee Stadium is all granite and limestone, a solid monument of a building reflecting the gravitas and sturdiness of the franchise. Even the name speaks of a team that is used to doing things on its own; no corporate sponsor for us, thank you.

The Mets' new park is designed to resemble the late, lamented Ebbets Field, home of the old Brooklyn Dodgers. While the Yankees revel in their history, the Mets are left to appropriate someone else's. And the name? Citi Field. The Mets, with their usual impeccable timing, managed to marry their fortunes to one of the institutions now receiving government bailout funds. There's a good omen for you.

And this figures: The Yankees have a �stadium.� Definition: A large, modern structure, with tiered seating for spectators, used for athletic games. The Mets, a �field.� Definition: Something you find behind an elementary school.

In moving into Citi Field, the Mets tore down their old home, Shea Stadium, to the despair of practically no one. Shea was a venue whose charm lie solely on the field. Sure it hosted some historic moments � the Beatles playing the first concert at a major stadium in 1965 (I wasn't there), the improbable, come-from-behind 10th inning victory in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series (I wasn't there), that streaker in 1974 who eluded security for a full two minutes in the outfield before being brought down when he couldn't scale the centerfield fence (that, I was there for) � but it offered neither comfort nor character.

But now the two teams have new homes. Yankee Stadium (projected cost, $1.6 billion) and Citi Field (projected cost: $850 million). Baseball tradition holds that if a franchise builds a new stadium, the All-Star Game that year will be played there.

Any guesses which venue will be hosting this summer's All-Star Game? That's right, Yankee Stadium. Any guesses which team will host the All-Star Game next year? That's right, the Los Angeles Angels. The Mets get so little respect they should have named their park Rodney Danger Field.

All of of which reinforces my long-held theory that the Mets are the little brother of New York City baseball. Except for brief and all-but-inexplicable aberrations � the "Miracle Mets" of 1969; going from last place to first in the final month of the 1973 season and making the playoffs with a whopping 82-79 won-loss record; that ball rolling through Bill Buckner's legs in the 1986 World Series � the Mets are also-rans.

The Yankees, meanwhile, are the talented eldest son who effortlessly makes the honor roll year after year.

The Yankees build dynasties; the Mets build character. The Yankees have 28 players (not to mention nine managers) in the Hall of Fame; the Mets have one. Yankees fans have chips on their shoulders; Mets fans have ulcers.

Mets fans are loyal, resilient, optimistic, enjoy the excitement of uncertain outcomes and realize that life is not fair � especially to the Mets. Yankee fans are far less complicated: They enjoy the monotony of winning.

So it should come as no surprise that their new homes should reflect their relative stations in Big Apple Baseballdom. The sun shines brightly for the Bronx Bombers. Over at City Field, there's always that shadow.

Contact Daily Messenger managing editor Kevin Frisch at (585) 394-0770/Ext. 257 or by e-mail at

kfrisch@messengerpostmedia.com

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[Benjamin Grimm]

If mainstream media really is dead, as many claim, it's because they employ too many idiots.

[metirish]

The Yankees have 28 players (not to mention nine managers) in the Hall of Fame; the Mets have one.

just so dumb......

Even late in the day, when the sun is at its lowest, the shadow cast by the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx does not reach all the way to Queens. Literally, that is.

Oh please , that's Lupica 101.......

[dinosaur jesus]

Interesting theory about the Mets being the little brother of New York baseball. I don't think I've ever heard it before. Retarded cousin, awkward sister--those I've heard. But little brother? Wow. Give him points for originality.

But he's way off about the Mets having only one Hall of Fame player. Please, the number is two. Gary Carter counts in my book, no matter what cap he's wearing on his plaque.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I mean, what do you say to crap like this? There's really nothing.


Well, except for the fact that fact-checking something like which team is "hosting this summer's All-Star Game" (answer: St. Louis, not the MFYs) should be second nature to someone who claims any permutation of the title "editor." Oh, and that it apparently doesn't come so naturally to Mr. Frisch tells me all I need to know about the attention to detail that attends his particular sort of hackery.

[Theoldmole]

Three. I claim Willie Mays.

[seawolf17]

Fuck that; I claim Casey too.

[DocTee]

and Yogi