The Dynasty Crumbles - the 2013 MFY Thread

[metirish]

Swan Swan H wrote: Should you ever ingest poison and need to induce vomiting, just read this.

Ugh, our old pal Wally.....still acting the wally he is.....

Ian O'Connor will be pissed he didn't write that one.

[Edgy MD]

Put aside the campaign to end the issue decisively by dealing Chamberlain and canonizing Rivera, my key takeaways are (1) that Wally got a scoop (!), and (2) it makes Yankees look bad no matter which way you slice it.

I got caught up in a Facebook thread last night where guys were one-upping each other slobbering over Rivera.

John Peters: Clearly Mariano is the class act here.

Bill Peters: Of course, he is. He always is.

John Peters: I think he's the classiest player ever.

Edgy MD: *Throwing up things I don't even remember eating.*

Bill Peters: They clearly need to release Chamberlain here.

John Peters: Mariano deserves no less.

Bill Peters: DECENCY deserves no less!

Edgy MD: *Throwing up vital organs now.*

John Peters: He obviously shouldn't be retiring.

...

[Ceetar]

That team pisses me off.

Almost as much as that stupid Yankees meme going around acting like Jeter is some secret-agent directory instead of an old fat gimp.

You're old! Lose already! someone take away their happy pills..

[Edgy MD]

Ceetar wrote: You're old! Lose already!

That would be a funny meme theme.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Ceetar wrote: You're old! Lose already! That would be a funny meme theme.

I'm at work, but tonight, I so want to photoshop one of those billboards about legends with "You're old! Lose already!"

[MFS62]

Edgy, why do you even deign to associate with Yankee fans?
Its not healthy for body OR mind, even if you have a strong gag reflex.

Later

[Edgy MD]

Aren't you married to a Yankee fan?

I was posting at a Facebook page The Old Mole invited me to.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: Aren't you married to a Yankee fan?

Sigh.
Yes.
So I know the frustration of trying to communicate with one.
But I have educated my grandchildren properly in the ways of Met-dom.

Later

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

The Crumbling Dynasty is now in first place despite aging players and injuries. Le sigh.

[Frayed Knot]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: The Crumbling Dynasty is now in first place despite aging players and injuries. Le sigh.

Partly because of stuff like this - which I believe I predicted somewhere in this thread (at least for Wells)

---	PA	AB	HR	BA	OBA	SLG
Vernon Wells 2012	262	243	11	.230	.279	.403
Vernon Wells 2013	143	132	9	.295	.343	.530

---	PA	AB	HR	BA	OBA	SLG
Travis Hafner 2012	263	219	12	.228	.346	.438
Travis Hafner 2013	111	93	6	.269	.387	.527

Wells is 34, Hafner 36
Totals do not include the results from this afternoon's 1-0 loss to Cleveland (rain-out make-up)

[Guest Swan Swan H]

Yankee castoff Raul Ibanez returns to the Bronx, hits a homer last night and a grand slam and a 2-run shot tonight. Phil Hughes torched for 7 ER in 2/3 of an inning, and the Mariners are cruising 12-2, which is enough of a lead to entrust to Oliver Perez.

Tomorrow's Snooze headline - Phil Used? Phil Hughes-less?

[Ceetar]

Perez hasn't allowed an inherited runner to score yet and is 1.17 ERA over 15.1 innings and a K/9 rate of 11.74. He's allowed 8 hits, (2 HR) and 8 BB +2 IBB over that time.

Everyone should've seen this coming. His velocity is back and he's back to the strike 'em out, or walk 'em, but you're probably not hitting it Perez we know and love.

Whatever happened to those two can't miss pitching aces the Yankees were developing?

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

One of them got shifted to the bullpen recently. Betances or Banuelos, not sure which.

[bmfc1]

If you don't dislike soccer, or a team in the MLS, now you will:

Major League Soccer has told everyone for two years that a second team in New York City would be the league�s 20th franchise � and the determined drive to make that happen didn�t always sit well with fans or media, many of whom wondered if expanding the league�s national footprint wasn�t the more prudent path. After all, wasn�t there already a team in New York? But maybe the masses didn�t understand the powerhouse ownership group being assembled. Major League Soccer today announced that English Premier League club Manchester City, a recently fortified club now flush with oil money, and Major League Baseball�s powerful and influential New York Yankees will own and operate the league�s newest expansion club. Branded as New York City Football Club (NYCFC), the league�s 20thy club is expected to kick its first ball in 2015. �We proudly welcome two of the most prestigious professional global sports organizations to Major League Soccer,� MLS commissioner Don Garber said in a statement issued this morning. �This is a transformational development that will elevate the league to new heights in this country. The New York area is home to more than 19 million people, and we look forward to an intense crosstown rivalry between New York City Football Club and the New York Red Bulls that will captivate this great city.� Assuming NYCFC does get going by 2015, the league�s 20th club will require an interim venue, pending a permanent home. Major League Soccer had attempted to get ahead in the game, working for more than two years to secure land and develop a facility within the city, helping distinguish this club from the New York Red Bulls, who have been with the league since its inaugural 1996 season but has always played in New Jersey. But the land and facility discussions long under way with community and business leaders in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens remain bogged down. That leaves MLS officials continuing to search for suitable sites.

http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/21/its-official-manchester-city-and-the-yankees-will-own-and-operate-major-league-soccers-newest-expansion-team/related/ (emphasis added.)

[Frayed Knot]

Curtis Granderson, just back from a broken wrist off a HBP in spring training, got hit by a pitch tonight and sustained a broken pinkie finger.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Frayed Knot wrote: Curtis Granderson, just back from a broken wrist off a HBP in spring training, got hit by a pitch tonight and sustained a broken pinkie finger.

Cash and these 'mos won't even shell out for decent calcium anymore-- the Boss would be rolling over... ROLLING OVER.

[Checks Facebook for 17th time during game]

[Notices quiet guy with Red Sox hat three rows in front of him]

[starts "BOS-TON FAG-GOT" chant, to cheer himself up]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

[Guest themetfairy]

[batmagadanleadoff]

Some crumbling.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote:

It's like if you cast a movie looking for "stereotypical, obnoxious Yankees fans" and saw these guys you'd say "no way, too over the top, they can't be for real."

[Frayed Knot]

During the little 'Chat with Alex' on Jeopardy a couple days back, the defending champ's little story involved him being a "totally superstitious" Yankme fan (from Florida of course) to the point of watching games with the sound muted most of the time. When pressed by Alex as to why that developed, he said because in post-season and other network games the announcers are often biased against the Yanx which makes it hard for him to listen.
Needless to say I rooted against him for the remainder of that show.
He lost.

It's like if you cast a movie looking for "stereotypical, obnoxious Yankees fans" and saw these guys you'd say "no way, too over the top, they can't be for real."

I said the same thing about the cast of 'Jersey Shore'.

[MFS62]

Don't know if this was noted in another thread-From ESPNNew York:

The Mets will honor retiring Yankees closer Mariano Rivera before Tuesday's game at Citi Field, a team official told ESPNNewYork.com. Teams have been honoring Rivera during his final season as he visits their stadiums for the last time during the regular season. He has been presented with checks for his charity as well as gifts. Rivera has also met with fans and team employees during his stops, sharing experiences and stories. Last season, the Mets gave retired Braves third baseman Chipper Jones artwork as part of his farewell tour.

Insert appropriate barfing emoticon here.

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

They should give him an insulated suit so that he can safely swim in his pool.

[G-Fafif]

�It's hard when you lose to your crosstown rivals. Do you really want to be part of the team that gets swept by your crosstown rivals?��
--Joe Girardi, who would know, May 30, 2013

[Edgy MD]

Almost sounds like a resignation.

[Frayed Knot]

The 'replacement Yanx magic' thing only worked for so long

April: .261/.330/.432 // 766
May: .232/.283/.378 // 661

[MFS62]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: John Cougar Lunchbucket wrote: It's like if you cast a movie looking for "stereotypical, obnoxious Yankees fans" and saw these guys you'd say "no way, too over the top, they can't be for real."

Primordial sludge, scraped up from the bottom of the gene pool.

Later

[Edgy MD]

The funny thing is I focused so much on Johnny Interfero's gesticulations that I missed (1) Big "Champions" guy behind him screaming what appear to be the words "Fuck you! Fuck you, Roy!" and (2) mooks on both Johnny's left and right patiently explaining to their only semi-initiated (a) female companion and ( child that it's actually awesome that they're behaving like a hateful mook mob, that it's some sort of privilege that comes with the ticket.

[Edgy MD]

Green shirt kid. Also has a dad initiating him.

[Benjamin Grimm]

What's the story behind this? What are they reacting to?