The Dynasty Crumbles - the 2013 MFY Thread

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Edgy MD wrote: I tell you though. I have little doubt that big shots declaring a story to be boring has a pretty good history of making a story go away.

It's really less the declaration of boringness and more the inconvenience of the steroid destroying the narrative.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Baseball Prospectus now has the Yankees down to 1.0 per cent for making the playoffs.

[Ceetar]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: Baseball Prospectus now has the Yankees down to 1.0 per cent for making the playoffs.

So it's okay then that Andy Pettitte interrupting "meaningful" baseball to announce his retirement I guess.

[HahnSolo]

The MFY narrative of Pettitte's HGH use has been: "he didn't do it for a competitive advantage, he did it to return quicker from an injury." That's all well and good. it also conveniently leaves out the fact that returning quicker from an injury IS a competitive advantage.

[bmfc1]

I'm guessing that Kay said this today (I won't verify): "Now Mo and Andy will be enshrined together."

[G-Fafif]

Forecast for Sunday: Soft rain, wept by Jesus and Klapisch, not necessarily in that order.

[Frayed Knot]

The MFY narrative of Pettitte's HGH use has been: "he didn't do it for a competitive advantage, he did it to return quicker from an injury." That's all well and good. it also conveniently leaves out the fact that returning quicker from an injury IS a competitive advantage.

It's like the Clemens defender I heard once: "Roger didn't take steroids, he just worked out much harder than anyone else"

DUH!!! What do you think steroids allows you to do?!?!?

[Guest d'Kong76]

Not gonna miss the born-again satanic stare.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

The Magic Elimination Number is now


The Yankees retired this number for Joe Dimaggio. Joltin' Joe famously had a post-baseball career as a spokesman for Mr. Coffee. Present day Yankees use a lot more than coffee to get themselves going.

[MFS62]

Now Andy can spend his time PEDdling stuff on TV like Joltin' Joe.

Later

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

The Magic Elimination Number is now


The Yankees retired #3 for Babe Ruth. Before he was a Yankee, Ruth had a successful career as a pitcher. If he pitched for today's Yankees, he'd be known as the member of the staff with the lean physique.

[Ceetar]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: The Magic Elimination Number is now The Yankees retired #3 for Babe Ruth. Before he was a Yankee, Ruth had a successful career as a pitcher. If he pitched for today's Yankees, he'd be known as the member of the staff with the lean physique.

still holding my breath. I believe I remember showing up to work on the last monday of 2007 and updating my magic number to clinch to 3.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

The Magic Number for Yankee elimination is


The proudest Yankee Billy Martin would shake his head in disgust and kick dirt on the shoes of this team.

[MFS62]

Mets � Willets Point wrote: The proudest Yankee Billy Martin would shake his head in disgust and kick dirt on the shoes of this team.

Just before George Steinbrenner fired him ... again.

Later

[G-Fafif]

A LEGENDARY MFY HOTHEAD, HE WOULD NOT HAVE STOOD FOR THIS SHIT. SURELY HE WOULD HAVE PICKED A FIGHT WITH A WRITER OR GONE ON A LEGENDARY BENDER BY NOW.

[Edgy MD]

That would be a creative form of vandalism. Replacing Yankee plaques with bogus (but accurate) rewrites.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: That would be a creative form of vandalism. Replacing Yankee plaques with bogus (but accurate) rewrites.

Considering how tight that place is locked down, and that they don't dare let you in during games.. tough indeed.

[Frayed Knot]

Sneak in during the 7th inning stretch when all the security guys are busy trying to prevent people from going to the bathroom.

[MFS62]

Edgy MD wrote: That would be a creative form of vandalism. Replacing Yankee plaques with bogus (but accurate) rewrites.

That might make for a fun spin-off thread. But that Billy Martin one would be tough to beat.

Later

[Ceetar]

It's amazing how classless the Yankees are sometimes. This bobble nonsense is amusing, and not getting nearly the mockery that it deserves.

[metirish]

Ceetar wrote: It's amazing how classless the Yankees are sometimes. This bobble nonsense is amusing, and not getting nearly the mockery that it deserves.

Yeah, saw some of that on various social media, seemed like a real fuck up. Near riots over a bobblehead doll?, grow the fuck up wankers.

[Ceetar]

metirish wrote: Ceetar wrote: It's amazing how classless the Yankees are sometimes. This bobble nonsense is amusing, and not getting nearly the mockery that it deserves. Yeah, saw some of that on various social media, seemed like a real fuck up. Near riots over a bobblehead doll?, grow the fuck up wankers.

Not having the bobbleheads ready, messy voucher system, long waits to get them when they did arrive,(line stretched all the way up to the upper deck) saw that someone on Twitter said he got 8, which means they allowed people to buck the system somehow, plus only for first 18,000 fans.

[HahnSolo]

The media would be destroying the Mets if this were their fuckup.

[Guest themetfairy]

Frayed Knot wrote: Sneak in during the 7th inning stretch when all the security guys are busy trying to prevent people from going to the bathroom.

I'm not familiar with this particular MFY douchebaggery - please enlighten me.

[Ceetar]

themetfairy wrote: Frayed Knot wrote: Sneak in during the 7th inning stretch when all the security guys are busy trying to prevent people from going to the bathroom. I'm not familiar with this particular MFY douchebaggery - please enlighten me.

STAND AT ATTENTION THEY'RE PLAYING GOD BLESS AMERICA YOU WORTHLESS HEATHEN

[seawolf17]

HahnSolo wrote: The media would be destroying the Mets if this were their fuckup.

No kidding.

[Guest Mets � Willets Point]

themetfairy wrote: Sneak in during the 7th inning stretch when all the security guys are busy trying to prevent people from going to the bathroom. I'm not familiar with this particular MFY douchebaggery - please enlighten me.

Not sure if they still do this, but here's a story from 2009: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/07/god-bless-america-yankee_n_227173.html

I didn't see ushers with chains when I went to YSIII earlier in the month.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

True story: I was at a game at MFY Stadium II years ago and looking at the stuff in Monument Park. It was during batting practice. A ball came flying into the park, and bounced to an older teenager who was there with his girlfriend. He was thrilled to have the ball. And I guy in a uniform -- I don't remember whether it was stadium security or a police officer -- walked right over and demanded the ball. He said something like "We collect those." The kid was crushed, but handed it over without questioning.

Seemed very strange to me. I also suspected that the guy in uniform just wanted a ball.

[Ceetar]

oh and I forgot, they apparently wouldn't let anyone into the stadium since the bobbleheads hadn't arrived yet.

[Guest themetfairy]

You're right - if the bobblehead fiasco had happened to the Mets, it would be front page news.

Thanks for the enlightenment!