Like a flan in a cupboard.
Oct. 8th, 2007 11:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
offbalance*sigh*
On the bright side, hockey season just started....
As always, it comes down to shitty pitching.
Clemens is gone. Good. We should ask for a refund, while we're at it. Or, use it to force him to come back as a pitching coach next year. Don't get me wrong, Gator is a legend, but I'm starting to wonder about his ability to coach.
We need to toss:
FARNESWORTH. Seriously. You're an albatross, dude. And that's on a good day.
Mussina. You're done, dude. Fork in you. I mean, the guy was unstable to start with, and he's only gotten worse.
Igawa. Sayonara, you fuck up.
ANYONE who cost a fortune but has pitched in fewer than five games this year. I'm looking at you, Pavano. Adios.
If you've blown more than five leads and your name is NOT Mariano Rivera, pack your shit and get out. (Farnesworth? Why the fuck are you still here?)
And scream bloody blasphemy all you like, but I'm wondering about how good a batting coach Mattingly actually is. Or is it the talent, not him?
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trebleahead pointed out to me that Mattingly is the bench coach, not the batting coach. My apologies, Donnie Baseball.
Steinbrenner has woken up from his nap long enough to blame Torre and threaten to fire him. Torre's not the problem. Or if he is, he's not the only problem. I'm not sure. Is he really going to blame the injuries on Torre? Or the fact that Torre has been trying to make a silk purse out of an overpriced sow's ear for most of the season, and done a commendable job of it?
Who the hell would they get, anyway? Really, tell me. Give me a name.
[EDIT: Supposedly Tony LaRussa's name is being tossed about. Yes, he's the third most successful manager in baseball, and he's available. I'm just worried about us losing Posada and Mo. Am ambivalent about A-Rod. Yes, he puts up numbers, but he's a lot to deal with and I wouldn't exactly accuse the guy of being clutch. I'd love to see them take his money and invest it in some solid young players. Like that Cleveland closer I saw on Sunday night, Lewis I think his name is. And Josh Beckett would be nice to see in pinstripes, too.]
But that's beside the point. The CRUCIAL thing is for the front office to stop fucking playing fantasy baseball and get some good, clutch hitters and a few more solid arms. We've got Joba, Hughes, Petitte, and Wang. That could be something. Ramirez might be just what we need to help Mo out in the bullpen.
And one last thing.
This year, I made it a point to sympathize with the Mets fans and how shitty their season ended. There was no pointing and laughing. I would appreciate the same. I'm not happy about this. Like any other fan, I want my team to win. I want them to win every year, just like every other fan of every other team. I don't care how many we've won in the past. It's new every time. (Ask any Cubs fan why it's such a big deal that they win another world series when they've won more than one in the past, and you'll get punched in the face. Trust me.) And, like Vince Lombardi once said, "If winning isn't everything, then why do they keep score?"
I've done my letter best to not be the mythological Yankee fan that everybody points to as the stereotypical asshole whenever they delight in pissing in my cornflakes, whenever I'm hurting that my team is hurting. So I'd appreciate just a tiny bit of fucking compassion. I know it's in the MLB bylaws that you have to torment Yankee fans at every turn, but give me a break, please? Thanks.
On the bright side, hockey season just started....
As always, it comes down to shitty pitching.
Clemens is gone. Good. We should ask for a refund, while we're at it. Or, use it to force him to come back as a pitching coach next year. Don't get me wrong, Gator is a legend, but I'm starting to wonder about his ability to coach.
We need to toss:
FARNESWORTH. Seriously. You're an albatross, dude. And that's on a good day.
Mussina. You're done, dude. Fork in you. I mean, the guy was unstable to start with, and he's only gotten worse.
Igawa. Sayonara, you fuck up.
ANYONE who cost a fortune but has pitched in fewer than five games this year. I'm looking at you, Pavano. Adios.
If you've blown more than five leads and your name is NOT Mariano Rivera, pack your shit and get out. (Farnesworth? Why the fuck are you still here?)
And scream bloody blasphemy all you like, but I'm wondering about how good a batting coach Mattingly actually is. Or is it the talent, not him?
EDIT:
trebleahead pointed out to me that Mattingly is the bench coach, not the batting coach. My apologies, Donnie Baseball. Steinbrenner has woken up from his nap long enough to blame Torre and threaten to fire him. Torre's not the problem. Or if he is, he's not the only problem. I'm not sure. Is he really going to blame the injuries on Torre? Or the fact that Torre has been trying to make a silk purse out of an overpriced sow's ear for most of the season, and done a commendable job of it?
Who the hell would they get, anyway? Really, tell me. Give me a name.
[EDIT: Supposedly Tony LaRussa's name is being tossed about. Yes, he's the third most successful manager in baseball, and he's available. I'm just worried about us losing Posada and Mo. Am ambivalent about A-Rod. Yes, he puts up numbers, but he's a lot to deal with and I wouldn't exactly accuse the guy of being clutch. I'd love to see them take his money and invest it in some solid young players. Like that Cleveland closer I saw on Sunday night, Lewis I think his name is. And Josh Beckett would be nice to see in pinstripes, too.]
But that's beside the point. The CRUCIAL thing is for the front office to stop fucking playing fantasy baseball and get some good, clutch hitters and a few more solid arms. We've got Joba, Hughes, Petitte, and Wang. That could be something. Ramirez might be just what we need to help Mo out in the bullpen.
And one last thing.
This year, I made it a point to sympathize with the Mets fans and how shitty their season ended. There was no pointing and laughing. I would appreciate the same. I'm not happy about this. Like any other fan, I want my team to win. I want them to win every year, just like every other fan of every other team. I don't care how many we've won in the past. It's new every time. (Ask any Cubs fan why it's such a big deal that they win another world series when they've won more than one in the past, and you'll get punched in the face. Trust me.) And, like Vince Lombardi once said, "If winning isn't everything, then why do they keep score?"
I've done my letter best to not be the mythological Yankee fan that everybody points to as the stereotypical asshole whenever they delight in pissing in my cornflakes, whenever I'm hurting that my team is hurting. So I'd appreciate just a tiny bit of fucking compassion. I know it's in the MLB bylaws that you have to torment Yankee fans at every turn, but give me a break, please? Thanks.
