So Much Crap, So Little Space

Where to begin? I have thoughts on a lot of items today, the Mets, the Yankees, the Jets, the Islanders and other stuff. Hmmmmmm.

Let's start with the Jets. Ugh. That about sums it up. Chad comes out firing, giving a large F U to critics by throwing a ball 50 yards in the air to Coles for a touchdown. Of course, his arm was then done for the day, so they didn't attempt anything tha long again. Smart gameplanning there Brian Scott. For all the tooth gnashing over Chad, maybe someone ought to think about BS. Some might say too bad the Dolphins didn't hire him after last year.

Once again, they get away from the running game. It must be nice to be Thomas Jones, making millions to run 12 times. Jesus guys, can you give him 20 rushes at least? Might have helped control the damn game and kept the awful defense off the field.

Speaking of the defense(less), fandom to Eric, it is time to scrap the travesty of a 3-4 alignment and go to a 4-3. Vilma and Robertson are not built for a 3-4. You are not getting any pressure on the QB. Smell that Eric? It's not lasagna from Vesuvio. It's stink emitted by your defense.

So next week, Chad will be the back-up and Kellen Clemens will start. What will the excuse be that fans and critics will use when Clemens can't get it done either?

Islanders -

If I told you they would be 5-3 after 8 games, would you take it? I would have. Pleasant surprise so far on the Island. Bill Guerin has 4 goals in his last two games. Comrie got off the schneid against the Devils (Poor Brent, they are in deep poop right now). The defense has been good, with Campoli showing that his rookie year of 2 years ago wasn't the fluke, last year was. Bryan Berard is playing very well, and the special teams are doing very well. Ricky has been good when he has had to be. Now, they get a week off. A week. What the hell is wrong with the schedule makers? They played 5 games in 7 nights recently, now they get 6 days off? Un-balanced schedule + stupidity.

Mets

Nothing to report here, except some are calling for Torre to join the organization, either as bench coach (and I made this joke on Metsgeek last week), or on SNY. The thought is that he can be ready to replace Willie if need be. Yeah, that'll work. Bring in Torre and Willie will be running scared all year. Plus, who do you think Willie learned his Proven Veteran® theory from? It is a recipe for disaster. No thanks.

Yankees

Loving the turmoil in the Bronx. They tried to give Torre a performance incentive laden contract in the hopes he would reject it and that the kool-aid drinkers would bash Torre. Of course, that is what happened. I like how Yankee fans say "well, he hasn't won anything in 7 years". If that is the feeling, well, what about these guys:

Jeter
Rivera
Posada
Pettitte

If they all get passes for what they did, why not Joe? Is it Joe's fault that Damon throws like my 7 year old daughter? Is it his fault Giambalco can't play any position other than DH, along with 3 other guys? That Matsui keep getting hurt? That A-Rod can't handle the pressure of the playoffs? That 19 game winner Wang blew it in two playoff starts? That Clemens sucks?

Nope. But that is what the "braintrust" thinks. It is quite breathtaking to watch Hank turn into George and belittle Torre. I wonder how many free agents are going to want to play in the Bronx? Oh, I know they can offer a lot of money, but one day, a player is going to stand up and say "you know what, I don't care about the money, I am not going to work for a bunch of incompetents." Will Johan Santana really want to play there next year? Time will tell I suppose.

As for the next manager, it could be Girardi, Mattingly or Pena. Now, we all know the Yankees are going to interview all 3 of them, because they have to follow the guidelines in regards to interviewing minority candidates. But we also know George has his heart set on Mattingly. The process is a farce.

Other Stuff -

I love reading on various web-sites that Red Sox fans are the new Yankee fans. Sorry, I don't buy it. They won 1 World Series. For the most part, the Sox fans I know are not obnoxious pricks like a lot of Yankee fans I know. Of course, there are exceptions, and there are surely a number of "Mass-holes". But they have a long way to go to reach Yankee-Hole levels. Part of the problem is the internet, where you have Simmons crowing about the Sox and Patriots, and fans of other teams project that upon non-media related fans. Is Simmons right to crow? Sure. He is a fan, he should be happy about the Sox. Of course it is fair for people to think he is a twit for crowing in every column he writes. I do not agree that people paint all Sox fans with the same brush. Again, I am sure there are a number of twits in the Sox fan-base, but to me it reeks of jealousy over the fact the Sox won. Now that they are going to face the Rockies with a 2nd WS on the line, this perception will only grow. I guess we will have to see who Jesus loves more, the Rockies, or the Mass-Holes.

Patriots fans on the other hand are Mass-holes. Every last one of them. :)

That's all for today folks. Depending on what breaking news happens, I may post later this week. Since we are not in the Hot-stove yet, I won't be posting every day. Once it starts, I will be a tad more regular.