The Mets unveiled their Citifield logo today, and it’s, um, one for the ages. Emma Span takes an amusing look at the latest in corporate synergy. I’m just glad new Yankee Stadium will remain Yankee Stadium. Call me a traditionalist, but it just looks – and sounds – better that way.
THT: Yanks still pretty good
For all the talk that the Red Sox are so much better than the Yankees that we’ve seen around other parts of the Internet lately, a few writers are admitting what we know: The Yankees, who finished 2 games back of the Red Sox, are still very good. John Beamer, a Braves fan writing at The Hardball Times, takes an unbiased, statistical look at the Yankees (with Johan Santana) and sees a team that is very, very capable of winning 95 games. Without Santana the Yanks are probably hovering right around 90 wins.
The Yanks finished just two games back of Boston after a very poor start last year and were, by most accounts, the better team except for four days in October. I like the sound of what Beamer’s selling.
Supposedly, some teams are in the playoffs
But the Yankees still — like always — bring in the news. Look at the top stories on FoxSports.com:
Carlos Delgado knows New York’s real winning team
Mets first baseman Carlos Delgado, avowed uniform collector, was spotted in the Shea clubhouse carrying the uniform of the good New York team today. Needless to say, Mets fans are not too happy with Delgado right now.
Move over 2004 Yankees
The Mets, up 7 with 17 games left to play, have lost the NL East. The Phillies wouldn’t say die and managed to overtake the Mets this weekend to claim the NL East title. Wow.
Cover your eyes Mets’ fans
It’s gettin’ ugly early. 4-0 Fish, 1 out in the top of the first.
Update: Glavine just plunked Dontrelle Willis with the bases loaded, 5-0 Fish. Tommy’s out, Jorge Sosa’s on in relief. Still only 1 out.
Update 2: Big K of Hanley by Sosa.
Update 3: Double down the LF line by Uggla. 7-0 Fish after the first. Ya gotta believe.
Confused by the NL playoff picture?
Well, you’re not the only. No matter how many times Ben Shpigel lays it out for us, it still doesn’t make sense. That is, it still doesn’t make sense until you read The Dugout explain the NL playoff picture. Then, it becomes crystal clear.