Cheap Homers, Torn Hammies, Twisting Words
By Mike Silva ~ June 5th, 2009. Filed under: Morning Digest.
- You remember the old saying “it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt?” well the new Yankee Stadium might be the baseball version of that corny phrase. You love the stadium when it provides you gifts, like the Melky Cabrera homer, but what happens if the Yanks lose a playoff series because of something like that? I say you might see a call for a Federal investigation.
- Does anyone really believe that the torn hamstring is a new injury to Reyes? I don’t think it was the initial problem in San Francisco, but you have to believe he torn it while trying to come back in Los Angeles. I would bet rushing back created this second injury. Why do the Mets put themselves in these positions? Now you will have to live without the engine to your offense for the next six weeks – at least. If Reyes was misdiagnosed then I think it’s time to start examining the medical staff on this team. If the Mets were more upfront about injuries maybe they wouldn’t get so much grief in the press. Love to hear Omar explain this one later today.
- You know who should call for a Federal investigation about the wind at Yankee Stadium? Elvis Andrus. He hit a ball to left in the eighth that I was ticketed for the seats and died. Maybe the ghosts have finally migrated their way across the street.
- At least Chien Ming Wang lowered his ERA again. Maybe the seventh inning isn’t such a crazy idea?
- I said that the Mets couldn’t win without Reyes. Long term they can’t. Assuming that they can get him back healthy, for good, come the All Star Break the rest of the team must step up. That is their only chance to save 2009. I will chat more about this later today.
- I read this article on Deadspin about how a Mets blogger misconstrued Keith Hernandez’s comments on Roberto Clemente. Keith has been in hot water before, but interpreting his Clemente comments in that manner is just off base. Keith says “and he can fly” to all players that have speed. I won’t link up the site, but you could go to Deadspin and find it. I am not a big fan of Deadspin, but obviously they just are doing what they do. Unfortunately, this type of twisting words is what you get when you have children holding the keys to the proverbial car. When I read the author of the site basically has been watching the team for about five minutes it all made more sense. Unfortunately all independent media suffers because you get generalized due to the misbehaving antics of one or two people. Maybe I should start giving out a Bill O’ Reilly “pinhead” award. We can kick it off with this ridiculous situation.
- Check out our Thursday’s show as former Yankees pitcher Mike Buddie talked about the great 1998 Yankees team in our latest historical feature.
