Rubbing It In: Kaz Matsui

"Hi Met fans it's me your favorite former second baseman, Kaz Matsui. I just want to express my condolences to you as a fan base for your difficult week and point out that you guys can still root for me this week against your hated Phillies. I know how disappointed you all were when I was traded away but fear not Philadelphia is only a Two Hour drive from Queens so you even can take a trip down the Jersey Turnpike and see me in person. How exciting is that? You must feel better already.

And how about last night? Wasn't I great last night? I went 2-6 scored a run in the first, had the go ahead sac fly in the 6th and that huge leadoff double in the 13th. You guys all knew I was going to come through in the clutch. I didn't even have to say that, of course you guys did, you know how top notch of a player I am. Oh and didn't you love the charging off balance play I made as well? That was a good one, maybe even a Web Gem.

Alright guys I need to take some BP so I can get ready for the Playoffs instead of golfing and a flight back to Japan. Again I'll be in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon in the leadoff slot for a Playoff team unlike Jose who'll probably in a club drinking, so if you want to improve your mood I'm sure you can find some tickets on Ebay or something."

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M E T S = Mercifully End The Season

Do it before David Wright gets Hurt!

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Numbers On Steroids: Mickey Mantle

Numbers on Steroids is a look at baseball players during the 90s to see if anything screams out at you. This week it's throwing a curve ball and looking at All Time Great Yankees. Players that we know did not take steroids to see if this gives a defense to any of the players 'convicted' by Numbers on Steroids. Time to look at my dad's favorite athlete of all time, Mickey Mantle. Averages Say: What's with the mysterious dip at 27 and then the uptick? At Bats Per Home Run Says: That's a mighty jump from 22 to 24 Explaining As If It Was the 90s If you take a look at the numbers there are two time frames which in the 1990s would be questioned. First would be the incredible leap he took from his first year in the big leagues to his first MVP season in 1956. His batting average jumped 50 points. His slugging percentage jumped 90 points and he hit 15 more homers than his previous high. This wouldn't merrit a conviction nowadays though because the young age he...

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Guest Post: Thoughts on Sabathia Signing

I asked Grutt what his thoughts were on the Sabathia signing and I thought his response pretty much nailed it. So here it is. I don’t know. Every year I get a little more disenchanted with baseball. Yea, it’s great we signed the top pitching free agent. But we were supposed to. No team was even in the ballpark of the Yankees offer yet they still needed to jump from the already ridiculous price of $140 million to $160 million to close the deal. Now I hear we are going to sign more pitchers who will also get large contracts and the position player gaps are still glaring. Each new, large contract just adds to the feeling that the Yanks are supposed to win it all. “I think we have a good chance this year.” That is a lost feeling. If they don’t win I’ll wonder why, like there has to be some other reason besides that it’s a sport you can never predict how things will work out and some years just aren’t yours to be won. If they win I will be pleasantly smug. It gets a little more...

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