Thursday, July 21, 2011
Down In Front! Episode 5 - Saturday 7/23/11 1:00PM CTV 34
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Down In Front! Episode 5 - Saturday 7/23/11 1:00PM CTV 34
New York Mets Employee of the Month...
HIGH AND TIGHT
Now that he's gone and payroll has been cleared, signing Jose Reyes is back on the table...
Now that he's gone and payroll has been cleared, signing Jose Reyes is back on the table...
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Frauds of the AL East: The Rays and Orioles
HIGH AND TIGHT
Time for a little venting...
I have seen all I need to see of the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles. To wit:
THE RAYS: I have this thing about MLB sandbaggers. Namely, the parasites in the progressive tax system that is revenue sharing who won't spend the money on baseball.
Back in college, I had a frat brother from Tennessee named Steve. Steve was about 6'5", and in a D-3 school in the late 1970's was a back-up center on the basketball team. When the media guide came out, it read that "Steve focuses on defense". Steve read this, laughed, and said, "that means I don't score".
During Yankees' run to the 2009 World Championship -- yes, I still call it that -- much was made of the Twins and Angels being "fundamentally sound" and "playing the game the right way". Then, I saw them play under pressure. I was not impressed. You saw the games. What it really meant is they don't hit all that much.
I coined a phrase for this: They are strong in the fundamentals, except when they're not.
After the Rays handed the game to the Yankees today -- and I mean handed it to them -- I am sure they are going to drop out of the race, and soon. "Big Game James", who tries a pick-off at 3rd? With 2 out? And the bottom of the order up? I want to read that book.
I have also seen quite enough of B.J. Upton. His 7th inning today was one for the ages.
Remember late last season when the Yankees' Greg Golson threw Carl Crawford out at 3rd from short RF on a fly out to end the game? Crawford and Joe Maddon both exclaimed "we do that all the time!" Well, then you're always wrong.
THE ORIOLES: Does this team even try against the Red Sox? Is their team ERA 14? Buck Showalter manages every game against the Yankees like the 7th game of the World Series -- I can't imagine why he's never been there. But against Boston and Tampa, not so much.
His team is a disgrace, and so is he. ESPN beckons.
Time for a little venting...
I have seen all I need to see of the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles. To wit:
THE RAYS: I have this thing about MLB sandbaggers. Namely, the parasites in the progressive tax system that is revenue sharing who won't spend the money on baseball.
Back in college, I had a frat brother from Tennessee named Steve. Steve was about 6'5", and in a D-3 school in the late 1970's was a back-up center on the basketball team. When the media guide came out, it read that "Steve focuses on defense". Steve read this, laughed, and said, "that means I don't score".
During Yankees' run to the 2009 World Championship -- yes, I still call it that -- much was made of the Twins and Angels being "fundamentally sound" and "playing the game the right way". Then, I saw them play under pressure. I was not impressed. You saw the games. What it really meant is they don't hit all that much.
I coined a phrase for this: They are strong in the fundamentals, except when they're not.
After the Rays handed the game to the Yankees today -- and I mean handed it to them -- I am sure they are going to drop out of the race, and soon. "Big Game James", who tries a pick-off at 3rd? With 2 out? And the bottom of the order up? I want to read that book.
I have also seen quite enough of B.J. Upton. His 7th inning today was one for the ages.
Remember late last season when the Yankees' Greg Golson threw Carl Crawford out at 3rd from short RF on a fly out to end the game? Crawford and Joe Maddon both exclaimed "we do that all the time!" Well, then you're always wrong.
THE ORIOLES: Does this team even try against the Red Sox? Is their team ERA 14? Buck Showalter manages every game against the Yankees like the 7th game of the World Series -- I can't imagine why he's never been there. But against Boston and Tampa, not so much.
His team is a disgrace, and so is he. ESPN beckons.
Yes, I was there for Derek's Jeter's 3,000th hit
HIGH AND TIGHT
As luck would have it, the day that Derek Jeter closed the deal on 3,000 hits was a Saturday, and part of my ticket plan. It was a great day in Yankee history, and he did it with such style.
Following the rain out on Friday night, and the fact that he needed to confront David Price on the mound, made me very wary, and afraid of a major letdown. But Jeter would have none of it.
Both of his first two at-bats were real battles, each full counts with multiple foul balls. When he led off the 1st for the Yankees, and hit that ball between third and short, about 100,000 arms were raised in unison at Yankee Stadium, and the crowd let out a collective "yeah!", with the knowledge that wait for 2,999 had already ended. Each at-bat would now bring a chance for the milestone.
The crowd was silent as silent as 50,000 can be during the 2nd at-bat in the 3rd inning, but started a "De-rek Je-ter!" chant as he hung in at 3 and 2. At that moment, he reached down and golfed the next pitch deep into the LF bleachers, a longer HR than I can ever recall him hitting. And then he smiled!
His Yankee teammates, led by Jorge Posada, embraced him. The Rays acted with great class, and the crowd took it in for what I considered a very tasteful amount of time.
When he doubled in his next at-bat, about 5 people around me and I now acknowledged the "cycle watch", but that would not happen. However, two singles and a game-winning RBI later, we had a script for a movie that nobody would believe. That's why he's Derek Jeter, and we're not.
And most importantly, the Bombers maintained their undefeated record on YES' Yankees Classics.
A note to my Met fan friends out there: The Red Sox are not prefacing their congratulations and statements with "buts". Stop it. That means you, Steve Sommers. It's very unbecoming and classless.
As luck would have it, the day that Derek Jeter closed the deal on 3,000 hits was a Saturday, and part of my ticket plan. It was a great day in Yankee history, and he did it with such style.
Following the rain out on Friday night, and the fact that he needed to confront David Price on the mound, made me very wary, and afraid of a major letdown. But Jeter would have none of it.
Both of his first two at-bats were real battles, each full counts with multiple foul balls. When he led off the 1st for the Yankees, and hit that ball between third and short, about 100,000 arms were raised in unison at Yankee Stadium, and the crowd let out a collective "yeah!", with the knowledge that wait for 2,999 had already ended. Each at-bat would now bring a chance for the milestone.
The crowd was silent as silent as 50,000 can be during the 2nd at-bat in the 3rd inning, but started a "De-rek Je-ter!" chant as he hung in at 3 and 2. At that moment, he reached down and golfed the next pitch deep into the LF bleachers, a longer HR than I can ever recall him hitting. And then he smiled!
His Yankee teammates, led by Jorge Posada, embraced him. The Rays acted with great class, and the crowd took it in for what I considered a very tasteful amount of time.
When he doubled in his next at-bat, about 5 people around me and I now acknowledged the "cycle watch", but that would not happen. However, two singles and a game-winning RBI later, we had a script for a movie that nobody would believe. That's why he's Derek Jeter, and we're not.
And most importantly, the Bombers maintained their undefeated record on YES' Yankees Classics.
A note to my Met fan friends out there: The Red Sox are not prefacing their congratulations and statements with "buts". Stop it. That means you, Steve Sommers. It's very unbecoming and classless.
Derek Jeter acknowledges the
Yankee Stadium crowd after his 3,000th hit
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Some Questions For Today...
1. Are you surprised that Jose Reyes asked to see a doctor of his choice rather than one chosen by the Mets?
2. Will the Yankees risk their undefeated record on Yankees Classics if they lose Derek Jeter's 3,000th hit game?
3. Can you think of a better use of millions of tax dollars in this economy than to determine if Roger Clemens or Brian McNamee is lying?
4. How does John Sterling keep his job?
5. This hasn't been a really good week for MLB umpires trying to stave off instant replay, has it?
6. Why did the Mets ever stop having Old Timers Day?
7. In Muhammad Ali's time, wouldn't the Klitschko brothers have had to fight each other?
8. Who plays first: the NFL or the NBA?
9. Why isn't Bobby Valentine managing a Major League team?
10. Who do people think is a worse person: Barry Bonds or Lawrence Taylor?
"Down In Front!" LIVE Wednesday 7/13/2011 @6:30PM CTV 35
The next episode of "Down In Front!" with Eddie Mayrose and Tom DeAngelo will be LIVE on Staten Island CTV 35, Wednesday, July 13, 2011 at 6:30PM.
We will be doing a 2nd half preview on Major League Baseball, a Fantasy Update, and as usual, segments on the Yankees and Mets.
Eddie and I will also be taking live calls.
"Down In Front!" can be seen on Staten Island CTV Channel 35 on Time Warner Cable, Staten Island, and in Staten Island, Brooklyn and Manhattan on FiOS.
We anticipate the replay to take place on Saturday, July 23rd on Channel 34 @ 12 Noon.
We will be doing a 2nd half preview on Major League Baseball, a Fantasy Update, and as usual, segments on the Yankees and Mets.
Eddie and I will also be taking live calls.
"Down In Front!" can be seen on Staten Island CTV Channel 35 on Time Warner Cable, Staten Island, and in Staten Island, Brooklyn and Manhattan on FiOS.
We anticipate the replay to take place on Saturday, July 23rd on Channel 34 @ 12 Noon.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Met fans, I have a question...
HIGH AND TIGHT
The past 3 weeks have been the perfect highlight reel of the career of Jose Reyes:
The past 3 weeks have been the perfect highlight reel of the career of Jose Reyes:
- The speed
- The brilliance
- The flash of leather
- The brain cramps
- And now, the injuries
Since the Mets are 3-0 without Jose Reyes, do they need him?
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