My Problem With The Subway Series

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• t agee July 1, 2011 at 11:50 am

  Joe, Toronto hapless? Their 40-42 in the AL East. A Division that has 3 teams comfortably above .500. A game and a half behind us. That’s not hapless. Philly just played 3 against Boston, their better than Detroit.
  • Joe D July 1, 2011 at 11:53 am

    That may be so, but Boston is in second and Detroit is in first, there is no wide chasm between them. However how wide is the chasm between the Yakees, O’s and Jays?
  • jessep July 1, 2011 at 11:52 am

    I think what is worse than hapless was calling Toronto a bottom feeder
    • Joe D July 1, 2011 at 11:54 am

      In the AL East, they are bottom feeders.
      • jessep July 1, 2011 at 11:57 am

        That may be true but technically the Mets have to jump 5 teams if they hope to make the playoffs.

        Currently, the Jays only would need to jump 4.

        Do you think Sox fans are complaining that the Yanks get an easier schedule? I don’t know…

        I guess the point is… Toronto is just as good as the Mets.

        In theory I agree with you. I think inter league should be 3 games per year and each team plays each team for 1 series.
• Kay July 1, 2011 at 12:07 pm

  In the “who gives a ….” category……….

  I met Darryl Strawberry today, he ran the NASDAQ bell and I work across the street (remember last year I met Ike Davis and Chris Carter)

  He was very nice, gave me an autograph and was about to take a pic with me, but the NASDAQ guy wouldn’t have it, they have a schedule to stick to ya know……..
  • Joe D July 1, 2011 at 12:17 pm

    That is not even close to being in the “Who gives a …” category! That’s awesome! Isn’t this the second time you’ve been Metsmerized at NASDAQ? I seem to recall something else a year or two ago.
    • Kay July 1, 2011 at 12:19 pm

      Yes, I mentioned it above how last year I met Ike Davis, Tommy Lasorda, etc….last year I even wrote a piece that you published.

      I do work in a very cool area of NYC.
• 86mets July 1, 2011 at 12:13 pm

  I think anything thar reduces interleague play would be great. It was a nice novelty at first, but for the most part, it’s worthless. I mean, who gets excited about Twins-Padres or Astros-Blue Jays? How about Marlins-A’s? Yikes. Yes, Yanks/Mets, Cubs/White Sox, Dodgers/Angels, and Giants/A’s have merit, but ultimately it creates a scheduling headache and players clearly are tired of it. It’s time for Inter League play to cease.
  • t agee July 2, 2011 at 8:04 am

    I think we Met Fans should stop making excuses and man up.

    Your just making excuses. It’s always one thing or another. Bad luck, injuries, now it’s that we play the NYY 6 times a year. Give me a ****** break.

    Stop being such whining babies and start kicking their ***es. Make THEM complain about having to face the METS six times a year.

    Jeez, what competitors.
• Matt July 1, 2011 at 12:25 pm

  I completely agree with this! The term “fair play” is completely lost in the fact that the Mets are the only NL East team (NL team at all, actually) that has to contend with the Yankees and their near $300 million dollar payroll 6 times per year every year. Personally, I am not a fan of interleague play, as I am old-fashioned in that regard, I suppose, but if they are going to do interleague play, it should be the same as in the NFL where each team from a division plays each team from another division in the opposite conference each year. If this causes the Mets and Yanks to not face each other each year, then so be it, besides being able to say “subway series,” these series’ are virtually meaningless anyway and it would mean a lot more and be that much more exciting if the “subway series” actually only occurred every few years rather than each year (twice per year, as it is now).
• Kay July 1, 2011 at 12:30 pm

  The novelty has worn off, I’d rather see the Cards/Cubs etc….more
• jdon July 1, 2011 at 12:33 pm

  I could care less. Let each league play its own. Then come the Series, no one knows anything about the other.
• Bayonne Mets Fan July 1, 2011 at 12:49 pm

  I’ve had it with inter-league play as well. I miss the old rivalries with the Cards, Cubs, heck we even had a rivalry with Pittsburgh at one time too. And I remember lots of old timers used to come to the stadium when LA and SF came in. I miss going to Wrigley Field several times a year and there’s less trips to the West Coast now, I enjoy the late night games.

  I’d like to see the old rivalries rekindled again and bringing in the fans that way instead of these quick fixes.

  And I agree with this post as well, it’s not fair for the Mets to have to face the Yanks 6 times while the Phillies and Braves play lesser teams
• alex68 July 1, 2011 at 2:23 pm

  LET’S GO METS!!!!!!!!!
  AND TO BAYONNE, MANIAC, AGEE, JOE D, SATISH, SEAN KENNY, METS THEORY 22, NORTH JERSEY, METSFAN1, ANNIE, RETIRE 31,SACH..
  ALSO DONALICKETY, NYYANKEEFANS, JDON…
  LAST BUT NOT LEAST JESSEP..

  HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!!!!!! respect for those fighting/fought for america and their family, enjoy the weekend respectfully.. don’t drink and drive and stop writing articles about urinal
  • Satish Ram July 1, 2011 at 2:26 pm

    Happy 4th of July my friend, best wishes for this weekend, and LGM!
    • alex68 July 1, 2011 at 2:27 pm

      thanks satish, enjoy your weekend, a lot of bbq, some beers, and mets kicking as-s!!!!!
  • Annie Savoy July 2, 2011 at 10:09 am

    Thanks Alex68 – I hope you have a nice holiday weekend too. Most Americans have family members involved in the military in some way, and we must remember them. Find a parade, put your flag up and show your allegiance to the USA.
  • Joe D July 2, 2011 at 10:18 am

    Happy 4th to you too, but what’s the problem with urinals, it would be pretty messy at the new park without them. I’m actually considering doing a follow-up piece on them for your viewing pleasure.
• Gregga July 1, 2011 at 3:28 pm

  Joe, I agree. Three games per year against geographical rivals is enough. Look at it thsi way, it’s the third straight series the Mets have played against AL divsion leaders. In fact, after interleague play they will have played the AL leaders 12 times! I don’t think the Braves, or Phillies can say that.
• Joe D July 2, 2011 at 9:37 am

  Geographical Rivals Round 2: Game One – Yankees beat Mets, Braves beat Orioles, Phillies beat Blue Jays. Mets lose full game in standings behind division rivals.