A few things happened yesterday that really took a shot at the integrity and purity of the game of baseball, and they happened right here in New York.
We'll go in sequential order so we'll start off with the New York Mets. As if the Mets weren't an embarrassment the whole year, in the first inning with Jose Reyes up and basically one hit away from taking the lead in the batting title race, he bunts for a base hit. I have no problem with this. Bunting is an art and it is part of the game, and hey, he tries it almost every game with the first at bat. What I have a MAJOR problem with is Jose taking himself out of the game so he leaves the game with the lead for the batting title. Are you serious my man? The Mets already have a horrible image to themselves as it is, and Jose decides to do this. It wasn't even like he got hurt, or they were in a major lead in the division race. Solely for the purpose of trying to win a batting title, he takes himself out of the game. This is the most cowardly, cheap, and so many other words to describe it thing to do. Go out there like a man with some pride and get your 3 to 5 at bats and win the batting title with some pride and integrity. What a disgrace. You know who else I blame, not just Jose, but the whole Mets organization. What is their deal seriously? They have literally the worst attitude in the MLB. They are losers in plain english. That is all they are.
Do the Mets expect a fan to be happy that Jose has the batting title? We'll I'm not, especially since you bunted in the first inning, DIDN'T EVEN RUN THE BASES, and took yourself out of the game. I could see if it was your last at bat and you bunted to lead of the inning after getting two hits on the day and your team is down a run, so you steal second and get bunted over to third and score the noble way. That is different, thats how you produce a goddamn run, so take note. But to come out and do that, you are a disgrace to New York. This is the reason why everyone hates the Mets and players like Jose Reyes. Do you think Derek Jeter would have done something like this? No, because that man is the classiest man in baseball, not like this bum Reyes. He will never ever be a player/man of the caliber that Jeter is so everyone can just stop with those comparisons. Talent wise he could have, he could have had better numbers than Jeter in some categories, but he can't stay on the field, he doesn't have his head in the game, and as you can tell from yesterday, has the completely wrong attitude and way of playing the game.
Now this is what really had me scratching my head. After the game they interview Terry Collins and they ask him about this "situation" and he starts breaking down crying saying God knows what. Why are you crying? If anyone should be crying it is the Red Sox and the Braves. Why are you having an emotional breakdown? The answer is...Because he can not handle the pressure of coaching in New York. If you remember he had a rant in basically the first month of the season. I don't think Terry Collins has a clue. I don't want to hear his players are hurt or any of this, he can't manage in New York, because if he could, yesterday would have never happened. As a coach I wouldn't even have played Reyes yesterday if I knew I wasn't going to get a full game and 100% effort out of him. Like I said, this just symbolizes the Mets organization, a classless bunch of losers.
On to the next one. The New York Yankees. Now, I know many people didn't have a problem with what they did this series versus the Tampa Bay Rays. But, Johnny Baseball does. You play 162 games in a season and every pitch, every at bat, and every game should count. Do not roll over and die. The Yankees would have been better off taking the route that the Orioles and Phillies took, play the game like it should be played. With integrity and pride. The Yankees go up 7-0 last night and take out all of their starters and pitch GOD KNOWS who. A bunch of bums. Why would you want a team (the Red Sox) out of the playoffs when they have 20 losses in the month of September as opposed to the Rays who are the hottest team in baseball along with the Cardinals? It just doesn't make sense to me. You should not play 158 games one way and then the last 4 a completely different way. Play each game like it is your last and HELLO....YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME! I don't care what day it is, if it is the first game of the year or the last game of the year. You play to win. I'm not saying don't rest your players because they deserve it but, if you are going to rest them sit them the whole game. Don't let them play 5 innings go up 7 runs, and then hand the game over to the Rays. Play the damn game like it is supposed to be played, thank you.
I WANT WINNERS!
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