SUBWAY SERIES - FUTURE & 2012 REVIEW

MLB has determined that, beginning next year, the interleague schedule will be revamped dramatically because of their prior decision to reposition the Houston Astros from the National League to the American League.  With that, both leagues will have 15 teams instead of the present 14:16 ratio.

In regards to the Yankees & Mets, it will mark the end of their yearly scheduled six games (three at Yankees Stadium & three at Citi Field).  Two possible scenarios being reported for the New York teams is either scheduling two games at Yankees Stadium and two games at Citi Field or three at one of the NY ballparks with alternating years.  My preference is the alternating years.  Of course, the Yankees & Mets could have additional games to play if they both make the World Series as they did in 2000.  Of course, that's a long shot & worth a Yankees fan laugh, since the Mets don't seem to play too much October baseball as they've only been to the World Series four times in their "historic" 50 years of existence!

Well, based on the upcoming changes and the fact that both NY teams have just finished their Subway Series this year, I would like to take the time in the remaining and majority of this blog to boast and gripe...

My boasting begins with the bottom-line point that the Yankees took five out of the six games.  The rest of my points are summarized as follows:

-The Yankees hit 15 home runs, while the Mets hit 4.

-The Yankees bullpen responsibly helped collect 3 wins, while the Mets bullpen's only responsibility was collecting 3 losses.

-The Mets had both their aces (Johan & R.A.) face the Yankees after Johan's no-hitter and R.A.'s back-to-back 1-hitters, but the bottom line is that the Yankees demolished both of them.

My griping is regarding their TV announcers.  I would like to first point out that I dislike most of today's TV & radio announcers including the Yankees radio announcer, John Sterling.  But, one day I'll blog my complaints about him specifically.  These gripes are focused on the Mets TV commentators, especially Gary Cohen:

Gary, Keith Hernandez, and Ron Darling were all demeaning the Yankees home run totals by insinuating that the dimensions at Yankees Stadium were dramatically aiding their leading MLB home run totals.  Amazingly, during the 6-game series, the Yankees hit 15 altogether with slightly less than half (7) at Citi Field.  Well, I guess their ignorant point was pointless.  Additionally, have they (or all the others who typically go down that insinuation) ever noticed that the Yankees do not readjust the walls at Yankees Stadium while the opposing team is batting?

Furthermore, since MLB allows all baseball teams to have their own unique stadium dimensions (well over 100 years now), the teams generally build their stadiums based on those dimensions or vice-versa to enhance their home field advantages; just like the Yankees & Mets did in 2009.  Oh, wait, that didn't pan out for the Mets, as other teams actually won more games there!  So, this past winter, they readjusted their own stadium walls to help guys like David Wright hit more home runs.  Oh, wait again; David is certainly having a great year, but not overwhelmingly in the home run department.  Nor is any Mets player, for that matter.  Of course the Mets commentators failed to recognize any of that!

Gary kept referring to the Yankees' David Robertson as "David Roberts".  Maybe, once in a while, he could tune into the other (and main) team in NY and learn the correct and easy last name of "Robertson" since David has been the second best reliever (of course next to Mariano) in the state of NY for several years now!  In fact, David was also an All-Star pitcher and led the majors with the lowest ERA last year.

At least Ron & Keith offered a few objective comments regarding the Mets, even a few against Gary's non-objective angles.  In fact, it was apparent to me that Gary frustrated them, too, as their disagreeing comments had a perturbed tone.  In each of those instances, Gary backed off without a sound.  Ah...that would be great - not hearing the sound of Gary Cohen!!