Subway Series II

When last the Yankees and Mets...um...met, on May 19, the Yankees were reeling. What a difference a month makes as the Yankees have just reeled off nine straight and the Metropolitans have lost 9 of their last 10. Going into the May series, Yankee fans were hoping the team would win 1 of the 3 games, this weekend, anything less than 2 of 3 would be considered a huge failure.

And that sound you hear: it's the angry bowels of Red Sox Nation.

But really, this post is just an excuse to link to Emma Span, who is the most enjoyable baseball writer to not be employed by a daily paper in New York.

The Diamondbacks also made three errors, but that doesn’t even begin to describe the unfathomable abyss that was their defense; they really should have made at least three or four additional plays. Some of this can probably be blamed on starting pitcher Doug Davis, who, apparently determined to resuscitate Steve “Human Rain Delay” Trachsel’s tarnished reputation, was taking his sweet, sweet time before every single pitch, throw to first, and cup-adjustment, while his infielders lolled around with glazed eyes knitting elaborate holiday sweaters. His sluggishness was so frustrating that Michael Kay and John Flaherty, dying up in the booth, got peeved enough to start attacking his personal appearance -- though I don’t think they can have been totally aware of all the connotations of the phrase “landing strip.”

Anyhoo, the Yankees are playing (and, most importantly, pitching) well right now, their cross-city rivals not so much, while the Red Sox finally hit a rough patch. Just as the Sox couldn't play .800 ball all season, neither can the Yankees, so my beloved Bombers really do have a long way to go (though the amount of ground they've made up, particularly in the Wild Card, is amazing). And they still don't have a first baseman, despite Cairo's inspired play lately. But winning's better than losing.