Wednesday Afternoon News & Notes

Happy hump day to you.

Here's what's new:

-Why they hate Sarah Palin. Thoughtful yet highly edited.

-Hooray! I live in one of states where freedom is an afterthught and liberty is but a dream. Hey, at least New York is even less free.

-Speaking of New York; the Phillies open up another short series against the Mets at Debits Field tonight. They face Johann Santana who has essentially owned us (although Howard, Ruiz, Ibanez and Werth have feasted on him) but the Phillies are now in first place and the way they're hitting, I'll bet they stay there for awhile.

-Yeah, that whole hope and change approach to dealing with Iran is working out just great...for Iran.

-Americans think quite differently than Pelosi and The One on "torture".

-Juxtaposing the economies of two Caribbean nations. Spoiler: the one with more government intervention performed much worse.

Slumping David Wright and Mets Limp Into Town

I'd say the Met-Phillies rivalry is becoming nearly as big as the Yanks-Red Sox. Besides, at least the Mets/Phils is competitive while the Sawx just smack the Yankees around anymore.

So Citizens Bank Park will be inundated by the pathetic band of New Yorkers and there'll be a fair share of fights and beers thrown but that's what it's all about. Dudes named Tony with friends named Tony with girlfriends named Lisa will wear their David Wright jersey and it will make them a target for the ravenous horde in the second and third decks.

As for the series, we don't have to face Santana and the rest of their starting staff is pathetic (as is ours but we at least hit well). They have K-Rod in the closer roll but their set-up man--Putz --got shelled over the weekend. Add to that the struggles in the field of left fielder Daniel Murphy and we could be looking at a complete Mets meltdown before the paint dries on their spanking-new stadium in the wastelands of Queens. 2-0 Pelfry goes for the chokers while Chan Ho Park goes for the Fightin's.

The Phillies are rolling at this point and we should feast on the weak Mets staff. I'm hoping for a sweep like we got against the Marlins but winning the series will suffice. As long as the Mets crawl home in worse shape then they are now and have to deal the continuing slams in the paper everyday, I'll be a happy man.

Update: The tale of the tape.

NY Baseball Fans Suicidal

With neither the Yankees or Mets in the playoffs, NY baseball fans are apoplectic.

The Yankees were just not a good team this year with serious pitching woes and an aging squad. They had a nice run over the last decade and will be back next year in the playoffs.

The Mets on the other hand are a nightmare. With the exception of Johan Santana, their pitching staff was a train wreck and that's not even taking that batting practice pitching bullpen into account. They're an absolute mess and are by far the biggest group of chokers we've seen in decades. They'll go hard after Manny Ramirez and probably Sabathia but why would they want to play for the Mets?

The Phillies are the champs two-years running and will be a force again next season. The Marlins are young and talented. Maybe the Mets can have a better record than the Nationals next year if they work hard in the off-season.

As the cherry on top, I give you Chris "Mad Dog" Russo ripping the team from Queens.


Video link via New York Baseball Digest.