It's Finally Over Applesauce - SNY Met promos, Rollins unbelieving, Phils undecided on Lee
Amazin' Avenue —
... Mets weren't the last team the Yankees beat in the World Series...
Greg Prince breaks out his inner Toby Ziegler. While Ziegler was a Yankee fan, Met fans always had the significantly more enjoyable Josh Lyman on their side.
Around the NL East
The Phillies are apparently still undecided about extending Cliff Lee's contract.
USA Today picks up on the hating on Cole Hamels.
Jimmy "Subtle" Rollins says the Phillies were still the better team.
And, just to rub some salt ...
Jimmy Rollins: the Phillies are still the better team
Circling The Bases —
[image] Take it away Jimmy : "They were the better team this series. Do I think we're the better team? I really do. They just executed." Um, yeah. Look, I wasn't critical of Rollins' prediction before the Series, because if I was the manager of a team I'd want my players to think they're going to win. You don't be cocky or disrespectful about it -- and I don't think Rollins was -- but if someone asks you for a prediction, go ahead, say you're going to win. But after the fact? Whatever, Jimmy. We can argue all day long about who's better on paper and whether winning a short ...
New York to Jimmy Rollins: We Wish We Knew How to Quit You
The Sporting Blog —
... So what was Rollins thinking last night, when he gave the Daily News another headline? Philadelphia's Jimmy Rollins: Phillies are still better than New York Yankees, the headline reads for Rubin's story today. And if you read the actual story, which most people undoubtedly won't do before jumping off the ledge to call Rollins every derisive name one can think of, you'll find his quotes are quite innocuous, given the circumstances. ...
The Coronation
Fack Youk —
... Last night was a coronation of the a team who, despite what Jimmy Rollins wants you to think, was the best team in baseball for most of this year by a considerable margin. It was validation of the last 9 years of aggressive free agent spending and high-upside drafting. ...
Yankers Finally Overcome the Curse of Piazza, Buy Latest Championship
It's Mets For Me: Off-Beat, Tangentially Relevant Mets Ruminations —
... 27th champtionship. But seriously folks, I always took Colbert as more of a "bottom" than a "top." So... it's nice to have that all wrapped up. Still, questions remain: Could the Yankees have pulled it together without Luis Castillo and his amazin' early season gift win? Was Pedro a rogue agent (ala Gla*vine) sent by the Mets to destroy the Philmes hopes and dreams? Will Jimmy Rollins ever shut the fuck up? How are Derek Jeter's herpes doing? A little flair up ...
