Yankees Exploit Mets

Saturday night in Queens, the Yankees did what good teams do. The Bombers buried a beleaguered Mets team, taking advantage of a soft spot on the schedule. A.J. Burnett's stuff made the depleted Met lineup look silly. A meager single is all the home team could muster. Citi Field couldn't contain the Yankees' potent power as Swisher and Posada went yard. "The Yankees have five guys with double figure home run totals. The Mets have none."--(SNY.) Enough said.

In an effort to glean a different perspective on the Subway Series, I put down the home cooking of the YES network and watched the Mets' SNY broadcast. Here's an assortment of notes and quotes from the other bunker:

• "I could be the pitching coach for CC Sabathia: throw the 98 mph heat or the razor sharp slider or the parachute change."--(Ron Darling auditions for Dave Eiland's job.)
• "His problem was he cruise controlled it over there. He has been a strange show in the outfield."--(Paraphrased commentary regarding Nick Swisher.) Swisher's novelty act is a series of peaks and valleys. The power and on base percentage go a long way towards covering up the flaws. Shoddy defense is nothing to laugh about. Nick's goofy demeanor gets kudos now, history tells us it will get old.
• "He's had plenty to smile about with his defense and now two hits." Melky Cabrera's versatile play becomes more valuable by the day.
• "They need to get a new cell number so the doctor in Colorado can't call them anymore." A-Rod's weekly day off plan draws a crosstown chuckle.

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