Lupica and his "conversation." As if an individual can't pay attention to two whole teams at the same time. As if Yankee fans are cowering in fear as their first-place team loses Mike Lupica to the last-place Mets:
"Then here came Daniel Murphy again, ripping a double, a screamer, into the rightfield corner for two more runs, moving his batting average for the season to .315. He had done a bit more on this night than get the game to David Wright. He had provided a little hope. He had made the Mets, for this one night, the Yankees still scuffling to score runs against the powerhouse Chicago White Sox, the best baseball game in town to watch."
The Yankee game in question was actually pretty good. It included great performances by Buehrle, Colon, and Mariano. A baseball fan would appreciate that.
Do you think Lupica is even a baseball fan?
His entire premise is that the 5-13 Mets were not worth watching. Not worth writing about. Not worth being part of the NY baseball conversation.
Millions of Mets fans follow their team dutifully through thick and thin, and they're not even paid to do it.
You'd think an award-winning New-York-based sportswriter could muster up a bit more enthusiasm.
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