"There is no better job than being a gifted young center fielder in New York. It was that way for Willie Mays when he was young, and Mickey Mantle, and Bernie Williams. Beltran, it seemed, was the natural successor to all that, and to Bernie, at Yankee Stadium."
I just compared Carlos Beltran to Willie Mays. Is this microphone working? But seriously, folks.
"The Mets, if everybody stays healthy, are the deepest starting rotation in the National League."
Ba dum bum.
Geez, tough crowd.
I'm here all week, please tip your waitresses.
The following passage reveals Lupica's core misunderstanding of New York sports:
"Of course, the Mets didn't take back New York from the Yankees yesterday. The Yankees will sell nearly four million tickets and continue to be the greatest show on earth with a team that will eventually cost George Steinbrenner, wherever he is, upwards of $300 million."
First of all, we know the $300 million figure is misleading at best (i.e., it is a lie), but Lupica has, once again, started to use the figure without further explanation. He'll just throw the $300 million number out there ... and it goes unchallenged for some reason. Doesn't the Daily News have editors? Fact-checkers?
There is no struggle for the hearts and minds of New York sports fans. You're a Yankee fan or you're a Met fan. The Yankee Machine is rolling along, the Mets can also do quite well, and it won't require a mass exodus of fans from the Bronx.
Lupica really thinks the Mets can "take back New York" if the Daily News writes about them more often. That's his criteria for success.
The Yankees are tired and old, the Mets are fresh and exciting. Randy Johnson is a hick grandpa, Carlos Beltran is rico suave.
The Mets didn't take back New York from the Yankees ... yet. But they will. Why? Because I said so, that's why. Four million Yankee fans are wrong.
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