The Yankees had a bad month.

"Somebody needs to point out to the Yankees that every time a batter of theirs gets hit, it's not on purpose.

And every single pitch one of their batters takes isn't always a ball."

Oh, you're making this up, Yankee-Hater.

Jeter and ARod have been getting plunked for 15 years. It's on purpose.

More to the point, it doesn't even matter if it's on purpose. Markakis gets one in the back to remind Baltimore pitchers to be more careful. Does Lupica have a problem with that?


As for the Yankees arguing balls and strikes, I see no evidence that they argue more than any other team from the past 100 years.


What did Lupica think of Reyes's "bear claw" after a leadoff double in a game where Reyes's team lost by four runs? To drop them a game under .500, a mere one game ahead of the last-place Nationals?

I'm sure Lupica thinks it's feisty. I'd like to see a Yankee do that: "I got a leadoff double. Bear claw! Rawwwr!"

Heck, Reyes should have been drilled just for acting like a fool.


"We have the Mets starting 5-13 and getting to .500 on Friday night against the Yankees, ending a month when they have been a much better and more entertaining team than the $207 million Yankees."

The Yankees were 12-6 after 18 games. Since then, the Yankees have won 12 and lost 14.

• They lost six straight home games for the first time since 2002(?).
• They lost six in a row for the first time since 2007(?).
• Swept by the Red Sox.
• Cano leads the team in batting average with a .275 batting average.
• 1,000 unearned runs in one month.
• A Mondesi-like BA with runners in scoring position.

The Mets were better than the Yankees over this stretch?

It's really nothing to be proud of. It's like saying "Thor" is better than "Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol."