Dexter Morgan Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 "There's no question. You cannot beat the '86 Mets," Strawberry said Tuesday while appearing on ESPN New York 1050's "The Michael Kay Show." "The Yankees teams I played on were great teams with great personalities, but they were good guys. The '86 Mets would've been drilling those guys; I just know how our pitching staff was: hit this guy, hit that guy. And those were the kind of guys we were. We were mad, we wanted them to get outside themselves. That's the kind of group we had that year, so the '86 Mets were a very difficult team to play against."Last time I checked the '86 Mets needed the Red Sox to crap all over themselves to win the WS, the 1998 Yankees cruised to a championship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTernup Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Bitter? Strawberry will always be a Met what did you expect him to say? Denver Nuggets Kansas City Chiefs Tampa Bay Rays Colorado Buffaloes Purdue Boilermakers Florida Gators Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Morgan Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Bitter? Strawberry will always be a Met what did you expect him to say?I like Strawberry, but Yankee fans have never claimed he was a Yankee, him or Gooden, nor do we necessarily want them to be known as Yankees. Bitter no, bitter about what? I'm just annoyed by such a preposterous statement. 1998 Yankees are one of the greatest/dominant teams in baseball history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Bitter? Strawberry will always be a Met what did you expect him to say?I like Strawberry, but Yankee fans have never claimed he was a Yankee, him or Gooden, nor do we necessarily want them to be known as Yankees. Bitter no, bitter about what? I'm just annoyed by such a preposterous statement. 1998 Yankees are one of the greatest/dominant teams in baseball history.And did you watch each team from the bench? No; Darryl did.Let's say that Strawberry was in his "assisted state" for 2.5 days out of every ten during the season starting in Spring Training for both teams, wouldn't he possess more actual anecdotal information based on where he saw events and execution than what you had as a kid/teen watching both teams on TV? The fact that you are listening to Michael Kay and that genre of NYC sports radio illustrates where you have biases. However that could be another topic since I prefer podcasts, "sports talk radio" with callers is not as entertaining as sports radio with hosts who just review events and give opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Dexter the 1986 Mets were way better than the 1998 Yankees.Carter>PosadaHernandez > TinoBackman/Teufel<KnoblachSanatana < JeterKnight>BrosiusFoster/Mookie > RainesDykstra < BernieStraw > O'NeillGooden > WellsDarling > PettitteOjeda < ConeElSid > El DuqueAguliera > IrabuOrosco/McDowell < Rivera www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I know this must be upsetting, but together, we're gonna get through this. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanMcD29 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Yankee fans would get upset over a statement like that... I mean, sure he's wrong, but the amount of bickering I've seen on Facebook over this by Yankee fans is ridiculous. Twitter: @RyanMcD29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Hernandez > TinoHe's Kieth Hernandez. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared41 Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I know this must be upsetting, but together, we're gonna get through this.That cracked me up. Nice work Admiral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJaxon Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Yankee fans would get upset over a statement like that... I mean, sure he's wrong, but the amount of bickering I've seen on Facebook over this by Yankee fans is ridiculous.Have you met many Yankee fans that were not ridiculous?I think it's hilarious how upset you are over this. But I'm sure many others find it funny too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmoehrin Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Yankee fans would get upset over a statement like that... I mean, sure he's wrong, but the amount of bickering I've seen on Facebook over this by Yankee fans is ridiculous.I learned a long time ago not to listen to anything Darryl Strawberry ever has to say about anything regardless of whether or not he even has a point. If your mad at what Darryl Strawberry said, you got exactly what you deserved. This is someone who's opinion at this point simply should not matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Morgan Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Some of you actually agree with him... wowYankee fans would get upset over a statement like that... I mean, sure he's wrong, but the amount of bickering I've seen on Facebook over this by Yankee fans is ridiculous.Have you met many Yankee fans that were not ridiculous?I think it's hilarious how upset you are over this. But I'm sure many others find it funny too.I know you don't agree with him, those Yankee teams won 8 straight World Series games vs. the Braves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Morgan Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Dexter the 1986 Mets were way better than the 1998 Yankees.Carter>PosadaHernandez > TinoBackman/Teufel<KnoblachSanatana < JeterKnight>BrosiusFoster/Mookie > RainesDykstra < BernieStraw > O'NeillGooden > WellsDarling > PettitteOjeda < ConeElSid > El DuqueAguliera > IrabuOrosco/McDowell < RiveraWho had the better regular season record? Plus '86 Mets lost 5 playoff games in 2 series. '98 Yankees lost 2 playoff games in 3 series. '98 Yankees dominated from start to finish, '86 Mets needed Buckner and the Sox to crap their pants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Morgan Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 http://www.baseball-almanac.com/articles/best_major_league_teams_ever.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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the_fan Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Here's the question...Does it really matter? Three biggest disgraces in sports this year:3. Braves collapse2. Red Sox collapse1. Most Canucks fans actions this post-season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Morgan Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Here's the question...Does it really matter?No, and neither does 99% posted on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Well, according to the results of my simulated MLB All-Time Champions' League, the '86 Mets are indeed five games better than the '98 Yankees (86-76 vs. 81-81).Then again, that same simulation ended with the all-time championship going to the '97 Florida Marlins. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmm Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I'm biased here, but it's not ludicrous to say that the '86 Mets were better than the '98 Yanks. They were both dominant teams. The Yankees only won 6 more games than the Mets and both clinched their divisions early and got to rest their regulars. Who knows how the Yankees would have fared facing Mike Scott and the '86 Astros in a 7-game series?And Strawberry never said the '86 Mets were better than the '98 Yanks. He said the '86 Mets would beat the '98 Yankees because of their personalities and the way they played. The better team doesn't always win a series (see 1973 NLCS and 2001 ALCS). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJaxon Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Some of you actually agree with him... wowYankee fans would get upset over a statement like that... I mean, sure he's wrong, but the amount of bickering I've seen on Facebook over this by Yankee fans is ridiculous.Have you met many Yankee fans that were not ridiculous?I think it's hilarious how upset you are over this. But I'm sure many others find it funny too.I know you don't agree with him, those Yankee teams won 8 straight World Series games vs. the Braves. But they played the Padres in 1998....so what is your point there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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