Sloppy Subway Series should honor the lackadaisical player who donned both uniforms
Especially with both the Mets and Yankees sacrificing their financial advantages by playing fundamentals-starved baseball fully invited then indulged by their GMs and managers, the Robinson Cano Cup would be annually awarded to the winner of the Yanks-Mets home-and-home.
Cano, after all, this century played for both teams, and left a lasting, media-parroted preposterous legacy: He Was Good in the Clubhouse. Yep, as if he were an indispensable towel bin.
Advertisement
6 Robinson Cano walks back to the dugout after lining out to end the game in the seventh inning of a doubleheader in 2020.
Charles Wenzelberg/New York Post
So the plaque attached to the trophy would read: 'As a member of both the Mets and Yanks, Cano jogged into groundball double plays, was twice suspended by MLB a total of 242 games for illegal drug use, and was known and celebrated for being good in the clubhouse.'
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
What time is Yankees vs. Mets on Sunday? Time, TV channel for Subway Series game
If you buy something through a link in this article, we may earn commission. Pricing and availability are subject to change. The most anticipated weekend series in New York comes to an end Sunday as the Yankees and Mets meet in the Subway Series at Citi Field. The cross-borough rivals met less than two months ago in the Bronx, where the Yankees won two of three games in Juan Soto's first return to Yankee Stadium since departing to Queens in free agency during the offseason. Advertisement While both were still in first place at the time, it's been anything but smooth sailing since for both New York organizations. Here's what to know about Sunday's series finale: What time, channel is Mets vs. Yankees today? Time: 1:40 p.m. TV channel: SNY, YES Network How to stream Mets vs. Yankees in Subway Series Watch Yankees vs Mets live on Fubo Mets vs. Yankees pitching matchup on Sunday Sunday, July 6 at 1:40 p.m.: Max Fried (10-2, 2.13 ERA) vs. Brandon Waddell (0-0, 2.55 ERA) This article originally appeared on What time is Yankees vs. Mets on Sunday? Time, TV channel for Subway Series game
Associated Press
2 hours ago
- Associated Press
Yankees look to end 6-game losing streak, take on the Mets
New York Yankees (48-41, second in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (52-38, second in the NL East) New York; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (10-2, 2.13 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 106 strikeouts); Mets: Chris Devenski (0-0, 3.38 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, five strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -226, Mets +185; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees, on a six-game losing streak, take on the New York Mets. New York is 52-38 overall and 33-13 in home games. Mets hitters have a collective .419 slugging percentage to rank seventh in MLB. New York has a 22-24 record on the road and a 48-41 record overall. The Yankees have the sixth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.84. The teams square off Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Mets are up 3-2 in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso has a .290 batting average to lead the Mets, and has 25 doubles, a triple and 20 home runs. Juan Soto is 13 for 34 with four home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games. Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 32 home runs while slugging .731. Jazz Chisholm is 10 for 39 with five home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 6-4, .258 batting average, 5.69 ERA, outscored by 11 runs Yankees: 3-7, .256 batting average, 6.64 ERA, outscored by 11 runs INJURIES: Mets: Jose Butto: 15-Day IL (illness), Dedniel Nunez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (achilles), Jesse Winker: 60-Day IL (side), Jose Siri: 60-Day IL (shin), Max Kranick: 15-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kodai Senga: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Brooks Raley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Minter: 60-Day IL (lat), Sean Manaea: 60-Day IL (oblique), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow) Yankees: Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Yerry De Los Santos: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Yankees look to end 6-game losing streak, take on the Mets
New York Yankees (48-41, second in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (52-38, second in the NL East) New York; Sunday, 1:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Yankees: Max Fried (10-2, 2.13 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 106 strikeouts); Mets: Chris Devenski (0-0, 3.38 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, five strikeouts) Advertisement BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Yankees -226, Mets +185; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM LINE: The New York Yankees, on a six-game losing streak, take on the New York Mets. New York is 52-38 overall and 33-13 in home games. Mets hitters have a collective .419 slugging percentage to rank seventh in MLB. New York has a 22-24 record on the road and a 48-41 record overall. The Yankees have the sixth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.84. The teams square off Sunday for the sixth time this season. The Mets are up 3-2 in the season series. TOP PERFORMERS: Pete Alonso has a .290 batting average to lead the Mets, and has 25 doubles, a triple and 20 home runs. Juan Soto is 13 for 34 with four home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games. Advertisement Aaron Judge leads the Yankees with 32 home runs while slugging .731. Jazz Chisholm is 10 for 39 with five home runs and 10 RBIs over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Mets: 6-4, .258 batting average, 5.69 ERA, outscored by 11 runs Yankees: 3-7, .256 batting average, 6.64 ERA, outscored by 11 runs INJURIES: Mets: Jose Butto: 15-Day IL (illness), Dedniel Nunez: 15-Day IL (elbow), Paul Blackburn: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Griffin Canning: 60-Day IL (achilles), Jesse Winker: 60-Day IL (side), Jose Siri: 60-Day IL (shin), Max Kranick: 15-Day IL (elbow), Tylor Megill: 15-Day IL (elbow), Kodai Senga: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Brooks Raley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), A.J. Minter: 60-Day IL (lat), Sean Manaea: 60-Day IL (oblique), Nick Madrigal: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Drew Smith: 60-Day IL (elbow), Christian Scott: 60-Day IL (elbow) Advertisement Yankees: Clarke Schmidt: 15-Day IL (forearm), Fernando Cruz: 15-Day IL (oblique), Ryan Yarbrough: 15-Day IL (oblique), Oswaldo Cabrera: 60-Day IL (ankle), Yerry De Los Santos: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gerrit Cole: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Gil: 60-Day IL (back) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
