When the Mets lost the division, John Gruber was all over it. On Twitter, and briefly on his own blog he threw cheapshots at Mets fans and the team. He was proud of something. Apparently, and I didn’t know this, he actually plays for the team because only someone involved physically in the game could be that arrogant over something.

Fast forward a mere few days later. As I write this, the speculation has started that Saint Joseph Torre of New York might actually be out of a job (guess the team not managing itself has proven to be Joe’s downfall just like it was in New York in the ’80s and with the Cardinals in the ’90s.) and the Yankees will be cleaning out their locker room not knowing which of them will be back and failing, yet again, at spending their way to a championship.

The Phillies are also on their way home. Swept away and outplayed in every aspect of the game by the Colorado Rockies. They may have won the division, but most Phillies fans were smart enough to know that they would do what they do best every year: find a way to lose. In this case, the team to beat was beaten yet again, and they thus maintain their record as the losingest team in professional sports history.

All in all, I’m not jumping for joy that the Yankees are out. The Phillies? Oh hell’s yeah. I’m glad they fell flat on their shit-talking faces, but the Yankees… Well, I have a lot of friends who are fans, and they don’t root against the Mets, so I don’t root against the Yankees.

That being said, Gruber did root against the Mets and was quite the typical loud-mouthed Yankees fan about it, too. He “HATES” the Mets and loves the Phillies and the Yankees, and his head was going to explode because his two teams could be in the World Series.

Guess not, Gruber, and for your arrogance, I hereby dub you Jackass of the Week.

Better luck next year, jackass.

Technorati Tags: gruber, john gruber, jackass