Sunday at Shea: A Wright Moment and a Wrong Turn
The author is a lifelong New York Mets fan. In celebration of 45 years of baseball at Shea Stadium and it being the Stadium’s last season, Joe purchased two season tickets to the Sunday games at Shea....
View ArticleMeet the New Park Factors – Part I
“It’s a park that could make you a hero or a bum.” – Stan Musial on the Polo Grounds, 1957 Stan Musial was truly one of the most consistently great hitters baseball has ever seen. With a lifetime...
View ArticleYou Heard It Here First
Even though the Mets have entered the phone-it-in stage of the 2010 season, my wife and I found ourselves watching a couple of very good pitching duels between the Mets and Rockies the last two nights....
View ArticleSorry Albert, It’s Votto’s Time
Ranking the 2010 NL MVP Candidates [Author's note: Irony can be pretty ironic, I suppose. It's not the first time that an MVP favorite tanked in the post-season, but Joey Votto did just that, going...
View Article2011 Pre-Season Preview: NL East – New York Mets
Mets 3B David Wright New York Mets (2010 record: 79-83) The NY Mets had what is widely considered to be the worst off-season among all of Major League Baseball’s thirty clubs… maybe it was a case...
View ArticleClearing The Bases: 3rd Base
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View ArticleFenway Park’s 100th Anniversary: There’s Nothing Like Being at the Game
I’ve never considered myself religious by any means. Yet, I’m a believer that everyone has some place where they just feel at home, or safe. A sanctuary, of sorts. To some of the more religious types,...
View ArticleClearing The Bases
Today we are going to start a debate. We are going to talk about fantasy players on the New York Yankees and New York Mets. Rather than just talk about different players and why they are fantasy...
View ArticleCole Frenzel: Seeking His Opportunity with the New York Mets
The New York Mets face a bleak situation with their offense as the 2013 season nears. Other than third baseman David Wright and first baseman Ike Davis, they lack any above-average bats, but hope that...
View ArticleThe Sunday Notes: 2015 World Series
Now that we have enjoyed baseball’s playoff appetizer, it is time for the main course, the 2015 World Series. The plucky Kansas City Royals host the New York Mets starting Tuesday night at Kaufman...
View Article2015 World Series Notes
The Kansas City Royals are champions for the first time in thirty years. Can you believe it? Wait, I’m channeling Joe Castiglione above. Still, what a great postseason run by the Royals. No deficit was...
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