Author Archives: Paul Festa

About Paul Festa

Paul is a freelance writer, blogger, and broadcast technology professional residing in Denver. A New Jersey native, he is a long-suffering Mets fan, a recently-happy Giants fan, and bewildered Islanders fan. He's also a fair-weather Avalanche and Rockies supporter. In his spare time, he enjoys the three Gs: Golf, Guitars, and Games.

It’s Only a Game

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Paul Festa

I love sports. I watch a lot of sports, attend games, and write about sports. I take sports seriously. But I know that they are just games. They’re diversions and entertainment meant to make life a little more fun. But … Continue reading →

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Mets Have New Radio Home

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Paul Festa

The Mets are moving a few notches down the radio dial. They reportedly reached an agreement with WOR (710 AM in New York City) to carry their games beginning in 2014. The 50,000-watt station is nearing an agreement with the … Continue reading →

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Link Roundup: Playing Carnac

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Paul Festa

The 2013-2014 offseason (for the Mets and other non-playoff teams, anyway) is almost two weeks old, and Mets fans are abuzz with speculation about what the Mets will do to improve their team. Trying to predict the future can get … Continue reading →

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Harvey to Have Tommy John Surgery

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Paul Festa

A decision has been made: #Mets announce that Matt Harvey will cease rehab and undergo Tommy John surgery. He is expected to miss all of 2014. Much more coming. — Anthony DiComo (@AnthonyDiComo) October 4, 2013 Sounds like it must … Continue reading →

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How to Improve at Home

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Paul Festa

With the final road trip in the books (as it were), the Mets 2013 road record finishes at 41-40. This is significantly better than their home record, which stands at 32-45 with 4 games to play. One obvious reason for … Continue reading →

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Predicting Mets Offseason Activity

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Paul Festa

What can we expect from the Mets this offseason? There’s been a lot of speculation, but let’s try to make a deduction based on the information we have. The two main factors are available money and available players that match … Continue reading →

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Link Roundup: Playoffs. Playoffs?

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Paul Festa

Three Mets minor league affiliates made the playoffs this year, but none are faring too well. The Rookie league Kingsport Mets were swept by the Greenville Astros. The ‘Stros have been 100% focused on building their minor league system from … Continue reading →

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Matt Harvey Has Partially Torn UCL

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Paul Festa

Because being a Mets fan isn’t infuriating enough, the team announced today that Matt Harvey has a partially torn UCL in his pitching arm. His injury will be evaluated over the next couple of weeks to see if surgery is … Continue reading →

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