OK, it’s not really a “new” Mets fight song — it’s actually a remake of the oldest Mets song — Meet the Mets. The band is a local one — Mike Ferraro and The Young Republicans. No, it’s not THAT Mike Ferraro, and, sadly, I don’t think they’re registered Republicans. But they are (fairly) young. … Read more
As quoted by Adam Rubin on ESPN, Terry Collins said this when questioned about the availability of Matt Harvey and Noah Syndergaard for game 5 of the NLDS: “We’re going to be smart about it,” Collins said. “We’re not going to be foolish and go right to Matt Harvey, say, if Jake’s in trouble in … Read more
Thanks to Joe Petruccio for letting me use the image above. If you need cheering up after Tyler Clippard coughed up Sunday’s game or want to celebrate the Mets 8-5 win against the Nats today, please check out Joe’s daily Mets’ paintings at his Facebook page and his Instagram -– Joe never fails to deliver … Read more
Many point to the Mets’ 11-game winning streak as the pinnacle of the 2015 season (thus far). I’d argue that the euphoria extended a few days further, to April 27th, when the team was 15-5 and still ten games over .500. Now, 52 games later, while playing 10 games below .500, the team is 36-36. … Read more
In case you missed it, self-proclaimed Mets fan, former NBA star and current head coach of the St. John’s Red Storm Chris Mullin threw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium prior to a game between the Yankees and Royals.
As you can see below, he threw a perfect strike.
But why didn’t he do this in Flushing prior to a Mets game?
Oh my … following up on the Leigh Castergine story, it turns out that the investigative journalists WERE in fact doing their due diligence — it just took a week to gather the facts. According to The New York Post, Jeff Wilpon fired Leigh Castergine because “he was morally opposed” to her out-of-wedlock pregnancy. Wow. … Read more
Terry Collins is not held accountable for the Mets’ losing record.
Sandy Alderson is not held accountable for four consecutive losing seasons.
However, Leigh Castergine is held accountable for subpar ticket sales.
Go figure.
Time magazine is publishing an article on Friday on the best places to sit in various ballparks if you want to go home with a baseball as a souvenir. Your best bet to catch a foul ball in Citi Field? Section 110. You can read the entire article, and see other good spots to sit … Read more
