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Link Roundup: Opening Days Past and Present

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Paul Festa

It’s too bad championships aren’t won on Opening Day, because the Mets would be a dynasty.  New York is now 34-18 all-time to start the season, and 34-10 since losing their first 8 Opening days. The Mets started off the … Continue reading →

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Santana Re-Tears Anterior Capsule

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Paul Festa

Johan Santana has re-injured his left anterior capsule, and may be lost for the season. After what seemed like a major success story when Santana came back after shoulder surgery to repair the torn capsule last year, the tear has … Continue reading →

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Link Roundup: Getting Ready for the Season

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Paul Festa

Practice baseball is almost over, and Opening Day is coming up on April 1st (no foolin’). Several projections and previews are in, but we’ll never know what happens until the games are played, no?  My favorite projection is this one … Continue reading →

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Wright Named Team Captain

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Paul Festa

David Wright has been named the fourth captain in Mets history, joining Keith Hernandez, Gary Carter and John Franco. Chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon said the decision was essentially made from an ownership perspective the instant Wright signed an eight-year, $138 million … Continue reading →

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1979 and the Birth of a Mets Fan

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Paul Festa

I was reading this post over at Amazin’ Avenue about the worst Opening Day lineups in Mets history (a story prompted by the lineup we may see on April 1st this year).  They arranged it by decade.  When I got … Continue reading →

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Link Roundup: Namaste

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Paul Festa

This is the phase of Spring Training where we start to wring our hands and worry about injuries and try to predict who’s going to start on Opening Day.  Since I have enough to worry about in real life, I’m … Continue reading →

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Link Roundup: Captain America, Wheeler Demoted, Valdy (Tasteless Headline Here)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Paul Festa

You’ll all be happy to know that Mets 2B Jordany Valdespin is fine after he got hit by a Justin Verlander pitch in the…well, I’ll let Jordany tell you.  After he was removed from the game, he told reporters that … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Long Shot by Mike Piazza (with Lonnie Wheeler)

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Paul Festa

When you think of Mike Piazza, “Long Shot” is probably the furthest thing from your mind.  After all, he was the best hitting catcher in the history of baseball, he had Tommy Lasorda to help him into pro ball, he was … Continue reading →

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