Tag Archives: Piazza

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 →

Posted in Around the Blogs | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in 2013 Spring Training, Reviews | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Link Roundup: Frank Frank’s Elbow and the Bourn Reaction

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Paul Festa

Michael Bourn is an Indian, the Mets still have their 11th overall pick, and Mets fans are reacting.  Many are unhappy that Alderson didn’t sacrifice the pick to make a move that would have signaled New York’s return to the … Continue reading →

Posted in 12-13 Offseason, Around the Blogs | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

No Hall of Fame for You

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Paul Festa

I’m sure Joe or another author on Mets Today will have an opinion on this, but here’s my $0.02. So, the baby baseball writers got their bottles.  The paragons of perfection and arbiters of all that is moral kept everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in 12-13 Offseason, Opinion and Analysis | Tagged , , , , , , | 35 Comments

Link Roundup: End of Year

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Paul Festa

Before we begin, I wish you a happy and healthy New Year, and perhaps a few pleasant surprises from our favorite baseball team from Queens.  One of my resolutions is to write more, so we’ll see how that works out… … Continue reading →

Posted in 12-13 Offseason, Around the Blogs | Tagged , , , , , | 8 Comments

Mike Piazza Bobblehead

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Paul Festa

Here’s a symbol from some better times (1998-2000, at least).  It’s the bobblehead version of Mike Piazza that the Mets will be giving away this Saturday, when they play the Astros at 1:10 PM.

Posted in Cool Mets Stuff | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Mike Piazza Bobblehead

Blog Roundup: Riding Out the World Series

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Paul Festa

Seeing the Cardinals back in the World Series has reopened old wounds for some Mets fans.  The optimism of 2006 came crashing down in Game 7 of the NLCS.  The subsequent collapses of 2007 and 2008 washed away what remained … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Blogs | Tagged , , , | 3 Comments