Ya Gotta Believe? Really?
OK…OK…so with Yogi passing it brings back all of the memories of his days with the Mets and leading them to an improbable World Series appearance in 1973. Of course anyone and everyone with any knowledge about the Mets recalls that 1973 was the year of “Ya Gotta Believe!” And
It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s…Over
Yogi Berra…the iconic Yankee…and the lovable Met…passed away at the ripe old age of 90. Not many people can be considered folklore, but you would think anyone with the name Yogi could. But he was so much more than someone with a funny sounding nickname. He was a great player,
Baseball The Way It Ought To Be?
The very thought of the Mets playing baseball well into October in 2015 is exciting. But if the series against the Yankees is indicative of what post-season baseball will be like, well, it will be brutal. Watching the Mets against the Yankees was like watching a Little League series. The
Colon Just Having Fun
Frustration must be running rampant with the Mets…especially in the last 24 hours. The Mets started the series off against the Marlins with a huge distraction. The “Matt Harvey innings limit saga” suddenly became an issue just when the team is trying to sort things out with their starting rotation,
Shut Boras Up – Don’t Shut Harvey Down
Just when you thought it was too good to be true…you find out it IS too good to be true. The Mets are finally playing meaningful games in September with an eye on October baseball for the first time in almost a decade. Even with the infusion of the exciting
Mets Can’t Be Feeling Tired Now
The calendar turned, it’s September 1, and that means the rosters expand. The Mets will be getting some extra bodies in the clubhouse to aid in the stretch run. Welcome back Steven Matz…Kevin Plawecki…Eric Campbell…Kirk Nieuwenhuis…Erik Goeddel. Lucas Duda and Bobby Parnell will be back as soon as they are
Take Me Out to the Ballgame?
I love going to baseball games…I really do. But sometimes it can literally be such a painful experience. It is hard to coordinate schedules because of everone’s busy lives so every so often I am able to drag my wife, begrudgingly, kicking and screaming, to a Mets game. She doesn’t
For All You Non-Believers
There is a lot of excitement building around the Mets. Not since the mid to late 1980’s has the focus been on the Mets rather than the Yankees. Sandy Alderson kept promising that 2015 would be the year that the Mets would be significant. In late June, everyone was calling
Mets Starting to Show Some Swagger
You can almost sense something special IS actually happening. After a horrible first-half road record, the Mets had a hugely successful road trip of 8 wins and only 1 loss, completing a four-game sweep of the Phillies after grabbing three straight from the Rockies. But what is so glaring is