Longtime readers of this blog know that I bleed Mets blue and orange. That’s why I resonate so much with Devin Gordon’s piece today at The New York Times: “Who Am I if the Mets Are Good?” I love this […]
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Juan Soto goes yard
Here we go! Let’s Go Mets: More here.
The Grimace factor
My New York Mets are still alive in the MLB playoffs. This is from June 2024: By day I am a historian. By night I am a baseball prognosticator! 🙂
Why do WFAN’s Sal Licata and Mike Francesca hate Grimace?
OK, it’s time to take a quick break from Trump, evangelicalism, and the problems with higher education. Friday is the first day of summer. Time for a little fun! As some of you know, I am a fan of the […]
When a British announcer calls a Mets win
I love this. I don’t think I have ever heard a person with a British accent call a baseball game. This was much better than both the FOX (Saturday) and ESPN (Sunday) coverage of the London Series between the Mets […]
A no hitter in Brooklyn caught by a humble major league catcher
Last night, three minor league pictures–Dakota Hawkins, Joey Lancellott, and Joseph Cornielly–pitched a combined no-hitter as the Brooklyn Cyclones (the Mets’ High A affiliate) defeated the Aberdeen Ironbirds (Baltimore Orioles High A affiliate) 3-0. The current New York Mets starting […]
The triple play in The Odd Couple
A 13-year-old Howie Rose, the longtime New York Mets radio broadcaster, was at Shea Stadium in 1967 for the filming of a scene from The Odd Couple. Here’s the scene: On last night’s broadcast, Rose said they filmed the scene […]
Vin Scully, RIP
Scully was a native New Yorker and grew-up at New York Giants (baseball) fan: Scully was silent for more than 1 minute and 47 seconds at the end of this “call.”
Facing Nolan
This documentary is a must see for any baseball fan:
AMAZING! (1969 edition)
Here’s Curt Gowdy: People I recognize in this video: Joe Garagiola, Lindsey Nelson, Joe DiMaggio, and Pearl Bailey. Do you recognize anyone else?
Mets retire Keith Hernandez’s number
Number 17 goes up in the rafters alongside the numbers of Jackie Robinson (42), Casey Stengel (37), Gil Hodges (14), Tom Seaver (41), Jerry Koosman (36), and Mike Piazza (31). You know this is a big moment in the New […]
The enchantment of baseball
My Mets open-up tonight against the Nationals. I love opening day. Hope springs eternal! Here is a taste of Jacob Lupfer’s piece at Religion News Service: From any accounting of popularity, market share or American cultural dominance, baseball seems to […]
Ex-Mets manager loses his bid to become mayor of Stamford, CT
Bobby Valentine is now hinting that there was election fraud in the Stamford, Connecticut mayoral race. Here is NJ.Com: Bobby Valentine added one more loss to his record on Tuesday night. The former New York Mets manager was defeated in his bid to […]