It was certainly interesting to have the Mets finish out of the playoffs, but then to also have the Yankees play themselves out of the first round……. Same difference. What is happening to MLB? In a year when the new, ‘shopping mall’ stadiums like Citi Field were all over the place, the field area is never full and the fans come for lunch, shopping, playing games or just strolling, but never just to watch a [...]

I saw a picture yesterday of the Mets clubhouse room with all the empty cubby holes – this group knew ahead of time that they could go home and they did. They were all ready to leave and they went. Some to rest up and get healthy, some just to stay home and get to know their wives and kids again – there are some newborns to see, too. I’ve often wondered what kind of [...]

I’ve just re-read a column I wrote in the Spring when all was fresh and new and we were excited, but didn’t know what the season would bring. The column was titled “The Boys in the Booth” and I loved re-reading it. With talent like Gary, Keith and Ron – you’ve already hit an inside the park home run. Now I’m going to say goodbye and/or see you in the spring to some others. First [...]

I’d just like to say a few words about how gracious Mike Piazza was during the weekend of the 10th Anniversary of September 11th, and also at the game at CitiField. Never has a catcher been such a gentlemen, both at the plate and behind it, much like Johnny Bench. Mike was given a bit of a hard time when he originally arrived on the Mets, but once we got to know him, we never [...]

I come before you to praise David, not to bury him. If you don’t want to read this, you need not. David is from Newport News Virginia where his Father is a Police Captain and his Mom is a School Guidance Counselor. He has three younger brothers, with whom he shared one room with two bunk beds, while growing up. Now, David is the only one who does not have a college education – why? [...]

Ah, the “Authority of the MLB” and again they take one step too far. This past weekend was a time of mourning and recovery for all of us. The whole country had their own ways of remembering the events of 9/11/01 and did so. I was particularly taken with the Shanksville ceremonies. You don’t get the recent and current Presidents to travel there without being very serious about your mission to honor what happened on [...]

I’ve just seen how Americans cope with disaster, again. It’s with their hearts and souls. Most of the major TV networks just covered the unveiling of a wall in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. A field where the plane out of Boston on that terrible morning of September 12, 2001 was commandeered by a group of the passengers who voted to have the plane crash there rather than let the plane crash into the United States Capitol. [...]

I remember September 11, 2001 very clearly. I was working at Yale in my 7th floor office overlooking the New Haven Green – a beautiful place in our city. I had just begun to get ready for my work day 8AM – 4:30PM. I kept a small radio on my window sill and it was tuned in to WCBS radio 880. I had just begun sorting things out when I heard the weather reporter talk [...]