Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal interviewed the fan behind the Mets Billboards, Gary Palumbo. His article included a statement by the New York Mets that read: “We appreciate our fans’ passion and are looking forward to the 2015 season.” Diamond writes: “As of Wednesday, his campaign was about 70% funded. But, after a series of social-media posts by the popular Mets blog Mets...
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Jerry Crasnick of ESPN listed righthander Matt Harvey among his 15 Most Interesting People of 2015. “After six straight losing seasons and some serial belt-tightening under the Wilpon family, the Mets have legitimate reason for excitement behind their young pitching nucleus.” “A lot hinges on the performance of Harvey, who displayed ace-caliber stuff and serious star quality...
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What may have seemed like an impossible mission only two weeks ago, came to fruition tonight as the $5,000 funding needed to erect two billboards on Roosevelt Ave. was exceeded with well over a week left to go. Gary Palumbo, who decided he had had enough of the way Mets ownership has embarrassed and mishandled the team over the years, took a stand and decided he wanted to let the team owners...
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If you’re looking for a good rant on why the BBWAA voting process for the Hall of Fame needs to be abolished, you’ll want to watch Keith Olbermann obliterate the voting body in his latest broadcast. Fans of Gil Hodges pay close attention, you’ll like this. Those of you still pissed off about Mike Piazza, don’t go anywhere. https://youtu.be/QOPgKk8xLfQ
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Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports that during his Hall of Fame press conference, Pedro Martinez said that Mets fans “settle for what they have,” while “Yankees fans cannot” settle. It’s strange to hear a player contrast two fan bases from the same city that way, but the question is, is Pedro right? Ironically, I wrote a post this morning that kind of touched on that...
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