Tag: Mets Fan

MMO Roundtable: How Did I Become a Mets Fan?

This lack of Mets baseball has got us reflecting here at MMO. So, we wanted to share that reflection with all of you and tell our little stories as to how we became Mets fans. We all have our own stories. We’ve shared fan stories, such as how these international baseball fans have become Mets fans. And now, here’s a glimpse at ours. Laney  Since my father is a Yankee fan and my...

A Retrospective of Being a Mets Fan

In Pre-K, all of my classmates wore Yankees hats. As a kid, I wanted to fit in and asked my parents if they could buy me one. They both looked at each other and said, “Sure, we’ll buy you a Yankee hat, but that means we won’t take you to any games because we are Mets fans.” “No, no. I’m a Mets fan!” I said back, not wanting to be left out. Summer of...

On Being a Mets Fan in College

College is supposed to be about finding an identity. That’s what they tell you when you first walk in past the gates into a crowded dorm full of strangers. Personally, I was fortunate to come in with one. The identity of being a Mets fan is a badge of honor that I’ve worn ever since I was able to follow a baseball game. It’s one of the first things that people associate with...

Terry Collins Sends Letter To Fan

I don’t know all the specifics and I don’t know who the actual parties involved are, but a reader emailed me an image of a letter Terry Collins wrote to a Mets Fan who recently lost their husband who was also a huge fan That was a pretty thoughtful thing for Terry Collins to do. It’s nice to see a manager or a ballplayer take some time out of their busy day especially during...

Collins Has Mets Playing Baseball Like It Oughta Be

This is Terry Time. This is Terry’s Team. As long as it keeps winning. In a column for the New York Post, writer Kevin Kernan credits Terry Collins for the Mets’ hot start and that now armed with a team with horses to win, the real Terry Collins has emerged. “This year, you are seeing more of the real Collins, when he’s managing to win games and holding his team to higher...

Happy Thanksgiving Day From Metsmerized

On behalf of everyone at Metsmerized Online, we would like to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving. Have a wonderful day and make some great memories with your friends, families and loved ones. It’s always such an enormous pleasure to share our opinions and interact with the greatest and most passionate baseball fans in the world – Mets Fans. Our passion for the Mets binds all...

The Double Whammy Of Being a Jets and Mets Fan

Life as a New York Met fan is painful enough, but for Met fans who also pull for the New York Jets, sports allegiance can be a double whammy. Manish Menta, who covers the Jets for the New York Post wrote an interesting column this week that for this reader drew parallels between management of the Mets and that of the Jets. “Woe is me” for all Met/Jet fans. The Jet beat reporter builds an...

41 Years a Mets Fan

Legend has it that after Jesse Orosco fanned Marty Barrett and tossed his glove to the heavens it never came down. But on the evening of October 27, 1986, something else went even higher: My dad and me jumping up and down in the living room. At that frozen moment in time my dad was not my dad. He wasn’t the one who taught me to ride a bike and drive a car. He wasn’t the one who showed me how to...

MMO Fan Shot: How Ed Kranepool Turned Me Into A Mets Fan

An MMO Fan Shot by Elias Conde In 1962, I was 13 years old, my current wife Carmen was barely two, President John F. Kennedy was in his first term and the New York Mets were born. I sometimes wonder why I remember the Mets back then, because I really wasn’t a baseball fan that cared too much about the teams, but for whatever reason I was made aware of their existence. I was raised in...

Mets Avoid Arbitration With Tejada, Agree To $1.1 Million Deal

The Mets avoided arbitration with shortstop Ruben Tejada and signed him to a reported one-year deal for $1.1 million according to Jorge Castillo of the Star Ledger. That leaves six more players, and odds are the Mets will reach an agreement with all of them. Ike Davis, Lucas Duda, Dillon Gee, Daniel Murphy,Bobby Parnell and Eric Young Jr.. all filed for salary arbitration. Tejada, 24, batted...

As Mets Get Closer To Spring Training, How’s Your Enthusiasm?

How are you feeling about the Mets these days, are you excited about the moves we’ve made so far? Are you looking forward to the start of Spring Training and are you pumped for the new season? I asked our staff what their enthusiasm was like as we get closer and closer to pitchers and catchers reporting in four weeks. Here’s what some of them had to say: Peter K. – I have been...

Grading The Mets Offseason So Far

As Sandy Alderson and his front office approach the third-quarter turn of the offseason we wanted to do a quick take on how fans are viewing the offseason so far. I asked our staff to grade Sandy on his offseason moves to date. So here are the results of our Mid Hot Stove Season Report Card for the Mets: Jessep – (B-) There’s a lot of work to get done but, they got the impact corner...

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