According to ESPN, Major League Baseball has issued an “edict” to the Mets and across baseball not to wear hats in-game honoring first responders, such as the FDNY and NYPD, Terry Collins said. The Mets issued the following statement: “MLB set a league-wide policy as it related to caps and uniforms for September 11 and we followed the guidelines.” When MLB pulled the same crap in...
Read MoreFor the past few seasons it was believed that Mets starter Mike Pelfrey had the goods to be a top of the rotation type starter. Last season he had his best season as a pro as he won 15 games against just 9 losses. His career low 3.66 ERA and dominance for most of the season warranted thoughts that he had finally put it together. Mets fans had dreams of slotting him behind Santana as the...
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Congratulations to the Staten Island Yankees on winning the Semi-Final round of the NYPL play-offs. They defeated the Brooklyn Cyclones tonight in a heartbreaking 1-0 loss in the third and deciding game of the series. Three Yankees pitchers combined to hurl a 4 hit shutout, walking 3, and striking out 11. Staten Island moves on to play Auburn for the NYPL title in the series starting Monday....
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Inspired by my colleague Annie Savoy, I thought I would share my experiences from 9/11 as well. As some of you may already know, I am 16 years old and a senior in high school; putting me in 2nd grade at merely the age of six on the morning of September 11th, 2001. Despite being so young, I remember that day quite vividly, here is what I recall about that tragic day: On Sunday, September 9th, I...
Read MoreToday is one of those days where the game doesn’t mean that much. Today is one of those days where we can take a step back from baseball and be thankful that we live in a world where we can have baseball, where can have the leisure time to enjoy a sport and the freedom to live our lives the way we do. The Mets and the Cubs will close out the series tonight as the Mets try to look beyond...
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