A relatively recent feature that the Hall of Fame has started offering members over the last few years are free “Meet the Author” events inside the Hall. It was while visiting the Hall recently on August 15 that former Met’s fireman, a favorite of this author in his youth, was the featured speaker, highlighting his book released earlier in 2018, “Insight Pitch: My Life as a...
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I was as excited as any Mets fan when Steven Matz made his major league debut on June 28, 2015. Only 24 years old, the young left-hander stymied the Cincinnati Reds, limiting them to two runs in 7.2 innings, and while the TV cameras kept cutting to family in the stands at Citi Field, Matz went 3-for-3 with the bat, driving in four runs. He looked like a future ace to me and even my wife felt he...
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Ahh, the spring of 1989. The Mets had won a World Series just 3 seasons earlier. The team had won a division title the prior season, before losing in heart-breaking fashion to the Dodgers. That was okay though, because the team had great veterans such as Gary Carter behind the plate and Keith Hernandez at first, supplemented with future stars such as Dave Magadan and Gregg Jefferies. Present...
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In my previous Shoebox Memories article on MMO, Jesse Rivera asked if anyone besides “his sixty year old mind” remembered collecting “big giant sized baseball cards.” Jesse was referring to the 1964 Topps Giant Size All Star set which consisted of 60 over-sized baseball cards that measured 3 1/8″ x 5 1/4″. The cards were sold in three card cello packs and...
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An article published recently here on MMO detailed how the Metropolitans will be paying Bobby Bonilla approximately $1.1 million through 2035. However, the Met’s rivals to the south, the Washington Nationals, make that annual payment look insignificant in comparison. Owned by real estate magnate Ted Lerner, the Washington Nationals have turned deferring salaries into an art form more...
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