It was May 5, 2004, a Wednesday night at Shea Stadium, when Mike Piazza connected off a 3-1 pitch from Jerome Williams and drove it out of the park to right-center – and in so doing, became the all-time major league home run leader for catchers with 352. The game was mid-week, and the temperature was a fairly chilly 57 degrees with a 10 mph wind blowing, so the announced crowd was rather...
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Baseball is often so much more than just a sport, and baseball has frequently united fans on opposite sides of the sporting aisle. May 1, 2011, just 9 years ago, was one of those times. An early season night baseball game in Philadelphia between division rivals Phillies and Mets turned into one of those moments. On that surreal evening, a gathering of over 45,000 fans who had gathered to cheer...
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On this date back in 2002, Mets left-hander Al Leiter became the first pitcher in major league history to beat all 30 major league teams at least once. By pitching in the expansion era (1998 was the first season with 30 MLB teams), by getting traded (Leiter pitched for 2 National League teams and 2 American League teams) and benefiting from inter-league play (he beat the Rays – then Devil...
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Mets fans love the current broadcast team of Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez and Ron Darling. Mets fans from previous generations will recall with love the original Mets broadcast trio of Ralph Kiner, Bob “Back with the happy recap” Murphy and Lindsey Nelson. Prior to joining the Mets broadcast teams, Bob Murphy had broadcast for the Red Sox and Orioles and Lindsey Nelson had been the...
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So you want to pitch in Major League Baseball? Let’s see if you have what “it” takes. Don’t have a ball? No problem, none needed. Can’t go outside because of a pandemic? No problem, just stand up and we’ll see if you have the arm elasticity to make it as a professional right in the comfort of your own house. Start by taking a look at the card below, which is...
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