The Mets are undoubtedly the hottest team in baseball right now. They have the best record over their last ten games, going 9-1 on their recent homestand and winning seven in a row. And now, it’s off to Philly, where only one of two things can happen. Either the momentum of this seven game winning streak carries over against the Phillies, or eventually this team has to lose, and they do...
Read MoreMaybe I should move more often. My family moved from Tennessee to Wisconsin two weeks ago, and about that time the Mets were slipping deeper and deeper into a funk, starting out with a 2-6 record. It looked like Jerry Manuel and Omar Minaya might not last until the end of April with the team. But then something happened. After Mike Pelfrey won a stunning 5-0 decision in Colorado, the Mets...
Read MoreGod, I love this sport. Regardless of the drama, the headlines (good and bad), and the storylines that are interwoven throughout the league. This is indeed my favorite sport. I’m one of the biggest NY Giants fan on the planet and still there is something about baseball that transcends color, gender, and culture. It can bring people together from different parts of the world and unite them...
Read MoreSong of the Night: MGMT – Kids AAA International League: Buffalo 9/11/1, Durham 5/12/2 Dillon Gee had his first bad outing of the season, and it was a doozy, as he allowed 5 runs on 8 hits and 2 walks in 4.2 innings, but the Bisons offense responded with 5 in the 4th, 1 in the 5th and 3 in the 8th to take him off the hook and get a win for Kiko Calero, who pitched in back of Gee and...
Read MoreThe Mets of 2010 are doing things that teams of winning seasons did. Some say it’s coincidence; I say it’s a good sign. For example, the Mets current seven-game winning streak is the longest in April since winning seven straight in 2006, when they came within one game of the World Series. The April winning streak record is 11 straight, in you guessed it, ’86. And how about this...
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