Author: Joe D

Quick Reaction: Ralph Kiner Only Met Who Could Throw A Strike

I’m sure one of my esteemed co-bloggers will have a recap up later, and I know a couple of them were at the game, but I had to jump in and express my utter disappointment in today’s home opening  6-2 loss to the Nationals. Hey, you can’t win them all, but this game was just a total bummer on many levels. Clutch Hitting – The Mets were 0-10 with runners in scoring...

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Mets GFX: 2011 Mets Home Opener – Lets Go Mets!

We want to wish the Mets the best of luck for their Home Opener which begins in about an hour. So get you’re hot dogs, grab a cold one and don’t forget the Cracker Jacks!!! We love the Mets around here, and here are some graphics I made just for the occasion, just the infielders mind you!   LETS GO METS!

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Mets Home Opener Trivia Contest! Five Lucky Winners!

Time for another Mets Trivia Contest to celebrate today’s Home Opener at Citi Field… WE ARE GIVING AWAY FIVE FREE BOOKS! 162-0: Imagine a Mets Perfect Season A brand new release by author Howie Karpin that just came out this week and includes a foreword by David Wright. It imagines the unimaginable by bringing to life 162 of the best and most memorable Mets wins in franchise history....

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Mets’ First Rounder Has Solid Debut

Some good news from Port St. Lucie where 2010 first-round pick Matt Harvey made his professional debut on Thursday evening. After a shaky start most likely from jitters, Harvey went on to pitch a solid game as the St. Lucie Mets defeated the Palm Beach Cardinals 1-0. Harvey struck out nine and scattered five hits over five shutout innings. “It was definitely good to get out there and...

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Philadelphia Inquirer: Mets Fans Are Extra Creepy

Came across this post via MetsBlog and thought I would share it here. John Gonzalez, a columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, had some harsh words for the Mets and Mets fans in particular. In a column entitled “Mets Are A National Punchline”, he writes: The Mets don’t have to be good or even mediocre for you to loathe them and delight in their misery. If anything, curb- stomping them...

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