Author: Joe D

Episode One – The Phantom Mets

Yesterday was a big day for me when I learned that George Lucas announced that all six films in the Star Wars Saga will be converted to 3D!  According to the press release, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace is expected to be released theatrically in 2012. Being a huge Star Wars fan along with my son, I wanted to create some Star Wars graphics to celebrate the occasion and also have a...

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Beltran To Have MRI On Right Knee Wednesday

Latest Update: Mets have announced that Carlos Beltran will undergo an MRI at the Hospital for Special Surgery on Wednesday morning. “I felt something,” Beltran said. “I don’t know what it is. But after being back and being able to play all these games, I didn’t feel anything until today. So let’s see what happens. Any pain in this knee, I have to let the trainers know that I felt something,” he...

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In This Town, Winning Is Everything

In a post to CBS New York by Jason Keidel, David Wright is portrayed as solid player who never asked to be the team’s leader, and is frequently chastised by fans for not being one. He writes, What has Wright done so wrong? He doesn’t sign a $36 million contract and then loaf his way to the back of the bullpen. He doesn’t stomp his father-in-law in the family room in front of his employer...

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Mets Must Play Better In September

Going back to the 2007 season, the Philadelphia Phillies have always been able to really get it together and turn it on as a team in the month of September. Yes, the Mets choked both in ’07 and ’08, but if not for late surges in September by the Phillies, they could have made the post season in both those years instead of falling short by just one game. I decided to examine the Mets...

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