According to an Associated Press report, the governors of New York and Missouri are continuing a years-long tradition by placing a friendly wager on the outcome of the World Series. As the New York Mets and Kansas City Royals get set to meet in the best-of-seven series beginning on Tuesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has agreed to wear a Royals jersey for a full day of work if they win, while...
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Wow, I can’t believe it’s been 29 years… I was at home that night watching the game with my family. Me and my dad were the only two that were mentally locked in and loaded – the rest of my family were die-hard Yankee fans. Nobody ever said it would be easy… Lets not quibble, fast forward to the top of tenth… After that Dave Henderson home run, I gotta tell ya,...
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Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes took his turn in a media session at Citi Field on Saturday and told reporters his shoulder feels better and that he will be ready for Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday in Kansas City. “I don’t believe that it will limit me. I wouldn’t say that if I truly didn’t feel 100 percent. I would not have a problem stepping down and saying I can’t...
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A fascinating report by Adam Rubin of ESPN New York who looks back at the incredible journey by Jeurys Familia who started the season as the third option for the team’s closer role and ended the year as one of the game’s best while smashing some records along the way. “He saved us,” Terry Collins said as the Mets worked out at Citi Field on Friday, two days after securing...
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Shea Stadium Memorabilia from The Rashbaum Collection On view from October 8 to November 29, 2015 The objects and images in this front-room display at The City Reliquary offer a tangible history of the New York Mets and of Shea Stadium, the team’s former home from 1964 until its demolition in 2008. Shea Stadium was the site of the Mets’ World Series wins in 1969 and 1986, but the fragments...
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