Believe it or not, this is shaping up to be one of the most exciting finishes to a New York Mets season as we’ve seen in a very long time. The drama, the insanity, the agony and the ecstasy, it’s all there… And with just two weeks to go in the regular season, the Mets are standing at the precipice of what once seemed like an improbable NL wild card spot. I’ve lost count...
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On Tuesday, a contingent of New York Mets including Todd Frazier, Drew Gagnon, Steven Matz and J.D.Davis continued their annual tradition of visiting New York area fire house to commemorate the anniversary of September 11. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 18 years since that tragic day. I guess it’s true what they say; time does not heal all wounds. The pain of what happened...
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What a freaking shit show… I’m sorry, but as much as I love the New York Mets, they can often bring out the unabashed worst in me, and last night as I watched them blow a six-run lead to the Washington Nationals in the bottom of the ninth, the Mets unleashed the Kraken in me. Things were actually looking pretty good at first, but it didn’t take long to devolve after one very...
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Eileen Lehpamer of News 12 Long Island is reporting that Long Island Ducks manager and former Mets second baseman Wally Backman was arrested at 7:30 am this morning after a physical altercation with his girlfriend. Backman, 59, is facing second-degree harassment and fourth-degree criminal mischief charges and was arraigned in Riverhead court earlier today. He was released without bail....
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Ask any Mets fan who tossed the only no-hitter in franchise history, and almost to a person they’ll tell you it was Johan Santana. And even though only 27,069 fans were in attendance during that incredible and magical summer night, almost all of them will also tell you they were there! The Mets have had their share of near misses before and after, and in fact 19 different pitchers have...
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