Baseball is often so much more than just a sport, and baseball has frequently united fans on opposite sides of the sporting aisle. May 1, 2011, just 9 years ago, was one of those times. An early season night baseball game in Philadelphia between division rivals Phillies and Mets turned into one of those moments. On that surreal evening, a gathering of over 45,000 fans who had gathered to cheer...
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Good Morning, Mets fans! As the days pass and go by, the general optimism for a 2020 MLB season continues to grow! Latest Mets News In a New York Post exclusive, Thorton McEnery reveals that the lastest name to be interested in purchasing the Mets may be more of a “bargain hunter”. Mike Puma of the New York Post wrote on how the delayed start to the 2020 season will affect the rehab...
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According to the New York Post, Wayne Rothbaum — president, managing director, and founder of Quogue Capital LLC, a private investment firm based in New York — is only interested in purchasing the New York Mets at a substantially discounted rate. “Rothbaum is still interested in buying the money-losing MLB franchise from the Wilpons, but without the team’s money-making...
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The Mets announced that their pandemic ticket policy currently covers games through the end of April. This policy encourages that fans take credit to be used on purchases in the future. The Mets are also offering a 20% bonus to season-ticket holders as well as a 10% bonus to individual and group ticket buyers. Fans can also take a refund for the impacted games in lieu of receiving credit...
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The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t want to see New York again so soon. After snow on April 9 forced a postponement, the scheduled makeup game was considered far too quick a turnaround for the visitors. “I didn’t like this [the rescheduled date],” lamented Dodgers manager Davey Johnson to the Los Angeles Times, displeased with the second Big Apple visit in three weeks. But if the Dodgers...
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When Sandy Alderson’s front office was busy rebuilding the New York Mets at the start of the last decade, the focus seemed pretty simple: find as many elite starting pitchers as possible. Upon finding those arms, help them develop into top-tier MLB hurlers at around the same time-ish so they can all man the rotation together while in Queens. Simple enough, until baseball is gonna baseball....
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