A Guest Article by James H. Burns When the Mets return to Citi Field today, there will be some members of the team’s extended family who will be missing their first post-season in the club’s history: Men and women who wore the orange and blue, or some variation thereof, for decades. For years, the ushers at Shea Stadium, were the most direct contact fans had with the ballclub. Many...
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Get ready to see a stunning Citi Field tonight as the New York Mets and all the hard-working members of the grounds crew have dressed up the park for it’s first ever postseason! The Mets pulled all the stops and everywhere you look you’ll see a celebration of the NL East Champs and their march toward the ultimate prize! With the series now tied at one game apiece, guess who has Home...
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It took MLB years of wrangling to institute a policy for home plate collisions after Buster Posey was sidelined by a particularly brutal one in May of 2011. The rule states: A runner may not run out of a direct line to the plate in order to initiate contact with the catcher, or any player, covering the plate. If he does, the umpire can call him out even if the player taking the throw loses...
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With Ruben Tejada now lost for the rest of the postseason, one message was loud and clear from Terry Collins during last night’s post game press conference. The Mets have fought adversity all season long and they will continue to do so in light of the blow they were dealt at the hands of the despicable Chase Utley. The manager, coaches and players will have all day Sunday to regroup as...
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A team source confirmed with the Daily News that beloved Mets icon Rusty Staub will be on hand tonight at Citi Field for Game 3 of the NLDS and that he will throw the ceremonial first pitch. Staub suffered a heart attack on a flight from Ireland to JFK airport last weekend, and his flight was diverted back to Shannon Airport in Ireland where Staub was tended to by emergency medical personnel. It...
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As Mets right-hander Matt Harvey gets set to take the mound in a pivotal Game 3 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, there is only one thing on his mind, and that’s winning. Amidst all of the drama surrounding the “tackle” from Chase Utley that ended Ruben Tejada’s postseason, Harvey is focused on just doing his job. “The most important thing is going out...
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