Citi Field, aged two, already has a past. Last year when we first saw the place, there were a lot of Brooklyn memorabilia and exhibits there. We knew that the Dodgers had moved to LA in the long ago fifties, so many of the visitors thought that something was wrong. And it was. Fred Wilpon, the owner of the Mets, was having flashbacks about his days as a Brooklyn fan, watching his old schoolmate...
Read MoreLast night while Jon Niese was throwing a complete game shutout against the San Diego Padres, another young southpaw was doing the same thing for the Mets Single-A affiliate, the Savannah Sand Gnats. Starting pitcher Mark Cohoon tossed his second consecutive complete game shutout on Thursday night to beat the Greensboro Grasshoppers 7-0. Cohoon allowed just three hits and a walk over nine...
Read MoreBorn on the same day the Mets won their second World Series title, Jonathon Niese pitched like a champion last night against the San Diego Padres. In shutting out the Padres, he allowed only one man to reach base all game, a double to centerfielder Chris Denorfia to lead off the third inning. Niese became the 34th pitcher in Mets history to throw a one-hitter, joining greats such as Nolan Ryan,...
Read More“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us.” Charles Dickens When I set out to write...
Read MoreAAA International League: Buffalo 1/5/1, Durham 6/9/0 lf Russ Adams 0 for 5, K, .249 2b Justin Turner 2 for 3, run, 2 2b, .287 dh Mike Jacobs 1 for 4, RBI, K, .277 rf Val Pascucci 0 for 2, 2 BBs, .234 3b Mike Cervanek 0 for 3, K, .228 ss Andy Green 0 for 4, K, .272 1b Marshall Hubbard 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .000 c JR House 2 for 3, BB, .275 cf Emmanuel Garcia 0 for 4, 2 Ks, .163 Dylan Owen 6 IP, 6 H, 4...
Read MoreI had a little fun while watching my Mets this afternoon and came up with some yummy confectionery goodies. So feel free to stock up and indulge your Mets sweet tooth! This was the first one I designed and the one that got me on a creative roll. How awesome have our two former first rounders been this season! This one is dedicated to all the David Wright lovers out there like our friends...
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