Please note, this article was originally written, produced, and posted on December 2nd, 2021 after it was announced he was being inducted. You can sum up a large part of Gil Hodges’ Hall of Fame case with an argument that didn’t happen. It was the bottom of the sixth inning of game five of the 1969 World Series. Hodges’ Mets, improbably leading the series 3-1, were losing the game 3-0; Jerry...
On the 50th anniversary of the sport’s most transcendent moment, Major League Baseball gave an unprecedented and deserved tribute to its central figure. As the Mets faced the team he played for and a few miles from the stadium where he broke the color barrier, Jackie Robinson’s number 42 was retired league-wide. The announcement was made during a special in-game ceremony on the field...
Meet Mercedes. When her grandfather came to Brooklyn from Puerto Rico, he became a Brooklyn Dodgers fan. Once the Dodgers left, the family then became a family of Mets fans. Mercedes’s grandfather left Brooklyn when she was only seven years old, but the Mets helped keep them together. Here’s how. Tell me your full story. My grandfather moved to Brooklyn from Puerto Rico and that’s...
Attending a Mets game at Citi Field, even as it is, is something that everyone deserves to experience. Currently the fourth-newest big league ballpark, it boasts a myriad of features. The variety of different food options, the Coca-Cola Corner, and the Good Humor Fan Fest area are just a few of the amenities that have enticed both the die-hard fan and layperson over the past nine seasons. Just a...
For as long as I can remember, I have been a Mets fan. My grandfather began cheering the Mets on in 1962, hungry for a National League New York team to root for since his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers departed for California. My parents were married in September of 1986 and gleefully recall watching the World Series on patio furniture inside their first home. I was born six years later and my...
It was one of the most memorable games in team history. And I had the luck of good timing (or maybe bad timing) to be in the stands. No, it wasn’t June 1, 2012 when Johan Santana hurled the Mets first no-no. It wasn’t October 19, 2006 when Endy Chavez defied the laws of gravity and robbed Scott Rolen of a home run. It wasn’t October 25, 1986 when Mookie Wilson hit that slow roller. And it wasn’t...
I’m sure it’s been something that has been debated quite often on this site as to whether Gil Hodges should be enshrined along with his legendary Brooklyn Dodgers’ teammates in Cooperstown. Well, Gil will be up for election again this December at the Winter Meetings. To increase awareness of Gil’s cause, here is a television segment I put together. Please share it out, so...
So all of a sudden these strangely colored orbs are appearing all over our great city. Have you come across any of them? Most of you have probably seen this one, which stands outside the Mets Shop at Citi Field, but what about all the others? Here’s a map of where all these forbidden fruits can be located… And you can check out the many Met fans who are submitting pics of these Apple...
I love beating the Yankees. For almost the entire year, Yankee fans are on top. They have memories of championship stories, epic stories of playoff wins, and an unbreakable confidence in their franchise, all things that I, as a 15 year-old Mets fan, don’t have. It makes me sick to my stomach sometimes how spoiled many Yankee fans are, especially the younger ones who didn’t even...
It was early April. The rosters were set and Opening Day was hours away. Unexpectedly the Mets exhibition game against the Expos was cancelled due to a players strike. With a free afternoon and nothing to do, the Mets manager and some of his coaches decided to walk across the street and play a round of golf at the Palm Beach Lakes Club. Later that afternoon on their way back to the Ramada Hotel...
Since late July, the Mets have parted ways with several players. First, it was Carlos Beltran leaving his heart in New York to go to San Francisco. Then Jose Reyes decided to take the money and run the basepaths in Miami. Soon after, Angel Pagan flapped his wings to the Bay Area. Even Nick Evans took the job security by signing in Pittsburgh. What do all these players have in common,...
To take our minds off the floundering excuse for a baseball team, I present to you a look back at a bit of baseball history from a different perspective. Recently, I was lucky enough to interview Gil Hodges’ widow, Joan Hodges. She was so sweet and had so many great stories. As the saying goes, “Behind every great man, there stands a great woman.” Such is the case for Gil. On Dec. 26,...
