This year marks the 25th anniversary that The Sandlot, one of the most acclaimed and beloved baseball films ever made, was released in theaters. The timeless classic of young Scotty Smalls moving into a new town where he befriends a local prodigy and his group of baseball-centric friends has continued to resonate with fans new and old. From quotable lines to various merchandise emblazoned with...
Simply because I’m a geek – I’ll let my inner Star Wars express my feelings about the team’s outlook from one year ago compared to today… A long time ago at a Citi Field far, far away… 2013: I’ve got a very bad feeling about this. I find your lack of faith disturbing. Who’s the more foolish? The fool, or the fool who follows him? Sorry about the...
A long long time ago, in a stadium directly across from Citi Field was a place where fans were born and memories were created. That was before the dark times – BEFORE THE MADOFF… It is funny when you watch one of your all time favorite movies that you can attribute certain quotes to specific areas of your favorite baseball team. Take for example this little nugget of jubilation: You...
METS TO HOST STAR WARS™ NIGHT THIS MONDAY, JULY 23 AT CITI FIELD Pre-Game Photo Ops with Characters and Costume Contest in Bullpen Plaza. FLUSHING, N.Y., July 19, 2012 – The New York Mets today announced they are teaming up with Lucasfilm Ltd. to host the second annual Star Wars Night at Citi Field this Monday, July 23 when the Mets host the Washington Nationals at 7:10 p.m. Tickets are...
For those of you who are interested, today this happened: [blackbirdpie url=”https://twitter.com/#!/RADickey43/status/102077424086421505″] Dickey adds the following to his profile: Father, Husband, Author, Pitcher, Christian, Adventurer, Star Wars nerd, Reader, & Cyclist. He forgot to add that he’s totally RAD!
Yesterday was a big day for me when I learned that George Lucas announced that all six films in the Star Wars Saga will be converted to 3D! According to the press release, Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace is expected to be released theatrically in 2012. Being a huge Star Wars fan along with my son, I wanted to create some Star Wars graphics to celebrate the occasion and also have a...
After the Mets (and our) recent nightmare yesterday, many thoughts raced through my mind as to what my blog should be about today. I would really like to stay cheery and positive, but it would just feel like I’m being phony. So I have decided to go the route of a “fake it till you make it” attitude and just do something completely random and nonsensical…which happens to...
