Ever since I was a kid growing up in my orange and blue bedroom, I’ve been waiting for the New York Mets to host the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Yesterday the Mets were finally awarded the game. CitiField will be the site of the 2013 MLB All-Star Game, ending a 49-year drought – the [...]
Last night the New York Mets began a three game series against the Nationals here in Washington. So last evening after work, I changed into my Mets jersey , hopped on the Metro, and headed down to the ballpark (by myself). I went to a Mets game at Nats Park earlier this year and had [...]
Right now, the Empire State Building is lit up in orange and blue in honor of the New York Mets winning the subway series over the Yankees. I wish I could see this beautiful sight myself.
Two weeks ago the family took a trip to visit my sister in Washington, DC. A bit late, I’m finally blogging about it now. We left early in the morning on Maegan’s birthday, which means that Maegan spent most of her birthday cooped up in the back seat of a car traveling through the Virginia [...]
I now have sacred ground in my possession; infield dirt from Shea Stadium. During the summer my aunt had the opportunity to play a game at Shea as part of a fantasy camp, and was able to “covertly obtain” a few zip-lock bags of dirt from around first base. She recently sent me one of [...]
On September 6th, 1981 I attended my first Mets game at Shea Stadium. As you can see, I saved my tickets for 27 years. I don’t actually remember the game but the Braves beat the Mets five to two that day. I went to Shea Stadium several times a year from 1981-1990, including Game 3 [...]
During spring training I tried to sign up for Major League Baseball’s Gameday Audio so I can listen to Mets games on WFAN through the internet. I ran in to a brick wall when I refused to give them my telephone number. (MLB has a reputation for taking liberties with your privacy. They claim it’s [...]
News is just now breaking that the Mets have acquired two-time Cy Young Award winning pitcher Johan Santana from the Twins (dependent on some conditions, including the ability of the Mets to sign Santana to a long term deal). Hooray!
Forbes Magazine just named America’s Top 10 Sports Mascots, and #3 on their list was Mr. Met. #1 and #2 on the list, the Phillie Phanatic and the San Diego Chicken, are no-brainers. But Mr. Met coming in 3rd right behind those two? Seriously? It’s a guy with a baseball for a head, named “Mr.” [...]
Today the Mets unveiled a commemorative logo to celebrate the final season of Shea Stadium, their home since 1964. In 2009 the Mets will move to their new home, Citi Field. I haven’t been to Shea Stadium since the mid-90′s, Maegan has never been to Shea Stadium and Darah’s middle name is Shea, so we [...]