PLAYERS:
Fred Wilpon,
George Steinbrenner,
Aaron Heilman,
Bud Selig,
Dillon Gee,
Michael Pelfrey,
David Wright,
Kirk Nieuwenhuis,
Wally Backman,
Jason Bay,
Wilmer Flores,
Daniel Murphy
TEAMS: New York Mets, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners
TEAMS: New York Mets, New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners
There are a ton of people who write about the Mets and I am happy to say that most of them seem to be good people, too. I guess it is not a huge surprise that the guys at the biggest sites – Cerrone and Baron at MetsBlog and Simon, Kannengeiser, Artus and crew over at Amazin’ Avenue – are top notch. But it seems that no matter what size Mets blog you run across, you will find good people.
Ed Leyro is the brains behind Studious Metsimus. I don’t really know Ed except through his writing but I like the content he produces. I reached out and asked if he would do a Q&A and he immediately said yes. Then I gave him a bunch of questions and asked him to turn it around in a day. And he did without a word of complaint. More importantly, he gave interesting answers. Below are his thoughts on blogging, being a fan and some Mets-specific questions.
How would you describe the Mets blogosphere?
I’d describe the Mets blogosphere this way: we’re everywhere! I can’t think of another fan ...
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