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Life Beyond Newsday
9 days ago by
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I live in Waterbury, CT, about 70 miles or so away from Shea Stadium. The local paper doesn't offer any Mets coverage at all outside of the standard wire service stuff, so I need to go elsewhere to find my New York Mets news.
Thanks to the Internet, I've been lucky enough...
I'm Eating Sour Grapes, Because There's Nothing Else to Eat
26 days ago by
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"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" -- ancient Chinese proverb
We know now how Yankee fans must have felt heading into the 1986 World Series. The Mets against the Red Sox? Who does a Yankee fan root for? We're now in the unenviable position of seeing the two teams many...
I'm Eating Sour Grapes, Because There's Nothing Else to Eat
26 days ago by
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"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" -- ancient Chinese proverb
We know now how Yankee fans must have felt heading into the 1986 World Series. The Mets against the Red Sox? Who does a Yankee fan root for? We're now in the unenviable position of seeing the two teams many...
I'm Eating Sour Grapes, Because There's Nothing Else to Eat
26 days ago by
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"The enemy of my enemy is my friend" -- ancient Chinese proverb
We know now how Yankee fans must have felt heading into the 1986 World Series. The Mets against the Red Sox? Who does a Yankee fan root for? We're now in the unenviable position of seeing the two teams many...
Predicting the Mets' Off-season
October 08, 2009 by
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Several weeks ago, I wrote that the Mets would retain Minaya and Manuel and make only enough moves to give the impression that they are trying to improve the team, with an eye on the pocketbook.
Well, M and M are back and Jeff Wilpon is publicly saying that the Mets will spend "...
Closure
October 07, 2009 by
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We attended our last home game of the 2009 season on Friday night. It was truly bittersweet. There was good news and bad news. The good news was that this 2009 season was coming to an end. The bad news was that this 2009 season was coming to an end. There is absolutely no getting around...
The Wrong Move
October 06, 2009 by
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I'll give the Mets some credit yesterday for trying to prove to all of us that the organization is determined to fix what has been broken over the last couple of years, but it seems to me that they've already made their first mistake of the off-season by electing to retain...
Please Spare Me Another Quick Fix
September 28, 2009 by
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Just a quick note before I get started here. I want to take a minute to thank those of you who continue to support this blog despite the circumstances in my life that have led to what was essentially a lost summer. I'd also like to thank the contributing bloggers who were kind...
Savor the Irony
September 26, 2009 by
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As I watched the Mets come from behind to just about dash the Fish's dwindling playoff shot, I was surprised that it didn't mean just a little bit more to me.
For two straight years the teal-clad bunch played loose with nothing of their own to lose and ended the Mets'...
September 24
September 24, 2009 by
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Today is the first anniversary of the most disappointing game I ever attended at Shea stadium. To mark it, I would like to share a portion of a chapter of my new book The Last Days of Shea: Delight and Despair in the Life of a Mets Fan. I hope other Mets fans can appreciate this. I...
The Future of Daniel Murphy
September 24, 2009 by
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Whether you like Daniel Murphy, as I do, or not, his 2009 season has inarguably been a disappointment. The Post's Joel Sherman went as far as identifying Murphy as "one of the key faces of the Mets' failure in 2009", but that strikes me as just hyperbole.
In my...
We're Back, and This Time We Mean It
September 23, 2009 by
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Last night I was fortunate enough to attend a Mets game with Dana Brand, Greg Prince and Matthew Silverman. Dana was kind enough to provide the tickets and ride to the game (we live about 20 miles apart up here in Connecticut), and Greg and Matt kicked in some great company and Mets...
Road to Nowhere
September 20, 2009 by
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Next weekend's road trip to South Florida was first conceived way back in April, when hope sprang eternal and the Mets were hovering near first place. The Southern Bureau staff of Mike's Mets (me and MetsFanSZ) had it all planned out. We'd watch the Mets pound the Marlins...
Going Forward
September 09, 2009 by
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There was a lot of hoopla over Jayson Stark's "break it all down and start over" prescription for fixing the Mets at ESPN.com last week.
I don't think Stark got everything wrong, but the piece read very much like it was written by a Phillies beat writer, which is...
Professor Clerihew's Mets Year in Review
September 06, 2009 by
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1B
Carlos Delgado
Avoids playing Lotto
But he did less than zip
When he messed up his hip.
2B
Alex Cora
Was looking to restore a
Career path like his chums
But alas he's all thumbs.
SS
Jose Reyes
Likes to delay us
His return for some reason
Will take place next season.
3B
David...
Cruel September
September 01, 2009 by
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I started writing this blog in August of 2005. The Mets under rookie manager Willie Randolph had treaded water around the .500 mark for most of the season, and then put a little run together in late August to force themselves into the pennant race.
The highlight was the end of the...
Till Death Do Us Part
August 31, 2009 by
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I married the Mets back in 1962 at the tender of age of 7. I made my vows of "for richer or for poorer, for better or for worse, in sickness or in health. Of course I had no conscious clue that this was what I was doing, but that is what it turned out to be - a marriage I have...
At The Crossroads - A Thoroughly Pessimistic View Of The Mets
August 29, 2009 by
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In the Mets' history, there have been several periods in which the Mets were barely competitive, where the attraction of going to or watching a Mets game was in hoping the underdog Mets could win and maybe knock off a contender in the process. Unfortunately, despite all the pre...
Let's Get Some Perspective on Sheffield
August 21, 2009 by
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If you don't mind, I'd like to weigh in briefly on the Sheffield situation.
I read something today by the Post's Joel Sherman that I strongly disagreed with. Let me preface this by telling you that I consider Sherman one of the most worthwhile reads on baseball in the...
What More Can Happen to the Mets?
August 18, 2009 by
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My last post commenced with "The Injury Bug Bites Again," and since that Aug. 7 piece, we have seen a further injury to Carlos Delgado, no progress for Reyes, Beltran and Maine, David Wright beaned onto the DL and Alex Cora down for the count with two thumbs to the wind,...
Short Stops
August 07, 2009 by
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THE INJURY BUG BITES AGAIN
The sight of Jon Niese sprawled out by the pitchers mound was as disheartening as anything we have witnessed this season. But following the freak injury to Luis Castillo the night before and Sheffield removing himself a few minutes later, there is not much...
Turn Up the Music
August 01, 2009 by
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Is there any irony in the fact that we've been bemoaning our injuries this year, and the difficulty of making moves given the economic Madoff mess that affected the Mets. We're still chaffing over the last two years, and the disgraceful defense and fundamental baseball played...
A Deep Breath Is In Order
July 23, 2009 by
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A well-penned article by Ken Belson, with assists from Ben Shpigel and Tyler Kepner, in today's NY Times is must reading for all Mets fans. It is aptly entitled: "A Disquieting Silence Envelops the Floundering Mets."
Things are not going well for the Mets and especially...
This Too Shall Pass
July 23, 2009 by
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Thank heavens I'm only relegated to listening to the Washington National announcers for one more half inning. These two, Bob Carpenter and Rob Dibble, are such unabashed homers, it's pathetic. They are so completely unprofessional, I'm embarrassed to listen to them. Awful...
Zen and the Art of Being a Mets Fan in 2009
July 20, 2009 by
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July's not even over yet, and the 2009 Mets have made it real hard for their fans to pay attention to the last two months of this disappointing season. Don't misunderstand - Mets fans have never become Mets fans because of any guarantee of success. The team across town has...
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