WFAN’s Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts have fun with Yankees radio announcer John Sterling’s home run calls by replaying them virtually every day. He does have some great ones and also some groaners. My new favorite is, “A Tex message to right centerfield!” A couple of friends and I have… Read More →
It’s an off day for the Mets, so what better time than now to offer up my top five choices in order for Mets players who should make the National League All-star team. 1. Carlos Beltran: Despite his crappy base-running and lack of stolen bases, nobody can deny his league-leading… Read More →
For those of you who did not opt to become a Mets Club member and take advantage of the pre-sale, you will be able to have your chance to buy single-game tickets for the rest of the season starting at 10 a.m. Sunday, May 3. The will be available for… Read More →
Reyes Cora, 2B Murphy Beltran Wright Church Tatis, 1B Castro Santana Jerry Manuel’s decided to bat Murphy in the three hole and Beltran in cleanup. Carlos Delgado and Luis Castillo are still sitting out with tweaks. Inning by inning Top 1: Santana just gave up two runs. Jorge Cantu hit… Read More →
Starter Livan Hernandez actually pitched pretty well tonight, leaving the game after 5 1/3 innings with a one-run lead, but Sean Green could not maintain the lead in the seventh. Green gave up four runs to allow the Marlins to go ahead 7-4, which was the final score. This was… Read More →
Hal Steinbrenner release this statement about lowering the cost of some premium seats, while giving those who already purchased them complimentary seats to other games. Will the Wilpons follow suit? Probably not. The Mets brass already have stated that their tickets sales are robust and think their prices are reasonable…. Read More →
Major League Baseball today announced they will be showing the First-time Player Draft on the new MLB Network starting at 6 p.m. June 9. The draft will be three days long and will consist of 50 rounds. Former Mets first-round draft picks include Lastings Milledge, Mike Pelfrey, Scott Kazmir, Phillip… Read More →
Newsday is reporting that the Mets today released pitcher Freddy Garcia, who at one time was considered a favorite to win the fifth starter position out of Spring Training. Garcia hasn’t pitched well in Triple-A Buffalo, where he accrued an ERA of more than 8.0 in just two starts. So,... Read More →
Nagging injuries will probably force Jerry Manuel to sit Carlos Delgado and Luis Castillo when the Mets face the Marlins again tonight. That might not be a bad thing considering how well the Mets played without them last night. Delgado still has some soreness in his hip after he slid… Read More →
If you’ve been wondering when you’ll get the opportunity to buy single-game tickets for the remainder of the season, wonder no longer. If you’re a member of Club Mets, that opportunity will become available at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 30. To do so, go here. It’ll cost you $19.95 but… Read More →
The Mets took the first game of a three-game series, 7-1, against the Florida Marlins tonight as starter John Maine pitched brilliantly and catcher Omir Santos hit the Mets’ first grand slam at Citi Field. It was the first home run of the season for Santos, putting him in some… Read More →
I know this is a little delayed, but I was able to watch Friday’s game against the Nationals from the Caesar’s Club Bronze section. Tickets there run $69 a seat, plus taxes and fees. The benefit of getting those more expensive seats is you also get access to the Caesar’s… Read More →
Last week’s poll question was: At this point in the season, which area would you focus on to “fix” the team, if you were the manager? Here are the results: Starting pitching: 38% Batting order: 3% Hitting in big situations: 56% Morale: 3% So, the majority of you chose hitting… Read More →
Congratulations to Bob Schott of New York City, who correctly answered the second Mets Contest question: Which former Mets player announcer is the Mets broadcast booth named after? The answer is: Ralph Kiner. Schott was randomly selected among the correct entries and will be receiving a copy of the “The… Read More →
A couple of days ago, this blog talked about how nothing short of a series win against the Washington Nationals would be a failure. Well, the Mets avoided that fate, but just barely. They barely won Friday night’s game with Johan Santana on the mound and they surely lost the… Read More →